A Strong Mindset
When you are not certain of your environment, it pays to be alert and ready to make sudden changes when confronted with unexpected events—whether they are rattlesnakes or a volatile stock market.
A strong mindset is open to possibilities. It is constantly on the watch for potential opportunities and it works hard to make them happen. Sometimes, it means being alert to rattlesnakes camouflaged as sagebrush; sometimes it means embracing a different way of thinking about a career change.
Learning to build a strong mindset is crucial as we encounter changes in the economy or fierce challenges from our competitors. It is a strong mindset that will get us through the challenges we will meet in both business and life.
Here are 5 tips to help you build a strong mindset:
1. BUILD CONFIDENCE ONE SMALL STEP AT A TIME
By taking tiny steps, you can sail through obstacles that you never thought you could defeat. Slowly, you can cultivate an appreciation for the small improvements when they happen. Success builds upon itself, and slowly, it lays down a permanent route to change.
TIP: Small steps are concrete. Mountains are climbed one step at a time, not by giant leaps. You are less likely to feel out of control if you can locate the smaller problems within the larger situation.
2. EMBRACE YOUR OWN DARKNESS
A strong mindset is not built on something that is slapped together on a shallow foundation. It needs solid rock—like a skyscraper, the higher you want to go, the deeper you must go.
Don’t run
Don’t panic
Face the situation
Believe you can do it
Fix it as soon as possible
Waiting will only make the situation worse
Now is the best time
I am the best person
TIP : Remain alert for both positive and negative changes in your environment. When the negative turns into your own personal hell, look at your obstacles and setbacks as challenges to be met rather than threats to be avoided.
3. COMMITMENT COMES FROM WITHIN
People are often unsuccessful because they lack commitment to their deepest values. Competence is not an inherited trait, like blue eyes. Competence is the result of working hard and concentrating on bringing about the desired result. No one succeeds overnight; failures do not happen overnight, either. A person who is fully committed can find a creative solution to almost any task.
TIP : Keep these words from Jim Collins in mind: “The best form of commitment comes from a single-minded passion for what they do and an unwavering desire for excellence in the way they think and work.”
4. WHEN YOU TAKE CONTROL, YOU EMPOWER YOURSELF
To be in control means that, through personal struggle, you can find ways to empower yourself and influence both the direction and outcome of your own life. A strong mindset shuts out feelings of fear and inadequacy and focuses on reaching the goal.
Once your mind is quiet, you can challenge the beliefs you hold about yourself that are false or can be changed. Athletes will not improve their performance unless they reach for the goal that is beyond their grasp.
If you settle for mediocrity in yourself, that’s what you’re going to get, so don’t be surprised when your response is not what you had hoped it would be.
Challenge the beliefs you hold about yourself and enlarge your territory.
TIP : When you take control, you empower yourself because you are the one who shapes your destiny rather than passively accepting events as they come along.
5. PURPOSE IS NOT OVER-RATED
You’ll hit it every time. Live your life with a purpose. No matter how many major changes and transitions you go through in your life, if you rely upon guiding principles and values that are important to you, they will always give your life meaning.
“The tragedy of life does not lie in not reaching your goals, the tragedy lies in not having any goals to reach. It isn’t a calamity to die with dreams unfilled, but it is a calamity not to dream. It’s not a disaster to be unable to capture your ideals, but it is a disaster to have no ideals to capture. It is not a disgrace not to reach the stars, but it is a disgrace to have no stars to reach.”- Dr. Benjamin Mays
In Summary, as you practice these strengths and become more resilient, you will feel less anxiety and irritation, less disappointment and frustration, and less loneliness, hurt, and resentment. And when the waves of life come at you, you’ll meet them with more peace, contentment, and love in the core of your being.
Being resilient is something that’s always been very important to us at In Bloom. We believe that a strong mindset is what allows you to stay focused on your intentions, instead of negative thoughts. It's what helps you understand that struggle is impermanent and won't derail your success. It keeps you from making self-destructive decisions which is an area we explore in our Resilience & Equanimity Workshop.
Reference:
(https://www.iris.xyz/growth/5-ways-you-can-build-a-strong-mindset/)