How important is your attitude to your success in life?

This is what Charles R Swindoll (American writer & clergyman) wrote on the subject of attitude:

“The longer I live, the more I realise the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, the education, the money, than circumstances, than failure, 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 everyday 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% of how I react to it. And so it is with you… we are in charge or our Attitudes.”

To answer the above question, I would agree with Charles that life is 10% of what happens to me and 90% of how how I react to it. We are in charge of our attitudes.

How did you answer the question?