Have you ever had one of those day?  You’re late to an appointment.  Your car runs out of gas.  You bounce a check.  You… “fill in the blank”.  I have.  That’s when I stop and think about all the things that I’m grateful for in my life, and stop thinking about the things that might going wrong, that will soon pass anyway.  That’s also when I intentionally stop and consciously create an, “attitude of gratitude”.

I coach little league baseball, and over the years I have noticed that kids and, many times, coaches act like it’s the end of the world when something doesn’t go their way during a game.  This is why, before we even have our first practice, I give the kids on my team a homework assignment.  I ask them to watch the video below, and answer some questions.  Once they have done their homework, I ask them to remember Nick when they think things are going bad for them during a game, but especially during the challenges in their day to day life.

I’ll stop at that.  The video speaks for itself.  Nick is inspirational, and if you are ever down in the dumps or you’re facing something you consider “difficult”, then I challenge you to think of Nick an create for yourselves an, “attitude of gratitude”.  Once you are grateful, then you can succeed.