Thursday, March 12, 2009

Attitude...

The wedding industry is very emotional....we see the best of people and unfortunately, the worst of people. It's just comes with the territory. As wedding planners, we have to be calm, collective and positive at all times, even when things may be blowing up around us. Our clients look to us to solve problems and make things perfect. We've had a few "wedding hiccups" over the last few weeks (nothing new...it happens) and I've been so impressed with how our company and clients have handled the situations. I've been in the event industry for almost 4 years now....and I have quickly learned that It's all about attitude....it really is.

My mom shared this with me when I was going through a difficult time in high school and I've kept it in the back of my mind ever since...
Attitude
By Charles Swindoll

The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life.

Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a company...a church...a home.

The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past...we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude...I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it.

And so it is with you...we are in charge of our attitudes.

I'm embracing a positive attitude today....are you?

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

wow. that is amazing. thanks for that great reminder.

Fannie Lu said...

I love this, Mindy. Can you call and remind me of it every day? :) I am usually right on with my attitude but times have been tougher than ever and it is really hard to remember these days :) Thanks for being so positive, down to earth kind!

Steph