« Money Management Workshop for Victoria, B.C. Women Offered Nov. 18. | Home | Five Tips for Surviving and Thriving Over Christmas »

Success Tip - Coaches Know That It’s All About Your Mindset, So Think Your Way to Success

By arbutuscoaching | November 25, 2009

Does Your Mindset Need an Overhaul or Tuneup?

     As someone who has worked with people for years, I find it fascinating how we all think; in terms of thoughts, one size definitely doesn’t fit all. I’ve seen people with tremendous talents who don’t reach anywhere near their potential, and others who, from my viewpoint at least, who have not as much talent, but  manage to do very, very well indeed.

     The determining factor? Their mindset, which is primarily about two things: the stories they tell themselves about theirselves and the people, environments and opportunities that they expose themselves to.

     So what story do you tell yourself about yourself? It doesn’t really matter what it is, as long as it’s working for you. The problem is that most of our stories were “handed down,” to us by the people who surrounded us when we were growing up. And here’s the rub, some of their stories about us were just plain wrong and influenced by whatever baggage they brought with them from their childhoods.

     The question to ask is this: is it time for a new story? Reinventing yourself is yours to do. One of the more dramatic reinventions in our popular culture is Angelina Jolie, who went from wearing previous husband Billy Bob Thorton’s blood in a vial around her neck to now being a UN goodwill ambassador and mother of six kids. Is it time you did the same, more or less dramatically?

     In addition to your internal story about yourself, your mindset is influenced by the environments and people you expose yourself to. If you want to think big, or bigger, it helps to surround yourself with people who are already there, or at the very least a few steps further up the path. As Dr. Phil says, put yourself in target rich environments and soak up what you can from that world. It will pay off in spades.

Take Action Challenge

Decide to improve and grow your mindset, like you would a plant, by feeding it well, putting it in an optimal environment and nurturing it with care. Monitor your thoughts and ensure that you are as kind to yourself as you insist on being treated by others. And lastly, do something to improve your mindset, by exposing yourself to situations, “peeps,” and educational opportunities that you wouldn’t normally expose yourself to. You’ll be amazed at how quickly your world will change.    

Kathy Santini
Arbutus Coaching – Growing People and Possibilities
250 388-6108
Kathy@ArbutusCoaching.com
http://www.ArbutusCoaching.com


If you don’t subscribe to Arbutus Coaching’s newsletter, Growing People and Possibilities, you’re missing out on some valuable coaching tips which will make your life easier and you more effective. To subscribe, go to Arbutuscoaching.com\newsletter.php.

What do you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?
Mary Oliver, poet

Topics: Success |

Comments