Latest "Attitude Adjustment" Posts
Steve Rizzo in Success Magazine: How to (Positively) Think Your Way to Success
By Steve Rizzo Some people say the situations life presents dictate what kind of life you will have. Others maintain it’s the way you react to these challenges that determines your satisfaction in life. But I take a different approach from the nature versus nurture debate. It’s not the situation itself that determines your […]
Humor: Your Emotional Self Defense Mechanism
Did you know that only a few seconds of laughter in the midst of a stressful situation is all you need to catch your second wind? Even a little levity can help change how you view a particular problem. I noticed that the more I utilized my Humor Being as a strategy […]
RIZZ-O-ISMS: Part 8
Rizzo-Isms are “Attitude Adjustment Strategies” that will take you to a better place in Business and in Life. They are designed to help you to reduce stress, acquire a positive attitude and to create habits for success and happiness. It isn’t necessarily the details of a particular challenge that weigh us down, but […]
Your Beliefs Write the Story of Your Life
Last week I was on a flight from Los Angeles to Orlando Florida. The woman next to me asked me what I did for a living. I told her that I was a motivational business speaker who challenges the attendees to shift their way of thinking so they can discover increased productivity, greater enthusiasm […]
The Positive Side of Anger
I think we can agree that anger is a very powerful force that needs to be reckoned with. People respond to anger in different ways. Some respond with aggression and want to hit something or someone, scream, curse, break something, blame someone, throw a tantrum or tell someone off. While others try to repress their […]
Feeling Good: The Fuel that Drives Motivation
I’m about to give you a golden nugget of information that can change your life forever. Are you ready? Here it is. The key to staying motivated throughout the day, is to make sure that you are feeling good during the process of whatever you are trying to achieve. That’s it! That’s all you need […]
Your Overall Happiness
When I made the decision to make happiness my number one priority every day, I became aware of a whole new world of possibilities. Healthier choices instantly presented themselves. I learned how to make myself feel better when times were tough simply by shifting my thoughts and focusing on something that would lift my spirits. […]
Beliefs, Labels and Writing the Stories of Your Life
The great poet Milton said, “The mind is its own place and it can make a heaven of hell or a hell of heaven.” What a powerful statement and how true it is. The mind is its own place, but it’s important that you understand that your thoughts both emanate from your mind and influence […]
Laugh in the Face of Fear: Humor Being to the Rescue!
The first time I can recall my sense of humor having a dramatic effect on my life was when I was in the third grade. I was performing in the play “Alice in Wonderland.” No, I wasn’t Alice. I was Humpty Dumpty. You know, the egghead who was damaged irreparably when he found out he […]
The High Price of Stress
Here’s the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. Sometimes I don’t practice what I preach. There, I said it and I’m not ashamed to admit it. Yes, I know, I’m a funny motivational speaker and I should be able to walk the talk. For the most part I do, but sometimes I […]
