michael is the kind of guy you love to hate. he is always in a good mood and always has something positive to say. when someone would ask him how he was doing, he would reply, "if i were any better, i'd be twins!" he was a natural motivator.
if an employee was having a bad day, michael was there telling the employee how to look on the positive side of the situation. seeing this style really made me curious, so one day i went up to michael and asked him, "i don't get it. you can't be positive all the time. how do you do it?"
michael replied, "each morning i wake up and say to myself 'mike, you have two choices today. you can choose to be in a good mood or you can choose to be in a bad mood.' i choose to be in a good mood. each time something bad happens, i can choose to be a victim or choose to learn from it. i choose to learn from it. *ry time someone comes to me complaining i can choose to accept their complaining or i can point out the positive side of life. i choose the positive side of life."
yeah, right. it isn't that easy. i protested1.
yes it is, michael said. life is all about choices. when you cut away all the junk, *ry situation is a choice. you choose how you react to situations. you choose how people will affect your mood. you choose to be in a good mood or bad mood. the bottom line is: it's your choice how you live life. i reflected on what michael said.
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