In the world of motivational speakers, Keith Harrell is a star. Clients such as IBM, Coca Cola, and AT&T know it - that's why Keith is one of the most in-demand speakers on the circuit. Now, in Attitude is Everything, he shares the secrets that got him where he is today and provides you with a program for developing a healthier, happier attitude.This is an enlighteniIn the world of motivational speakers, Keith Harrell is a star. Clients such as IBM, Coca Cola, and AT&T know it - that's why Keith is one of the most in-demand speakers on the circuit. Now, in Attitude is Everything, he shares the secrets that got him where he is today and provides you with a program for developing a healthier, happier attitude.This is an enlightening, inspiring, and practical guide for gaining control of your career and your life by ridding yourself of negative attitudinal baggage, building positive attitudes, and then turning them into actions to help you achieve your dreams.
Attitude Is Everything is visually stunning, filled with great stories, four-color photography, and inspirational quotes. It helps to have a sunny outlook. It helps to have a sunny outlook. Doors open to optimists.
'I can't do anything right', 'I really unlucky', 'I'm stupid'. Those were some of the things we say aloud about ourselves, but more importantly we keep repeating them when faced with difficulties in life. This book is basically an attitude corrector. After reading this book the above phrases should sound something like this: 'I can do anything right, if I really want to do it', 'I'm the luckiest person on this earth', 'I'm a genius'. Well, I might have exaggerated the above phrases, but we re 'I can't do anything right', 'I really unlucky', 'I'm stupid'. Those were some of the things we say aloud about ourselves, but more importantly we keep repeating them when faced with difficulties in life. This book is basically an attitude corrector.
After reading this book the above phrases should sound something like this: 'I can do anything right, if I really want to do it', 'I'm the luckiest person on this earth', 'I'm a genius'. Well, I might have exaggerated the above phrases, but we really should think in a positive way, that's what this book is trying to tell us.One of greatest things about this book is that it gives you a step-by-step walkthrough to teach whatever concept or new trait it suggests you acquire.
Not only that, it gives you real-world examples of people who used to have the same bad/good attitudes and what they did about it. At the end of each chapter of this book, there is a summar called 'Attitude-Tune Up' that tells you briefly about what the chapter discussed.Most importantly, after reading this book, you'll realize that attitude is everything indeed. This book didn't have enough 'meat' for me. It was high-level, surface, anecdotal fare that occasionally had a message worth taking notes on (I often take notes on books, particularly business books, but found myself taking very few with this one).I came across this book while browsing the recently-returned books at the Edgewater location of The Chicago Public Library. I figured someone must have found a reason to read it, and the title sounded worthwhile (particularly in a time when so many of This book didn't have enough 'meat' for me.
It was high-level, surface, anecdotal fare that occasionally had a message worth taking notes on (I often take notes on books, particularly business books, but found myself taking very few with this one).I came across this book while browsing the recently-returned books at the Edgewater location of The Chicago Public Library. I figured someone must have found a reason to read it, and the title sounded worthwhile (particularly in a time when so many of us are frustrated with various things in life).Probably the most important quote from the book would be that below. My husband and I approached raising our children with this philosophy, and so it resonated:“As a child, I don’t remember wondering whether I would succeed or not. The only question was, what would I have to do to succeed?
That’s one of the most valuable gifts my parents gave me” (p. I was fortunate to see this speaker many years ago, and discovered his book in my 'to read' stack. In googling the author to see where he is today, I was saddened to learn he passed away in 2010.
The book is a bit dated and examples/stories very simple but concepts good; more recent research on happiness and positivity by other authors bring Harrell's concepts to a new level in today's world so I don't know I would recommend the book to others. Probably more inspiring is to find a YouTube video I was fortunate to see this speaker many years ago, and discovered his book in my 'to read' stack. In googling the author to see where he is today, I was saddened to learn he passed away in 2010. The book is a bit dated and examples/stories very simple but concepts good; more recent research on happiness and positivity by other authors bring Harrell's concepts to a new level in today's world so I don't know I would recommend the book to others.
Probably more inspiring is to find a YouTube video of the author. In this book, Keith Harrell discusses life-changing strategies of turning your attitude into action and how important it is to have a positive attitude. Having a positive attitude will help you deal with the day to day activities. A positive attitude helps reduce stress, avoid worries and negative thinking.
Whether you have a positive or negative attitude it can make a big difference in your life.Keith Harrell ten steps for turning attitude into action are understanding the power of attitude, t In this book, Keith Harrell discusses life-changing strategies of turning your attitude into action and how important it is to have a positive attitude. Having a positive attitude will help you deal with the day to day activities. A positive attitude helps reduce stress, avoid worries and negative thinking. Whether you have a positive or negative attitude it can make a big difference in your life.Keith Harrell ten steps for turning attitude into action are understanding the power of attitude, taking control of your life, practice self-awareness, re-frame your bad attitude, find your purpose and passion, be pre-active, discover how you motivate yourself, build supportive relationships, see change as an opportunity and leave a lasting legacy. He goes into detail and gives you pointers on how to master each step. My favorite parts of the book are when he introduces the subconscious mind and how it works and how the power of our words leave a lasting impression and how gratitude and forgiveness are the best antidotes for a negative attitude.It is true that no matter what bad has happened to us (you) that may cause a bad attitude it doesn’t have to live within you. You have a choice (and it is solely yours) to turn a negative attitude into something good.
It’s all about choices. I was read this book because it was recommended to me, and it's like gum or a breath mint: if someone offers it to you, there's a reason and you should take it.
So I read it (audio book via audible actually) and it was worth reading. There's some real tales of hardship out there in this world, and as long as you remind yourself of this you can keep perspective and realize that things really aren't all that bad. Actually they're pretty great. So if you convey this to others, it's a self-fulfillin I was read this book because it was recommended to me, and it's like gum or a breath mint: if someone offers it to you, there's a reason and you should take it. So I read it (audio book via audible actually) and it was worth reading. There's some real tales of hardship out there in this world, and as long as you remind yourself of this you can keep perspective and realize that things really aren't all that bad. Actually they're pretty great.
So if you convey this to others, it's a self-fulfilling thing, what goes around comes around. So if you think you might need some atitude tuning, check out this book. It's only a hundred pages or so, and the audible version is pretty good (read by the author, who is a professional speaker.). 'Challenges- life is full of them; without them, how would you know and realize the awesome power that lives within you.' - Keith Harrell.Another great inspirational and motivational book, I personally believe that you can never have enough of such books, we all need constant reminders that we have the power to achieve our dreams, we all need to be reminded of how our way of thinking can make significant changes in our lives.Keith is without a doubt a great motivational speaker, and in this boo 'Challenges- life is full of them; without them, how would you know and realize the awesome power that lives within you.'
- Keith Harrell.Another great inspirational and motivational book, I personally believe that you can never have enough of such books, we all need constant reminders that we have the power to achieve our dreams, we all need to be reminded of how our way of thinking can make significant changes in our lives.Keith is without a doubt a great motivational speaker, and in this book he gives great advice on how simple changes in ones attitude can make a big difference.Very inspiring, motivating and enlightening.