The 7 Diseases of the Attitude*

Most of the articles that I write have to do with personal character traits. I believe leadership is all about character and attitude. This includes things like temperament, personality, disposition, energy, stamina, strength, and most importantly, moral fiber. All of these areas require learning and discipline. The following seven negative character traits are listed to help you recognize them and avoid them.

1. Indifference: This is the mild approach to life. Apathy. Brought on by lack of direction. CURE: Get worked up about something! Hang around strong-minded people. Become focused on and committed to your major goal in life.

2. Indecision: This is mental paralysis brought on by vacillating hesitancy. Indecision is the greatest thief of opportunity, time, and happiness. CURE: Learn to make decisions knowing some of them are going to be wrong.

3. Doubt: Doubt is about a chronically negative mind. This is just plain being too skeptical. Self-doubt is the worst kind because it self-limits and robs you of conviction. CURE: Trust God, people, and programs.

Tune in tomorrow for the rest. Until then, have a great day!

Frank Massine

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“Dream as if you’ll live forever, live as if you’ll die today.” – James Dean

Then here is the first of eight steps you must take in my new program called Living Forward in Life. Learn to laugh sooner; laugh about your mistakes in life. Learn from your mistakes. When you can say to your friends ―Do you remember when… and everybody laughs and it‘s okay, then you are able to move forward. The key is to not wait for months or years or even a lifetime before you arrive at that point. Move the laughter forward and your life will move forward in a very positive way. Just let it go and set yourself free to experience the true abundance that was meant for you. That is my goal: to help you build a better you, one day at a time.

The Good Life Rules!

Bryan Dodge

Take a moment to heal by pausing and thinking about how much time has passed since an event like this has happened in your life, and how much have you missed in life because you haven‘t learned from the mistake of harboring regret. Then detach yourself from it by just choosing to live with my favorite three words ―Let It Go! By taking that one step, you will allow yourself to grow and thrive and be fulfilled because of the opportunities that you find in life. Wouldn‘t it make sense to just let it go, forget it, check it off as experience? Or just say to yourself ―everybody makes mistakes, that‘s just part of life, and then move on.

If the answer is yes, then why is it so hard for so many people to do just that? It is typical of human behavior to focus on the past instead of forward-thinking philosophy. Humans, without self-discipline, will often take the road of least resistance, meaning it is easier to hold on to what is hurting us than to go to a place that is unknown. We spend too much time worrying about what others think of us, when in reality, people have other things to think about than us! Are you ready to accept that there is a better way and a better life for you?

(Final section will be posted tomorrow)

The Good Life Rules!

Bryan Dodge

I speak to many executives from a variety of corporations every year and the resounding question that is posed to me is, ― If I am doing everything to be successful why am I still struggling to capture the happiness that comes with success? Many times in life, we fall prey to holding on to past regret, sorrow, disappointments, bitterness, and guilt. It doesn‘t make us feel good when we ponder these past indiscretions, but we can‘t seem to let them go. It hasn‘t helped us see tomorrow any better either, especially when we seem to be focusing on what happened to us yesterday. If only yesterday was the biggest problem.

I believe it‘s more like weeks, months, or even years past that build up too many negative thoughts, weighing people down with these regretful moments. They continue to pop up when you least expect them—times when you should be enjoying life. We push our lives into those negative places and we then find our emotional bucket being poured out. It creates a black hole deep inside us. It can get worse, though. This hole develops teeth that make the fall have a real bite, resulting in scars that can become infected if left unhealed.

To be continued …

The Good Life Rules!

Bryan Dodge