Mrs. Stevenson Smith’s English

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We Learn and Retain

·        10% of what we hear

·        15% of what we see

·        20% of what we both see and hear

·        40% of what we discuss

·        80% of what we experience directly or practice doing

·        90% of what we attempt to teach each other.     

Attitude

By Charles Swindoll

The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of

attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more

important than facts. It is more important than

the past, than education, than money, than

circumstance, than failures, than successes, than

what other people think or say or do. It is more

important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It

will make or break a company…a church…a

home. The remarkable thing is we have a choice

every day regarding the attitude we will embrace

 for that day. We cannot change our past…we

cannot change the fact that people will act in a

certain way. We cannot change the inevitable.

The only thing we can do is play on the one

string we have, and that is our attitude… I am

convinced that life is 10% what happens to me

and 90% how I react to it. And so it is with you

… we are in charge of our Attitudes. 

Enthusiasm

By Ralph Waldo Emerson

Enthusiasm is one of the most powerful engines

of success. When you do a thing, do it with all

your might. Put your whole soul in it. Stamp it

with your personality. Be active, be energetic, be

enthusiastic and faithful, and you will accomplish

your object. Nothing great was ever achieved

without enthusiasm.