Bookmark this video, and the next time you starting complaining about how tough things are for you, watch how Barb Guerra deals with her problems. Instant cure.
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Autistic 5′6″ student Jason McElwain, didn’t make the Greece Athena High School basketball team. But Coach Jim Johnson, with his heart of gold, brought him on as Team Manager, a role he ended up holding for three years, missing only one game in that time.
Word got out before the last home game of his senior year that Coach Johnson had told Jason to suit up this time, and that he would try his hardest to get him in the game. It was Senior Night, his fellow students piled in to watch the game, with cutout signs of Jason’s face on them, in their hands ready to wave if he got on court.
We won’t spoil the ending, just watch the short video. If you don’t cry, you’re not human.
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Change your attitude, change your life, right? Yes, we’ve heard this over and over, and it is absolutely true. But, it’s not magic — it requires work. As motivational guru Zig Ziglar says in this lecture, you’ve got to be willing to take the first step, and that first step requires tangible effort on your part. He make his point by telling the story of a woman who came to him looking to be cured of the negative attitude she had towards her job. He told her he could not help unless she took the first step. It wasn’t easy for her, but she took that step, and it changed her her life.
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Almost one hundred years ago, positive living writer and lecturer Christian D. Larson published what he called “The Optimist Creed” in the book “Your Forces and How to Use Them.” Further, Optimist International adopted it in 1922.
The words are as powerful now as they were then. There are quite a few videos that have set the creed’s words to music; we like this one in particular.
The Optimist Creed
I promise myself:
- To be so strong that nothing can disturb my peace of mind.
- To talk health, happiness, & prosperity to every person I meet.
- To make all my friends feel that there is something worthwhile in them.
- To look at the sunny side of everything & make my optimism come true.
- To think only of the best, to work only for the best, & to expect only the best.
- To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as I am about my own.
- To forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future.
- To wear a cheerful expression at all times & give a smile to every living creature I meet.
- To give so much time to improving myself that I have no time to criticize others.
- To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear, & too happy to permit the presence of trouble.
- To think well of myself & to proclaim this fact to the world, not in loud word, but in great deeds.
- To live in the faith that the whole world is on my side, so long as I am true to the best that is in me.
Now go out and and spread some positivity.
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You cannot be something you are not. Don’t force it. Step back, relax, and try something else. Eventually, you’ll find your calling. In the meantime, you’ll keep busy and away from pessimistic thoughts.
This Public Service Announcement illustrates the idea perfectly.
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