For some people, it’s always winter—dark, cloudy, and mostly dismal. Here we are in the emergence of Spring and regrettably, winter carries over into their Spring, Summer and Fall in every effort of life, work, passion and even the human condition. They spend more time worrying about what will go wrong in their lives. We have all had experiences in our lives of turning every silver lined cloud into a black cloud of DOOM! rather than focusing on what they can do to ensure that everything goes right. We are thinking about all that can go wrong and people are quick to remind us of just that phenomenon.
In this frame of mind, they we see ourselves as unwelcome guests inside our own lives and this carries over to our belief that we view everyone as an adversary waiting to pounce on us at every turn in the road. If this is the way you view yourself, count on acting out these perceptions. It will be very difficult to feel one way and act another way.
Your attitudes are built and maintained by the messages you send yourself. Tell yourself, “I am confident, competent, prepared, and ready to make an outstanding contribution. I see myself as being helpful and capable of bringing unique value to my relationships. I am going to be great today.” These attitudes activate a different sense of being that makes you the first and only choice.
Greatness is not a random act by the forces or nature, but a conscious choice of success. So as great friend of mine Geoff Packwood once said: “Don’t let the bastards get you down”. Go be great, and we will all enjoy the glow of your success. Please check out more about our top notch custom sales training or fill out the poll questions below.
