How Teens Can Develop an Attitude for Success
When I was younger, I didn’t have the best of attitudes.
I was stubborn, often disrespectful, and focused on having my way. In other words, I didn’t have an attitude for success. But that all changed when I started to understand that my attitude would determine my aptitude. I had the power to steer my life in the right direction with my attitude.
I learned that my attitude was the doorway to many things. An attitude of success would determine:
- What I would be in life
- How far I would go in life
- How happy I would be
- How much money I would make
Have you checked your attitude?
Your attitude might be what is standing between you and your success. I found when I checked my attitude and managed my natural tendencies, I became more positive and started to find favor with my teachers and instructors. Later, my attitude helped me get jobs, scholarships and to succeed at work.
What’s your attitude like?
If you’re not sure, you might want to listen to what others have said to you about it. Their comments will let you know whether you have an attitude for success. Or if you need to work on your attitude.
Successful people think differently and that can be linked to their attitude. Here are 5 ways their attitude positions them for success. You can do the same.
- Successful people focus on what is possible and adopting a positive attitude is doable
- Successful people set goals for themselves because they know planning is key
- Successful people believe in themselves and don’t allow what others say or think to pull them down
- Successful people take action towards their goals
- Successful people accept feedback as a tool for personal growth and development
Are you practicing an attitude for success? If not, which of the traits of successful people do you need to work on?
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I’m Summer Owens, and my passion is helping youth and young adults realize success no matter what obstacles they face. As an international resilience and leadership keynote speaker, author, S.O. What! Success Coach, and creator of the S.O. What! Literacy, Life Skills, and Character Education curriculum, I empower people to say, “So what!” to even their greatest challenges. provide a framework to help people see past their challenges and focus on solutions using the S.O. What! Success System (Overcome Obstacles + Eliminate Excuses + Calculate Choices = S.O. What! Success). Through keynotes, workshops, books, online courses, and workbooks, I use life’s challenges and my own story of resilience as a rape survivor and teen mom success story to help others confidently pursue their dreams.
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