Mindset

Ten Tips To Achieve A Success Mindset

It’s safe to say that we all want more success in our lives, and that success may take many different forms.

You may be looking for financial success in your career or business, or you could be looking for personal success in relationships etc.

Whatever you are striving for, hopefully this post will help on the way to achieving it.

Want to give your mind a kick up the backside and put it into 5th gear? Well, these ten tips will help you shift your paradigm into a success mindset.

Here goes…

1 View Failure As A Learning Opportunity

Don’t view failure as a crushing defeat but rather as a chance to learn and to come back stronger!

So many people fall foul of this and give up before they have even really started. Don’t let that be you!

Fail forward and fail fast; don’t dwell on your past mistakes as these don’t define your future.

2 View Obstacles As Challenges

Likewise, try to view problems as challenges to be overcome. This will just make your victory all the sweeter.

This is closely linked to point one and if you can reframe failures and obstacles as challenges that will help you to grow, this will help you to keep going.

Remember that nobody grows in their comfort zone; you must be pushed to grow and this is the type of opportunity that obstacles will give you.

3 Don’t Choose Between Two Things

When trying to choose between two things that you really want, the best answer is always to find a way that you can make them both happen.

Focus and clarity are important so you need to decide which is the priority and put all your energy into that one first.

Don’t try to multitask and tackle multiple goals as this is a recipe for failure; multitasking is a myth and NOT for the success minded person.

4 Don’t Let Others Define Your Success

Too many of us have one set view of what success looks like and we struggle to see it in any other way.

Success is doing whatever it is that makes you happy. Don’t worry if that just so happens to make other people raise their eyebrows!

Like I said in the beginning, what you want for success can vary wildly and will probably change during various stages of your life so don’t be constrained by other people’s idea of success.

Determine what you want to achieve ad really go for it.

5 Invest In Yourself

Investing in yourself is the most important way to start achieving more.

This is the best way to spend money and the best way to spend time. Develop your skills, buy a suit and fix that hair!

If you are buying training to learn a new skill and you put your new skills into action, then what initially looked like an expense has turned into an investment and should more than pay for itself in the long run.

6 Act Like You’ve Already Won

Acting like you’ve already won is the best way to empower yourself to be stronger and more successful.

When you do this, you give off an aura of success that makes others gravitate to you!

Visualisation can be a very powerful tool and can really help to keep you motivated, especially when you do hit the inevitable obstacles.

Always have your eye on the end goal but don’t forget to enjoy the journey too!

7 Know Yourself

This can be tough, but you really need to do this.

Know yourself and be honest about what you want, who you are and what your strengths and weaknesses are.

By doing this, you can focus your efforts on what you do best. If you need help in another area to reach your goals, consider outsourcing to experts in that area so it won’t hold you back.

8 Avoid Toxic People

Avoid the people in your life who are constantly telling you what you can’t do, who are making you feel bad about your dreams.

This is absolutely vital to your success. Don’t stay around people who constantly drag you down or are negative or call you a daydreamer.

This can be especially difficult if the people concerned are close family or friends.

As you start to achieve success people will become jealous of you and try to pull you back down to their level because you are exposing their flaws, and this makes them uncomfortable.

Find people who encourage you and celebrate your success with you.

9 Surround Yourself With Positive People

Likewise, surround yourself with positive people and surround yourself with people who share your vision and can help it grow!

True friends should always want what is best for you and will be happy when you achieve something.

You can also find online forums of likeminded people who are all there for the same reason and will all help to support and encourage each other; don’t underestimate the online community.

10 Do What You Are Most Passionate About

The simplest way to be successful in life, is to put more effort it. That means being willing to get up earlier, to work harder and to work smarter toward that goal.

But this shouldn’t feel like work. Why? Because it should be something that you absolutely love.

Spending your life working hard on something you don’t care about is a waste and when you find your passion, you’ll find it unlocks boundless energy and enthusiasm.

So, there are ten tips to help you to increase your success mindset.

