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Attitude - It's 100% up to you

By
Real Estate Agent with REMAX Absolute Realty Inc.

Life happens to all of us, but not everyone seems to respond in the same way to similar circumstances. How is it that two people can have the same experience and yet behave in such diametrically opposed ways? The answer is ATTITUDE. 

One quirk of the english language is that if you assign a value to each letter in the word ATTITUDE according to its position in the alphabet, and then add those vaules up, then the total is 100.

So the first letter being A is given a value of 1, and D is the 4th letter in the alphabet so it's value is 4, and so on we go through the letters to determine that; A= 1, D=4, E = 5, I=9, T = 20, U =21

So the math ( sorry, maybe I should have given a warning that there would be math involved) goes like this : 

A+T+T+I+T+U+D+E =

1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5

= 100

So you might say that the results you're getting comes 100% from your ATTITUDE. At the very least it's the only thing you can control. So, maybe it's time for an attitude adjustment in order to get a better outcome. What have you got to lose?

 Just a thought.

Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena And Southern California 818.516.4393

Bill -- what a great way to illustrate why attitude is so important.  Nicely done.   

I see this is your second Active Rain post --- here's to many more in the years ahead!

Jan 15, 2012 01:14 PM
Bill Cullen
REMAX Absolute Realty Inc. - Ottawa, ON

Michael - Thank you for stopping by and giving me some feedback.  I must admit that I sometimes struggle with maintaining a positive attitude myself, so this post is meant as a reminder to myself as much as anything else. I just figured I not alone, so I decided to do my thinking "out loud".

Yes, it's my second Activerain post! I'm really excited about being a part of this great community. 

Jan 15, 2012 01:22 PM
Fred Griffin Florida Real Estate
Fred Griffin Real Estate - Tallahassee, FL
Licensed Florida Real Estate Broker

Fascinating...  the letters of Attitude add up to 100%.  That is memorable!

 Thanks, Bill.

Jan 15, 2012 01:35 PM
Tammie White, Broker
Franklin Homes Realty LLC - Franklin, TN
Franklin TN Homes for Sale

I think I've actually seen this before. This should be a reminder to us how important attitude can be.

Jan 15, 2012 02:31 PM
Bill Cullen
REMAX Absolute Realty Inc. - Ottawa, ON

Fred- You're welcome.  it's a neat little memory trick and I use it to remind myself to stay positive. I'm glad you like it.

Tammie - Yes, for me it serves as a reminder about the importance of my atttitude. It's one of the main things we have control over in our day-to-day lives.

Jan 16, 2012 12:06 AM
Todd Clark - Retired
eXp Realty LLC - Tigard, OR
Principle Broker Oregon

Attitude is very important and there are many people that live the same life and yet have very different outlooks on life. I'll stick with those that keep a smile on their faces and enjoy life and have a great attitude. 

 

Jan 24, 2012 03:39 AM
Bill Cullen
REMAX Absolute Realty Inc. - Ottawa, ON

Todd - Thanks for dropping by and leaving a comment. I have a client who told me, "Happiness is an inside job". Ain't that the truth.

Jan 25, 2012 03:17 PM
Michelle Gibson
Hansen Real Estate Group Inc. - Wellington, FL
REALTOR

Bill - Very cool!  Attitude is everything and I always try to be positive.

Jan 30, 2012 02:12 PM
Bill Cullen
REMAX Absolute Realty Inc. - Ottawa, ON

Michelle. Thanks. I'm happy to hear that you find it interesting.

Jan 30, 2012 11:42 PM