Reflection Time - Ask yourself

Are you ready for another round of reflection time?

Let's get started:

So for this week, I thought about gratitude. Try to think of something that has happened to you in the past that you consider to be a negative experience which had quite the impact on you.

Is there anything about that experience that you could be grateful for?

Has it maybe led you to change something for the better in your life?

A while back, we had just moved house, with a young toddler and me being pregnant. This being stressful enough as it is, we got into trouble with the previous renter of the flat. A misunderstanding which came down to the landlord telling us one information and the previous renter another. Long story short, the previous renter kept knocking on our door demanding money and even went as far as to send his friends round threatening us. The final straw was that we got an anonymous letter through the post, with cut out newspaper letters and random names inside (amongst ours). Needless to say, this gave me quite a fright and even worse the police refused to investigate.

So there I was, pregnant and with a toddler at home, scared of every knock on the door. 

So, what on earth can you be grateful for, you may ask.

Well, this feeling of helplessness led to my husband quitting his job, fully committing to successfully setting up his own business and us moving to our current house. This would have never happened if it wasn't for that creepy letter.

I try to see the positive in things wherever possible and I am now quite thankful for this, even if it was pretty uncomfortable at the time.

Let me know in the comments below if you found anything to be grateful for in retrospect. I'd love for you to share your success story!

Mindset Vs Skill - How to Succeed in Business

An online mentor of mine, Jennifer Allwood, shares that "business is 20% strategy and 80% mindset". While the "strategy" of a business is very important, to be successful you must have the right mindset about yourself, your company and your customers.

If you are a small business owner and you are looking for the "secret strategy" to change your business, you could spend all of your time in search of strategy. For example, scroll through Facebook and you will see the 100's of trainers, coaches and experts who are trying to sell you the latest "gadget" for success.

Stop enrolling in every Free Group and Free Download that you see. You are WASTING your time by chasing a shiny new object that is just not out there.

Learn the skills you need, know your audience, and stay plugged in to your industry. After that? It's all about Mindset.

How do you know if you have a mindset problem?
You keep searching for the "right" skill, the "right" training or that "right" coach that will give you the Magic Pill or Secret Sauce for success. Here are a few examples that might indicate you have a mindset problem:

• Complain about the success of others
• Enroll in every course/training you see on social media
• Continue to ask for the Right Words to describe your product or what you do
• Buy every planner in search of a better system
• Always busy but not completing Income Producing Activities
• Not consistent in small, daily activities

If you are searching constantly for skills, then you don't believe in yourself or your business. To succeed, you need the mindset component along with the skills.

Subconscious Mind
Your Subconscious Mind runs the show based on unfiltered information known as beliefs. Your Mind believes everything that you think. For example, when you say these things, your mind believes it:

• Why am I so stupid?
• I will never get that promotion.
• I'm not very pretty.
• I'm not smart enough.
• I'll never be successful like "Suzy".

Each and every time you say these phrases out loud and in your mind, your brain believes the statement! Next, you must learn how to change your mindset.

How to Change Your Mindset?
If we know that changing our mindset is key, then why are we not doing it? And most importantly how do we change our mindset? It's not easy, but keep it simple and you can Change Your Mindset!

There are several recommendations that I can make for changing your mindset.

• Personal Development?-?I highly recommend Mel Robbins and her resources.
• Daily Affirmations! Write them on your bathroom mirror or maybe a Pinterest board.
• Eliminate Distractions and get new friends
• Don't allow yourself to say negative things about yourself
• Make it an everyday habit

To get the life you want, you must let go of old limiting beliefs. Tackle the mindset beliefs that are keeping you from moving forward, keeping you from reaching your greatness!

If you have a small business, please know that you must have the skills for your business. But, you must also have the right mindset for success. You need skills and mindset!

How do you continually feed your mindset?

Dr. Olivieri is a communication and presentation expert who has given over 1,000 presentations and written 100+ training manuals, articles and reports. Dr. Olivieri retired in 2017 at age 51 from Mississippi State University where she worked in Information Technology Infrastructure and taught in the College of Business. Today, Dr Olivieri helps others create a life they love! Join the conversation on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/KathleenCOlivieriBiz/

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