Another tool you can use to increase your chances of success is to adopt habits of other successful people…

The Positive Habits Of Successful People

What do positive people have in common? Lots of things. And in fact, if you look at the most successful people across every different discipline, you’ll often find that they have more in common than they have differences.

Top athletes have a lot more in common with top CEOs than you might expect and the same can be said for artists too.

And when we recognize these habits, we can often break them down and work backward to discover some of the most important traits and habits we need to adopt in order to join them. Here are some of those positive habits…

Self Development

On his podcast, author Tim Ferriss interviews some of the most successful people in the world ranging from actors, to singers, to athletes to programmers.

One of the things that almost all of them surprisingly have in common is that they start their day with meditation. And of course a lot of them exercise too.

What does this tell us? It tells us that the successful mindset involves being willing to work on yourself and get better. When you do that, you have no limitations and you can keep on getting stronger and better!

Following A Passion

Another thing that you’ll find without exception when speaking with successful people is that they have one singular passion that they follow in every single aspect of their lives.

You’ll be able to tell because they will start talking about it right away and their eyes will light up!

It makes sense too – because when we have a real passion, it gives us the drive, focus and determination to work harder and smarter than everyone else.

Breaking The Mold

Something else that all of the most successful people in the world share is the willingness to break the mold – to walk the path less trodden.

This is how they discover opportunities that others miss but it’s also fundamentally what made them able to question their life’s path in the first place.

Arnold Schwarzenegger was certainly unique for deciding he wanted to become a bodybuilder (he came from a small village in Austria). He certainly raised eyebrows when he moved to America. But he had the courage to know what he wanted and to go after it – even if it was a bit unusual.

Don’t be afraid to be you and to go the way you want to go. Rules are there to be broken – that’s why they’re called breakthroughs!

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Master Time Management Techniques To Help Maintain Focus

Time and stress are always closely tied together. Most of your stress will likely come from you being worried about not finishing your work on time, and that same stress will likely delay you even further, which ends up becoming a vicious cycle that leaves you stressed out and without much work done.

It can be frustrating for you, your co-workers, and your clients. To avoid all of this, you need to master some proper time management skills in order to give yourself enough time to get your projects done easily, and to avoid a scenario in which you’re overly stressed out.

When you’re stressed out because you don’t feel like you have enough time to complete a project, the logical thing to do would be to get to work. However, that rarely ends up being the case.

Chances are, if you’re stressed out about work, you’ll find ways to distract yourself so that you feel better in the mere short term, while in the long term you’re going to be making things much worse for yourself.

There are all kinds of excuses that you’ll see yourself come up with. You might claim that you’re distracting yourself to be more creative for a bit or to get yourself feeling better so that you can then work more efficiently.

Even if that’s true, chances are high that you’re going to be spending more time than you’re saving, leading to you having even less time to actually complete your project. With time management skills, you can avoid this situation altogether, because it’s difficult to get out of once you’re in it.

Plan

First, you can carefully plan out your project’s schedule and how long it’s going to take you to do it. Don’t cut corners at this stage – you need to be completely honest. If you claim that a part of your work will only take 30 minutes, because that’s the fastest you can do it, don’t count on that.

If there’s a chance it’ll take you two hours, budget for that to take you two hours. If you end up taking less time, that’s great. However, if you do take up that much time, you’ll have already accounted for it, so you won’t be playing catch-up.

You need to also cut out any time distractions to see how much of your time is being spent on things that aren’t work. You’d be surprised how quickly time can fly when you’re watching shows online or scrolling through social media. That time could be better spent getting ahead in your work or catching up if that’s what you need to do.

And it’s not just time distractions that you need to be aware of! There are so many things that will try to divide your attention and stop you from staying focused and being creative.

It takes a lot of discipline to try to ignore these distractions, but you do need to try to set boundaries. The question is “How?”

Set Strong Boundaries For Dealing With Interruptions

No matter how hard you may try to avoid it, you’re going to be put in situations where you’re working and getting constantly interrupted. It can happen in many places, whether it be at work with other co-workers, somewhere with friends, or at home with your family.

