Call it fate, karma, the universe, God, a higher power...whatever feels good to you; but, I believe that
I settled back into my seat when a speaker took to the stage who was not on the agenda. His name was Rabbi Stephen Barrs.
The Rabbi asked us to picture our favorite day of our lives and write a “10” down next to that day. Mine was my wedding day. I know I’m supposed to say the birth of one of my children; but, I wasn’t surrounded by everyone I loved while sipping champagne, dancing and lip synching during childbirth.
He then asked us to rate yesterday and today on the same scale. Finally, what would we rate tomorrow? I rated it an 8. I figured, I’ll be working from home; but, have a lot of catch up work to do.
Rabbi Barrs went on to say the one thing I was supposed to hear that day:
“The only disability in life is a bad attitude.”
If, like me, you mentally rated your tomorrow as anything less than a “10,” your expectations will live up to your attitude.
He went on to say:
I changed my “8” to a “10.” I shouldn’t go into tomorrow lamenting on all the work I have to catch up on. I should go into tomorrow with the positive intent on being productive, adding value, helping others, and having a kick a-- day!
Recently, my middle son, Charlie, was considering running for Mayor of his 5th grades’ BizTown. He later
Today, Charlie is the Mayor of BizTown. At the end of his speech, he said “swagger!” and glided back to his seat. Thank you, Rabbi, for giving Charlie his swagger.
As I write this, we are halfway through the quarter. How are you doing on your priorities? What adjustments are you making to get them back on green? The good news is, tomorrow is a “10.”
The conference had some incredible speakers, but, Rabbi Barrs, in his 20 minutes of unscheduled advice, was the nugget I was supposed to hear. It was the attitude adjustment I needed, and just in case you are in the same boat of needing a shot of glass-half-full, I wanted to share it with you.