EXCERPTS FROM THE INTERVIEW, HOW TO CREATE A WINNING MENTALITY

What a powerful discussion I had with Elaine Powell who is the CEO of Master of Speakers Consultancy on the topic; How to Create A Winning Mentality.

Elaine made it clear from the onset that, your mind is the foundation of your success in life. She said success is about 80% mindset and 20% skills. That means the mind plays a powerful role in fulfilling your dreams. Hence the mind is the biggest resource in pursuing your dreams. It is the foundation of your success. If the foundation is weak, then obviously the house will collaps.

The fact is what do you feed your mind with. Is it positive thinking or the negatives of life? For instance if you eat junk food, then expect to be overweight over a period of time. What you feed your mind with will be a reflection or the outcome of the happenings in your life.

Whichever one you feed your mind with will definitely rule your mind. The fact is two captains cannot run the same ship. One needs to relegate to the background. In the same way positive and negative thinking cannot rule your mind at the same time. Obviously the one that you feed it more will definitely rule and manifest itself in your mind.

Hence, continously or unconsciously our mind is being ruled by either positive or negative thinking.

The question is it easy for your mind to think negative than positive? How can one overcome the continual thought patterns of negative thinking?

The basics to overcome negative thought patterns is to be self aware of what you think about on a daily basis

. Remember these thought patterns control your emotions. Therefore if you tend to for instance see yourself worried for some reason on a constant basis signifies a particular thought pattern creating that emotion of worry. This is where self awareness comes in. First identifying that thought pattern, for instance if its financial stress and being aware that it is the cause of worry, then you can start the journey of turning the tables from negative thinking. This can be done by learning for example to pinch yourself whenever that thought appears. That is being aware is the first step, switching your thoughts to for instance from financial worries to the good things of life such as the hope you have for the future, dwelling on the positives of life like families and friends, your achievements in life etc. This signifies that you have started the journey of breathing positivity into your life. Over time, positive thinking will start to take root in your life and it will eventually relegate negative thinking to the background. Consistency in positive thinking will eventually yield a winning mentality. This means that it will reach a time in your life where you will develop a mindset where anything life throws at you will be dealt from a positive perspective and not otherwise.

Start the journey of switching your thought patterns from negative thinking to positive thinking and I can assure you, a powerful foundation of dealing with the situations in life will be established leading to having a winning mentality that will reflect on building successful dreams and aspirations in life.

THE UNDERDOG IS NEVER THE BOOKIES FAVOURITE

Boxing today is one of the lucrative sports in our generation. It is a multi dollar industry. However I believe the fight between David and Goliath if it was in our generation though would have made headline news, few people would have put money on David to win. All the odds would have gone against David. Because it would have being difficult for someone to believe David bragging about winning the fight. This is a risk very few people will take in life. That is betting on the underdog to win any medals in life. But remember betting on the underdog have huge returns if they win. That is why for instance you get a massive payout if a lower rank league beats a premiership team in the English Premier League. But fear always cause us to bet in favour of team Goliath in which we definitely know the payout is a meagre sum of money. This shows we don’t want to lose our investment. But in life, taking risk is the key to earning a high return on any investment. However taking risk on the underdog is what we don’t want experience in life. We always don’t bet in favour of the underdog because we believe they don’t have enough resources to achieve that huge task of overcoming the Goliath’s of their lives.

This scenario of David and Goliath is replicated in our lives as human beings. We have not started our dream in life because we feel the resources available to us are not enough. This have led to the creation of a mindset that stipulates the fact that there is no way we can outwit the Goliath’s of our lives. Therefore we have accepted the status quo of letting the Goliath of our life to reign supreme.

The fact is we need to learn from the strategy of David. The first step is to learn not to use the exact resources of the obstacle we want to outwit. David did not wear the similar attire of Goliath that was given to him because he wasn’t comfortable wearing it. This shows that David in his own right is a unique personality. This substantiates the fact that you need to believe in yourself before you can achieve your dreams. Remember that, the fact that you don’t have enough resources like David does not mean you cannot be successful.

The other point is that David perfected his skills over and over again in terms of how to use the sling. This made him an expert in using the Sling. What is your dream in life. To achieve your dreams, you need to acquire the skills needed to achieve that dream. Acquiring the skill is not enough but perfecting it is the key to outwitting your competitors.

Therefore remember to take risks whether betting on the underdog or pursuing your dream. You might not have enough resources as David experienced, but he perfected his skills, had self belief, confidence, had a strategy and did not bow down to the arrogance and threatening nature of Goliath.

Conclusively, learn to start your dream from humble beginnings, take risks and remember it is always possible if only you believe.

HOW TO CREATE AND DEVELOP A POWERFUL MINDSET

ELAINE POWELL Shaping The Minds Of The listeners by Giving Strategies In How to Create and Develop a Powerful Mindset On ”The Platform” Program On Fire Live Radio.

What a powerful discussion I had with Elaine Powell on “The Platform” at Fire Live Radio as the host on the topic, How To Create And Develop Powerful Mindset. Most at times, we look at our external environment for answers in terms of fulfilling our dreams in life. The fact is the external environment can give you some answers but to be fulfilled life, the answers lies within you.

There is a saying success and failure starts in the mind. Your inner saboteurs is either an obstacle or an opportunity in life. The foundation in building a powerful mindset starts from positive thinking. Positive thinking from my perspective is being positive in the midst of challenges and difficulties. This builds an inner positive saboteur that creates a strong foundation of a positive mindset capable of handling all the difficulties, challenges and the pressures of life.

With a powerful positive mindset built, then you need to follow your passion. Most of us are in professions that society suggested to us through education, family, friends and government institutions. Actually they were not our passion but it served as a quick fix in meeting the economic demands of this world. The fact is fulfilment in your life can only be achieved when you are able to identify what you are passionate about or what you can do to the best of your ability.

If you feel your profession is not giving you that buzz, then identify what you are passionate about, build it part time amidst your full time job. Most people will tell you its never easy. But the hardest things are what the achievers do to separate themselves from the non achievers. Over time your part time will over take your your full time job. This can only be achieved if you have developed a positive mindset capable of sailing you through this challenging, difficult and competitive world of ours.

Remember a positive mindset will will decode failure as a learning experience rather than a fatal one. It will buttress your dreams and it will be the shining light in the form of perseverance when the dark days of failure surfaces in your life.

As Zig Ziegler said, “positive thinking will let you do everything better than negative thinking will”. That substantiates the fact that, you have everything to gain if you think positive and a high risk of losing everything if you continue to think negative.

Which road do you prefer. I will recommend positive thinking. Start wearing the clothes of positive thinking, surround yourself with people that share your dreams, passion and aspirations in life, find someone to mentor you and believe that its possible. Remember thinking positively does not happen overnight but a conscious effort to make a transition from thinking negative to positive thinking takes you on a road where you can achieve your dreams in life. Bear in mind, thinking positive is always not enough in terms of fulfilling your dreams in life but the action you take to make that dream a reality puts you on a pedestal where your dreams can be realised.

Take a step of faith by declaring a mental war of positive thinking over negative thinking and the dynamics of your future will take a step of taking actions to achieve your goals in life.

Remember it is always possible if only you believe.