Attitude FROM THE EDITOR
H
BY ERIC OLLILA
ow would you rate your attitude on a scale of 1 to 10? How would you rate the attitude of your family members on the same scale? How about your closest friends and hangout buddies? Your school classmates? Your work associates? How about the leaders and members of your church? A great attitude is a condition or frame of mind required to succeed in any line. When it comes to success, health, relationships, productivity, giving, getting what you want in life, and living up to what you believe God is calling you to do, attitude is one of the most crucial factors determining success or failure. A great attitude results in more meaningful, growing, and healthy relationships. A great attitude results in higher productivity levels and determines whether one succeeds or fails at reaching goals. A poor attitude results in a lack of generosity, hoarding, frequent and habitual failure, poor performance, higher levels of stress, and conflict. People who have learned how to develop a great attitude and maintain a healthy mindset are on the path to success and leading
6
Alberta Adventist News
a vibrant and fulfilling life. Did you know it is possible to have varying attitude levels in different areas of your life? For example, an individual could have a reasonably healthy attitude at the office or work while that same person could have a poor, miserable, critical, and destructive attitude with his or her spouse and children at home. Consequently, the same individual can achieve relative success at work, fail at home, and vice versa. Why is that? Attitude. Having a great attitude is foundational for success, no matter what area in which you try to succeed. Developing the habit of a great attitude and maintaining that attitude under all circumstances and situations is the secret to growth and success in the Christian walk. It is impossible to gain substantive success in one's spiritual, mental, physical, emotional, or social health without first developing a great attitude in whatever area one seeks success. This is true for every area of life. Do you want to have a closer, more intimate relationship with God? Do you want to experience more confidence in your walk with God? Do you want to be more
MARCH 2022
spiritual? Do you want to be the spiritual leader in your home? Do you want your children interested in God, faith, and Bible religion? Then understand you must learn how to have and maintain a great attitude in your life. Do you want to find financial and economic freedom? Do you want a better job or wish to start your own business and succeed? Learn how to create and maintain a great attitude—and learn how to teach it to others.
“
Just like a ballerina masterfully arranges and positions her arms, legs, back, neck, toes, posture and fingertips to assume the desired position in the ballet, we must learn how to arrange and position our mindset regarding the circumstances we face in life."
