| Was 2009 everything you wanted it to be? | | | | and accomplishments choosing to use both as a |
| If not, what are you going to do different in | | | | means for growth, they always plan for the |
| 2010? | | | | future choosing to become ready for what they |
| The one and only constant that can be controlled | | | | anticipate will be different and becoming prepared |
| or changed in our existence, which we name "Our | | | | for what they have not anticipated, they always |
| Life", is the ACTIONS we take and the | | | | accept change and become better for it choosing |
| ATTITUDE we cultivate and then grow. | | | | instead to become excited and recharged by the |
| What ACTIONS will you take in the coming year? | | | | opportunities before them, they always find ways |
| What will your ATTITUDE be? | | | | around or through obstacles choosing to accept |
| I think it all comes down to the difference | | | | that obstacles are gates to new thoughts and |
| between "them and us." | | | | ideas, and they always protect and grow their |
| They always have it easier; we always have it | | | | attitude choosing to control and grow the one |
| harder. | | | | piece of themselves they own free and clear. |
| They always get the best of everything; we | | | | We never accept responsibility for anything |
| always have to make do. | | | | choosing to blame it on circumstances and "the |
| They always get away with it; we always get | | | | other guy", we are never prepared for change or |
| caught. | | | | the future choosing to crash through life |
| They never have to do it this way; we always | | | | blindfolded to possibilities with little or no thought |
| have to do it this way. | | | | to what we are creating, we never challenge |
| They never follow the rules; we always have to | | | | ourselves to overcome obstacles choosing instead |
| follow the rules. | | | | to stand idle while we wait for someone else to |
| They always have better equipment; we always | | | | take care of it and we never change our attitude |
| have the worst equipment. | | | | instead using it as a shield or crutch depending on |
| They never have the same problems we do; we | | | | the person or circumstances to fend off |
| always have more difficult problems. | | | | opportunities disguised as "problems" and |
| They always have more; we always have less. | | | | therefore remain exactly the same. Because of |
| They always get the breaks; we never get the | | | | this, our today becomes our tomorrow with little |
| breaks. | | | | chance for achievement or accomplishment. |
| They always have above average People; we | | | | My question is, will 2010 be the same for us or |
| always have just average People. | | | | the same for them? |
| They always take responsibility for their failures | | | | |