Attitude

"The longer I live, the more I realize the impact on life of attitude. Attitude, to me, is more important than the facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failure, than successes, than what other people think, or say, or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness, or skill. It will make or break a company, a school, or a home. The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past nor can we change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one thing we have, and that is our attitude – I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it."

-- Dr. Charles Swindoll

This popular commentary provides cause for reflection on why we do what we do, creating our own destiny by our own choices in how we react to our circumstances. Dr. Charles Swindoll has been quoted at Wood Badge training courses held at Henderson Scout Reservation at least since 1998; it was my privilege to recite it once again at our NE-III-188 Staff Dinner.

"The greatest discovery of any generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitude." --William James

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