Blue Collar Executive
Achieve your destiny and be successful at any level by staying rooted in a strong work ethic, determination, and integrity. My Mom and Dad were factory workers and generations before them were farmers or coal miners. My path took me in a business direction, but it was still the work ethics and values of my blue collar roots that helped me reach top executive levels. My Dad was a man of few words, but as I navigated through my career I could always find the answers I needed in the subtle things he said or did. I believe these nuggets can help anyone achieve any level of success they desire and I want to share them. I have written many of these in an unpublished book, but my gift is talking and not writing. So I am going to share them in this weekly podcast in hopes someone finds them valuable or at least entertaining. It doesn't matter what color your collar is. We all have gifts and a purpose. None more important than the other. The important thing is that we all reach our full potential and be the best we can be.
Blue Collar Executive
Attitude Adjustment = Altitude Adjustment
Life is full of circumstances outside of our control, but how we handle those circumstances is always 100% within our control. We are not affected by what we know or what happens to us, rather we are affected by how we feel about what we know and how we choose to handle it. If we live our life with great expectations that is what we will get. If we live our life in despair that is what we will get. Every aspect of our life is gauged by our attitude. Choose to be happy in spite of life's challenges!
“It isn't what you have or who you are or where you are or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about it.” Dale Carnegie