the mantra of MAA

Dear all,

This is one of my favourite articles :

"Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do.Attitude determines how well you do it." -- Lou Holtz.

There are three primary aspects of your life that will determine whether ornot you are successful in your endeavors. You will not be successful if youhave only one or two. You must have all three working together


Ability - the level at which you are able to actually do things. Your skilllevel. If you have a high level of skill, that's good. And the better youget, the better it will be for you. To the degree that you can perform youractions at higher and higher skill levels, the more and more success youwill find in your chosen field.


Motivation - the level at which you are able to find "a reason to act." Thisis the internal drive that you find that enables you to exercise yourabilities. To the degree that you can find a way, or ways, to keep yourselfmotivated, you will see yourself right in the thick of things, carrying outyour actions to the best of your abilities and succeeding accordingly.


Attitude - this is the mental state that you have while carrying out youractions to the best of your ability. It is the way you view the world aroundyou and choose to see it, either positively or negatively. To the degreethat you can maintain a positive attitude about yourself, others, and thecircumstances you find yourself in, you will see yourself achieving greaterand greater things.
What if you have high skills and motivation but a rotten attitude? -- Peoplewill stay away and hinder your success. What if you have a good attitude and motivation but poor skills? -- Peoplewill like you, but go to someone else with the skills they need. What if you have great skills and attitude but no motivation? -- Well,you'll be sitting on fence, watch others perform, achieve and progress.

Lets focus on our : Ability, Motivation & Attitude that will get us closerto our goals.