I'm a firm believer in a positive attitude and believe if you radiate enthusiasm and confidence it rubs off on others and they react positively to you.

How do you see yourself?  It is so easy to obtain a negative defeatism attitude if we listen to the TV news or read ithe paper. Good positive upbeat stories don't sell, but the negative sensationalism is always printed. Usually there is one upbeat "feel good" piece on national TV news and that is in the last story reported for 2-3 minutes. The entire news cast is doom and gloom.

When subjected to the negative all the time it can rub off on us and if we are not careful that is how we become. When I try my best and do everything right and then someone comes along and for, whatever reason, tears me down I can let the negative come in and believe them or I can see myself in a different light.

Attitude is such a powerful "weapon" in our lives for good or bad. I think to often we let others determine our attitude about our work, our personality, how we feel, and how we see ourselves.

Sales professionals take a beating in the ego, that is a fact of life. However, as the picture says, "What matters most is how you see yourself."

How do YOU see yourself?