WWE: 12 Life Lessons From Ultimate Warrior's 'One Warrior Nation'
6. Get Your Appreciation Priorities Straight
I had to use a direct quote from Warrior on this one, as I absolutely love it. Gratitude has become a bit of a fad around my community lately, which sounds snide, because gratitude is a good thing, right? Well Ive seen lots of genuinely gracious initiatives, as much as Ive seen some self-congratulatory blogs from people who are practically patting themselves on the back (like virtual Barry Horowitzes) for being so thankful. Yes, its become fashionable to make your gratitude public. As you can imagine, since youve read this far, Warriors prescription for gratitude is a lot less flowery, and more ass-kicking. He believes in karma (as do I) and says that until you can be truly happy with what you have, you arent deserving of anything else. Thats in the same vein of taking responsibility for your life, and not laying blame elsewhere for your shortcomings or bad choices. Its taking stock of what you have, really reflecting upon it. And while Warrior doesnt say this outright, I imagine that a sense of gratitude is a useful weapon against negativity something he decrees must be banned from ones mind.
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