Success starts with the correct mind-set, cultivate it, human brain is highly adaptable.
Good, Better, Best
- Have a sense of purpose and meaning. Japanese concept of IKIGAI ( https://55nda.com/blogs/anil-khosla/?s=ikigai ).
- Look out for new opportunities. Opportunity knocks softly. New challenges as gateways to improvement.
- Try to be the best version of yourself. There is always room for improvement.
- Get over petty insecurities and anxieties. Focus on big picture.
- Focus on self-improvement. Concentrate on your own worth, value, and potential.
- Measure your progress against your own personal best and not against others. Comparing yourself with others is a waste of time.
- Train yourself into developing better habits.
- Relinquish your fear of mistakes. To err is human, mistakes are part of the process, learn from them improve and move on.
- Stop being afraid to look silly and seek help and advice.
Never Stop Learning
- Learning is essential for success. Constantly learn and adapt.
- Learn to reject unhealthy thoughts and habits and replace them with better ones.
- Thinking outside the box is one of the most vital ingredients for anyone’s success. Puzzle solving helps in training the brain in this aspect (https://55nda.com/blogs/anil-khosla/2021/03/26/benefits-of-puzzle-solving/).
- Think critically and creatively. Lot of opportunities require creative thinking.
- Learn new strategies and new ways of thinking. Get your emotions related to “leaping into the unknown” and “fear of failure” under control.
- Look at failure as an opportunity to learn, rather than a worst possible outcome.
Get Priorities in Order
- Plan ahead and stick to it.
- Break that mountainous workload down into small, manageable chunks, and address each one at a time.
- Prioritising the tasks is the first key to the most productive life.
- