The Power of Being Positive

Have you ever wondered why some people are luckier than others? Well, guess what, it isn’t luck, it’s a combination of determination, positive thinking, and hard work. We create our own luck. I know about an individual who was working as a temp in a nearby company. She was over qualified for the position, but since the previous company she worked for had shut down with no notice, she was grateful to get the work. Although the work was so easy for her she could have ‘slacked off’, she did not. She gave 110% every minute of every day. After being there for 3 months she was offered a prized position at the company, which she readily accepted. When others heard that ‘the new girl’ had gotten the great job before it was even announced that it was open, they felt that she was ‘lucky’.

It wasn’t luck that won her the position, it was her skills, knowledge, experience and most importantly, her hard work and determination to always do her best that got her the great job.

If you want to improve or change your situation in life, don’t wait for ‘luck’ to intervene, it won’t ever happen. Make your own luck. Take inventory of your situation and decide what you need to do or have to make it better. Then set a course of action to achieve or acquire those things (education, skills, etc.). Expect a roadblock or two to show up along the way. Don’t give up. Chart a new course around the obstacle. Ask others for advice on how to get there. Your attitude will determine whether you get there or not. It isn’t luck.

The author, Marge Bonura, is the Director of Sales & Marketing for New England Machinery, Inc. (NEM). NEM is a leading packaging machinery manufacturer of bottle unscramblers, cappers, orienters, retorquers, lidders, pluggers, pump sorter/placers, scoop feeders, hopper elevators and much more. The company has been in business since 1974 selling to the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, personal care, chemical, household products, automotive and other industries. For more information on NEM, visit their website at www.neminc.com.