There are no menial jobs, only menial attitudes.
Attitude Quotes
You may be dead broke and that is a reality, but in spirit you may be brimming over with optimism, joy and energy. The reality of your life may result from many outside factors, none of which you can control. Your attitudes, however, reflect the ways in which you evaluate what is happening.
There are two big forces at work, external and internal. We have very little control over external forces such as tornadoes, earthquakes, floods, disasters, illness and pain. What really matters is the internal force. How do I respond to those disasters? Over that I have complete control.
It all depends on how we look at things, and not on how they are in themselves.
The power of your own thoughts is awesome. They can make you sad, angry, jealous, and yes, even happy. Luckily, they are your thoughts and you are the thinker! Use this power wisely.
No pessimist ever discovered the secret of the stars, or sailed to an uncharted land, or opened a new doorway for the human spirit.
When fate hands us a lemon, let’s try to make a lemonade.
The trouble with being number one in the world – at anything – is that it takes a certain mentality to attain that position in the first place, and that is something of a driving, perfectionist attitude, so that once you do achieve number one, you don’t relax and enjoy it.
Act as if you were already happy and that will tend to make you happy.
Remember even though the outside world might be raining, if you keep on smiling the sun will soon show its face and smile back at you.