A Positive Outlook

[CHD]

A Positive Outlook

 

 

Jerry is the manager of a restaurant in South Philly.

He is always in a good mood and always has something

positive to say. When someone would ask him "how he

was doing", he would always reply, "If I were any

better, I would be twins!"

 

Many of the waiters at his restaurant quit their jobs

when he changed jobs, so they could follow him around

from restaurant to restaurant. The reason the waiters

followed Jerry was because of his attitude. He was a

natural motivator. If an employee was having a bad

day, Jerry was always there, telling the employee how

to look on the positive side of the situation.

 

Seeing this style really made me curious. So, one day,

I went up to Jerry and asked him, "I don't get it! No

one can be a positive person all the time. How do you

do it?"

 

Jerry replied, "Each morning I wake up and say to

myself, I have two choices today, I can choose to be

in a good mood or I can choose to be in a bad mood. I

always choose to be in a good mood.

 

Each time something bad happens, I can choose to be a

victim or I can choose to learn from it. I always

choose to learn from it.

 

Every time someone comes to me complaining, I can

choose to accept their complaining or I can point out

the positive side of life. I always choose the

positive side of life."

 

"But it's not always that easy," I protested.

 

"Yes, it is," Jerry said, Life is all about choices.

When you cut away all the junk, every situation is a

choice. You choose how you react to situations. You

choose how people will affect your mood. You choose to

be in a good mood or bad mood. It's your choice how

you live your life."

 

Several years later, I heard that Jerry accidentally

did something you are never supposed to do in the

restaurant business: he left the back door of his

restaurant open one morning and was robbed by three

armed men. While trying to open the safe, his hand,

shaking from nervousness slipped off the combination.

The robbers panicked and shot him. Luckily, Jerry was

found quickly and rushed to the hospital. After 18

hours of surgery and weeks of intensive care, Jerry

was released from the hospital with fragments of the

bullets still in his body.

 

I saw Jerry about six months after the accident. When

I asked him how he was, he replied, "If I were any

better, I'd be twins. Want to see my scars?"

 

I declined to see his wounds, but did ask him what had

gone through his mind as the robbery took place.

 

"The first thing that went through my mind was that I

should have locked the back door," Jerry replied.

"Then, after they shot me, as I lay on the floor, I

remembered that I had two choices: I could choose to

live or choose to die. I chose to live."

 

"Weren't you scared?" I asked.

 

Jerry continued, "The paramedics were great. They kept

telling me I was going to be fine. But when they

wheeled me into the Emergency Room and I saw the

expressions on the faces of the doctors and nurses, I

got really scared. In their eyes, I read 'He's a dead

man.' I knew I needed to take action." "What did you

do?" I asked. "Well, there was a big nurse shouting

questions at me," said Jerry.

 

"She asked if I was allergic to anything." 'Yes,' I

replied. The doctors and nurses stopped working as

they waited for my reply. I took a deep breath and

yelled, 'Bullets!' Over their laughter, I told them,

'I am choosing to live. Please operate on me as if I

am alive, not dead'."

 

Jerry lived thanks to the skill of his doctors, but

also because of his amazing attitude. I learned from

him that every day you have the choice to either enjoy

your life or to hate it. The only thing that is truly

yours --that no one can control or take from you -- is

your attitude, so if you can take care of that,

everything else in life becomes much easier.

[WHT_MTNMAN]

Good one CHD- maybe I will draw a Dec. Coues hunt next year? Maybe you will too?

[CHD]

This ain't a random post. It is indeed hunting related. In fact, it is VERY trophy hunting related. This subject is my weakness in trophy hunting. If I practiced what I preach here, I would have twice (at least) the trophy bucks and bulls that I do.

 

I have had the great privilege of knowing several top trophy hunters in my life. And I listened closely to what they said. I also have read books and articles by others that I don't know. They all share some traits that I believe are important to consistently harvesting big animals. Here they are:

 

1) They truly believe that they are going to kill a big buck each time they go out. This is the positive attitude thing + knowing they are in a great spot. Pre-season scouting helps this belief along very well. They hunt every minute like it's going to happen the next.

 

2) They have never-ending enthusiasm about their favorite animals. This means that they live for hunting success and spend MUCH time in the off-season scouting, watching, learning, and applying. They live their animals 24/7/365, and enjoy doing so. They know that this is what it takes to consistently harvest big animals. This takes super duper motivation.

 

3) They believe at all times that there are big animals out there. This comes from a combination of positive attitude and scouting, again.

 

4) They are completely dedicated to doing trophy hunting the right way. And the right way is................learning the complete habits and behaviors of the animal so that they can think like one.

 

Anyway, some important stuff about positive attitude for the younger hunters looking to learn from this forum. This is all just my opinion.