 Attitude is everything to a man who battles with cancer but has a legacy to build. What is most important is not the disease but what he wants to accomplish. The recently diseased Chadwick Boseman exemplified his struggle. He lived and died a hero, an example to also of what it means to fight. You need to ask yourself, in your daily life, what are you doing differently? What are you trying to build? What do you aspire for? Is everything just one big meaningless struggle? No one deserves to leave that way. According to Lifehack on Attitude, our attitude plays a big part in our everyday life and can affect how our life may turn out in the future. If you decide to leave with a negative attitude, always expecting the worst and never enjoying what you already have in your life, you'll find that your inner choices will reflect on your outside. Luckily, there are ways in which we can improve our attitude. In today's video, I'll share with you 15 ways to improve your attitude. 1. Always act with purpose. Do you randomly do things or do you act with purpose? This has a way of affecting your life as a person. When you make friends, you do it because you are supposed to have friends. What kind of friends are they? If you think carefully about all the random decisions you have made this year, you will realize that very few of them actually added value to your life. An example is randomly buying a house because you can afford it. What was your purpose? You probably also have a grip on your finances for you to have been able to afford a house on such short notice. You probably also have the idea that selling real estate is more tricky than stock. In the end, the random act might keep the asset in your possession for a long time. Note that there are taxes and of course, maintenance experiences that comes with these possessions. Don't act randomly. Think carefully about your actions. Be intentional about your life and your actions instead of doing random kindness. Do intentional kindness and be consistent at it. Your future self will thank you for it. Imagine yourself in 20 years. Where would you be? Whatever you are going to be, you are already becoming it. What will you be? 2. Stretch yourself all the time. This cannot be emphasized enough. Success is a journey. The journey comes with many challenges that only by stretching oneself can you overcome them. Imagine having 10 articles that deliver within 11 hours and you have been writing to a day before the time. How will you cope? It is only by stretching yourself that you will be able to do what you ordinarily don't do. Think about the successful people you know. How many of them were like everyone? Probably not. Some stayed up late reading while others were up at night practicing. Either way, there is no shortcuts. No secret in the world will make you a billionaire without you working for it. It just doesn't exist. You need to stretch and stretch yourself until you become who you want to be. The journey transforms you. You are able to appreciate things and life better. You are more grateful for everything you have and you will learn truths that only the long haul can teach you. Make up your mind to begin. Tomorrow will never come if you don't start today. Don't give in to fear. Fear ensures that you will forever be uncertain of what could have been if only you gave it your all. 3. Develop a positive attitude towards life. What happens when you lose at something? It's a big question that boggles the minds of a lot of young people. The answer is simple. What happens is what you choose. You are in control. That's right. You are in control. There is no one in control except you. The fact that you flunked a big interview doesn't matter. The fact that you didn't graduate from college with your mate doesn't matter. Don't go looking for pity from people. Bring your best to everything you do. Be strong and choose your faith. Would you rather be the one pitted or the smart one who conquered his challenges? You get to choose. 4. Be grateful. In everything, be grateful. This is a key principle for the law of attraction. No matter what you are facing, be thankful. If you're watching this video right now, it means you can still see someone somewhere in the world work up today and couldn't see again. As I speak, someone is probably in a medical center somewhere dying of COVID-19 pandemic. Be grateful. Be grateful your parents are still alive. Be grateful you have food to eat. Be grateful you still have money for data and transport. Some people don't. 5. Forgive people who have hurt you. Has anyone hurt you before? I guess everyone has been hurt in one way or the other. It is time to let go. It doesn't matter how serious what the DTU is. What matters is whether or not you are willing to let go. When we stay mad at people, we poison our minds with negative energy and it festers our thoughts. You need to breathe. What good does remembering who raped you do you? Will remembering make him suffer? The answer is no. 6. Take actions and let it go. If you really want something and you are so uncertain about it, don't avoid doing it because of the uncertainty. Instead, do it and let it go. Whatever comes of it will come. The most important thing is that you did your best. There is actually a satisfaction that comes from knowing that you did all you could. 7. Learn from your mistakes. Everyone makes mistakes. Don't be shy to ask questions when you don't understand. Don't be too ashamed to apologize. There are all the different phases of learning in life. No one knows it all. Work hard to amend your wrongs. Pay interest if you have stayed longer than their agreed period. But in all things, forge ahead. 8. Learn to laugh at yourself. Try not to take life too seriously. Make time to hang out with yourself. Do you ever just remember some stupid things you did when you were younger and laugh? You need to be at peace with your past in order to do this. We think some things are so important when they are really not. What is important are the things that help us thrive. Looking back and laughing at how worried you were is something you should try doing. If not for anything, it helps you see how much you have grown. From struggling to save a thousand dollars, you have probably become a millionaire. Growth isn't stages. 9. Smile more often. Don't allow the troubles of life to weigh you down too strongly. Smile. Due, you actually start to feel a little better. Try and understand, smiling actually makes us feel happier when we are not. Smiling often might be the key to staying happy through tough times. If you need to cry, cry. But remember to smile about all the things you are grateful for. In the end, we are all we have and the least we can do to keep ourselves company. Smile. 10. Observe your surroundings. Even as simple as watching a flower every morning can transform your life. Form a healthy routine outside work. Do you ever work around a garden? Find time to actually leave. Observe the beautiful things of nature. Staying behind a computer screen 24-7 will not do you much good. 11. Try waking up early. Do you know waking up early can improve your attitude towards life? I bet you didn't. When the morning is still young, you have time to boil your coffee. You have time to just sit still and think without distraction. You also go through what you have in the day beforehand. This helps you to be more organized and ready as you step into the day. 12. Meditate from time to time. The best time to do this is early in the morning. But hey, if you find time in the afternoon, great for you. It helps you relax. When you are relaxed, you think better. You are less burdened by worries and you can truly breathe. Don't forget to smile too often. Life just isn't that hard. 13. Exercise frequently. Naturally, exercise is one of the things that improves their attitude. Aside from being a healthy routine, exercise requires both mental and physical exhaustion. The more you exercise, the better you approach the work. You will start to believe you can stretch yourself to do more because you do it daily while exercising. 14. Hangout with your friends. Don't spend all your time huddled in your corner of the office. Leave a beat. If there's a better celebration, raise your glass too if you drink. Don't miss out on weekend hangouts with your friends because they are working. There will always be more work. The problems of the world are inexhaustible. What you will not always have though is you in your 20s. 15. Have things that spark joy around you. Have you won a championship before? If you won a prize for academic excellence, place the things that spark joy around you as you work. It encourages you. You come to work every day feeling like a champion. It is particularly useful when you are feeling down. You are and will always be a champion. Don't allow yourself to become docile and tired. You are young, rich beyond the sky. You are your own destiny. If you don't fight, no one will.