When I left my corporate job it was with great enthusiasm and courage. I was heading toward working with my brother in an advertising and promotional specialties agency.
What I learned in the first year was to get out of my way, to know myself even better, and to call on all my personal and professional resources.
Are you thinking about leaving a job or adding another business to your career?
To make a conscious decision there are 3 areas I would recommend giving lots of
consideration so that you can kick start your business with immense confidence.
1 Know your beliefs
2 Know your resources
3 Know how to master your mind
Belief
A belief is any guiding principle, dictum, faith or passion that can provide meaning and direction in life. Beliefs are prearranged, organized FILTERS to our perceptions of the world. Beliefs are like commanders of the brain. (Anthony Robbins Unlimited Power)
Identifying your beliefs and managing or controlling your beliefs is the first step to creating a foundation of excellence. Your belief is a method that your brain uses to organize your approaches to life. It creates your perceptions of a situation. It is what creates your judgment in the moment. It is how you make choices on how we see our lives and how you want to live yours.
Norman Cousins tells a story about Pablo Casals, one of the greatest musicians of the 20th century. He was visiting Casals on his 90th birthday. In the morning Casals was stooped over, his arthritis debilitating, his emphysema creating labored breathing and he walked with his head bent and with a shuffle.
Casals went to his piano arranging himself with difficulty on the bench and like magic his fingers reached for the keys and he played with concert proficiency.
He was transformed into a resourceful emotional state.
This happened because he believed he could. By the time he walked away from the piano he seemed entirely different.
When we believe something is true, it is like delivering a command to our brain as to how to represent what is occurring.
His belief created a resourceful emotional state.
I bet you have felt that kind of certainty and how it impacted your emotional state. That is the confidence of knowing.
Be flexible with what you believe. As our beliefs have empowered us to use more, do more, take greater actions and to produce greater results.
So the first step toward growing your business is to find the beliefs that guide you toward the outcomes you want.
Know Your Resources
You are your own resource meaning you have what it takes to create your dreams personally and professionally.
The path to success consists of knowing your outcome, taking action, know what results your’re getting and having the flexibility to change until you’re successful.
That is appreciating yourself as a most important resource.
Master Your Mind
One of the most important tools you will want is to Master the resource of Your Mind. You can use this to empower yourself and control your other resources. If you watch people around you, what you will find is that people lack control over themselves, specifically their mind. If you review the choices you have made in the last 3 days you will see that some were of great benefit and some not.
Was there a limiting belief that caused you to make that bad choice?
What do you do to manage your mind?
A great resource for this the Inner Game of Tennis. It will provide you with some
tools to put your mind on the right track to success.
Please write me and tell me what you are doing to get out of your way. Share some tools you use so that everyone can benefit from your experience.
Much Success!!
Have an outstanding day!!!
Sara