It can be frustrating, or it can take you off track, so you need to learn how to deal with these interruptions properly so that you keep up with your work while also being civil with others.

For example, let’s say that you’re working at home writing up some documents on your laptop. Your kids might come in and start talking to you or make loud noises in the background again and again.

What you shouldn’t do is get mad at them, but rather you should tell them to be quiet during certain times of the day or interact with them every so often so that they’re less prone to interrupting you later on.

The situation with your family can depend on age as well. Toddlers won’t understand very easily that you need to focus on work, so try and patiently work with them to not come in so often, or try and play with them a bit more when you can so that they feel like they’re seeing you enough.

With older kids they can be a bit more understanding, so you should be able to explain it to them, and with teens they probably want to be in their own rooms anyway. When it comes to coworkers, you don’t want to seem like a complete stick in the mud, but you also have to be able to focus on the work you’re there to do.

Ask them nicely to talk later when you’re not working, and if that doesn’t work, get a little sterner. They of all people should hopefully understand that you need work, and if they’re still preventing you from doing your work, you might have to take the problem to someone above you instead of dealing with it personally.

Finally, you have friends that can be distracting. They might badger you into going out and hanging out with them, or prod you about working too much, but you should be able to tell them that you have to work, and you’ll just have to organize some time to hang out later.

It’s a difficult balancing act, but you should be able to still enjoy the time you have with your friends and family without sacrificing your work.

As you can appreciate, all of this can take a lot of self-discipline and a positive attitude. If you don’t have this, you will probably struggle to manage your time and distractions, so it is well worth your while to adopt the correct mindset; I know this may sound a little cliched but it does really work.

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How To Energize Your Life

Do you struggle to make it through the day? Do you constantly feel tired and worn out? If you do, you will know that it can be incredibly frustrating to have no energy.

The simple fact is that you must have energy to enjoy and profit from anything you do in life.

Some people seem to have an abundance of energy to do anything, while others struggle with every little task they face. There are ways to increase your personal energy and become a vibrant and successful person.

It’s been said that we’re living right now in the worst energy crisis of all time – the crisis of personal energy. We’re more stressed and pulled in more directions than we’ve ever been and the fast pace we’re expected to meet is depleting our energy levels at an alarming rate.

Managing your personal energy has never been more critical. Doctors say that the number one complaint of their patients is, “I have no energy.”

There can be a number of reasons that a persona may be suffering from lack of energy, but most of the time it has nothing whatsoever to do with a medical condition, but you should at least get checked out first to rule this out.

Chronic fatigue is often linked to circumstances such as a difficult or abusive relationship, lack of passion or being a caregiver to a parent or child.

Rather than deal with lack of energy by prescribing drugs, doctors are now more likely to suggest some tools that will help to restore energy levels and help the person enjoy their lives more and this is a good move; drugs are not the answer as they tend to just treat the symptoms and not the real underlying cause.

Here are some tools designed specially to increase your personal energy levels:

Do what you’re passionate about. Passion is one of the greatest energy restorers available. You may not be passionate about everything you do, but find something that makes you happy.
Take care of yourself. Give yourself breaks when needed. Most people today think they have to keep going long after their energy levels are depleted. Taking care of yourself will help to keep your energy levels high.
Know your emotions. Your thoughts drive your emotions and some emotions can wear us out. When you think positive thoughts, you’re naturally going to have positive emotions and that is a natural energy booster.
Let your values determine your lifestyle. If you don’t live according to your values and react and perform out of guilt and shame, your energy will wane rapidly.
Take responsibility for your life. You, and only you, can make the choices that determine whether you will be successful or always floundering just on the precipice of success. Make wise choices when it comes to your wellbeing.

To enjoy a happy and vibrant energy level and shift from lack of energy to an abundance of energy, you must tap into the powers that only you hold – to love yourself enough to take care of yourself.

