Your Attitude, by Dr. Ogi Ressel

Friday, June 19th 2009

Warm hellos to everyone!

Sounds like Christie and I hit a chord with many of you in our last THOT!
More letters and cards! Let's see if we can get a repeat performance!

Let's talk about an issue that many doctors have great difficulty with and one
which I constantly need to address as a coach.

A.T.T.I.T.U.D.E. It defines who you are and how you approach life.

Think about this for a moment: What is the difference between a doctor
seeing 50 patients/week and one seeing 500? And why, when a 50/wk doctor
takes over the practice of a 500/wk doctor, that practice nosedives to 50/week
in no time? And why is the reverse also true?

Why is that? Well...the difference is mostly attitude. One doctor sees nothing
but difficulties, stress, worry, etc., in his(her) life, and the other sees no stops.

Listen....Some people hear music and see a parade. Other people hear the
same music and see a funeral. What is the difference? If all other variable
are equal, the common denominator is attitude. I'm certain you've heard
this before but I am going to repeat it: What you see in the Universe, sees
you! Ok....you've got problems. I get it. And I know that yours are huge.
I get that too. Here's the reality though:

Everyone has difficulties and challenges. Everyone. There are no exceptions.
Here's is another reality: God will never give you a problem you cannot handle.
The other "thing" you need to get is that the challenge is not the problem
you've been given.

No. The challenge is how you overcome it. How you rise above it. How you handle it.

Someone once said this to me: "You only grow when you have a crisis." So....go
out there and have a crisis!.

Simple. And if you are having one right now, know that it will be over and that on
the other end of it, you will be a much better person. I know, I know, it doesn't
seem fair.
No one said that this life thing is fair, but it is life.

You also need to know that your thoughts determine your universe. Yes.
You create your own universe according to your thinking. What you think about
becomes your reality.

Buddha once said this: "All that we are is the result of what we thought."

The Secret takes this a step further: "Whatever you are thinking and feeling
is a perfect reflection of what is in the process of becoming." Your thinking
becomes your life.

So....be very careful how you think and what you think about!

Emerson once said: "The precursor to every action is a thought." This means that
your thinking will create your reality based on your actions. Ok....I know you ‘ve
heard this before but I don't believe it has quite sunk in yet. Here is the crux:

You have a choice - you can either mire in the despair of scarcity, lack, unfulfillment,
wanting, wishing, hoping - or, you can decide that this is enough. No more.....and
you can focus on thoughts of abundance, fulfillment, etc. You can see in your mind's
eye a life you've always wanted and you are totally ready to have.

But a successful life is not only based on a haphazard collection of thoughts and
actions. No.
It is also based on focused thought and focused action. There is no luck involved.

Michael Jordan one said: "Practice so hard, they think you're lucky."
What a concept!

Many doctors seeing another person driving an expensive Mercedes often wonder
what their life is like..... And I absolutely know that is what you think.

Here's the rub: Your life looks so easy to others - they think you're lucky. And
you're thinking: "If they only knew." I want you to know that all that you see
before you can be yours.
That's right. It just takes Attitude, perseverance, determination, and the right
thinking to get you there.

Your Attitude. It's everything!

Warmest wishes,
Dr. Ogi Ressel