7 Ways Successful People Have
Better Mindsets
A successful person is not
someone in a certain set of circumstances, but rather a person with a certain
set of smart attitudes.
It's interesting to wonder why
some people are more successful than others,especially if
you yourself are aiming high.
What do people
like Richard Branson, Elon Musk, and Bill Gates have that feeds their ongoing excellence and propels them to the highest levels of success?
The answers
are complex, of course. But that
doesn't mean they can't be learned.Each of these
successful people shares certain smart mindsets--mindsets that any one of us
can emulate, that will do us good no matter what level of success we aspire to.
Here are seven of the top examples:
1. Successful people don't take failure too seriously.
They see failure as the opportunity to begin again, but this
time more intelligently. They know it's not a defining event, and they don't
treat it as a problem unless it begins to become a habit. They win as if they
are used to it, and they lose as if they're enjoying the challenge.
2. Successful people accept who they are and what they are
about.
If you keep putting yourself down, there is no way for you to
move forward. Successful people know the smartest mindset you can have is
self-acceptance--refusing to be in an adversarial relationship with yourself.
3. Successful people set goals and work to achieve them.
Having a dream is great, but
having a dream and goals is smart, because goals are how
dreams become achievable. The most successful people are constantly setting and
working toward goals to make a positive difference. Goals turn the invisible
visible; they let you structure your thinking to always be looking for
something you can do to bring you closer to what you want to achieve. Goals
lead you to ask every day, "What am I doing that will move me toward where
I want to be and what I want to achieve.?" Successful people not only
set goals, they set them high. And they don't stop until they reach them.
4. Successful people don't leave things to chance.
Instead of passively hoping for the best, they take control to
make things happen. You always have a choice: You can control your mind or
you can let it control you. Refusing to leave things to chance shows inner
strength, decisiveness, and a strong will. Incredible things happen when you
decide to take control of what you can control and let go of the rest.
5. Successful people don't let themselves get sidetracked by
problems.
If your mindset is negative, problems will grow in strength and
constantly pull you down, sending you on detours of thought into some bad
neighborhoods. On the other hand, with a positive mindset you will think of
problems as a reason to be creative and come up with innovative solutions. The
biggest problem is thinking of problems as problems. Successful people know
that when you focus on problems you have more problems, but when you focus on
possibilities you have more opportunities.
6. Successful people are decisive.
The most successful people are deft decision makers. They don't
waffle or second-guess themselves. They take in the information they need, then
clear out their mind and pick the best option based on what they know. If it turns
out to be wrong, they learn from it. But they won't be guilty of not deciding
at all.
7. Successful
people are continually learning.
If you want to go far, borrow the
mindset known in Zen Buddhism as shoshin, or learner's mind. That
means you don't pretend to know it all but are open to learning and growth and
development, with a mind that's fresh and enthusiastic and free of bias.
Experience holds lessons for us all, but you have to remain teachable to take
advantage of them.
If you're serious about being successful, cultivate these smart
mindsets and see where they take you.
BY LOLLY DASKAL
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