10 Life Mistakes You Make Every Day
Hey, we all are not perfect.
I certainly make some of these mistakes every day, too.
These mistakes come from a book called “The Magic of Thinking Big” by David Schwartz.
I just thought they’d be good to share.
1. You aren’t thinking big enough
Success is determined not so much by the size of one’s brain as it is by the size of one’s thinking.
Are you using your mental ability to make history, or are you using it merely to record history made by others?
To think big, we must use words and phrases that produce big, positive mental images.
Look at things not as they are, but as they can be. Visualization adds value to everything. A big thinker always visualizes what can be done in the future. He isn’t stuck with the present.
“If your dreams don’t scare you, they’re too small.” — Richard Branson
2. You surround yourself with the wrong people
All of us, more than we recognize, are products of the thinking around us.
People who tell you it cannot be done almost always are unsuccessful people. The opinions’ of these people can be poison.
Be sure you’re in the flock that thinks right.
Which group do you want acceptance from: the group that laughs because it is secretly jealous or the group that is making progress by doing things?
“You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.” — Jim Rohn
3. You don’t believe in yourself
Believe you can succeed and you will.
Belief in success is the one basic, absolutely essential ingredient of successful people.
Believe in yourself and good things do start happening.
Remind yourself regularly that you are better than you think you are.
To do anything, we must first believe it can be done. Believing something can be done sets the mind in motion to find a way to do it.
“You have to believe in yourself when no one else does.” — Serena Williams
4. You don’t realize you can plant your own thoughts
Your mind is a “thought factory.”
Thinking regulates actions. How you think determines how you act. How you act in turn determines how others react to you.
You are what you think you are.
“We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world.” — Buddha
5. You are afraid of hardwork
Don’t waste your mental muscles dreaming of an effortless way to win success.
Action cures fear.
Excellent ideas are not enough. An only fair idea acted upon, and developed, is 100 percent better than a terrific idea that dies because it isn’t followed up.
“Nothing comes merely by thinking about it.” — John Wanamaker
6. You aren’t trusting your intuition
Doing what’s right keeps your conscience satisfied and builds self-confidence.
Practice doing what your conscience tells you is right.
A good idea if not acted upon produces terrible psychological pain. But a good idea acted upon brings enormous mental satisfaction.
Decisions and observations made alone in managed solitude have an uncanny way of being 100 percent right.
“Intuition is a very powerful thing, more powerful than intellect.” — Steve Jobs
7. You aren’t thinking positively
Say you feel wonderful at every possible opportunity and you will begin to feel wonderful. Become known as a person who always feels great. It wins friends.
Use big, positive, cheerful words and phrases to describe how you feel.
Use bright, cheerful, favorable words and phrases to describe other people.
Use positive language to encourage others.
Think positive toward people and discover how wonderful this world is.
“The mind is its own place and in itself can make a heaven of hell or a hell of heaven.” — John Milton
8. You aren’t looking for ways to provide value
The seed of money is service.
A service-first attitude creates wealth.
Put service first, and money takes care of itself — always.
Always give people more than they expect to get.
“If you want to get rich, help others get what they want.” — Zig Ziglar
9. You don’t see the good in failure
Salvage something from every setback.
Defeat is only a state of mind, and nothing more.
“Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.” — Henry Ford
10. You aren’t setting goals
All things do work together for good if you’ll just develop a clear vision.
A goal is a clear ‘’This is what I’m working toward.”
The important thing is not where you were or where you are but where you want to get.
Without goals, you cannot grow.
Before you start out, know where you want to go.
Let your major goal be your autopilot. When you let your goal absorb you, you’ll find yourself making the right decisions to reach your goal.
“You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” — C.S. Lewis
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