Michael is the kind of guy you love to hate. He is always in a good mood and always has something positive to say. When someone would ask him how he was doing, he would reply,"If I were any better, I'd be twins!" He was a natural motivator.

迈克尔是一个非常讨人喜欢的家伙，他总是心情好好，说些积极向上的话。如果有人问他近况如何，他会这样回答：“如果我还能再好，我就成双胞胎了！”他生来就是个积极向上的人。

If an employee was having a bad day, Michael was there telling the employee how to look on the positive side of the situation. Seeing this style really made me curious, so one day I went up to Michael and asked him,"I don't get it. You can't be positive all the time. How do you do it?"

如果哪位雇员有一天不怎么顺心，迈克尔会告诉他如何从积极的一面看待眼前的形势。他的这种方式着实让我好奇，所以有一天我找到迈克尔问：“我真弄不明白。你怎么能总是那样积极乐观？你是如何做到这一点的？”

Michael replied, "each morning I wake up and say to myself 'Mike, you have two choices today. You can choose to be in a good mood or you can choose to be in a bad mood.' I choose to be in a good mood. Each time something bad happens, I can choose to be a victim or choose to learn from it. I choose to learn from it. 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 choose the positive side of life."

迈克尔回答说：“每天早晨醒来时我对自己说，‘迈克，今天你有两种选择：你可以选择心情愉快，你也可以选择心情糟糕。’我选择心情愉快。每次什么不愉快的事情发生时，我可以选择成为牺牲品，也可以选择从中吸取教训。我选择从中吸取教训。每次有什么人找我来抱怨，我可以选择接受他们的抱怨，也可以选择向他们指出生活中积极的一面。我选择指出生活中积极的一面。”

Yeah, right. It isn't that easy. I protested.

“是的，没错。可并不那么容易呀。”我表示异议。

Yes it is, Michael said. "Life is all about choices. When you cut away all the junk, every situation is a choice. You choose how you react to situations. You choose how people will affect your mood. You choose to be in a good mood or bad mood. The bottom line is: it's your choice how you live life. " I reflected on what Michael said.

“其实很容易，