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Michaelisthekindofguyyoulovetohate.Heisalwaysinagoodmoodandalwayshassomethingpositivetosay.Whensomeonewouldaskhimhowhewasdoing,hewouldreply,"IfIwereanybetter,I＇dbetwins!"Hewasanaturalmotivator.
Ifanemployeewashavingabadday,Michaelwastheretellingtheemployeehowtolookonthepositivesideofthesituation.Seeingthisstylereallymademecurious,soonedayIwentuptoMichaelandaskedhim,"Idon＇tgetit.Youcan＇tbepositiveallthetime.Howdoyoudoit?"
Michaelreplied,eachmorningIwakeupandsaytomyself＇Mike,youhavetwochoicestoday.Youcanchoosetobeinagoodmoodoryoucanchoosetobeinabadmood.＇Ichoosetobeinagoodmood.Eachtimesomethingbadhappens,Icanchoosetobeavictimorchoosetolearnfromit.Ichoosetolearnfromit.EverytimesomeoneestomeplainingIcanchoosetoaepttheirplainingorIcanpointoutthepositivesideoflife.Ichoosethepositivesideoflife."
"Yeah,right.Itisn＇tthateasy."Iprotested.
"Yesitis,"Michaelsaid."Lifeisallaboutchoices.Whenyoucutawayallthejunk,everysituationisachoice.Youchoosehowyoureacttosituations.Youchoosehowpeoplewillaffectyourmood.Youchoosetobeinagoodmoodorbadmood.Thebottomlineis:It＇syourchoicehowyoulivelife."IreflectedonwhatMichaelsaid.
Soonthereafter,IleftthebigenterprisethatIhadworkedinforyearstostartmyownbusiness.Welosttouch,butIoftenthoughabouthimwhenImadeachoiceaboutlifeinsteadofreactingtoit.Severalyearslater,IheardMichaelwasinvolvedinaseriousaident,fallingoff60feetfromamunicationstower.
Afterl8hoursofsurgery,andweeksofintensivecare,Michaelwasreleasedfromthehospitalwithrodsplacedinhisback.IsawMichaelaboutsixmonthsaftertheaident.WhenIaskedhimhowhewas,hereplied,"IfIwereanybetter,I＇dbetwins.Wannaseemyscars?"Ideclinedtoseehiswounds,butdidaskhimwhathadgohroughhismindastheaidenttookplace.
"Thefirstthingthatwentthroughmymindwasthewellbeingofmysoon-to-borndaughter,"Michaelreplied."Then,asIlayontheground,rememberedIhadtwochoices:IcouldchoosetoliveorIcouldchoosetodie.Ichosetolive.""Weren＇tyouscared?Didyouloseconsciousness?"Iasked.Michaelcontinued,"...theparamedicsweregreat.TheykepttellingmeIwasgoingtobefine.ButwhentheywheeledmeintotheoperationroomandIsawtheexpressionsonthefacesofthedoctorsandnurses,Igotreallyscared.Intheireyes,lread＇He＇sadeadman.＇IknewIneededtotakeaction.""Whatdidyoudo?"Iasked."Well,therewasabigburlynurseshoutingquestionsatme"saidMichael."SheaskedmeifIwasallergictoanything.＇Yes,＇Isaid.Thedoctorsandnursesstoppedworkingastheywaitedformyreply.Itookadeepbreathandyelled",＇Gravity＇"Overtheirlaughter,Itoldthem,＇I＇mchoosingtolive.OperateonmeasifIamalive,notdead＇."
Michaellived,thankstotheskillofhisdoctors,butalsobecauseofhisamazingattitude.
I1eamedfromhimthateverydaywehaveachoicetolivefully.Attitudeiseverything.
迈克尔总是乐呵呵的，你总能听到他说些积极上进的话。他似乎生来就积极进取。他这样告诉他的员工：“每天早晨醒来，我对自己说，迈克尔，今天你有两种选择，选择心情愉快，选择心情恶劣，我选择心情愉快；有不愉快的事情发生，选择成为一个牺牲品，或是选择从中吸取教训，我选择吸取教训。”
迈克尔从60英尺的大楼上摔下，却活了下来，当有人问及他当时的想法，他是这样回答的：“我告诉我的手术医生，‘我选择活着，我愿意做任何手术。’”
选择接受生活的积极面也许是人生中最为明智的选择，其实，每个人都有机会充实、健康的活着，关键取决于你的人生态度。