I paused for a quick second this morning as I went to roll out of bed and realized that I was getting up on the wrong side, and you know what they say about getting up on the “wrong side of the bed.” But I immediately thought to myself, “what does it matter the side of bed I roll out on, I’m going to make this day GREAT anyway no matter what.” 🙂
Then I started with my morning mantra as usual:
“Feet hit the floor and I’m out the door,
Lord please let me live another 24.
Show me where to go and tell me what to do,
Enhance my ability to use my gifts and show me who to serve them to.
And as I face todays ADVERSITY may I keep my head held high,
And smile during the process because I’m just that kind of guy.
Promise to stay by my side through the thick and through the thin,
And at the end of this day may I smile and say ‘Once again WE WIN!!!”
And then I followed it up with doing my “Happy Dance”. LOL 🙂
Yes, I know this sounds a bit corny but it works for me.
You know I’ve found that starting my day with such an attitude really sets the tone for how I receive others and even more importantly how they receive me.
A positive attitude can be very contagious and positively infect all those within eye and earshot of the host. Nothing feels better than knowing that when you walk into a room you’re going to bring life and be celebrated instead of suck the life out of the room and just be tolerated.
So a good question today is, “Are you being celebrated or just tolerated in your space daily?” When you arrive on the scene do people smile and speak-out or frown and freak-out? When people see you do they say “hi” and wave or run for their cubicle cave? Hmmm…
Give it some serious thought today and I encourage you to make a point to choose your attitude wisely when the sun comes up so you can set the right tone for making your day and someone else’s day GREAT before the sun goes down. A morning mantra with a happy dance works for me. What about you? No need to answer here, just make sure you’re crystal clear as you attempt to make your day GREAT!
This little breadcrumb of wisdom can definitely give you that ever-elusive slight edge so eat up and enjoy and keep pushing to Make it GREAT!
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