Who Do YOU Look To For Inspiration in Your Life?
Everyone knows someone who have been faced with terrible obstacles (health, financial, personal) and come out the other side to find tremendous success. You read in the paper or on the Internet on a daily basis of such inspirational stories.
Lucky for me, I don’t have to look too far. Just across the breakfast table.
I have told this story before, but for new readers, a brief summary.
Rosemary in the Bahamas
A little more than 1 year ago, my wife Rosemary was diagnosed with breast cancer. Further, they tested her for a genetic mutation that would increase dramatically her chance of getting recurring cancers in her breasts or ovaries in the future. She tested positive for this mutation.
It was also at this time when we were launching a couple of new home business ventures.
My reaction was to put everything on hold and focus on Rosemary’s health.
Rosemary’s reaction was that NOTHING was going to stop her, and we should move forward with everything.
She is a very brave and courageous gal.
Today, we got back from the Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas. In between, Rosemary endured 4 operations and various setbacks, and I am so happy to announce, cancer-free.
It was not just a week of vacation. It was a celebration of life.
And a celebration of our perseverence. Neither of us ever thought for one moment that Rosemary would not be cured. And neither of us would let her illness stop the progress we were realizing in our business.
Check out the new video we just posted on this subject:
Now, I’m no fool, and neither is Rosemary. Both of us realize that, if it were not for very early detection of her cancer things could have turned out a lot different. But we also believe with all our hearts that mindset and a positive attitude is extremely important when trying to attain anything in life, whether it be recovering from an illness or trying to attain a seemingly unreachable personal or financial goal.
Mindset is very powerful. It should never be underestimated.
I’ve seen it time and gain in members of my business team. There are those that have everything going for them — the knowledge, the brains, the finances– but they fail.
In comparison, I’ve seen team members who I doubted would be able to make their business work — no money, no prior experience — but they flourished and grew their business exponentially.
The difference? MINDSET.
The group with seemingly little or no chance spent a lot of time developing their mindset. At least an hour each day of learning techniques to stay positive, visualize their goals, and to make smart uses of their time.
My advice for everyone is find someone inspirational to you and pay close attention to their mindset. My bet is that they are positive, upbeat people who pay close attention to what goes on between their ears.
Stay positive, folks!
Get Out of Your Own Way
Welcome to Day 11 of the “30 Tips in 30 Days” Blog Special. I had originally intended at this point in the series to go right in to tips for using specific marketing methods. But a slight diversion first.
A few days ago, I wrote of the importance of developing the “millionaire mindset” in order to succeed in your home business venture. Today, I would like to take it a step further.
If you get nothing else out of this post, get this…
What goes on between your ears is more important than anything else in determining whether you will be a success or failure in anything in life.
Last night, I was listening to one of the top earners in my company talk about this very thing. He talked about “Getting Out of Your Own Way.”
David’s premise (and I agree with it) was that we have all been preconditioned to believe in certain ways. This conditioning has likely been taking place since your early years and is supported by experiences in your present day life.
Thoughts are more powerful than anything else in determining how you feel about yourself and how much success you will experience in your life. For the network marketer, thoughts like “I’m no good at this”, “No one wants to buy from me”, and “I’m not qualified to lead my team” translate into reality very quickly.
The subconscious mind is a very powerful thing. Once you plant these thoughts in your subconscious, they work 24/7 to make these thoughts your reality.
But there is hope!
David outlined 4 strategies for improving your mental conditioning:
1). Increase your knowledge every day. The amount of time you spend doing this is not important. It is the consistent effort, day after day that is important. Exercise your mind by learning something new daily.
2). Constantly question your realities and your beliefs. This is very powerful. When doubts come across your mind, question their validity. Are they REALLY true? How do you know? For example, if you are getting ready to speak to a prospect and your mind fills with the usual self-talk like “This person won’t be interested in joining my team”, STOP right then and there and QUESTION it.
How do you know this person won’t be interested? Is it really true that your prospect won’t value you or your opportunity? This constant questioning will begin to condition your subconscious to change the chatter going on in the background.
3). Structure a new social influence. Who you spend time with and hang out with is HUGELY important. It’s just as your mom and dad used to tell you. Who your friends are goes a long way to defining who you are. Take a good hard look at your social circles. Do these people have the dreams or realities that are consistent with yours?
I’m not saying that you need to dump all your current friends. Just be very careful who you spend time with. Don’t hang out with people who are “dream crushers”. If possible, find people who are “walking the walk” and getting the kind of results you aspire to in your life. This goes for business and personal results.
4). Read and/or listen to affirmations every day. First, make a list of your most dominating doubts, those that pop up at every turn to tell you that you can’t succeed for this reason or that. Every time you notice one of these doubts surfacing, stop and write it down. Question this doubt as in Step 2.
Write some positive aspirations to counteract these doubts. In the example I gave before, the self-doubt “I am not qualified to lead and coach new team members” should be reworked in to the affirmation, “I AM qualified to be a great coach and team leader.” Then to back it up, make it a point to learn something every day about being a great team leader (see Item 1).
Repeat this process with every self-doubt that surfaces.
Now, make some copies of this list and post it in places you will see throughout your day. Put a copy on your computer, on your refrigerator, on your bathroom mirror, in your car… wherever you are likely to see it. Then look at your list whenever you pass by. You don’t have to study it. Just acknowledge the items on the list.
Your subconscious will take care of the rest.
I strongly urge you to ACT on this post. Don’t just read it, put it into action.
Here’s wishing you only positive and productive thoughts!
Bob
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