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A thought by John C. Maxwell from his book, How High Will You Climb? (p. 23). HarpersCollins Leadership Kindle Edition. (Click on the book title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.) This is so important for each one of us to see! John says, “In Awake, My Heart , my friend J. Sidlow Baxter writes, ‘What is the difference between an obstacle and an opportunity? Our attitude toward it. Every opportunity has a difficulty, and every difficulty has an opportunity.’ John goes on, “When confronted with a difficult situation, a person with an outstanding attitude makes the best of it while he gets the worst of it. Life can be likened to a grindstone. Whether it grinds you down or polishes you depends on what you are made of. “Few people knew Abraham Lincoln until the great weight of the Civil War showed his character. Robinson Crusoe was written in prison. John Bunyan wrote Pilgrim’s Progress in the Bedford jail. Sir Walter Raleigh wrote The History of the

A thought by John C. Maxwell from his book, How High Will You Climb? (p. 22). Harpers Collins Leadership Kindle Edition. (Click on the book title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.) How we start goes a long way to determine how we finish. John says, “Coaches understand the importance of their teams having the right attitude before facing a tough opponent. Surgeons want to see their patients mentally prepared before going into surgery. Job-seekers know that their prospective employers are looking for more than just skills when they apply for work. Why? Because the right attitude, in the beginning, ensures success at the end. You are acquainted with the saying ‘All’s well that ends well.’ An equal truth is ‘All’s well that begins well.’” John continues, “One of the key principles I taught when leading evangelism conferences was the importance of our attitude when witnessing to others. Many times, it is the way we present the gospel rather than the gospel itself that o

A thought by John C. Maxwell from his book, How High Will You Climb? (p. 18). Harpers Collins Leadership Kindle Edition. (Click on the book title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.) This is his second axiom on attitude, and it is a good one.   We want and need good relationships, don’t we? John says, “The Golden Rule: ‘Therefore, however you want people to treat you, so treat them’ (Matt. 7:12).” He later says, “People are funny. They want a place in the front of the bus, the back of the church, and the middle of the road. Tell a man there are 300 billion stars, and he will believe you. Tell him that a bench has just been painted, and he has to touch it to be sure. “The Stanford Research Institute (www.sri.com) says that the money you make in any endeavor is determined only 12.5 percent by knowledge and 87.5 percent by your ability to deal with people. That is why Teddy Roosevelt said, ‘The most important single ingredient to the formula of success is knowing h