Arming with right attitude for prosperity.

We attract what we think about.
We are bombarded with bad economic news right now; record-breaking foreclosures, people are losing jobs, food and gas prices are going up, and food shortages in some countries. We tend to concentrate on negative things more than positive things and people don't see the prosperity midst of worries and fears of future.

However, successful people find opportunities in most inopportune times and still build a wealth. They see things in different perspective unlike many people. Their thoughts and attitude are different from average Joes, not because they are better and smarter.

I read Joel Osteen's book 'Become a Better You' and I found one section that he explains about our attitude that can change our lives.

According to Joel in his book, Roger was down and discouraged so he went to see his minister for some advice. Roger always thinks nothing is going right in his life and he thinks there is nothing to be excited about in his life.

The minister thought for a moment and then said, "All right, let's do a simple exercise." He took out a legal pad and drew a line right down the center. He asks Roger to list all of the good things in his life on the left side and to list all of his problems that are bothering him on the right side.

Roger laughed and skeptically and said, "Okay, but I'm not going to have anything to put on the asset side." The minister insists Roger to go through the exercise anyway and start saying, "I'm sorry to hear that your wife passed away." At that, Roger snapped to attention to his minister. He asked, "What are you talking about?" "My wife didn't passed away. She's alive and healthy."

"Oh, really?" The minister wrote on the asset side: "Has a wife, alive and healthy." Then he said, "I'm so sorry to hear that your house burned down."

"What?" Roger cried and replies, "My house didn't burn down. I have a beautiful house."

"Oh, really?" the minister said and wrote on the asset side of the ledger: "Has a beautiful house." Then he said, "I'm really sad to hear that you lost your job. You got laid off."

"Where are you getting all this nonsense?" Roger asked incredulously. "I've got a great job."

"Oh, really?" the minister said, as he raised his eyebrows and wrote down, "Has a great job."

About that time, Roger caught on and said, "Give me that list." The minister passed the yellow legal pad to Roger, who proceeded to list several dozen more good things in his life. By the time he was finished, he left the minister's office with a different attitude. His circumstances hadn't changed, but his perspective was completely different.

What is the lesson from all this?
We often focus on things that are wrong and don't see things that are right in our lives. Once we change the perspective with good attitude, things can turn around. We take for granted for what we have and ignore the things that are right.

The difference between rich and successful people and average Joes is their perspectives on circumstance. Successful people tend to look for opportunities midst of difficult times and they think the future ahead of them rather than current situation controls their lives.

Being rich doesn't make people happy but it makes one's life whole alot easier. Stay rich is dependent upon one's ability to use money wisely whether it's in investment or in business. Enjoy being rich is a lot to do with one's attitude and perspective.

The bottomline is arming with right attitude will get you there smoother whether it's for prosperity or building a wealth.