Attitudes that Attract Success By Wayne Cordeiro

Introduction: Become a Learner of Life White Belt = Symbol of learner /beginner People who are effective have used set-backs as stepping stones; whereas ineffective people have used them as excuses. Your attitude is one of your most important assets. It will help you make friends or enemies. It will help you attract people or repel them
10% of life is what happens to you the other 90% is how you respond to what happens to you. That is where character is built. Thats were personality is formed. That where attitude is expressed.

Choose what ODOR you will carry fragrance or bad odor Your attitude affects your health Chapter 1: Make Your Choice Choose Life Duet. 30:19 So choose life in order that you may live

You are only one attitude away from a great life Chapter 2 Believe You Can Change If I dont have the faith that I can change or my situation can change; then it wont *The bible often comments, reprimands people on their levels of faith or lack of it II Corinthians 3:18 We are being constantly changed into his likeness (transformed)

Believe that you can change and you will!!!! (Ephesians 3:20-21 / Romans 4:17) For as a man thinketh in himself; so he stands Proverbs 27:3 If God said he has a great plan for your life isnt time you believed him!!! (Jeremiah 29:11-13) Do you accept the normal limitations that stop everyone else? Are you willing to accept what others accept? That is the beginning of mediocrity The FUTURE is BRIGHTER When your Attitude is Right!!! Pg 36 Developing Attitudes That Attract Success is an INSIDE JOB

There will always be storms; but it will be your attitudes towards those storms that will drive you in one direction or another; not the storm itselfBut remember this storms will soon pass. The event (storm is temporary), but the effects of how we respond in the midst of the event will last much longer. A poor attitude in the midst of a storm can cause a storm on the inside to rage for a lifetime See Negative Circumstances as Changing!!! Whenever you speak of problems; speak of them as changing Problem focused shuts down your creative, problem solving ability and causes you to freeze up

Failure is not when you get knocked down; failure is when you refuse to get up Chapter 3: Train Your Eyes to See What is Good Train Your Eyes to See Evidences of His Presence, Not Evidences of His Absence We have to retrain our eyes WHY? Simple. We will see what whatever we are looking for *Look for Good see the good in people *Look for Bad see the bad in people Example: When you are looking for a type of car - -you see it more frequently (tuned into it) Changing Our Definition the way in which you define your circumstances will in large part determine how you will respond to them James 1:2-8 challenges us to change our definition of trails (and do it with JOY) Define Things The Way God Defines Them!!! Lessons from David and Goliath I Samuel 17 #1. David defined Israel as the army of God #2. David again defined things by Gods view (I Samuel 24) Cultivate a spirit of Gratefulness despite /regardless of your circumstances I Thessalonians 5:18 Develop a spirit of thanksgiving Grateful attitudes never develop automatically. We must cultivate and train them according to Gods directions, much like a computer Learn to Enjoy the Ride of Life: Some Suggestions Write down the names of two people today and send them a note Do one thing for yourself today Dont forget to laugh Make a new friend by starting new conversations with people DEFINE YOUR CIRCUMSTANCES DEFINE YOUR ID BY THE WORD OF GOD!!!!

Chapter 4 Raise the Bar of Excellence Keep on improving for the sake of the Kingdom; Be willing to improve; be willing to keep learning Break Through Quitting Points *Every single one of us has quitting points *Quitting points may be the result of past habits / predetermined tolerance levels The devil is shrewd he may be defeated but he is not stupidyou better believe he knows your quitting points We need endurance to break through those quitting points Pay the price to build character trials and lean times are the mainstay of developing it

To FEEL GOOD ABOUT YOURSELF: Stay Clean inside Unresolved sin steals your confidence and causes you to have an attitude of defeatism and fear *Sometimes we try to rename it instead of confess it Chapter 5 Play the Right Background Music The Anchor verse for this Philippians 4:4-8

Whatever you play on the internal soul track of life affects everything about you your attitude, your self-image, your confidence level, your relationships, etc What have I chosen to be the sound track of my life. Memories will hang on for a long time (or the residual of them) they will play either fear and insecurity or confidence and assurance Whats In Your Wallet? We must steward our memories well!!! Your memories will either give you courage or steal it They will either fill you with faith or fuel doubts Fleeting Thoughts John Wesley said, I may not be able to keep a bird from flying over my head but I am able to keep it from building a nest Remember this: poor thoughts = poor attitudes; so guard what you put in your mind Scriptures: Ephesians 6 Armor of god; II Corinthians 10 strongholds, Matthew 12:34-35

Chapter 6 Practice Practice Practice Practice until its Comfortable Act it before you FEEL it

Pains of Childbirth (Galatians 4:19)being tough enough to push through to change is a key Chapter 7 Never give Up!!! The Game is not over Yet we may stumble, but God is not done with us The prereq. for restoration is not performance; it is love. Make the choice to stay the course a stubborn obedience to follow God *there may be deviations /some changes along the way, but stay the course GREAT Poem ANYWAY pg. 111 Chapter 8 Finish Well Two most important decisions: 1st How eternal your life will be and #2 how effective your life will be Psalm 90:!2 Teach me to numbers my days Follow the 4 KEYS to Developing an Extraordinary Attitude Key 1 Aim for the right target *Everything depends on what you are shooting for *Hammer out a personal mission statement to guide you /db check it frequently *What has God asked me to do with my life? Key 2 Run the Right Race *Prayer of giving yourself over to God again all that he has given you Key 3 Understand what satisfies your Soul *Find what satisfies you brings contentment *Know your refueling tanks and places Kay 4 Make Contentment an Inside Job Chapter 9 Go Back to The Source Your attitude is in essence the display of your faith and the measure of your character Apart from me you can do nothing John 15:5 Bible is our attitude instruction manual

The pain of discipline will cost you pennies whereas the pain of regret will cost you millions Prayer is the time for making an attitude adjustment