#15 Be positive

We’ve all heard a lot about the supposed power of positive thinking. We’ve heard how it can not only change outlooks but fortunes as well. There are probably some of you reading this right now who still remain skeptical about positivism and its alleged beneficial effects. The thing is that while healthy skepticism is fine, an entrenched and cranky skepticism is usually a sign of negative thinking. So, if you haven’t tried positive thinking in your own business, yet remain skeptical of the concept, you have actually already proved that the power of positive thinking works.

Positive thinking is about enjoying the ride that life provides. It’s about taking chances and seeing possibilities. It’s about flexibility, creativity and developing and maintaining a strong passion for those things that you loved. It’s about gusto, brio and doing things with panache. It is, in some sense, the very antithesis of rigid skepticism and preconceived negativity. It is, at its heart, an embrace of all of the powers each of us are capable of when we throw off the chains of tradition, expectation and routine results. It is a real thing and it works.

To use the power of positive thinking in your own business you need to begin with a critical assessment of your own personal style and outlook. Make an honest examination of how you operate on a day to day basis. Are there areas where negativity, in any of its forms, outweighs positivity? If so, then there is room for positive change. Look at concepts like freedom, choice, possibility, optimism, and openness. Can you do more to increase your own options in any of these areas? Instead of asking yourself “How can I do this?” ask yourself instead “How can I NOT do this?” Changing your own personal management style to one that encompasses positivity on a daily basis can give you the freedom to choose success.

#16 Be grateful

It is easy to expect success as if being successful was a right instead of a privilege and a gift. The problem with expecting to succeed is that, without more, the self-absorption of that expectation can slowly and subtly poison everything around you, including your business. True success is earned and when it arrives it should be, and needs to be, accompanied by a strong sense of gratitude. This gratitude is not simply about being grateful for what you’ve achieved. It is about being grounded enough in the moment of success to remember and recognize everyone who helped you get to this particular time and place. Without this grounded gratefulness any success is lessened and will, in all likelihood, be fleeting.

So how do you repay those how helped you in achieving your goals? Well, obviously, acknowledging those individuals and sharing the benefits of your success with them is a great place to start. Yet, above and beyond taking care of your nearest and dearest, you also need to “pay it forward” by becoming a mentor and helper to others who are currently on their own journey towards success. Think about how you can collaborate with someone else in order to further their efforts. See if you can contribute in some way to their projects. This contribution doesn’t have to be monetary. Advice and the wisdom of experience are often far more valuable than cold cash.

This gratitude can extend even further. There are people who are currently helping you every day that you may not see as mentors. Your customers are among these people. Without them, success becomes impossible. Take the time to let them know how important they are. Your vendors are also equally important. Yes, they provide you with materials that you pay them for, but a true grounded and grateful attitude would also recognize each of them for the critical element they play in your business. Look outside the box and you’ll see that success is not a solo effort, it’s a team sport.

#17 Be accepting

There is absolutely no way for you to be successful and reach your goals until you accept who you are. You have to like yourself and what you do before anyone else will. The world detects how you feel about yourself and o\en simply shares the opinion you have about who you are. Be yourself and free yourself in the process. You are an individual who is unique. a Your talents and abilities, your intelligence and interests, your opinions and tastes, make you who you are. There is no need to hide a part of yourself or alter a part of yourself for the sake of conformity. True success is about freedom and all truly successful people are individualists who have, more or less, accepted and glorified who they are. You should do the same.

At the same time, being yourself does not mean glorying in mediocrity. You need to be the very best version of yourself possible. This means that you have to work at being you. You have to put the time into self-improvement. Acceptance is not an excuse for laziness, cowardice or fear. Life is a privilege. It is a gift. The gift and the privilege of life is that you get to be yourself, the best self you can possibly be. Use the gift, take advantage of the privilege that you’ve been given. Don’t squander the chance. Let your own unique light shine forth. This is the light that will illuminate the path to real success in life. It will also be the light that attracts other people to you.

#18 Conclusion

So there you have it. Success is a multifaceted achievement that involves many concepts and, often, many different people. However, as you’ve learned, the concepts involved in the successful business mindset are basic and learnable principles that can easily be put into action by anyone dedicated enough to reach the next level of achievement in their lives. It is all matter of doing the work to change the things in your own personal agenda that might need adjustment. Remember that you can use this book as a tool to help you make those adjustments. You can, and should, go back and review those sections that can help you anytime the need arises. The point is that life is about success. This means that you have your entire life to constantly change things for the better. Success is a process, as well as a journey. Here’s to wishing you a good trip.

#1 Motivation Basics

Synopsis

Motivation plays an important role in the daily living of a person. It can totally change the mood of several individuals in a very good way. Many people in this world have successfully achieved their most important goals in life because of this wonderful thing. Sometimes it can be embodied by a set of interesting objects that are very important in the life of a person. Its main purpose is to motivate a person to do a certain action or move in exchange for a certain reward or achievement.

