Whose Attitude Is It Anyway?

A businessman walked by the same newsstand every morning and bought a paper from the same vendor. Every morning he gave the vendor a huge smile and a friendly hello, and every morning the vendor ignored him. One day, a colleague (who watched this ritual unfold every day) asked, "Why do you continue to give this guy such a friendly greeting? He never even talks to you."

The man replied, "I'm not going to let that individual determine how I act for the day."

Every day, your attitude is challenged by other people and by outside events. How will you react? Will you let adversity or obstacles stop you from moving forward? Or will you look at the situation objectively and find the lesson that can be learned or the action that can be taken to turn things around? Will you let a negative person influence your day, your life? Or will you remember the words of the great Eleanor Roosevelt, who said, "No one can make you feel inferior without your consent."