Keeping energy levels high all the time may not always be feasible so how do you get your replenish energy levels quickly? Let’s look at that now…

How To Recover Your Energy Quickly

Restoring your energy after it feels depleted doesn’t require magic.

Sometimes, a hot cup of herbal tea will do the job. Other times, it may take some rest to bring your body from feeling like you have nothing left to the point where you feel vitality and inner strength again.

There are some strategies involved in giving your body what it needs to recover its strength and rebound to a point of well-being. They are:

It may sound counter-productive but moving can actually help you connect with your body. Movements such as stretching, yoga movements and poses and a walk can help restore your energy. Moving is especially helpful when you’ve spent hours at a desk or focusing on something intensive.
Your body should tell you when it needs rest. Rather than pushing yourself to go on until you fall down, get the rest you need. Your body will appreciate it and your energy will be restored.
When you’re still and go within yourself, you experience a new energy that you didn’t have before. Try to find quiet spaces and times during the day to just be still and meditate about peaceful and restful things.
Guard your time. Everyone has the same amount of time, but how we use it varies from person to person. Some give it away without thinking, while others always schedule time to take care of themselves. Watch how you spend your time and guard it carefully.
Take some time to feel your breath as you take one after the other. Inhale and exhale until your entire body feels the power and life that it’s providing your body and mind.
Make the world a better place. It may be as a parent, teacher, manager or friend, but take some time in your busy life to appreciate your experiences for what they are. They will all teach you something and help you grow.
Take care of your body. Through diet, exercise and other ways, nourish your body so that your choices can help your energy restore itself.
Take part in what inspires you. Your desires usually indicate what your passion is, and your passion can ignite your energy. The truth is in what you’re thinking of most of the time and what you are excited about.

Rather than do things and be around people who drain you, stay away from that and nourish the things and people who make you feel alive and more energetic.

If you’re exhausted from a day’s work, treat yourself kindly, get rest and feel compassion for yourself.

Another benefit of having good energy levels is that you will become more productive so let’s now take a look at managing your energy levels and increasing your productivity.

How To Effectively Manage Your Energy And Increase Productivity

More and more, people are realizing the importance of managing your energy level rather than you time to increase productivity. There are many things and tasks that can zap your energy levels and make you much less productive than you could be.

You may also experience low energy levels during certain times of the day and should either take a break during those times or schedule non-important tasks.

If you find that certain people, tasks or times of the day are taking a toll on your energy, it’s time to assess what those problems are and do something about them. It’s about managing your energy effectively rather than your time.

Energy levels are different from person to person. If you’re a morning person who is at the top of their game at the first crack of dawn, you should schedule the more difficult, mind-boggling tasks at that time. Others, who are night owls, should plan their schedules the opposite.

Some other ways to effectively manage you energy to get more done include:

Delegate – Some people have difficulty with delegating tasks to others. If the kids can help fold towels or there’s a good writer in your business that could develop a sales page – delegate those tasks to them. You’ll be saving the energy you would have spent on something that can clearly be completed by someone else.
Track your tasks – There are some great online tools (such as Google Tasks) that can help you track where your time and energy is being spent. You can break the larger tasks into smaller increments; do the most difficult ones when your energy level is high and mundane tasks when your energy level is lowest.
Get rid of distractions – Distractions can be huge energy-drainers. If you’re on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, YouTube and other social media sites, you may find yourself wondering where the time has gone after you’ve spent an hour on one of these sites. Disconnect to save your energy and get more done. Stop alerts and hide the sites until you have some relaxing time to devote to them.
Refresher breaks – Some of us can spend hours at our work desks without looking up or moving around. At the end of one of these sessions, you’ll notice that your energy is drained and you don’t have much left for anyone or anything else. The remedy is to take refresher breaks – get up and stretch and move around for a few minutes. Your productivity will likely increase.

Getting in sync with your natural energy rhythms can help in so many areas of your life. Work, personal life and health are just a few of the ways that managing your energy can make you a happier and more productive person.

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Is Lack Of Education Really An Obstacle?

