Your Mindset Determines Your Life
To keep at the top of your game you have to keep a clear head.
You can't afford to fill up on news and negativity. The world's
overflowin' with it and the only way to be a winner is to be in
control of your thoughts.
Your thoughts become words, your words become actions and your
actions become your destiny. Someone else came up with that, but
I've always remembered it because it's true. Our actions show
who we truly are and how shallow or deep our character is.
Where you are today is a direct reflection of the words,
thoughts and actions you took days, months and years ago. No
matter how much some people blame their parents,teachers, where
they grew up, television, the government or anything else, the
truth is that nobody got them where they are today but
themselves. The longer we choose to not take responsibility for
our lives, the longer we'll living uninspired lives that we
don't love.
I've heard 40 year old adults who complain about their lives and
take no responsiblility for what they've created. Give me a
break. If you think you're on the recieving end of life you're
mistaken and too lazy to do anything about it.
Simply think about the pictures you've seen on TV of people in
third world countries. When I start to get mad about having to
stand behind two people in a line at the grocery store I remind
myself that a lot of people don't even know where their food
will come from tonight. This shifts me from anger to gratitude.
The next time you notice yourself getting frustrated or angry
about something in your life I invite you to shift your focus
onto what's great in your life. It doesn't matter if you think
you don't have enough money or you're mad at your dog for
chewing up a shoe. Remember how much love you get from having
your dog in the first place and how your weekly earnings are
more than some people make in a month or year.
Keep your focus on what is working - for you and for others. We
are bombarded with negative input all day long. We need to watch
what goes in because our livlihoods depend on what we creatively
crank out. Our heads need to be full of positive inspiration or
free space where we can dream.
A recent study revealed that the people who watch the most
television news are the most fearful in our society. Crime has
been going down in America for over a decade, but since the news
focuses on it and repeats it over and over, a lot of people are
receiving multiple messages that the world isn't safe. These
people end up being less confident and less successful as a
result of being emotinally paralyzed to a degree by their fears.
Remember the old phrase "garbage in, garbage out"? If you Were
asked to be on television based on the person you are today
would be on Jerry Springer or Oprah?
Yeah, I know. You're probably laughing or snickering right now.
I can practically see that questioning look of disbelief on your
face.
You may even think that you wouldn't be on either one. Just
imagine that there's a guy at your door and he's going to put
you in a limo right now and you have to pick one show or the
other to be a guest on or you'll be locked in your house for a
month. (It's silly, but you get the point, I want you to get
into it).
There's a definite difference between Oprah guests and Jerry's
guests. Oprah's guests radiate confidence and have taken
responsibility for their lives and have created lemonade out of
lemons. Jerry's guests radiate low self esteem and think they're
victims of life. Even worse, they think they have a right to
inflict their negative self-defeating attitude on others.
Oprah people know that they're on the creative end of life.
Jerry people choose to think they're on the receiving end of
life. And the truth is that if that's what they beleive then
thats what they get. It's an easy cop out to settle in life and
a lot of folks do it.
It's important to keep a positive mental attitude nomatter what
your life is like because nothing is more important than your
thoughts. They determine how you'll experience the next minute,
hour, day, week, year, decade and century. Rid your life of
people and circumstances that don't inspire and enliven you.
Life's simply too short to put up distracting drama and
complainers who never change anything.
We all throw around phrases about how life is too short, but we
don't live that way. Take at least one action today to reaffirm
that you're creating a life you love.
Fire a friend who drains your energy. Read from an autobiography
of a person who inspires you. Turn off the TV and write your
goals and values. Take a walk in nature or with a friend who
supports the best in you. Write a note to someone who has
impacted your life in a positive way to let them know you're
grateful for having them in your life. Rub your dog's belly and
watch a doggy smile of ecstasy come out to greet you.
You're building a powerful future. Study successful people and
you'll notice they all surround themselves with other inspired
and successful people. Your life is your show, choose to be an
Oprah person and aviod the Jerry people who show up in your
life. Or better yet, treat the Jerry people you meet like they
are the Oprah person buried inside them so we can all shine
together.
Let your positive mental attitude infect everyone you meet and
we'll all enjoy better lives.