In the second part of our Positive Attitude Series, Nicola De Beer, COO at FMI offers her thoughts on how to make that choice.
The funny thing about attitude is that everyone knows that it is a choice but very rarely do we consciously make that choice. We surround ourselves by every self help/motivational book known to mankind, but what we are really searching for is the answer to the question: How do I make that choice?
The story that BBC reported on the 3rd February about a Detroit man who walks about 21 miles (34km) as part of his daily commute and his incredible attitude to life and work is an example of this choice. James Robertson, 56, works at a factory in Michigan. He rides a bus part of the way but has to walk the rest. After The Detroit Free Press wrote about Mr Robertson, multiple people started efforts to help him. Evan Leedy, a 19-year-old student at Wayne State University, read the story and started a GoFundMe site with the goal of raising $5,000 (£4,416).
They raised more than $130,000.
Not only is this an inspiring story of kindness by strangers to help someone who had fallen on tough times & a choice taken to affect society positively, but if you dig a little deeper there is more to the story. The real story is how James reacted to the money that was raised, where he is quoted in the Detroit Free Press as saying, “I’d rather they spend the money on a 24 hour bus system, not on some little bus for me”.
Dig deeper still and here is what really motivated me about the story; when his employer was asked to describe James he said that even with cuts to the bus services, James has had perfect attendance for more than 12 years. Now that’s making the right choice every day!
So we ask ourselves; how did he make that choice?
The answer?
He did so by actively making himself get out on the road, placing one foot in front of the other and by deciding not to be a victim of circumstance.
At our weekly sales meeting (we host one every Monday in FMI Head Office) this week, one of the top sales performers, Dominic Phelan was asked what allowed him to make that choice to be a highroller and an over achiever?
His answer was simple, “I refuse to allow myself not to be”.
While Dominic’s answer is a simple one, many truths often are. If the question facing you is how to make that choice, the answer is to expect nothing less of yourself, and then start by putting one foot in front of the other towards achieving it!
In the second part of our Positive Attitude Series, Nicola De Beer, COO at FMI offers her thoughts on how to make that choice.
The funny thing about attitude is that everyone knows that it is a choice but very rarely do we consciously make that choice. We surround ourselves by every self help/motivational book known to mankind, but what we are really searching for is the answer to the question: How do I make that choice?
The story that BBC reported on the 3rd February about a Detroit man who walks about 21 miles (34km) as part of his daily commute and his incredible attitude to life and work is an example of this choice. James Robertson, 56, works at a factory in Michigan. He rides a bus part of the way but has to walk the rest. After The Detroit Free Press wrote about Mr Robertson, multiple people started efforts to help him. Evan Leedy, a 19-year-old student at Wayne State University, read the story and started a GoFundMe site with the goal of raising $5,000 (£4,416).
They raised more than $130,000.
Not only is this an inspiring story of kindness by strangers to help someone who had fallen on tough times & a choice taken to affect society positively, but if you dig a little deeper there is more to the story. The real story is how James reacted to the money that was raised, where he is quoted in the Detroit Free Press as saying, “I’d rather they spend the money on a 24 hour bus system, not on some little bus for me”.
Dig deeper still and here is what really motivated me about the story; when his employer was asked to describe James he said that even with cuts to the bus services, James has had perfect attendance for more than 12 years. Now that’s making the right choice every day!
So we ask ourselves; how did he make that choice?
The answer?
He did so by actively making himself get out on the road, placing one foot in front of the other and by deciding not to be a victim of circumstance.
At our weekly sales meeting (we host one every Monday in FMI Head Office) this week, one of the top sales performers, Dominic Phelan was asked what allowed him to make that choice to be a highroller and an over achiever?
His answer was simple, “I refuse to allow myself not to be”.
While Dominic’s answer is a simple one, many truths often are. If the question facing you is how to make that choice, the answer is to expect nothing less of yourself, and then start by putting one foot in front of the other towards achieving it!
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