Credibility

Haven’t you always heard the most important thing is attitude? I’ve heard that all my life; attitude is everything.

But now that I’m older and wiser, I realize that’s not the case. Oh, don’t get me wrong, attitude is important, but it isn’t everything, far from it. Attitude is nothing without one important ingredient – credibility.

Without credibility you have nothing. Credibility makes you believable. Credibility is what makes people listen to you. Credibility is what makes people take action when you speak.

Have you ever heard anyone say, “I’m going to do what he says because he has attitude”? No, you haven’t. But you have heard people say, “I’m going to do what he says because he has credibility. He’s believable. He knows what he’s talking about.”
If you don’t have credibility, no amount of attitude will help you. In fact, attitude without credibility comes off as being arrogant.

I know lots of people who have attitude but they’re not credible. No one listens to someone with attitude. They do listen to someone with credibility. So don’t try to get attitude, try to become credible.

And the way you do that is by learning. Learning is an ongoing process. At 88-years old, Michaelango said, “I am still learning.” Knowledge is power.
The day you stop learning is the day you lose all credibility. You will still have attitude, but it won’t get you anywhere.

So, always remember, credibility is everything. The attitude part is nothing without it.

How about you? Are you credible, or are you just someone with attitude? Credibility and attitude go together like peanut butter and jelly.

People respect attitude, but they respect credibility way more. Become credible. Then attitude will follow.