Just before I began writing this article, I received an email from a blog subscriber we’ll call Jack. He was sending me a thank you.

Jack was reading an old article of mine in his inbox. The article spoke to him about his attitude that was souring.

Reading the article reminded him to keep his attitude in check. Without a positive attitude, we can become cranky, upset, and downright ugly.

Do you know what? Jack’s thankfulness helped remind me to check my attitude.

I was feeling a bit down.

I’d let this feeling steer me in the wrong direction in how I interacted with people. I’d also let it make me feel taken advantage of.  Read more...