“The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled” – Plutarch.
Do you know that you are the only one of your kind in this world? You are uniquely designed and wonderfully made.
Your blueprint is truly one of a kind in this world and that if were to pass on, the world would lose a uniquely formed being with distinctive qualities and talents that will never be shared by anyone else.
You have engraved in you, all the attributes to succeed in whatever you want to do. You were created to fulfil your life’s true purpose with success.
You have the potential to succeed. Deep inside you lies the ability and potential to succeed and its all waiting to be explored. Quit giving excuses and start unleashing your potential.
Knowing your potential is the key to achieving your intended goals in life.
The word potential simply means “the ability to”. You have the ability to grow, succeed, and become anything you dedicate your mind and effort to.
If you can think it then you can achieve or be it. You just have to be positive with anything you set out to do.
Change Your Mind-Set
Success starts with the right mindset. Those who succeed never give up. Consider an athlete: what is the first thing that comes to his mind when he is stepping into a sporting competition?
He is determined to win, otherwise, he would not have entered into the sporting competition. It is this kind of mentality that you need to have in life.
Just like in a sporting competition, achieving our intended purpose in life is always challenging.
For you to achieve any meaningful and tangible results you will need a mind of a sportsman who is continuously keeping fit i.e. spending time training and improving on his strategies.
In your case, you will need to acquire the things needed for you to reach your goals in life. You need to be persistent and diligent with what you are doing. There is no substitute for hard work.
To transform a negative mindset, start by recognizing your negative attitudes, then consider practical ways to address and overcome them.
After finding the solution to your negative attitudes practice the solutions for the next 21 days and see if nothing changes.
You will notice negative attitudes gradually fade and are replaced by new, positive ones. Remember, as long as your mind is filled with negative thoughts, it will be difficult to embrace positivity.
Remember to always encourage yourself even in bad times. “Success is not measured by what you have but by the many obstacles you have overcome.” A positive mindset is a great recipe for success.
Be Patient
“The key to everything is patience. You get the chicken by hatching the egg, not by smashing it open” – Arnold Glasgow.
If there is one thing I have learned in life more than anything else, it is patience. Yes, I know that sometimes it runs thin. For those of you who are married, am sure you can relate.
I will give an example of education, we are never educated in a flash of time. In our education system, it takes us twelve years to complete primary and secondary or high school education.
Say another minimum of two years for vocational education, added together this is a minimum of fourteen years.
Fourteen year is not a short period of time by any means. Remember also that personal education does not end. They say patience is a virtue.
Thomas Edison failed many times before finally discovering the light bulb. I believe that he was patient with himself and learned from his failures.
Happiness Is A Decision
Make a decision to be happy. Do you realize that happiness is a decision? We choose to be happy or not.
Focus on the positive things and enjoy them while they last. Even in hard times, it is very possible to be happy.
A happy mind is healthy for the well-being of an individual. Remember, yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, and today is a gift that is why we call it “present.” After all, who doesn’t love receiving presents?
“Cease to ask what the morrow will bring forth and set down and gain each that fortune grants” – Unknown.
Finally
A few tips to help you stay fired up.
- Start the day with a prayer – always give thanks to your creator for where there is life there is hope no matter what.
- Look in the mirror and tell yourself you are built to succeed.
- If you are married tell your spouse how much they mean to you.
- Tell yourself that today is a gift.
- Face your challenges with a positive attitude.
- Treat your day’s shortcomings as challenges.
- Review your day before sleeping. Note what you did not achieve for that day let them be the starting point for tomorrow.
- End your day with prayer
There are many more tips that can be given but there is no prescription to success it is all in you and entirely up to you to unlock it.