Attitude and Success – Are they Connected?

Andrew Griffiths

Andy Griffiths, Australia’s number one Business Energiser, recently said that a positive attitude is the most powerful weapon in the process of bullet proofing your business. He went on to say that you get to choose your attitude so why not choose the right one?  Andy also reminded us that we may partake of exercise several times per week and only partake of an attitude hit occasionally.

I found this interesting stuff and it set me to thinking about my own attitude in the past and what attitude I had when I was feeling the most successful. I can say for sure that at my most negative, I was not feeling at all successful and neither was I enjoying my life.  For me, success is about how I am feeling, what I am achieving and how I am going about doing that.  It is not only about making money, but is a bit about that.  And these days success, above all, is a feeling of happiness and joy that is not easily diminished by my circumstances.

Zig Ziglar has said that “success is a process, not an event” and it was Albert Schweitzer who said “success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful”.  However my favourite of all quotes about success is from Corita Kent who said”Life is a succession of moments. To live each one is to succeed”.  And I think that it is just as easy to choose positive moments as to choose negative ones.  It is only a matter of choice, getting some attitude exercise on a regular basis and making the connection between attitude and success.  After all, it is hard to imagine being happy and therefor successful when filled with pessimism and negativity, much easier to imagine happiness arriving with optimism and positivity.

In my mind, one of the best ways to get your attitude exercise is to read and hear Andy Griffiths. Then just sit back, relax and feel successful.