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- Hey, what's goin' on?

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It's your man, Chief Bruce
with another Short Talk.

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In a previous Short Talk
we talked about getting

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back to basics, and we're
gonna continue in that series

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dealing with attitudes.

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Attitudes matter.

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So let's think about it.

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Have you ever had a boss who
had like a negative attitude,

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and it just infected the entire office?

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Or, you had a boss who had
a very positive attitude,

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and it lifted the spirits
of everyone around him.

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Well, that's because attitude matters.

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Now, how do you approach your day?

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What type of attitude do
you bring into the day?

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Are you a person who wakes up and says,

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hey man, I'm ready to
get this day started,

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it's gonna be a great day,
I'm gonna get everything

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accomplished, it's gonna be amazing?

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Or are you a person that
when the alarm clock

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goes off you say, man, I'm
about to press the snooze

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button about 27 times
because I'm not ready

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to start this day?

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Matter of fact, I think
I might call in sick

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because that's how I feel about this day.

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Well, that's the wrong
attitude to take into a day.

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So how do we get a positive attitude?

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How do we approach our day with
a positive mental attitude?

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Well, here's four things that I've learned

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as to how you can have a positive attitude

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when you're approaching your day.

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So the first thing is make
sure you have some form

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of spiritual foundation.

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We learned about that
in our CAF principles,

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but it's not just about religion.

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But what is the why?

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Why do you get up?

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Why do you exist?

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What is your purpose?

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What is your reason for
waking up in the morning?

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All of us have one
regardless of what it may be.

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So make sure you tap into that.

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Know your why.

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I guarantee you, if you
have that foundation,

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it should probably give
you a pretty good attitude

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as you approach the day.

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The second thing is get
yourself a consistent schedule.

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What do I mean by that?

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Some of you might be shift workers.

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I was a shift worker for close to 17 years

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so I can tell you that it can get tough

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to get a consistent schedule.

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However, make sure you get you a pattern

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to where, hey, this is when I wake up,

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this is what time I go work out,

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this the time that I work,

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and even at work, here's when
I know I have my most energy,

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here's when I know I don't
have too much energy, right?

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So put yourself in a
good, consistent pattern

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of behavior, then that'll help you,

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having a consistent schedule.

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Next thing is I would
say, man, go work out.

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You need to work out.

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You need to do some type
of physical activity

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because that releases endorphins
which makes you happy.

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What?!

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Outstanding, right?

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So get into, if you get the
chance, just go for a run, man.

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If it's a good day, go take
a nice little 30-minute jog.

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Go lift some weights.

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Whatever it may be, whatever
it is that you need to do,

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get a good, consistent workout pattern.

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The next thing is get some me time.

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There needs to be some
time where you can unplug,

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and think about the things in your life.

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Think about what's important,

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think about what's not important,

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start getting rid of that stuff,

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because a lot of times the not
important, or negative things

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in your life can be the reason
that some of those things

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cause you to have a pretty grub attitude.

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The last thing is get some we time.

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What do I mean by we time?

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Have some time where you serve others.

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Have some time where you're
out there taking care

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of the needs of others, to
give yourself some perspective

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as to where you sit in
life as compared to others.

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And then you can help others get better.

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And I guarantee you that'll
help boost your attitude.

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I say all that to say this:
a lot of times we'll let

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external factors influence
our internal perspective.

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We'll allow that to drive our attitudes,

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and we can't do that.

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Don't allow external factors

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to drive how you approach today.

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So get yourself a good foundation,

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think about why you're there,

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think about why you exist.

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Get yourself a consistent schedule,

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work out, get some me
time, get some we time,

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and I guarantee you you'll
have a pretty good attitude

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when you start the day.

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And a good attitude, a positive attitude,

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is infectious and it'll infect your team,

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and I guarantee you guys will
perform at a higher level.

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Make sure that when you approach the day,

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that you approach the day
with a positive attitude.

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Come into the day with
an attitude that says

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I am gonna be victorious and not defeated.

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So with that, this is
your man, Kenny Bruce,

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another quick Short Talk.

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It's been good.

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Fire from the clouds, Nomads.

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God bless America, God bless
our United States Air Force,

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Kenny Bruce out. (kisses)