From CEPro: "Integrators Would Be Wise to Remember the Two Wolves Parable"
While the past year has been difficult on all of us, being able to keep things in perspective and focusing on the positive sides of life are a great way to turn things around.
By: Chris Salazar-Mangrum
One of the biggest attributes that defines your personality, reputation and presence is attitude. Maintaining a positive attitude, although sometimes difficult, can improve your health, social life and even benefit your career with the achievement of a promotion according to resumetarget.com.
So, what is it about attitude that makes it such a defining character trait? Control. You have full control of your attitude.
This means it can help you or hurt you depending on how you choose to “feed it,” as defined in the parable “Two Wolves”:
A grandfather is teaching his grandson about life. “A fight is going on inside me,” he said to the boy.
“It is a terrible fight, and it is between two wolves. One is evil – he is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego.”
He continued, “The other is good – he is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, comparison, and faith. The same fight is going on inside you – and inside every other person, too.”