If someone offered you 10 million dollars (tax free and in cash) if you would consistently maintain a good attitude for the next 30 days, would you give it a try? If they defined a good attitude as acting positive, pleasant, friendly, enthusiastic and encouraging, without complaining, could you do that for 30 days and win the 10 million bucks?
I think you would do it. You would absolutely make yourself have a good attitude for a month because you would be highly motivated to win the enormous award of 10 million dollars.
Now, nobody is really going to offer you such a cash prize for a good attitude, but the payoffs for a good attitude are a reward in themselves.
Here are the real-life benefits of a consistently good attitude:
Happiness
The better your attitude the happier you will be. Happiness is not a commodity that is found by pursuit. Instead, it is a state of mind produced by a positive attitude.
HealthA good attitude is a better pain reliever than Anacin, Tylenol, Mediprin and Bayer, all put together. A positive mental attitude strengthens the body's immune system and releases a natural drug (more powerful than morphine) into the mind.
Self-confidenceA good attitude causes a person to feel good about himself and to project that feeling to others.
Great human relationshipsPeople who feel good about themselves are not on the defensive with other people. They are open and honest and have rich, rewarding relationships.
Improved performanceExperts say that attitude accounts for 85% of all job success. People perform better in every area of their lives with a good attitude.
Help and encouragement for other peopleSince attitude is highly contagious, your good attitude will automatically make you a real benefit to everyone you meet.
Increased income and other material rewardsBecause your good attitude will make you very valuable to other people (your boss for instance), they, in time, will reward you with money and possessions.
With all these benefits to gain and nothing to lose but grumpiness, pain and misery, I challenge you to show a good attitude for the next 720 hours (30 days).
If you don't feel a good attitude works after trying it for 30 days, then go ahead and be as miserable as you want to be. But at least give a positive mental attitude a sincere try. If you do, you will discover the rewards are much better than 10 million dollars. Much better