It’s been more than 40 years since my daughter, Ronny, was in the fourth grade. One day she came home from school all excited about what her teacher, Sister Maria, had said. “Daddy! Daddy!” she said. “My teacher told us that people in high positions don’t have good attitudes because of their position, but because of their attitude they have a high position.” Later in life, I heard several times that your attitude will determine your altitude.    
When I was in the banking business, I listened to a motivational tape from Success Motivational Institute of Waco, Texas. The one thing I remember is the first statement on the tape, which was, “Ninety-eight percent of the people in the world die at age 21, but don’t get buried until they are 85 or 90.” The explanation was that the majority of people don’t really live; they just exist, waiting to see what is going to happen but never making a difference and leaving a mark. I realize now that attitude plays a big part in people’s everyday lives.
“Chuck” Swindoll is one of my favorite Christian authors and speakers. Speaking of attitude, he said that the longer he lived, the more he realized the impact of attitude on life. He mentioned that attitude to him
was more important than facts. It is more important than the past, your education, money, success, failure or what people think or say about you. It can make or break a company…a church…a school…a home…a person.
He also said that the good news about a person’s attitude is that they have a choice every day regarding the attitude they will embrace for that day. He was convinced that life is 10 percent what happens to you and 90 percent how you react to it. The bottom line is we are in charge of our attitude.
I wish I could say that I always had a good attitude. The people who know me the best would challenge me, and rightfully so. I, like the majority of people, needed an attitude transplant. In my life, only a relationship with Jesus successfully completed the procedure.
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