Think "Success"

Riding home last weekend from my Thanksgiving visit with family in Arizona, I had time to read some items from my ever-growing “To Read Later” pile. One was an article by Business Coach Scott Hunter, entitled The Art of being Outrageously Successful in Business. What he said really resonated with me. See what you think:

He says that Success is not about knowing the right things to do, how smart one is, what job one holds, working really hard, attending the “right” college, or even attending college at all.
Simply put, “Successful people think differently than other people”. “Successful people believe they have the internal capacity to make desirable things happen, they pursue opportunities, and they tend to have a positive interpretation of their past performance.” And here’s the characteristic I was drawn to: “They have courage – they don’t stay in jobs or other circumstances that don’t support their vision and don’t bring them excitement and aliveness. They play the game of life to win.”

Here’s an exercise he recommends on helping yourself to think “success”: Jot down what the term “success” means to you, such as financial freedom and the application of your talents and creativity in a meaningful job. Then write down how a successful person with those success traits would think; perhaps, confidently and without fear of others’ opinions. Maybe you can even interview someone you regard as successful and find out how they really think. Either way, you now have some ideas on how to start thinking like a person with your particular definition of success.

Napoleon Hill talked about this topic in his book, Think and Grow Rich and Dr. Wayne Dyer said that “what you have in your life is a reflection of your beliefs” in his book, You’ll See It When You Believe It. Albert Einstein, in his infinite wisdom, said the basic component of the universe is pure intelligent energy and that human thought activates this intelligent energy, thus giving credibility to all these “positive thinking” theories.

All of us are like magnets, attracting things and situations to us that are consistent with our thinking and beliefs. What’s going on in your head causing what you’re experiencing today at home and at work? Go ahead and be enthusiastic, positive, passionate, and satisfied with your life. Get out on the skinny branches and take some risks. Play to win. You can create your own successful life!