Attitudes and Actions...are you part of the solution or the problem 😮

Published: Tue, 08/06/19

Attitudes and Actions
by Dave Kahle

Confidence – an attitude – is down, so sales are down. When confidence is up, sales follow. The principle at work here is this: Our actions follow our attitudes. The relationship between actions and attitudes is so close, that the two go hand-in-hand, and our actions can be seen as outward expressions of our attitudes.

Part of the Problem or Part of the Solution

OK, so what does that have to do with you? Here’s what: If the markets you serve are down, that action (lack of buying) is a result of an attitude (lack of confidence). And you can influence that attitude, and be part of the solution, or be influenced by it, and thus contribute to the problem.

Attitudes are contagious. You know that if you spend a lot of time with negative people, you begin to see what’s wrong with everything and everyone. Hang around a lot with depressed people, and you become depressed. On the other hand, if you are with energetic and optimistic people, it rubs off on you as well.

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Here’s one more piece of this puzzle.

Choose Your Attitudes and Your Actions

You can choose to be happy, you can choose to be sad, you can choose to be confident, and you can choose to be cautious.

Don’t believe it? Take this little test.

Tomorrow, as you are eating breakfast, tell yourself these things over and over. “It’s going to be a rotten day. Everybody’s afraid to buy. Most people probably won’t even see me. I’ll probably be laid off soon anyway.”

Now, having repeated that litany of dreariness to yourself, pay attention to what kind of attitude you exhibit during the course of the day. You are probably not going to be effervescent and overwhelmingly positive. Instead, you’ll be depressed and discouraged, and you’ll spread it to the people around you like the plague.

You could, on the other hand, dramatically change your attitude for the day if you were to get up in the morning, and repeat this kind of dialogue with yourself: “It’s going to be a good day. I can’t wait to see what good things are going to happen. I know there are some good things I can do for my customers. I’m going to make a difference in their businesses and their lives.” The result of that kind of train of thought is confidence and positive energy. And you’ll spread that, also.

Here’s the Point…Your Attitudes and Actions Speak Volumes

You can choose to be part of the problem or part of the solution.

You can choose to be influenced by the negativity around you. You can reflect that cautiousness and lack of confidence. You can contribute to that downward spiral in attitude. In that case, you have chosen to be part of the problem.

On the other hand, you can choose to be part of the solution. You can choose an attitude of confidence and optimism. By so doing, you influence those around you and you do your small part to contribute to the solution. Of course, you are not single-handedly going to change world attitudes. But you can positively influence those in your spheres of contact.

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