Mike
Carruthers:
In identifying the elements of success we talk about knowledge
and hard work.
Barbara Babbit Kaufman:
Knowledge and hard work are important but attitude will take you
over the top.
Barbara Babbit
Kaufman, author of the book
Attitude, defines attitude as simply how you react.
For instance
never take no for an answer. And you're thinking what does this
have to do with attitude? Well the more yeses you get the better
your attitude. So whenever somebody tells you no just think
in your head, "I don't take no for an answer. What can
I do to make this work for me?" You're going to get so
many more yeses and you're going to have such a better attitude.
Another key to
a good attitude is to ask for what you want.
And again what
does this have to do with attitude? Well the more times we ask
for what we want the more times, surprisingly, somebody's going
to give you what you want and therefore you're going to have
a better attitude.
Barbara says
she learned about asking several years ago when she bought a
new car and her friend bought the same car from the same dealership
for $2,000 less.
I got on the
phone, I called the head of the dealership told him the story
he said, "Let me research it and I'll call you back."
He calls me back he said, "There's a $2,000 check in the
mail to you." By asking I had a great attitude and $2,000
more in my pocket book.
You can link
to Barbara's website
from ours - somethingyoushouldknow.net
I'm Mike Carruthers and that's Something You Should Know.
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