Do you worry about not being clever enough? If you are like most people, I’m sure that this fear has cropped up at least once in your life and it can be difficult to overcome or come to terms with.

If you don’t have a certain skill and are looking to get into a certain field, it becomes an immediate obstacle to getting your foot into that industry. It’s something that holds a lot of people back from realizing their dreams before they have even started and that is a real shame.

Today, there are more opportunities than ever, to get the needed training and you don’t necessarily need to go to college to get it.

By some measures, ten thousand baby boomers are retiring each day. What this means for those still in the workforce is companies are left with a gap in resources.

These resources need to be filled. In the past, if you didn’t have the skills to fill that gap, you were stuck, because there were plenty of people that could step up with the right skills.

But, with the mass exodus of one large group of people, companies are less stringent about strict college requirements. If they aren’t now, they soon will be.

It’s a matter of common sense and economics. If you have a shortage of skills, you are going to be more lenient in who you find. This means that you can train yourself and approach companies to present your new skills. You won’t need a degree, nor will you need much experience.

And in some countries, the barrier to acquiring a degree has been pushed so low that it means it isn’t worth anywhere near as much as it once was which is a real shame.

You need to be aware that if you don’t have that degree you may have to start out at a lower salary while they are training you.

But, when you get the needed training and some experience under your belt, you will be in a better position to negotiate. Experience beats qualifications any day and that is become even more so in the modern work place.

It is possible the company training you will require you to stay for a predetermined amount of time. You will need to decide if this is acceptable to you. Remember, it’s about getting your foot in the door.

As far as where to find the training, believe it or not, you can start with YouTube. They have many training videos that can give you some beginning advice and instruction. When you go through some training, then you can step up your efforts and look for more advanced instruction.

At this point, it’s a good idea to get on some mailing lists related to the field you are trying to break into. Involve yourself in forums as this is a good way to get familiar with the influential people in your field.

Consider starting a blog related to this new field so you can add credibility to your efforts. Maintaining a blog shows you are serious about committing to the field.

And don’t be put off by anyone or anything; there are plenty of people out there who have become great successes despite poor education or some other type of obstacle.

They often look like they have it all and it was handed to them, but more often than not, that is far from the truth.

Here are a few to inspire you…

Examples Of People Who Overcame Obstacles

The following people are well-known and have overcome obstacles at some point in their lives. This article profiles what types of obstacles they faced and how they became who they are because of them.

If there is any story that can help people overcome obstacles, it’s that of Helen Keller. Here is a woman who went deaf and blind before she turned two from a sickness. Others may have sheltered themselves from the world.

With the help of Anne Sullivan, who became her governess and companion, Helen rose above her obstacles and learned how to help others in similar situations like hers.

Helen became a renowned author and speaker, which was incredible during her time. People with her type of disabilities were not expected to do much. She became an activist for women’s suffrage among other causes.

To say that Abraham Lincoln had a lot on his plate is probably the largest understatement in history. He lost his mother when he was still a child and his family lived in poverty.

He taught himself law and went on to become one of the greatest presidents in the history of the United States.

But, he dealt with severe depression. Some believe this is what defined him and it led him to greatness. He focused on what he could control and understood what was beyond his control.

The war was a difficult time for him, but he persevered. Even his enemies admired the man for what he accomplished.

The author of the Harry Potter series, J.K. Rowling, struggled before becoming well known. She was divorced and living in poverty with her daughter in Scotland.

This low point in her life was both depressing and revealing. She used the pain at the time to transform a concept she carried with her, i.e., the concept of Harry Potter, into an epic series. You are unlikely to find too many people who are not familiar with this story.

Her example is one of not giving up and writing during her low point. Where others would simply feel sorry for themselves and continue to live in poverty, Rowling wanted a better life for her and her daughter. So, she persevered and catapulted to success.

As you can see from the profiles in this article, these people overcame their obstacles and went on to greatness. It is within us all to do the same, as long as we are willing to do what it takes to get there.

