Be Deliberate

"Any fact facing us is not as important as our attitude toward it, for that determines our success or failure. The way you think about a fact may defeat you before you ever do anything about it. You are overcome by the fact because you think you are."
--Norman Vincent Peale

"If you don't like something - change it. If you can't change it, change the way you look at it."
-- Maya Angelou

Our attitudes or the way we choose to see the world, the way we choose to interpret the events that impact us, is a critical ingredient in success and happiness. Too often we, as humans leave this most critical tool sitting unused in the toolbox, where it can do us no good. When you say "that person gets me angry" or "the traffic got me frustrated", you can be sure that this critical tool is sitting unused in you toolbox. Your response and attitude towards something should always be an active choice on your part. Declaring ownership over your emotions and reactions is a critical step to success and happiness that can not be missed.