Motivation is always embodied by a set of rewards that a person will receive after the process of accomplishing a very important goal. This special thing can be applied on the daily living of a person with the use of some special items or special individuals who can provide great happiness, contentment and courage to another person. Its concept is highly applicable in the process of learning process since the learners won’t be able to focus on their studies if a reward is not present to compensate their achievements. This emotion can be used also to achieve excellent results in the field of teaching. A teacher won’t be able to catch the attention of the students in a classroom for several hours if this was not properly integrated.

The Basics of Motivation

It is really hard to understand the concept of the motivation. But it is really one of the most important emotions that a person must feel while aiming for something to achieve better results in the end. The following are the key ideas that can explain the meaning of this special feeling:

– Several kinds of rewards or gifts are meant to be provided by an individual who aims to be motivated in the middle of a very tough task of responsibility in school, office or business establishment. Anyway, what are the examples of rewards that a person can use to motivate oneself or a different person? Some of the best rewards that a person can cause while aiming for an effective motivation are the following: money, compensations, success and other special things that are very rare or limited in the life of every people in this world.

– Motivation can be executed by only one person alone or with the help of another individual. All of the people in this world need it to become more successful in all of their goals and aspirations in life.

– Motivation can be used to build up the concept of moral values in the daily living of a person. It is something that can encourage a person to work harder while aiming for a very special thing or achievement in life.”

#2 Coneentrate on one goal

Synopsis

It is easy to concentrate on one goal if a person is well motivated. Motivation has a very strong connection to the concentration of an individual who aims for a very special thing. Such claim is very applicable in the process of attaining a very important goal in life or a very significant opportunity which can lead a person to success. There are so many ways to concentrate on a goal with the use of some effective motivational techniques. And some of its examples can be executed by only one person.

Motivation has an ability to improve the level of concentration of a person while trying to complete a very important goal. This special thing can encourage a person to pursue a very difficult task even if the needed things are not so easy to provide. It is something that can provide self confidence, strength and courage in the mood of a person. The issues that are related to hopelessness can be easily resolved with the help of this special thing which can be achieved by a person only with the use of a reward or any special item that can bring happiness and satisfaction in life after several days of focusing on a very tough responsibility.

It is Important to Concentrate on One Goal

Motivation and concentration have a strong connection to each other. These two things have an ability to change the overall performance of a person in school, work and even in the process of achieving a very special goal in life. If motivation is not present in the life of a person, it will be very hard for that individual to focus on a certain goal. It is because motivation helps a person to find a perfect purpose for a certain action or plan once executed. The following are the steps on how concentrate on one goal while aiming to understand the concept of motivation:

– First of all, self evaluation must be executed by a person while trying to motivate oneself to concentrate on one goal. Try to establish some limits and target accomplishments on the daily schedule of the tasks that are meant to be finished in the completion of a goal.

– Think of something that can be used as a reward for oneself just in case the goal has been successfully completed.

– Do not think of any negative situation while trying to accomplish all the tasks that will lead to the completion of an important goal. Stay positive and look into the things and rewards that will come after the challenges.

That’s it, when all of these steps were properly executed, a person will be able to concentrate on one goal. Such steps simply explain the importance of a motivation in all of the aspects of the daily living of a person.

#3 Find inspiration

Synopsis

Motivation and Inspiration have a similar purpose. These things can provide a person with a special reason to pursue a very special goal without hesitating. Such things can totally change the mood and daily living of an individual in a very positive way. In inspiration can be used by a person to motivate oneself in the middle of a very difficult challenge. It is something that will really inspire a person to continue a long journey even if there are several trials and obstacles that are waiting. To inspire someone is like an act of motivating someone to become stronger and more confident.

An inspiration is not so easy to find. Basically, it can be represented by an individual or an object which plays a very special role in the life of a person. It can be represented by a family member, a special someone or a pet. It is something that can encourage a person not to give up in the middle of a very difficult challenge. Many people in this world have successfully reached their goals in life with the help of their own inspirations who served as their own motivations. And their inspirations motivated them in the middle of all the trials in their lives.

Motivation is embodied by an Inspiration

There are so many ways to find an inspiration in the middle of the trials in life. Such thing will help a person to continue a long journey even if all of the things seem to be very complicated. It can be conducted in a workplace, home, or even in public places where several people are always present to lend a helping hand. One of the best ways to find this inspiring thing is to talk to the old folks who can share helpful advises in times of trouble and serious problems in life. The old individuals in this world might be the weakest and most vulnerable people who are very susceptible to illnesses and wounds. But these individuals have comprehensive knowledge and experience in life that can teach a young person to aim for a better life.

The old individuals who have successfully lived their lives to the fullest can be considered by the other people as their inspirations in their lives. Aside from the old individuals, a person can also find inspiration in a special someone. A special someone might be a girlfriend or a boyfriend who is willing to show great affection, love and support to a certain person while facing from several kinds of trials in life. This individual can be treated also by a person as an inspiration when all of the things in life start to get complicated.

