Comments on: Attitude more than Skill get’s the Job http://kirkweisler.com/t4d/2009/08/23/attitude-more-than-skill-gets-the-job/ Chief Morale Officer Kirk Weisler's Thought 4 the Day Tue, 22 May 2012 12:53:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: Keith http://kirkweisler.com/t4d/2009/08/23/attitude-more-than-skill-gets-the-job/#comment-15026 Keith Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:45:42 +0000 http://kirkweisler.com/t4d/2009/08/23/attitude-more-than-skill-gets-the-job/#comment-15026 My 92 year old grandfather (still in great mental and physical shape) has often said, “in today’s economy a man cannot get a good job unless he has a college degree …”. I keep trying to tell him this isn't true, a degree is helpful but looking at many college grads entering the workforce they lack many of the qualities that will truly advance their career – such as attitude, or social skills, motivation, etc., this is what will truly payoff. Hence I continue to help my kids ‘grow’. Can't wait to read today's T4D to them at dinner. My 92 year old grandfather (still in great mental and physical shape) has often said, “in today’s economy a man cannot get a good job unless he has a college degree …”. I keep trying to tell him this isn’t true, a degree is helpful but looking at many college grads entering the workforce they lack many of the qualities that will truly advance their career – such as attitude, or social skills, motivation, etc., this is what will truly payoff. Hence I continue to help my kids ‘grow’. Can’t wait to read today’s T4D to them at dinner.

]]> By: kirkweisler http://kirkweisler.com/t4d/2009/08/23/attitude-more-than-skill-gets-the-job/#comment-14956 kirkweisler Mon, 24 Aug 2009 12:59:56 +0000 http://kirkweisler.com/t4d/2009/08/23/attitude-more-than-skill-gets-the-job/#comment-14956 Kirk - I gotten question this 240 words per minute thing? . Read something informational or inspirational every day. Reading for 20 minutes at just 240 words per minute will enable you to read 20 200-page books each year. That’s 18 more than the average person reads! What an enormous competitive advantage . . . if you’ll just read for 20 minutes a day. Kirk - I gotten question this 240 words per minute thing?

. Read something informational or inspirational every day. Reading for 20 minutes at just 240 words per minute will enable you to read 20 200-page books each year. That’s 18 more than the average person reads! What an enormous competitive advantage . . . if you’ll just read for 20 minutes a day.

]]> By: Mary http://kirkweisler.com/t4d/2009/08/23/attitude-more-than-skill-gets-the-job/#comment-14954 Mary Mon, 24 Aug 2009 12:29:14 +0000 http://kirkweisler.com/t4d/2009/08/23/attitude-more-than-skill-gets-the-job/#comment-14954 <p>This reminds me of my favorite saying. I first saw this when I started with my current employer Emerson Network Power aka Liebert Corp. When I attended my first training class, Total Quality, it was on the backside of the name tent we use to see each other’s names during the class. I LOVE it!<br /> _ MAry</p> <p>ATTITUDE by: Charles Swindoll</p> <p>The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life.</p> <p>Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a company... a church... a home.</p> <p>The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past... we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude... I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it.</p> <p>And so it is with you... we are in charge of our attitudes.</p> This reminds me of my favorite saying. I first saw this when I started with my current employer Emerson Network Power aka Liebert Corp. When I attended my first training class, Total Quality, it was on the backside of the name tent we use to see each other’s names during the class. I LOVE it!
_ MAry

ATTITUDE by: Charles Swindoll

The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life.

Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a company… a church… a home.

The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past… we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude… I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it.

And so it is with you… we are in charge of our attitudes.

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