Live the Pirate Lifestyle

The Pirate Lifestyle is all about attitude.

“The difference between ordeal and adventure is Attitude.” Bob Bitchin

To live a successful Pirate Lifestyle you must maintain an outstanding attitude. Your success is directly dependent on your attitude. Most people rarely think about their attitude and they certainly don't think about changing it. Attitude is the result of the flow of your thoughts, ideas, feelings, and beliefs, and we must regularly monitor and adjust our attitude. Your attitude is totally in your control.

Life be short so lets 'ave some fun. Aye!

Day in and day out, the way you think affects your attitude and influences the way you handle daily situations. The human mind is kind of like a computer, and you control the thoughts input and actions output. You are what you think. So, do you see the glass as half empty or half full? Do you say mostly cloudy or partly sunny? Seriously, it is all in the attitude. Remove the words someday, hope, and try from your vocabulary. Replace them with the words today, will, and do. Thoughts can be very powerful and when they are mixed with purpose, persistence, and passion you will be a winner.

“Try not. Do or do not, there is no try.” Yoda

Most people go through life complaining about their lack of success. They see other people, “lucky” people, moving steadily forward to their goals and they feel if they possessed these same qualities they would attain the same desirable results. Sadly, and incorrectly, these people assume they can never possess these positive qualities. Wrong! The truth is, anyone can completely change their attitude. As already stated, the human mind is like a computer, and can be programmed with undesirable traits and characteristics creating a negative attitude, or desirable traits and characteristics creating a positive attitude.

Adjust yer programmin' 'n create a positive attitude. Arrr.

With a positive attitude, one of confidence you will be less affected by negative, pessimistic thoughts. We all know people who radiate failure, discouragement, and “I can’t.” And, at the same time, we all know people filled with confidence, courage, enthusiasm, and “I can.” As you encounter obstacles, you must react in a positive way. Other people will put your positive attitude to the test, but only you control your attitude unless you give that control to others. You decide whether you are happy or sad, joyful or angry, trusting or jealous, courageous or fearful, composed or anxious, and contented or envious. On a happiness scale of ONE to TEN, with TEN being abundantly happy and ONE being ready to walk the plank, where do you see yourself? Ye better be sayin’ TEN, matey!

Th’ beatin’s will continue ‘til yer attitude improves.

Circumstances beyond your control constantly happen and will continue to happen. Everyone encounters hard times, everyone encounters obstacles, and the challenge is to stay on the road and out of the ditch. It is not what happens to us that matters, it is our attitude and how we respond that matters. Are you asking, “How can I change and improve my attitude?” You are constantly building, creating, and adjusting your attitude. Both in the direction of your effect on other people as well as the effect others have on you. Stop focusing on what you don’t like and start focusing on what you do like. Then take action on your new positive thoughts.

Adjust yer attitude, me hearty. Ye will be havin’ more fun.

Loosely taken from ~ Sail the Seven Seas of Freedom

CaptRobLee