I was talking to my good friend, Marty, the other day. He is a successful business owner. We always seem to discuss the things we are working on and we keep each other motivated. I shared my blog topic with him and he began to tell me how ironic it was as he was just beating himself up over all the things he has yet to accomplish. Then he took a step back and began to recognize the things he has accomplished. The point: stop obsessing about what you have yet to do, and take time to celebrate your success.
Many of the goals we have are long term in nature.…
Confidence is an interesting attribute. When we are ill we want our Doctor to be confident is his ability to heal us. If you’ve ever been audited you take solace in the fact that your accountant is an expert and knows how deal with the IRS. The one thing we do know is that confidence is a state of mind that ultimately breeds success.
What about those times in life when you don’t have confidence? Assume you are taking on a new role at work. You are about to address your entire department and you are beginning to second-guess your abilities.…
We all understand the concept of conditioning our bodies regardless of whether we choose to do it or not. It essentially comes down to diet and exercise. If we do not exercise and have no regard for our diet, it can ultimately lead to poor physical health.
What about conditioning the mind? Might I suggest that if we don’t condition our mind it can lead to poor mental health? I’m not proposing that you will have psychosis or mental illness, just the inability to take control of your thoughts.
We all have inner dialogue. Most of us tend to play stories in our mind over and over again.…