#4 Get excited

Synopsis

It is possible to provide excitement in an activity or task if a motivation is present in the mind of the person who will perform it. A motivation can help a person to get excited everyday while aiming for something. At this stage, motivation can be represented by a very interesting activity or a very special reward. An individual may use the concept of motivation while aiming to achieve the presence of excitement in an upcoming event. There are so many ways to achieve such action. And as much as possible, the things that are new to the eyes of a person or a group of people must be maintained in a certain place or event while aiming to provide excitement.

In this chapter, the relationship between motivation and excitement will be discussed together with all the facts that are connecting these two different things from each other. The readers will be able to understand in this chapter if a person will be able to achieve real excitement in an activity which does not have a reward or an inspiration for the participants. Just read the whole chapter and find out what makes motivation special in the process of providing excitement in an activity.

The Relationship between Motivation and Excitement

Motivation and excitement are inseparable. It will be impossible for a person to make a simple activity more enjoyable and exciting if motivational activities are present in its flow. Like for example is in a classroom setting. In a classroom, a teacher and a group of students are present. An ordinary discussion activity in such place might encourage the learners to play and do not participate in their lessons. What’s the good solution for this issue that the teachers must use to provide excitement on their teaching strategies and discussions? Of course, the answer to that question is motivation. A teacher must be able to provide motivational activities in every stage of a classroom activity or discussion to make it more interesting for the learners.

A simple puzzle game or a trivia can be considered already by the teachers as a form of motivation that can help the learners to get excited in all of their lessons while participating in all of the activities that were provided to them. Motivation has a strong impact to the mood of every person in this world. It can make all the situations and activities more interesting for several hours especially when properly integrated. Everyone in this world will surely agree to the fact that motivation can never be separated from the concept of excitement since the different kinds of enjoyable activities and rewards that it can provide to a person have wonderful effects.

#5 Build anticipation

Synopsis

After a very special yesterday is a more fantastic tomorrow. Many people in this world believe in the fact that anticipation can help a person to become well motivated while aiming to accomplish a certain task or while waiting for something new in this world. It is easy to build such emotion in the heart and mind of a person when a very special event or achievement in the past remains fresh in the memory. Most of the people in this world have high expectations in all of the things that will happen in their future. And positive anticipations can be considered also as form of motivation.

Anticipation helps a person to become more positive in life while waiting for a very special goal or dream to be accomplished. It can be embodied by a very special dream or aspiration in life. It is something which embodies good news that a person wants to see and witness in the future. Since it has an ability to control the level of excitement in the life of a person, and it can also bring enjoyment. Such emotion can be considered also as another form of motivation for everyone.

Motivation will require a Person to Build Anticipation

Anticipation can motivate a person in a very excellent way. It is a special feeling that can encourage a person to expect more in the future after a very special and enjoyable moment in life. It is a form of motivation that can totally lead a person into a more positive and exciting life since its main purpose is to tell an individual that there’s something much better to see in the future even if all of the things that are already considered as excellent nowadays are suitable enough to make a person happy. The writer of this chapter knows that everyone in this world have experienced this moment in one of the best moments in their lives.

One of the excellent ways to build anticipation is to look into the possible improvements and positive changes that may occur in the future while aiming for a much better life in this world. By doing such action, a person will be able to understand that motivation and anticipation are also connected to each other since the main purpose of these things is to introduce the meaning of success to everyone. It’s easy to live a very exciting and enjoyable life in this world by anticipating good things and surprising moments every day. These are the things which make the act of building anticipation related to the concept of motivation.

#6 Commit publicly

Synopsis

The act of sharing a goal or a mission to the other people can help a person to accomplish it more effectively. Such situation refers to the concept of Commit Publicly while aiming to get motivated on a very tough or challenging task. To Commit Publicly is like an act of asking for the support of other people to achieve a motivation. A person will be encouraged to accomplish a certain goal without suffering from hesitations when this thing was successfully executed in the presence of the other people. It simply refers to the act of converting a certain goal into an official commitment.

To commit publicly while aiming for something can help a person to pursue a dream or a very tough task in a very efficient way without hesitating in the end. It will be a shameful moment for a person to postpone a planned task or activity if the other people are already expecting that it will be accomplished as soon as possible. In other words, the remaining option of a person at this stage is to continue the plan regardless of the possible consequences and tests that may occur in this completion. This is the most important advantage of declaring a commitment in the front of the other people because it really helps a person to avoid hesitations in life while aiming to be motivated in a certain goal.

To Commit Publicly is a Form of Motivation

Motivation is achievable if a person knows how to commit publicly. It can prevent hesitations and fears in the end while aiming to complete a very important task or goal in life. It includes the act of making a promise in front of many people that an important task will be accomplished on a particular date regardless of the possible problems and obstructions that may occur. This action might be one of the most challenging tasks that a person has to perform while aiming to be motivated in the process of fulfilling a very important mission in life.

It will become more difficult for a person to surrender a dream or a goal if this action was done perfectly. It will always remind an individual of the possible losses and failures that may occur if the promise was not executed according to what was announced in the public. The concept of motivation will come out in this stage since it is not a wise decision to give up a dream only because of few obstructions that are present in its completion. The reputation of a person is already at risk when this action was executed properly while its final output was not completed in a very efficient way.