Fear is a very strong and real emotion. The emotion is real which is what we react to, but whatever it is we fear is usually not. The fear we feel comes from the negative thoughts and ideas playing in our minds that haven’t happened yet. The fear of failing, the fear of not being […]
At many points in our lives we’ve all experienced and have expressed our doubts about things. Of all the many different things we’ve doubted, the one most important thing that may be holding us back from achieving success is that we doubt ourselves. We doubt our own abilities to bounce back from setbacks and failures, […]
One of the main ingredients to developing the don’t give up mindset is setting smaller, manageable, attainable goals. What we’ll find by achieving the small goals is that each small goal will lead to and build up to a larger goal. The small steps taken to reach the smaller goals will help to give us […]
Having the ability to keep trying when things seem impossible, to push past our comfort zone, to not give up when it gets difficult, almost always leads to success. The great thing about the idea of not giving up is just that…it’s an idea! It requires no higher education, no monetary investment and no formal […]
As simple as all that may sound, we know that it’s not always that easy to choose the right attitude in every situation. It’s easier to have a good attitude when we’re not facing challenges or devastating circumstances. It’s when we have those not so good times that our choice of attitude is put to […]
One of the most powerful abilities we possess as individuals is the power to choose our attitude. We can’t always control our circumstances, but we are the only one who can control what we think or how we think. It’s completely up to us to figure out how we want to look at the world […]
We don’t always know when, where or how opportunities will present themselves and that’s why it is so important to be ready, willing and able to answer the call when it does show up. If we’re not, then we won’t answer the call and the opportunity will inevitably move on to someone else who is. […]
It’s too late to prepare for opportunities when they come, that’s why we have to prepare for them before they show up. We often live our lives hoping for that big opportunity to come our way, we dream of what we would or could do if we were given a chance. Many of us may […]
Before we can take advantage of our strengths, we need to find out what they are. There are various tools and methods to help us determine what our strengths are, from surveys to self-assessments to gathering feedback from other people who know us well. These various types of assessments can be easily found with a […]
When it comes to striving to achieve success in anything we do, working on our weaknesses is not enough. Not only is it not enough, it’s actually a hindrance to reaching our true fullest potential. Focusing and working to improve our weaknesses is a hindrance in the sense that it takes our time and focus […]