Attitude Makes a Difference

"It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task, which more than anything else, will affect its successful outcome." William James

Last time I posted here about Ambition. Ambition is the key ingredient necessary in accomplishing one’s goals. Without it, it’s impossible to even decide what those goals are. If you are a Scentsy consultant, you probably had at least a little ambition toward what your business would become when making your decision. Maybe you want your Scentsy business to be a fun hobby. Maybe you want to earn a little extra money to put gas in your car. (Who doesn’t?) Maybe you need to replace a part time job. Or maybe like many of us, your ambition for your Scentsy business is to become financially independent and leave the nine to five grind behind.

Whatever your ambition for joining a Scentsy team—hopefully my team—that ambition will only get you so far. You also need a good attitude and action to put your money where your mouth is. Today we’re going to explore my favorite ingredient in pursuing your dreams—ATTITUDE.

Why is Attitude my favorite? Because it’s the easiest one to cultivate and control. At least it is for me.

I believe you reap what you sow. If you are honest and positive, people will be honest and positive right back. Have you ever tried to complain and gripe to someone who always wears a smile and sees the good in every situation? It’s no fun. They won’t get on board your whining train so you lose interest.

It’s the same way when you’re in a good mood around a negative Nellie. You know the one. They rain on every parade. No one wants to sit next to them at a party. When you ask how they are, they give you a laundry list of complaints and everything that’s wrong with the world.

You have a choice to make every time you open your mouth. You can either be positive and encouraging or you can talk about high gas prices and how the economy has tanked and no one is making money through direct marketing. It’s your choice. Do you want to encourage and lift up others? Or look for someone to board your pity train?

Yes, times are hard. The economy doesn’t look to be getting any better regardless on analysts’ predictions. Gas prices make me mad too. But I am blessed and highly favored or the Lord, and I take pleasure in sharing my enthusiasm for life and my business with others.

What about you? If you want your business to grow, you need to check your attitude. A good or bad attitude doesn’t only affect those around you. It affects how much effort and zeal you put toward your goals. The bar is set pretty high now for success. But it doesn’t mean it can be reached. If you approach your goals with the attitude that no one has money to buy Scentsy or no wants to join your team or you don’t have time or a supportive spouse or whatever else is holding you back, then you probably won’t go very far.

Fortunately our attitude is up to us. How’s yours? Are you determined to give your dreams everything you’ve got? Or are you going to wait to see what the economy does or how your mother-in-law reacts to another one of your pipe dreams?

Next time we’ll talk about taking ACTION. All the best laid plans in the world won’t do any good if you don’t back them up with action.

As always send your comments and let me know what you think of these posts. If you’re interested in making extra money to send your kids to camp or replacing income, contact me about Joining my Team. If you’d like to host a party or buy products for yourself, I can handle that too.