Being inspired to change can be like turning on a light switch. One moment you are in the dark and then suddenly you have a thought which inspires you to change your attitude. The attitude change happens instantaneously!
This kind of attitude change helps you to progress more speedily with attaining your goal, whether it is in your spiritual development, taking you forward in business, in your personal relationships or some other arena.
The moment I realised that if you are unhappy in a situataion, you have three choices, helped to change my attitude to life and allowed a lot more contentment.
The three choices are :
1. Change the situation and do something differently
2. Walk away from the situation and have nothing more to do with it
3. Accept the situation as it is
The key to the three choices is that which ever one you choose, it is vital to be one hundred per cent accepting and allowing of the situation.
Working in an office was, for me, a boring occupation, but what else could I do? One day, while working in the marketing department, the team were looking at an advert for toothpaste which included a promotion for an upcoming golf event to be sponsored by the toothpaste company.
I had no interest in golf whatsoever until . . . . . the winner’s pay cheque was revealed in the advert. Here was a figure of money that was both enormous and also attainable to the winner . . . . which in due course could be me!
In that instant, I decided to become a golfer! I went to the local driving range and announced my intention. When asked what my handicap was, I had to confess that I had no idea what a handicap was!
The instructor said he could let me know within six weeks if I had the potential and so my complete disinterest of golf was turned into an enjoyment of the game instantaneously.
Many people laughed at me, suggesting it was ridiculous for me to think about becoming a professional golfer. In a way this made me even more determined to succeed.
At the end of six weeks my teacher determined that I had the necessary skills, attitude and personality to succeed and so I gave up the office job and devoted my time to training to become a golfer.
Although injury prevented me from becoming a professional golfer, I did achieve a world record and on another occasion won a national championship.
Just one flick of the switch created the attitude to change and has brought amazing results!
