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A thought by John C. Maxwell, from his book, The Difference Maker (p. 37). HarperCollins Leadership. Kindle Edition. (Click on the book title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.) That is so important in so many different ways. John says, “That’s why Theodore Roosevelt said, ‘The most important single ingredient in the formula for success is knowing how to get along with people.’ “Many factors come into play when it comes to skills working with people, but what makes or breaks that ability is a person’s attitude. I recently wrote a book called Winning with People in which I describe twenty-five people principles that anyone can use to become better at building relationships and working with others. Many of those principles are attitude-based. Here are some examples: ·        “ The Lens Principle: Who we are determines how we see others. Our perception of others depends more on our attitude than it does their characteristics. If we are positive, we see them as p

A thought by John C. Maxwell, from his book, The Difference Maker (p. 33). HarperCollins Leadership. Kindle Edition. (Click on the book title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.) Ok, then let’s look at this. John says, “It not only helps with little issues, but it also provides a positive framework from which a person can approach all of life.” He later says, “The happiest people in life don’t necessarily have the best of everything. They just try to make the best of everything. They’re like the person in a remote village going to a well every day to get water who says, ‘Every time I come to this well, I come away with my bucket full!’ instead of, ‘I can’t believe I have to keep coming back to this well to fill up my bucket!’ “A person’s attitude has a profound influence on his approach to life. Ask a coach before a big game whether his attitude and that of his players will make a difference in the outcome of the game. Ask a surgeon if the patient’s attitude

A thought by John C. Maxwell, from his book, The Difference Maker (p. 31). HarperCollins Leadership. Kindle Edition. (Click on the book title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.) A good question would be, so what makes the difference? John says, “Gold and silver medals are usually separated by hundredths of seconds. Professional golfers win tournaments by a single stroke. As Denis Waitley said in T he Winner’s Edge , ‘The winner’s edge is not in a gifted birth, a high IQ, or in talent. The winner’s edge is all in the attitude, not aptitude. Attitude is the criterion for success. But you can’t buy an attitude for a million dollars. Attitudes are not for sale.’” John goes on, “For years I have tried to live by the following statement: I cannot always choose what happens to me, but I can always choose what happens in me. Some things in life are beyond my control. Some things are within it. My attitude in the areas beyond my control can be the difference maker. My attit