You may believe that location is everything. Or perhaps you prescribe to the adage that timing is everything. But I will disagree on both counts. As far as I am concerned, you can be at the wrong place at the wrong time and everything will still be just fine if you have the right attitude.
For me, Attitude is Everything.
Before you start posting about how wrong I am, how optimistic and perhaps even naive my thoughts are, give it a try. Think of a place you didn’t want to be, or a moment when you felt that your timing was way off. Now follow the chain of events leading from there. Do you think that your attitude could have created an outcome that was beneficial instead of disastrous… in fact, was it really such a disaster?
Case in point: I was located on top of a horse, not just any horse, but a Thoroughbred whom I knew was just a bit more of a handful than most. Location. We were heading across the ring when two white butterflies decided to do a little dance right in front of his nose. Timing. I ended up on the ground pretty quick. Somewhat stunned and ultimately sore, I decided to do something about this horses’ behavior. Attitude. I wrote an email to Temple Grandin and that night I received a telephone call from… Temple Grandin. We had a long talk and she gave me some great suggestions about how I could best approach working with this horse. And that was everything.
The opportunity to discuss the care of this horse, the opportunity to start a relationship with Ms. Grandin. The opportunity to grow and evolve and get a new perspective. That my friend is everything to me. What is everything to you?