Attitude is everything!

I'll start this with a quote I have often read: attitude is everything.

This saying has been much on my mind lately when I talk to business owners or friends. I hear a lot of nostalgia for the old days and resistance to change as lucrative ways of doing business are undercut by shifts in technology, new spending patterns, and clients' enthusiasm for ideas that have never been tried before. Sounds familiar doesn't it? Yes! One of those often-repeated patterns is the evil "new media" breaking down old patterns, creating new paradigms and creating pain as everything changes.

Now, think of your mind as a computer that can be re-programmed. You can choose whether the new software installed is productive, or unproductive. Your inner dialogue is the software that programs your attitude, which in turn determines how you present yourself to the world around you. You have control over the programming. Just like a computer, whatever you put into it decides what comes out.

You choose how to decide:
- Your perspective
- Your interpretation of circumstances
- Your decisions
- You actions
- And the results YOU get

To create a mindset that produces positive results, a "yesitude", start by recognizing that maintaining a positive attitude is a choice. People and events in your life can influence how you feel, but ultimately only you decide how you think and interact with others. An optimistic mind-set positively affects your personal growth and helps create a supportive environment for your entrepreneurial efforts.

Life is all about choices. When you cut away all the junk, every 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: It's your choice how you live life.

What is important to the success of small-business owners and entrepreneurs? Knowledge, skill and talent.

Many competitors have similar assets, skills and products to yours. The key to beating the competition and achieving success is mental. Having a positive, "can do" attitude is totally within your control and requires no cash. This holds true in most human endeavors as well as business--in sports, the arts and politics.

How many times have we seen the underdog team or player win over the more talented opponent? The difference is often attitude.

Example: Recently I found out that TED ( More info: www.ted.com) has created a program called TEDx. TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. Our event is call TEDx Chumash, where the "x" means an independently organized TED event.

The licenses to run a TEDx event are granted to local organizations and I thought, what a cool idea!

From that point on I could have done a couple of different things: forgot about it, or tried to check it out by attending the nearest venue as a participant or volunteer. But I decided to approach the concept with the attitude "if they are giving the opportunity to local organizations, this is definitely SLO county's chance".

Long story short, I applied and TEDx Chumash was born!
TEDx Chumash is the first independently organized official conference in San Luis Obispo county held in the spirit and under the umbrella of the famous international TED - ideas worth spreading .

TEDx Chumash aims to bring the remarkable and unique TED experience to the central coast. We would like innovative, exciting and inspiring thinkers and doers from all walks of life to gather and share their thoughts and experiences, and to gain new insights, value and understanding. Learn more about it and share!
TEDxChumash.com

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