Missing Ingredient

I was reading in a airline magazine (which is what you sometimes do in that in-between time before they let you get your laptop out above the clouds)… anyway, I came across an article about Herb Kelleher, the colorful founder of Southwest Airlines. He’s quoted as saying they hired people with great attitudes and would teach them the rest.

Great quote.

Of course, they also looked for certain skill sets. Great attitudes alone won’t get a plane off the ground. But I appreciate the point. Who wants to work around lousy attitudes? (Not me).

Lots could be said about how bad attitudes look and sound, but I’m guessing you are fairly clear about that one.  Gossipy side comments that destroy teamwork. The ability to identify every reason why something would never work without once offering a solution. Complaints about management, direct reports, that other department, that other church, that other company.

You get the idea. This sort of attitude drains the life out of a team, a community, and the (un)lucky person working next to such an individual.

Like I said, most of us are familiar with the importance of good attitudes, and most of us would say we want that kind of attitude. But where do they come from? How do you cultivate a positive attitude?

Here’s a place to start: your identity. More specifically, your identity in Christ.

I know I know, everything in someway comes back to this. It sounds so theologically sound. Whoop dee do. But don’t miss it..you need this missing ingredient.