February
23, 2005:
It's All In Your Attitude
Interview
with Barbara Babbit Kaufman, author of the book, Attitude
website: www.attitudeisit.com
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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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