Is Our Attitude Worth Catching?

  [279 words] During my first public job as a teenager, I demonstrated more immaturity than I care to talk about. I was trying to be funny in front of a customer. I wanted to be an “attention getter” with my comments, she stopped writing her check looked at me and said, “Allen, you can tell a lot about a person by what they laugh about!” Needless to say, her terse response rightfully put me in the place I needed to be. The customer’s redirection was justified AND needed! As an adult, I, like most, have struggled with how I react when frustrated. Intentions are always good but they don’t always come across correctly when trying to get my point across. During this chapter of my life, a wise man once shared with me, “Allen, you can tell a lot about someone by what makes them frustrated, mad, or aggravated!” Here…