Attitude Is Everything

What exactly is attitude? The first two definitions provided by the Free Online Dictionary are: “A position of the body or manner of carrying oneself” and the second one is, “A state of mind or feeling: disposition.” Interesting that the body figures so prominently in the definition of attitude! So, I guess that means your state of mind and the state of your body are in many ways a matter of attitude. Check out this 88 year old track star who is also a veteran of 3 wars. He will inspire you, as will this 101 year old grand lady and her 740 Packard Roadster. Borrow some attitude from those two, and anybody else who inspires and motivates you. Talk about attitude…check out this video of Barbara McAfee singing her invigorating original song, “Yes!”

The field known as Positive Psychology focuses on what makes us healthy and happy, whereas traditional psychology focused on diagnosing and treating psychological disturbances. If you’d like to learn more about this transition, and some of the latest perspectives on positive psychology, watch this video in which Martin Seligman asks, “What can modern psychology help us to become?” This is what Goodfinding is all about!