Jerry is a restaurant manager known for his positive attitude. When asked how he maintains this outlook, Jerry explains that every day he chooses whether to have a good or bad mood. He also chooses to learn from bad experiences rather than see himself as a victim. Jerry was later the victim of an armed robbery where he was shot. Despite his injuries, Jerry chose to live and maintained his positive attitude during his long recovery process. He credits his choice to stay positive with helping him survive.

1. You have two choices (Someone shared these slides with me, I liked them and sharing via SlideShare- Sujit Ghosh)

2. Jerry is the manager of a restaurant. He is always in a good mood.

4. Many of the waiters at his restaurant quit their jobs when he changed jobs , so they could follow him around from restaurant to restaurant

7. Seeing this style really made me curious, so one day I went up to Jerry and asked him ： "I don't get it! No one can be a positive person all of the time. How do you do it?"

10. Every time someone comes to me complaining, I can choose to accept their complaining or I can point out the positive side of life. I always choose the positive side of life."

11. "But it's not always that easy,” I protested.

12. "Yes it is," Jerry said. "Life is all about choices. When you cut away all the junk every situation is a choice.

14. Several years later, I heard that Jerry accidentally did something you are never supposed to do in the restaurant business. He left the back door of his restaurant open

21. "The first thing that went through my mind was that I should have locked the back door," Jerry replied.

22. "Then, after they shot me, as I lay on the floor, I remembered that I had two choices: I could choose to live or could choose to die. I chose to live ."