Changing Your Work Attitude and Performance

 Unfortunately I see a growing trend in our nation to- Your work gives you the opportunity to share
move away from that awareness. Instead of relishingyourself with other people.
a purpose and the joy of pursuit, people have- Your work brings you the financial reward you
become conditioned to do less and less whiledesire.
demanding more and more. They’ve been 
trained to look to others, even the government, to 
take care of them. They have become passive and 
dependent, lackluster, idle, and despairing. What a sadBenefits of Work
state! 
 The benefits of work are also incredibly numerous:
In America 65% of those who do work are merely- Work structures time, the basic building blocks of
tolerating their job or career. They are marking timelife.
and hanging on, wishing for retirement. They view- Work increases your energy and capacity to
work as a negative, have caged themselves in, lostperform.
touch with the desires of their inner self and settled- Work offers opportunity for growth.
for a life of mediocrity.- Work eliminates boredom, vice, and need.
  
The Correct View of Work 
  
I was very blessed to have a German father whoMany parents today make it their goal to not have
taught me the habit of work and the sense of pridetheir children work as hard as they did, therefore
in a job well done. I quickly learned that work was ainadvertently teaching their children that work is
challenge, not a chore; that work polishes the silversomething to be avoided. They have forgotten that
and gold of our character; lifts our spirits; expandsit was their hard work that made them a success!
our creativity and teaches us to overcome adversity. 
In short, work is a very good thing.Changing Your Work Attitude and Performance
  
The first car I ever owned, Dad purchased forOne of the most powerful tools for changing your
$12.00. He took the old car apart and laid all themental programming is the use of affirmations.
pieces on a large canvas. He then told me, “IfAffirmations are statements that are said in the
you can put it back together, you can have it.” Ipresent tense as if something is already true.
did exactly that and I drove away in it! Or asInterestingly enough our minds do not know the
Leonardo Di Vinci so aptly said, “Oh Lord, Thoudifference between fantasy and reality and therefore
giveth us everything at the price of effort.”whenever we say is received as fact. And since
 things have to be mentally accomplished before they
The Mission of Workcan be materially accomplished, affirmations are very
 effective.
When you are doing the right type of work for you, 
when your goals are clear and exciting, work is not aI have used a number of affirmations over the years
burden but a blessing. It is work that haswith great success. I will list a few of my own and
accomplished all the great achievements of mankind.you can add some of your own creation. Remember:
No painting was ever painted, no music was everIf you can say it and repeat it, you can become it.
composed, no building ever rose to the sky, and no 
space ship ever soared into space without work.- “I enjoy my work. It is an important part of
Your work should not be something you tolerate, butmy life.”
should contain a cause or a mission that speaks to- “I like what I do and the rewards I earn from
your true nature and your greatest aspirations. Whenmy work.”
you have enthusiasm, a healthy self-image, and a- “I work quickly and efficiently.”
positive mental attitude about your work, it multiplies- “I set goals for daily activity and meet them
all future advancements, opening doors toregularly.”
opportunities and promotion. 
  
Identifying the Right Work 
 Idleness totally exhausts, robbing you of hope and
Your work will be happy, satisfying, and successful ifopportunity. Work, on the other hand, brings joy,
it fulfills the following requirements:satisfaction, accomplishment, and financial reward.
- Your work allows you to use your full potential forRemember, “Whatever you vividly imagine,
creative expression.ardently desire, sincerely believe, and enthusiastically
- Your work fills your time with activity that isact upon must inevitably come to pass!
intensely interesting to you.