Anthony D Carter . comSuccess and Achievement Through Personal Development

There was an old dog sitting on the porch moaning and whining all day long. A stranger passed by stopped and asked the dog’s owner why did the dog whine and moan like that. His owner said the dog was sitting on a nail. The stranger asked, “Then why doesn’t he get off the nail?” To which the owner replied, “It guess it doesn’t hurt enough yet”.

It is one thing to be stuck in a situation that you don’t like. And it is OK to voice your displeasure about it. But until you take responsibility and do something about it nothing is going to change. It is our response to our situation that makes all of the difference.

Let’s examine what constitutes whining and the negative effects of it. Then we’ll explore the winning attitude and the benefits associated with it.

Whining

Whining includes indifference, negativity and complaining. Any displeasure about your current condition without corresponding action to improve that situation is defined as whining. When a person can do something about their situation but they don’t then they are not ready to experience success. They are like the dog in the previously mentioned example.

A person will not feel better until they do what it takes to positively change their situation. Whining and complaining will not help. It takes the proper actions. Complaining leads to further negativity. A negative person attracts more negative people into their lives. They also attract more negative things to complain about.

Winning

Winning involves a totally different mindset. Winning results from a person having a positive attitude while taking the proper actions consistently for as long as it takes to achieve what she wants. In order to win you need to get a clear idea of what you want. Then you need to set a goal. After that make a plan to hit your goal. Next work your plan. And lastly persist until you hit your goal

When you take a proactive approach to experiencing happiness you immunize yourself against the destructive and painful effects of whining. It is your responsibility to change your current situation if you don’t like it. A winning attitude yields winning results. When you take the time to develop a winning attitude as you work towards achieving what you want you set yourself up for success.