What Is the Equation for SUCCESS and HAPPINESS?

I came across a formula the other day:

Take the alphabet A-Z and assign the corresponding numbers 1-26 for each letter so A=1 and Z=26.

We hear all the time of what it takes to make our lives 100% SUCCESSFUL.  Is it HARD WORK? Is it LEADERSHIP? Is it LUCK?  Is it LOVE?  Is it "(CASH) MONEY?" (That last one is for my three-year-old Blake-whenever he receives money, he yells, "CASH MONEY!").  We can thank his Uncle Bryan for that one.

Well, let's put this formula to the test:

HARDWORK= H+A+R+D+W+O+R+K= 8+1+18+4+23+15+11+11= 98%

Close, but not quite 100%.

KNOWLEDGE=11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+5= 96%

Again, good but not 100%. 

So far, we know hard work and knowledge are pretty important when it comes to being successful in life, but they still don't equal 100%......hmmmm, is it LEADERSHIP then? No, it equates to 92%! 

Money only equals out to 72%-which happens to be the same percentage for the word FAILURE. 

I like this because when people usually associate the word FAILURE, it is in a negative context.  How many times did Michael Jordan miss an attempt at a game-winning shot? Let's just say it is WAY MORE than the times he actually MADE game-winners. 

**I know, Cavs' fans, we remember Craig Ehlo and "THE SHOT" however.**

Thomas Edison was said to have failed 10,000 times.  As he put it, "I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." 

The list goes on from Walt Disney, Oprah Winfrey, Steve Jobs, to even Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson.  All people who at one time had next to nothing or were told they were "FAILURES", yet no one reading this today would consider uttering the word "failure" in the same breath with those individuals!

So what word using this equation is the key to 100% success in life? 

The word is ATTITUDE.

A=1,T=20(x2), I=9, T=20, U=21, D=4, E=5 (1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5)= 100%!

How is YOUR ATTITUDE?! Do you constantly blame others for your lack of happiness or success? Are you always NEGATIVE?!?!

-OR-

Are you grateful for what you have?!? Do you thank those that have helped you along your way? Think about your ATTITUDE today and how it may be affecting your ability to SUCCEED and BE HAPPY in LIFE!

This "game" we call LIFE really is SIMPLE when we think about it. 

Yours In Health and Wellness,

Dr. Brian J. Miles

HealthSource of Norton