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The Power of Choosing Your Attitude

What difference could intentionally choosing your attitude make to your wellbeing? Watch this video to discover the inspiring story of Debra Searle and how you can apply the same mental strategies she used to row across the Atlantic to your life . . .

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Debra Searl is a British adventurer, television presenter, author, and motivational speaker. In 2002, she set out to row across the Atlantic with her then husband as part of a race with other rowers. Her husband was a professional oarsman, and they did their training on the Thames. On the first night at sea, he discovered he had a fear of open water. After two weeks, he had to be taken off the boat, and Deborah had to decide whether to quit or continue solo. Deborah decided to go solo and rode for three months across some of the busiest shipping lanes and in storms. She came close to quitting several times, but used a number of tools and techniques to keep her going. One of these was to choose her attitude each morning. She chose specific words like optimism, excited, and passionate each day and made that her attitude. If today's attitude was optimistic, she thought optimistic, talked optimistic, and acted optimistic. When you come to school each day, what is your attitude? How does it affect the way you think and act? What could you do to choose each day and create the right weather for you and others?

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