Importance of Attitude

1. Most people fail not because of lack of ability or intelligence but because of lack of desire, direction, dedication, and discipline.
2. The thing inside of us that makes us go up is our attitude.
3. Human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind.
4. Total quality people are people with character, integrity, good values and a positive attitude.
5. The foundation for success regardless of your chosen field, is attitude.
6. When our attitude is right, we realize that opportunity is always under our feet. We don't have to go anywhere. All we need to do is recognize it.
7. When people don't know how to recognize opportunity, they complain of noise when it knocks.
8. Our attitude determines how we look at a setback. To a positive thinker, it can be a stepping stone to success. To a negative thinker, it can be a stumbling block.
9. Triple Es of attitude - environment, experience and education.
10. Knowledge strategically applied translate to wisdom, ensuring success. We are drowning in information but starving for knowledge and wisdom.
11. Education ought to teach us not only how to make a living but also how to live.
12. People with positive attitudes are caring, confident, patient and humble.

- excerpts from the book "You Can Win" by Shiv Khera.