A Motivator He was a natural
motivator. 1 Observing
this style really made me curious, so one day I went up to Michael and asked
him, "I don’t get it! You can’t be a positive person all of the time. How do you
manage to be so positive all the time" Michael replied, "Each
morning I wake up and say to myself, ’You have two choices today. 2 I choose to be in a good mood.’ Each time
something bad happens, I can choose to be a victim or I can choose to learn from
it. I choose to learn from it. Every time someone comes to me complaining, I can
choose to accept their complaining or I can point out the positive side of life.
I choose to point out the positive side of life." "I don’t
think it’s as easy as that," I protested. "Yes, it is," Michael
said. "Life is all about choices. When you cut away all the junk, every
situation is a choice. 3 You choose
.how people affect your mood. It’s your choice how you live your life. " I
reflected on what Michael said. Soon after, I left the company
to start my own business. 4
Several years later, I heard that Michael was involved in a serious
accident, falling some 60 feet from a communications tower. After 18 hours of
surgery and weeks of intensive care, he was released from the hospital with rods
placed in his back. I saw him about six months after the
accident. When I asked him how he was, he replied, "If I were any better, I’d be
win. Do you want to see my scars" 5 A. I declined to see his wounds, but I did ask him what
had gone through his mind as the accident took place. B. After
all, today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday. C. If
an employee was having a bad day, Michael was there telling the employee how he
could look on the positive side of the situation. D. We lost
touch, but I often thought about him when I was faced with difficult
choices. E. You choose how you react to situations.
F. You can choose to be in a good mood or you can choose to be in a bad
mood!