THE IMPORTANCE OF ADOPTING A SUCCESS MINDSET
Tamara Baruhovich
www.discoveryourpotential.net
Do you ever feel overwhelmed by a certain task that you have never done before? Do you stress about starting because you are not sure about how to go about it? We’ve all been in similar situations, but what matters is how we approach them. When we have a success mindset, we manage to build up the necessary courage that promotes the self confidence to start and do our best, regardless of what we know -or don’t know- about the task at hand!
Also, when we adopt the right mindset, we are more able to handle setbacks, and keep our spirits up regardless of the outcome. We hear it all the time… “Success is a State of Mind.” There are people who would argue that success is a natural result of proper planning, preparation and focused action, and that viewpoint certainly holds deep truth. However, there are also many examples that disprove that presumed “fact.”
Have you ever wondered how two people can attempt the same objective in the same way and only one of them succeeds? Is it sheer luck? Timing? Tenacity? Hard Work? More often than not, it’s a person’s mind-set that determines whether they fail or succeed. But what is a mind-set, anyway? Typically a mind-set refers to your predominant state of mind day to day and moment to moment.
It’s formed of what you think about, focus on, and expect from your daily experiences. Think negatively, expect the worst, feel pessimistic about your options and that’s exactly what you’ll seem to draw into your life. Likewise, think positively, expect the best and focus on a successful outcome and you get it most of the time.
Makes sense, right? But how exactly does this work? Why is a success mind-set so essential in our outcomes? There are several reasons, but these three are the ones with the most weight:
1) A success mind-set boosts your confidence and self-esteem.
A lack of belief in yourself usually comes along with a sense of powerlessness and futility, which is the exact opposite of a success mind-set. Lack of confidence means you see no point in trying to be successful because it won’t happen anyway. If you feel this way often, it means you do not believe in yourself and your abilities to perform the tasks needed to succeed at your intended goal. Obviously, this creates a specific mind-set that is a recipe for failure in any endeavor. Having a true success mind-set, on the other hand, means you believe in yourself and your capabilities. Without being over confident and surreal, you believe you can succeed at nearly anything you try, and you’re willing to give it your best shot. Even better, you are willing to learn the missing information to pursue your goals. And, the more you do try, the more confidence and self-belief you build – until you’re virtually unstoppable! (more…)
How Do Beliefs Produce “Driven”, Compulsive Behavior
Marty Lefkoe
http://www.recreateyourlife.com/
Why are so many of us “driven” compulsively to seek or do things that frequently aren’t in our own best self-interest?
You probably aren’t surprised that my answer is: beliefs. But there is a specific type of belief that results in “driven” behavior. And it is formed in a very specific way. Let me explain.
Imagine you are a young child who has created a host of negative beliefs about yourself or about life. (Very few of us escape childhood without forming a bunch of negative self-esteem beliefs. I’ll explain why in a future blog.) At this point you are in school, interacting with lots of other kids and adults. It dawns on you that you are going to grow up and will have to make your own way in life. You are confronted with a real dilemma, albeit an unconscious one: “How will I make it in life if there’s something fundamentally wrong with me or the world?”
What You Believe Is What You Expect Is What You Receive
How often have you heard the following statements, “I will believe it when I see it” or, “If I don’t expect too much I will not be disappointed”. Taking them at face value, these statements seem to make some sense. However, the reality is that they violate some essential universal principles. The truth is that we have a belief and expectation about everything in our current reality. That is why we experience whatever it is that we experience. To say that you do not believe or expect anything is, as far as universal principles are concerned, erroneous. It is more accurate to say you believe something is not so or you expect for something not to happen.
