Lots has been written over the years about Mindset. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines Mindset as:
a habitual or characteristic mental attitude that determines how you will interpret and respond to situations
The Free Dictionary makes it a bit easier:
a mental attitude or inclination
Our mindset is simply the attitude we take towards like – how we think in the world around us.
For me, Mindset is foundational to everything we do in life and in business. It shapes the way we see the world and how we act in it.
Your mindset determines your success.
You are more than welcome to define that success for yourself, but please know, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that how you think determines your outcome. Proper thought directly affects your success as a person, wife, husband, business owner, speaker, author and more.
Is there a reason why Napoleon Hill’s classic Think and Grow Rich is still read by millions each year? Millionaires and billionaires like Bill Gates, Mary Kay Ash, Dave Thomas and Sir John Templeton have all pointed to proper mindset as key to their success. Each one of them drew their inspiration from the concepts found in Hill’s book.
Hill demonstrated the power of the mind and the thoughts that come from it when he said:
“Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve.”
When you stop the hustle and bustle of your life and focus your mindset on what you want to achieve in every area of your life, remember this truth. If you can conceive it and believe it – it can be yours.
Many have written off Mindset as touchy-feely, woo woo, pop psychology.
Let me ask you, does this truth ring true to reality with you?
The Dali Lama says that the purpose of life is one thing: Happiness. This just feels right and the opposite feels so wrong.
With this idea in mind, can you see how a proper mindset filled with hope and determination can lead to not only happiness, but also success? Is it just possible that you can truly change your life by changing your thinking?
I am not naive. I have seen how hard it can be to change long held negative thought patterns. These patterns can be paralyzing at times. It takes work to change them.
I have also seen the amazing transformation that happens in people’s lives when they do the hard work and reinvent their thinking.
Conclusion
In life and in business we always have choices. We can choose to live and think in positive or negative patterns. We can choose our mindset – it is not predetermined for us.
We are in control – of our thoughts, our lives and our success.
I want to hear your thoughts. How has life changed for you when you have changed your mindset? Do you agree or disagree with this post? Why?
Please continue the conversation below!
