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A thought by John C. Maxwell, from his book, The Difference Maker (p. 24). HarperCollins Leadership. Kindle Edition. (Click on the book title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.) But there is some good news. John says, “One of the interesting discoveries researchers have made about attitude is that it has an impact on people’s health. A study performed by the University of Texas found that elderly people who had a positive attitude remained more physically hardy than those who were pessimistic. 1 That’s really good news. But here’s the bad news: No matter how good your attitude, it will not stop you from aging. That is just the way it is. “There are certain things in life that are simply facts, and your attitude will not change them. If you’re an adult, your height is whatever it is. If you want to play center in the NBA and you’re only 5 feet 4 inches tall, forget about it. The most positive attitude in the world isn’t going to change that. Problems can be addresse

A thought by John C. Maxwell, from his book, The Difference Maker (p. 22). HarperCollins Leadership. Kindle Edition. (Click on the book title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.) But John says, “The problem with experience, however, is that you rarely have it until after you need it.” He goes on, “Experience is often a hard teacher because the test is given first and the lessons come afterward. That’s probably why the old quote says, ‘When a person with experience meets a person with money, the person with experience will get the money, and the person with the money will get the experience!’ He continues, “Back when I thought that attitude was everything, I tried to hire people with the best attitudes and figured I could get them up to speed in their skills. Now that I am older and more experienced, I realize that I had things backward. Now I hire primarily for skill and experience. Here’s why: When it comes to talent and skill, a person can grow only a limited amou

A thought by John C. Maxwell, from his book, The Difference Maker (p. 18). HarperCollins Leadership. Kindle Edition. (Click on the book title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.) Ok, let’s see how this goes. John, “I have to admit, I haven’t always embraced this view. (A certain sign that we have grown intellectually is that over time our thoughts change.) If you had asked me about the importance of attitude twenty years ago, I’d have said, ‘Your attitude is the only difference between success and failure. You’re only a dream away from success!’ Back then, I thought that if you can believe it, you can achieve it, and all you had to do was make it happen.” He goes on, “Today I recognize that, while those kinds of statements can motivate you, if you believe that a dream alone can bring success, you will be disappointed. Those statements simply aren’t true. I know many people who have a great attitude yet aren’t successful. Don’t you? When all other things are equal, at