Thinking the right way – BYC

You must have self-belief if you going to achieve your goals. There is no point embarking on a mission unless you are one hundred per cent certain you can succeed. The mindsets you start off with will largely dictate whether you are going to fulfill your aspirations. So, if you keep telling yourself you can succeed then you probably stand a good chance of doing so. The converse is also very true.

The mindset of Believe You Can is crucial to delivering a winning performance, it’s where it all starts:

BYC thinking must manifest into the use of positive words and actions, these must be congruent with the goals you set.  If these two elements fall out of sync we can start to question whether we have what it takes to succeed. Keep repeating this phrase and after a while it will sink into your subconscious mind. The necessary activities needed, will then follow. Such mental programming will point you in the winning direction.  It also acts as the antidote for negative self-talk. There must be an extremely strong bond and level of connectivity between BYC and the goals you set for yourself!

The BYC philosophy should become integral to your everyday life. If as part of your career or profession you manage or lead teams of people, it is your responsibility to embed such a thought process. No successful team ever wins without start off thinking that it can!

It is often the case that new projects and initiatives need to get off to a flying start this means that high levels of motivation and energy are required to mobilise resources. Where team inputs are needed, firstly, ensure everyone knows where there are going and secondly ensure there is a collective belief that success is attainable. Teams that don’t engage with BYC will be at a serious disadvantage. Its starts with you! Foster the right climate to get the successful outcome.

Faith is important for entrepreneurs

The life of an entrepreneur is full of ups and downs. The high’s are fantastic and the feeling of jubilation when you move closer to your intentions provides a clear sense of accomplishment – it delivers the impetus to keep pushing on. It’s a great place to be because motivation and energy helps to build an important ingredient for success – momentum.

However, we all know, building a business can likened to a roller coaster ride, the journey very rarely proceeds along a smooth path. Obstacles are just part of the game, these force us to create diversions and look for alternative ways of getting to our destination.

Constantly being forced to deal with the need to explore alternative roads to the end point can have a wearing effect on  mindset. The danger is when it stimulates negative self talk – what’s the point in doing this? Is it really worth it?  Many entrepreneurs will have at some point internally deliberated these issues. Only you can answer these questions, only you can decide whether to keep going or not.

The power of autosuggestion brought to us many years ago is a vital antidote. Autosuggestion is a psychological technique  developed by  Emile Coue in the late 19th century. It’s an important tool in conditioning our mind to achieve our goals. It can be as destructive and constructive. At the heart of autosuggestion lies conditioning ourselves, through our senses to achieve what we want.

Through observational research, I have come up with other practical tools to help at critical points where emotional support is vital for the entrepreneur. The reality is, it can be easier to give up than to carry on – winners in all walks of life dig deep, maintain focus and continue with their mission, they accept setbacks are just part of the game.  The old adage when the going gets tough the tough get going is one you should reflect on when these feelings kick in.

Mental toughness differentiates winners from losers, your sense of purpose ebbs away when you listen to negative self talk, phrases such as why am I doing this? are symptomatic of the condition, in turn it weakens the endurance of the mind thereby resulting in I give up. Successful people have an insatiable desire and internalised motivation to succeed – you have really got to want it!

Having faith in what your are trying to achieve is a vital ingredient for success. If you dont believe then dont expect others to. It’s important to condition your mind to becoming resilient. Without faith and mental toughness the reality is, winning becomes more difficult. When things are not going your way, embrace the principles of R.A.F

Rewind – and go back to your vision, picture success and hold this image in your mind. Quiet contemplation is vital to aiding this process. This activity will move you out of the negative state and refresh your mind then get you back “on purpose”

Accept – that things will not always go your way. Avoid long drawn out dissections of why things turned out the way they did. Coming runner up is sometimes a wake up call for us. Accept the position and move on otherwise negative self talk will hinder progression.

Have Faith in yourself and your ability to achieve what you want out of your business. When you develop faith, bouncing back when things go wrong is far easier. By having faith you convince your mind that anything is possible

Practice, practice and practice this philosophy and see your success improve dramatically.