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A study attributed to Harvard University found that when a person gets a job or a promotion, eighty five per cent of the time it is because of this attitude and only fifteen per cent of the time because of intelligence and knowledge of specific facts and figures.
You can win is all about that eighty five per cent of success. Attitude is the most important word in the English language. It applies to every sphere of life, including one’s personal and professional life.
When our attitude is right, we realize that we are all walking on acres of diamonds. Opportunities are always under our feet. We do not have to go anywhere.
When we do not know how to recognized opportunity, it could slap us on our face and we would still not be able to recognize it. All we need to do is to learn to recognized opportunities.
People who do not know how to recognize opportunities, complain of noise when they knock.
Lost opportunities are easier recognized when they are leaving rather than when they are coming.
An opportunity only knocks once. The next one may be better or worse, but never the same one. That is why it is so crucial to make the right decision at the right time. A right decision at the wrong time n=becomes a wrong decision.
The grass on the other side always looks greener. There are two dimensions to the greener grass. It may be possible that the other farmer is taking better care of his grass and it is actually greener. Most of the time, it is only an illusion. Many times if life, while chasing an illusion, we lose out the opportunity right under our own feet.
While we are eyeing the grass on the other side, there are others who are eyeing the grass on our side. They would be happy to trade places with us.
Our attitude determines how we look at a setback. To a positive thinker, a setback can be a stepping stone to success. To a negative thinker, it can be a stumbling block. Great thinkers and philosophers feel and believe that every problem comes with an equal or greater opportunity for success.
