what needs changing…

I’ve written about this before, but this is what was in my brain and on my heart this morning… The amazing Maya Angelou said “If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude” Every day is an opportunity – a new beginning. Go out and give it your best and if you fail, that’s okay because you tried. Sometimes it’s really hard to remember, but if you don’t try, that’s an automatic failure; no question – you’re out of the game. But if you try, there’s always a chance (even though it may seem remote) that you’ll be successful. That’s got to be a better feeling than sitting, wishing, and wondering. I’ve found that some of the best (and hardest) lessons in life have come from failing; from falling short of what I originally set my sights on. Don’t let a failure stop you from trying again. In fact, when you think about it, what is first considered a “failure” can be turned into a “success” – it all depends on what is learned and what is done with those lessons. I was recently on an interview team. In answering one of our questions, an applicant told us of a very negative and distressing situation that he had been involved in. When he finished describing the situation, he then told us what he had learned from it, what he now does differently because of that “lesson”, and how it shapes the way he does business today. Success doesn’t always come from “succeeding” but in learning, growing, and moving forward. We were impressed.

Even though the character Sue Sylvester in Glee oftentimes goes way over the edge in handling situations, she says things that cause me to ponder… like this little ditty from season one…

“It’s not easy to break out of your comfort zone. People will tear you down, tell you you shouldn’t have bothered in the first place, but let me tell you something, there’s not really much difference between a stadium full of cheering fans and a crowd screaming abuse at you. They’re both just making a lot of noise. How you take it is up to you. Convince yourself they’re cheering for you. You do that, and someday, they will.”