POSITIONING YOURSELF FOR SUCCESS!
Until you shift your paradigm you will never see what is truly possible for your life. We are all called to greatness but very few will pay the cost to produce a life of greatness.
Here are 4 tips to figure out what your greatness is :
1 . Define what success means to you
One of the main reasons that so many people are not experiencing success is because they do not really know what success is. While I could offer you many definitions, success is essentially having the resources you need to reach your full potential in life. Notice that I did not say that success was having a big house or a luxury car. Those are the products of success but success is not things. Success is the fulfillment of purpose and the maximization of your potential. Success is not about what we accumulate but what we add to the world. We are all called to greatness. However, when you allow others to define your success, you discount the special gift that you have been given to bless the world. Stop viewing success only in terms of financial gain and see it as the opportunity to fill a gap in the world.
“Success in life could be
defined as the continued
expansion of happiness
and the progressive
realization of worthy
goals.”
2 . You have to stop making excuses for your life
Do you really want to succeed? Then you have stop making excuses for your life. Excuses are the lies we tell ourselves for why we cannot live a better life. Excuses are the fortresses we build in our minds that engineer our failure. What if the only thing that stood between you and your future were excuses? The same energy you put into making excuses for why you are not further in life can be used to engineer the life of your dreams. In fact, dreams manifest at the intersection of excuses and expectations. Different results require different reasons. You only need one reason to revolutionize your life. If you live a lifetime of making excuses, your dreams will ultimately become extinct. Excuses temporarily relieve the pain of confronting our choices. However, expectations force us to take accountability for our actions and align us to achieve greatness in life.
3 . Rewrite the story of your life
One of the great joys of my life is empowering people around the world to reach their full potential. I have seen so many people triumph over tragedies and overcome opposition. However, before you can experience big breakthroughs you have to look at your internal
programming. What do I mean when I say internal programming?
I am talking about the story that you keep telling yourself. Most of the stories that we create for our lives are stories of defeat and disfunction. When our internal programming is off we perceive ourselves as victims and we script defeat for our lives. On the other hand, when you have a paradigm shift it changes your internal programming. As your thinking changes you script stories of victory and triumph for your life.
The story you are creating is scripted by your perception of the conditions of your life. The conditions of your life will either endanger your potential or expose your power. When you can view the conditions of your life as a catalyst to change, you break cycles and create new chapters in the story of your life.
4 . You have to live with intention
I know what it is like to have a dream and to feel like it is dying right before your eyes. I know what it is like to see a business that you have worked so hard to build, collapsing no matter how hard you work to save it. At the same time, I know what it is like to bounce back from setbacks and not be defined by disappointments. Years later I am a successful entrepreneur and highly respected thought leader.
How did I get here?
I owe a lot of my success to the power of intention. Years ago I lived life without a clear plan or direction. I felt like I was living life in a maze. Then I had a powerful moment of awareness where I realized that I needed to live with a mission. In fact, I decided to break that mission into small daily action steps.
Those action steps were intentions. Guess what? The decision to take these small daily action steps toward a bigger mission completely changed my life. All of a sudden unexpected resources showed up. Incredible new relationships started to blossom in my life. My intentions ultimately became my reality.
“You feel good not
because the world is
right, but your world is
right because you feel
good.”
When you have a paradigm shift, couple faith with expectation, and live with clear intentions you inevitably arrive at a place of success. Stop looking for a formula for success and set clear intentions for your life. When you act with intention anything is possible.
How do you define success in your life?
No one has intentions of being unsuccessful. However, sometimes the way we go about living isn’t conducive to being successful.
What would you like to be more successful with in your life?
If we want to be successful, we must do things that will align up with bringing success into our lives. Let’s talk about those things that will help you with alignment when it comes to being success.
1. Cultivate your mind.
All things start first with a thought or an idea. The greatest inventions and creations in our world’s history all started in the mind. To achieve any level of success, we must prepare our
minds by deepening our knowledge and sharpening our skillsets. The word cultivates means to promote, develop, or grow something. No matter where we are in our lives, we need to expand our minds in order to position ourselves for success.
I would agree with American Businesswoman Mary Kay Ash when she said, “Don’t limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as your mind lets you. What you believe, remember, you can achieve.”
2. Find your all-star team.
It is hard to succeed at anything without the right people around you. You should surround yourself with people who want to see you succeed.
However, not only should you surround yourself with people who support your success, but also recruit people who can actually help you achieve you goals and aspirations. Be very careful of adding people to your team who are unsuccessful or people who will hate on
your success.
American speaker and author Brian Tracy said,
“Teamwork is so important that it is virtually impossible
for you to reach the heights of your capabilities.”
3. Work your magic.
As I was writing this blog, I was discussing these points of being successful with a friend. When I mentioned this point to her, she said, “I really like that one!” And I said, “I agree dear friend .”
Magic can be defined in this blog as any extraordinary or powerful influence or effort.
Here are the facts:
1) There is no one like you on this Earth
2) Your gifts and abilities are remarkable.
Wouldn’t life be easy if work wasn’t necessary to be successful? Unfortunately the most successful are usually the hardest workers. They go the extra mile and do things that others won’t do. While others spending money, they are saving money. When others are watching reruns and marathon series, the successful is working on their goals and dreams.
American Director George Lucas knows little something about working hard. He is the creator of the Star Wars and Indian Jones franchises. He said, “Working hard is
very important. You’re not going to get anywhere without working extremely hard.”
Again, I know no one wants to be unsuccessful. But a lack of success will become part of who you are without awareness and intentional action. There is no specific formula you apply to the successful. And there are no guarantees when it comes to achieving success. But when you see successful people and organizations, you will find these characteristics in any successful individual or company.
One of the biggest secrets to success is knowing how to put yourself in a position to be successful. Too many people focus on the end goal of success, but aren’t prepared to do
what it takes along the way.
Here are some tips for positioning yourself for success:
•Start Seeing Yourself in the Authentic Way
Did you know that the way you position yourself in your own mind will have a large effect on how others position you and the effect that you have on others? It is important that you
believe yourself to be acting in a manner that is consistent with how you feel and who you are – authenticity is essential.
•Make Sure Your Needs Are Met
There is no way that you can be successful if your needs are not being met – this should be a top priority of yours. Needs may range from physical (i.e. you are not physically healthy
and are not caring for yourself) to personal (i.e. you are unhappy, lonely, stressed).
•Set Some Standards for Yourself and Those Around You
It is important that you set some standards for yourself and for those around you. This means living in accordance with your values, and also refusing to tolerate actions from
others that drag you down and deplete your energy. You will never be successful if you let others walk all over you or if you fail to live what you believe.
How are you positioning yourself for success? Please
leave a comment below or email me directly to share
your thoughts. I would love to hear from you.
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