Change your attitude for the better

BY MUGERWA MARK JUDE
ALOKOLUM NATIONAL MAJOR SEMINARY
Markjudemugerwa@gmail.com

What is attitude? Can attitude influence change in one’s life? What is the impact of attitude in one’s life? The above are some of the questions that run through my mind when reflecting about attitude.

In his book, “Attitude is everything,” Jeff Keller quotes William James who says, “The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind.”

In simple terms, one can say that he/she can positively impact his destiny by changing his/her attitude for the better of for greater achievement. Our thoughts determine the quality of our lives. Make it a point to transform your negative attitude into a positive attitude and I guess you will be surprised by the enormous change in your life. Make it a point to read a book or the bible even it be once in a week, try to watch inspirational movies or shows, try to always learn a new skill at least in a month, to mention but a few.

I assure you that you will not stay the same. I am 100% sure that there will be a positive transformation in your life. In 2018, before I turned 20, I was surely burnout and fed up with life because of the various setbacks that I had encountered. And, one particular night while sitting alone in my den, I knew that something had to change.

Not knowing what to do, I simply said out loud, “There’s got to be more to my life than this… there’s got to be more than this misery and unhappiness.” Later that night, I was watching TV in the den, it was around 10;45pm. Everyone at home had already gone to bed and I was left alone in the living room, I was feeling so down and I could not sleep. I “channel surfed” looking for something to occupy my time. I tuned into, of all things, an infomercial. Usually, I would have normally changed that channel in a fraction of a second, but some reason I listened. It was BBS news, and it was Simon Ssenkaayi presenting his “Nawe osobola show” which is normally made during the 10 PM news. He was presenting about laying a foundation in whatever you do. He was also presenting about how everything we achieve in life is based upon our subconscious beliefs.

I felt so desperate at the point that I decided to download several programs and shows of his, I bought a 20GB package and decided to watch them that whole night. Several days after I told mum about the experience and she was amazed. I was fascinated and excited to begin learning how our thoughts determine the quality of our lives. I had never had plenty of ideals before. Unfortunately, some of this is not taught in school. I began reading several books, listening to several programs and started reading the bible on a regular basis.

I felt like a person who had wandered for days in the desert with a parched throat… and then suddenly found a stream of water! Now, I can’t tell you that everything in my life changed overnight because it didn’t happen that way.  But, from the moment I began to change from a negative attitude to a positive attitude, I started to get significant results. I felt better.  I had more energy.  And I started to achieve goals that I would never have accomplished before… all because of a change in my attitude!  I’m also happy to report that when people now ask how old I am… and I say 24, they invariably reply, “You look so much younger!”  It’s all in the attitude. 

You are not what you think you are.  But what do you think YOU ARE? Says Dr Norman Vincent Peale.

So, I made a gradual transition, I began working as a writer. Trust me, my mother wasn’t thrilled when I told her that I was giving in most of my time to practice the art of writing. A positive attitude is a person’s passport to a better tomorrow. Take a stand in life.  Believe me, I’ve made plenty of blunders and mistakes along the way.  I’m sharing my story because I want you to know how drastically my life changed — and how much better it got — when I made a change in my attitude. You can use these concepts to develop and maintain a positive attitude… and to achieve incredible breakthroughs in your life.  If you’re already a positive person, you can use this to soar to even greater heights of success and fulfilment.