How to Get Your Attitude Adjusted for Each New Day

People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.

- Maya Angelou

We recently posted a blog … Simple Daily Reminders to Self, where the use of 5-minute checklists was discussed. The process is to have 8–10 checklists to select from on any given day.

If you are in a business where you deal with people on a regular basis, like we are, your motivation and attitude need to be in ‘top gear’ (as it will usually impact most issues of the day). By spending 5– 10-minute reading and thinking on the items in the checklist, you will be better prepared for the events of the day.

Here is a checklist we use to get to put a perspective on attitude so that it is the best possible to achieve the day’s success:

You can’t predict the future … so why think that you can.

You won’t please everyone … don’t worry about those you don’t.

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Not everyone you meet … is going to like you.

Only YOU … control your destiny. Take initiative on your own behalf.

It is not always worth it … to get the last word.

Listen … before speaking and listen more than you speak.

Don’t waste your energy … on negative people or situations.

You can only help people … who want to be helped.

Appreciate and respect … differences in others.

And most important … just breathe.

Mike Schoultz is a digital marketing and customer service expert. With 48 years of business experience, he consults on and writes about topics to help improve the performance of the small business. You can find him and his writing on G+, Facebook, Twitter, Digital Spark Marketing, Pinterest, and LinkedIn.