ATTITUDE

What behaviors make a good attitude are frequently discussed in a personality assessment. Often times people will use this word to describe a level of commitment of a person. Attitude, in this sense can also be described with words like commitment, audacity, dedication, discipline, focus and resilience.

But attitude, is actually more about what behaviors a person does not possess.

Someone with a diciplined attitude, cannot be pushed off an important task. A person with attitude cannot be swayed by flirtatious manipulation or a simple pleasure of just wanting the approval of a certain group of people, professional or personal.

A person with attitude cannot be bribed, or coerced. Attitude does not accept quid pro quo. Attitude doesn’t create data that supports results, it comes to results based on data. Attitude doesn’t compromise on critical values. It does not drift. It does not normalize deviations and workarounds.

Attitude, is the stone that’s left when you’ve chiseled away fear, and doubt. Attitude is measured less by actions, and more by purpose. It is a deep, deep sense of purpose. From seconds, hours, days and years of endless training, experiences and conditioning.

It is a change a person refuses to make for superficial, valueless reasons.

I walk long distances with a pack with sand in it. When you‘re at your physical limit, it turns into an attitude challenge. Your legs say they can’t keep going. Your brain says shut up and do what I tell ya. Or you’re gonna sit here like an idiot all day. After long distances the pack gets heavier.

The physical challenge is carrying a pack and the mental challenge is ignoring it. I’m a big advocate for mental health. And there’s definitely a correlation between the physical and the mental carrying.

How many of us, knowingly or not, carry that back pack? In todays day and age everyone calls it baggage. Im not a fan of that term. I’d prefer someone say, they’ve got strong legs. For some reason people emphasize the burden on the person, not the strength they gained to carry it. And it’s more like pushing it and trying not to show it.

No one seems to question the tide. The tide has extreme highs and extreme lows every day. And we still find joy in it.

Look for the post titled, “MIND.”