Mindset is so vitally important to creating a successful business that supports you, your clients and your lifestyle. But it’s often the last thing that entrepreneurs devote any time to in their daily business activities.
Mindset work really should be how you start off your day so that you feel more relaxed, focused, confident and creative as you go through your day. Read any success book and this is what they will tell you to do.
And your mindset work should help you to connect with the energy of success. Set the intention to connect with that energy rather than treating your mindset work as something you cross off your To Do List.
Here are 4 tips to help you connect with the energy of success:
- Get quiet – By getting quiet though meditation, you are better able to access your inner guidance or your higher power. This comes in handy when you are struggling with a problem or feeling overwhelmed. Your higher self knows the answer and the best path for you but with all the noise of social media, daily responsibilities and other distractions it can be hard to access this wisdom unless you take time to get quiet. Take just 5-10 minutes per day to focus on your breath and consciously relax. I like to use the Headspace meditation app.
- Cultivate the belief that it’s possible for you – Without the belief that you can and will succeed, you will have a hard time picking yourself up and dusting yourself off when the going gets tough. You will self sabotage and allow all those inner negative voices to take hold of your mindset and derail your efforts. It’s helpful to journal about all the times you’ve succeeded in the past. All the struggles you’ve overcome both in your personal and professional life so that you can remind yourself about how capable you actually are. Visualizing a successful outcome is one of the best ways program your mind for success. Make it a game so that it’s fun for you. For example, imagine the awesome celebration dinner your going to have with your significant other or best friend when you hit that next milestone in your business. Spend just 2-3 minutes imagining the scene and make it as vivid as possible. Hear your dinner partner congratulating you and feel how good it feels. Visualize this scene in a relaxed state at least once per day and you’ll be shocked at how quickly it becomes reality.
- Be grateful in advance – Keep a daily gratitude journal and write down 5 or 10 things you’re grateful for as well as 5 things you’re grateful for in advance of them happening. So if you have a goal to quit your 9 to 5 and go full time in your business, express your gratitude for being on the path to making that happen. Gratitude is a powerful emotion and without connecting with this emotion, our tendency is to focus on the negative. And contrary to what a lot of people will tell you, you don’t have to journal with pen and paper. I’ve found it just as effective to use an app to record my gratitude list. I like to use Penzu.
- Trust in the Universe – When we are struggling to reach a goal and have tried every marketing technique known to man (or woman), doubt can sometimes creep in around whether we are even cut out for this. At times like this, I like to remember that God doesn’t give you a dream without the ability to achieve it. I’m not sure where that quote came from but I heard it at a seminar years ago and I love it! I think that whenever there is struggle there is growth if you move through it but trusting in the Universe and having faith that you are meant to achieve your dreams is what gives you tenacity.
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Laura Whitelaw
Tapping Into Wealth Coach
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