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Can Everyone Find Their Passion And Purpose?

Do you find that some days you wish you lived a different life? Perhaps you find yourself wishing that you were Richard Branson, Donald Trump or Brad Pitt.

It isn’t unusual to wish you lived a different life or were someone else. If you find that you have days where you feel unsatisfied or discontented, then it may be time to think about what you can do turn your life around.

What’s different about your life and that of those you admire and who inspire you? At first glance it may be that you think it’s money or fame. Often you will look at possessions.

Instead look deeper and list those qualities that you admire. It may be that you are inspired by their skills, knowledge, generosity or temperament.

What do they have that you don’t? They have passion and a purpose. They have something that they care about and are filled with a desire to make a difference; not just for themselves but for others.

Your life can be fulfilling. Living a life with passion and purpose is possible for everyone. You do not need to be rich, famous or highly educated.

To find your passion and purpose you need to discover what you really want. Don’t just consider material objects, look deeper at lifestyle, relationships, your health and emotions.

For a positive difference to take place you don’t need to give up your job and follow your calling 100% of the time. You can start small and paint your masterpiece or write your novel in your spare time.

This will allow you to begin to feel the benefits of doing what you love and feeling the positive effects and changes while still working and earning an income.

Not everyone wants to change the world. It may be that you want to make a difference by volunteering at the local homeless shelter. Your desire to bring about positive change in the lives of others, less well off than yourself, will bring about an enormous change in your life.

You will experience the joy of giving and in return feel a sense of satisfaction. In addition, you’ll probably pick up new skills, make new friends and connections and discover other changes you want to make in your own life.

Everyone deserves to live their best life. All you need to do is find what you really want to do that can make you feel excited, joyful, engaged and fulfilled. That way you can begin to live your best life instead of settling for a humdrum existence.

Four Secrets To Achieving Success

Everyone wants to be successful. Focus generally tends to be towards career success.

However, personal or life success, is also important. Success is about achieving goals.

After all if you haven’t got a goal then how can you be successful? So what are the four secrets that can help you be successful?

Set Goals

It is vital that you set yourself goals for your personal and professional lives. These will provide a target to aim for.

Once you’ve listed your goals then write down the steps you are going to take to achieve them. Add who or what can help you to your list.

Find an accountability partner, mentor or coach who can help and support you.

And when you are setting goals, don’t always be totally focused on the end point but try to enjoy the journey along the way. Life is about enjoyment, not just achieving something.

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Remember That Your Personal and Professional Lives Are Inter-dependent

You may think that your career goals are totally separate from your personal goals.

However, they are inter-dependent. Your career relies on your well-being, impacts on your family and relationships, your health and happiness.

Your happiness, relationships and health are affected by your career.

If you’re not happy at work or doing a job you love then it will have an impact on your emotional and physical well-being, as well as affecting other areas of your personal life.

To be successful in one area you need to create success in the other.

Find Your Passion And Purpose

If your personal and professional lives are inter-dependent, then to be successful in them you will need to discover your passion and purpose.

By discovering these you will create determination to succeed, enhance your creativity, spark inspiration and be able to harness the power of flow in your activities.

Ask yourself what you really want to do with your life. What do you want your legacy to be?

Don’t Focus On The Money

While many people consider amassing wealth to be a sign of success, that should not be your end goal or sole success indicator.

Instead focus on your emotions, lifestyle and well-being. What will your life look and feel like when you have successfully achieved your goals? How will your family and friends feel? Why not create a vision board with words, quotes and pictures showing your life as a success?

When thinking about your professional success consider how you will know you’ve succeeded. What will your position be? How will you be making an impact in your company and in the wider community? What will your working day look like?

Think about work/life balance and the effect on your family and relationships with friends. How will your new role or business affect your life, health and happiness?

While success can mean different things to different people, one thing all definitions have in common is that success is measured by achieving goals that make you feel positive emotions, for example, happiness and achievement.

You will find the greatest success comes when you use your passions to create your goals in life and work.

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