Today's TQ

Daily Lessons in Intentional Excellence
Sunday, February 1, 2026

Are You Hanging With The "No-It-Alls"?

Maintaining a positive mental attitude becomes much easier when you take steps to distance yourself from negative people and negative messages and surround yourself with the positive.

Do what you can to spend less time with people who are negative and more time with people who make you feel positive, confident and energized.

Today's TQ Challenge: Maintain a Positive Expectation for Every Action You Take.

Choose to be POSITIVE! Are most of the people you spend time with positive or negative?
Choose to be PROACTIVE! Who's the most positive influence in your life? How much time do you spend with that person?
Choose to be CONFIDENT! How will you exert a more positive influence on tomorrow's activities?

This factor is the core building block of a positive attitude. You cannot have a positive attitude in general, and a negative expectation for the individual things you do. It's all or nothing. A positive attitude depends on having an optimistic expectation for every task, every role, every meeting, every errand -- every day. No one has a positive attitude all the time. However, once you notice yours beginning to slip away, you can stop the negative spiral and create a positive expectation for the very next thing you do.

"Whenever you're in conflict with someone, there is one factor that can make the difference between damaging your relationship and deepening it. That factor is attitude." ~ Timothy Bentley

Think about it. How well and how often do you actually DO Attitude Factor 3D?

"I maintain a positive expectation for every action I take."

A high commitment (3D rated 8 or better) suggests your first response is to expect success rather than predict failure. You begin everything you do with the belief that you will complete it successfully -- somehow, some way. Eagerly anticipating success, you are motivated to do your very best at every task you attempt. You are more productive than others because you waste little time worrying about how each task will turn out. When you find yourself being a little too negative, you correct your outlook with a new, more positive perspective for the very next action you take.

On the other hand...

A lack of commitment suggests your first response to a problem is to hesitate because you anticipate trouble ahead. You tend to get less done because your actions are restricted by the "inevitability" of failure. This causes you to stop and worry, rather than focus on the desired results. Your to-do list is often sabotaged when you get to a difficult task, because you tend to switch to less difficult or less productive tasks instead.

What happens when you CHOOSE to do Factor 3D a bit more frequently?

Your day is a continuous series of "Yes-I-Can's." You accumulate performance positives like "Positive, Proactive and Confident" -- immediately moving you towards the results you expect.

What happens when you FAIL to consistently do Factor 3D?

Fear rules when the first instinctive reaction is knowing you'll fail. Negatives like "Negative, Hesitant and Doubtful" start to take their toll on your performance -- quickly moving you away from the success you want.

Now Ask Yourself This...
Is Factor 3D Causing You Problems?

If you believe this factor is a key performance obstacle -- and that it's preventing you from realizing your personal dreams and goals -- then you need to improve it.

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