The Business Bulletin
Did you know that the secret to success is all in your mind? Yes really, it is. Most of us dream about being successful and achieving our goals, whether that’s on a business or personal level. It might be, for example, that you’ve set your sights on running a thriving business, driving a prestige car, owning a lovely home, or something more physical like climbing to base camp at Mount Everest; maybe all of these.
■ I AM a great leader of my team
So what’s stopping you? It’s not time
to dream big, and be really specific
or ability that’s holding you back
about what you want as this helps to
helping them to develop into
rather it’s your mindset. As a business
increase your desire to achieve.
the best people they can be
coach one of the areas I often work on with my clients is getting their mindset right for success. This takes time, effort and self-knowledge. There are two exercises which I’ll
Verbalisation – Have you ever noticed how saying something out loud can help make it happen? This part of the exercise encourages you to prepare 21 “I AM” statements about
go through below that can help focus
your future. These statements need to
your mind on success and also help
describe the traits you want to build in
you to understand your behaviour
order to become the person you want
traits and make the changes you
to be in order to do the things you
■ I AM a great parent guiding my children to be smashing adults ■ I AM able to run 20 miles in 3 hours ■ I AM able to convert 20 leads into 12 clients Take a few minutes each morning
need. Working your way through
want to do, to have and experience
and evening to say them out loud
these steps helps to bring you greater
all you dream of. All the statements
to yourself. Saying your positive
self-understanding and knowledge,
are in the present tense as you are
affirmations out loud every day helps
and ultimately gives you the tools to
assuming you are already there (even
to focus your mind and ultimately
ensure you achieve your current goals
if you are not just yet).
makes them happen.
– and then some.
Step One – idealisation, verbalisation, visualisation and materialisation Idealisation – Close your eyes and dream. Take the time to really pin point what it is you want to achieve, whether that’s this year, five years, 10, 20 or 30 years time. It’s important
Some examples might include:■ I AM going to make 20 phonecalls and speak with 10 business owners. ■ I AM capable of achieving success in my business ■ I AM passionate about my
Visualisation – They say a picture paints a thousand words and when it comes to helping make your dreams come true it can really help to visualise yourself doing the things you’re dreaming of. Set 10 minutes aside each day to spend time picturing your future. Visualise yourself doing those things that you’re dreaming of,
business and that shows in
and remember to include yourself in
everything I do
the picture rather than just visualising
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