Attitude is Everything Rev Ed: 10 Life-Changing Steps to Turning Attitude into Action - Hardcover

Harrell, Keith

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0060795077 ISBN 13: 9780060795078

Publisher: Harper Business, 2005

Synopsis

In the world of professional speakers, Keith Harrell is making a difference. The Wall Street Journal recognized it, dubbing him "A Star with Attitude." Such clients as IBM, Microsoft, Coca-Cola, Motorola, GM, Marriott International, and Boeing know it—that's why Keith is one of the most in-demand speakers on the circuit. And, as you read this book, you will know it, too. Keith's star power is indisputable. Now, in this fully revised and updated edition of Attitude Is Everything, he shares the secrets that got him where he is today—and provides you with a program for developing a healthier, happier, more productive attitude.

In Attitude Is Everything, Keith offers an enlightening, inspiring, and practical guide for gaining control of your career and your life by ridding yourself of negative attitudinal baggage, building positive attitudes, and then turning them into actions to help you achieve your dreams.Keith's 10 steps for turning attitude into action:

1. Understand the power of "attitude"
2. Take control of your life
3. Practice self-awareness
4. Reframe your bad attitude
5. Find your purpose and passion
6. Be pre-active
7. Discover how to motivate yourself
8. Build supportive relationships
9. See changes as an opportunity
10. Leave a lasting legacy

Keith developed his methods for putting attitudes into action in the real world of corporate America, and later, as a self-employed professional. He knows what works, and he knows how to help others create positive, empowering attitudes that will help you enjoy a more fulfilling and rewarding life!

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Review:

"It isn't how much you know about maintaining a positive attitude that's important," writes Keith Harrell, formerly one of IBM's top training instructors and now a popular speaker, trainer, and consultant. "It's how well, and how consistently, you put that knowledge to use." In Attitude Is Everything, Harrell teaches 10 steps for "an attitude tune-up" that "turns attitude into action." Some of these steps are identifying the attitudes that hold you back or propel you forward, reframing bad attitudes, building supportive relationships, and seeing change as opportunity. Harrell weaves his personal stories into the book, such as turning the disappointment of not being drafted by the NBA after college (which he had fully expected) into skillfully landing a job with IBM, even though he didn't have the qualifications and they weren't hiring at that time. In each section, he discusses an attitude concept, illustrates it with anecdotes, and teaches specific strategies for integrating it into your life--all in an easygoing, friendly, and motivating style. For example, the "Your Attitude Tool Kit" chapter opens with Harrell being notified in junior high school that he had to go to speech therapy for his stuttering, as he had for six years, and using affirmations to cure his stuttering on the spot. Then he teaches nine "Attitude Tools," explaining each one and showing you how to put it into action. --Joan Price

About the Author:

Keith Harrell, known as America's Attitude Coach, is the author of several books including the bestselling Attitude Is Everything. Keith is known across corporate America for his energetic, innovative presentations on how to be a leader in your workplace. Formerly a top training instructor at IBM, Keith is now an in-demand speaker whose clients include McDonalds, Microsoft, and American Express. He lives in Lakeland Ranch, Florida.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harper Business
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0060795077
• ISBN 13: 9780060795078
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 272