Recently I did a reality check on how I was coming across to customers, family and friends. It was a very enlightening self analysis that really helped me get back on the right track. I found that I had the ability, no the right, to choose how I purveyed myself to the people around me. I found that the choices I made not only affected others but deeply affected me.
I have been going through physical therapy for a car accident I was involved in, last October, I learned that my physical well being was directly related to the attitude I chose to encompass. What I mean by this is if I wanted to feel sorry for myself, or wanted to feel anger about the situation, I could do so but it directly affected my level of pain. The more uptight I became the greater the pain I felt and less receptive people became to me. They didn't know my situation, yet they had to endure the results of my attitude whether it was bad or good.
I had a particular customer call me one day, with expectations of a welcome to their call, and when my greeting was less than happy they actually questioned me as to why I was so sad. I had given them the feeling that their call was not welcomed, which was totally the opposite of how I felt about them, but I was in such a personal negative attitude due to the pain level that morning, I came across as a totally different person than they were used to dealing with.
Last Thursday I was in Physical Therapy and my therapist, Mike Ko
and I were discussing my situation and he said something that really hit home with me. In referring to my neck and back pain I was told there is no magic pill for this and that there is really no Gold Standard to measure or diagnose this by, but that it was more of a state of being rather than a disease. What he meant by that is the pain is a physical presence and through therapy and exercise you can overcome the pain and may even prevent it from returning by exercising and working to keep it contained. What I have been discussing in this article, is that a state of mind and attitude directly influence how this will affect your ability to over come an obstacle, like this, and how a positive attitude can affect your professionalism, your happiness and your health.
In today's business world we are faced with a whole new host of challenges and problems to overcome. Everything from keeping our jobs and businesses afloat to trying to cope with the failure of our economy. All I am trying to say is you can choose how to deal with this. What kind of attitude do you want to send out to those around you and how do you want to feel about yourself?
The choice is yours!
Gary Borelli
9255-798-3212
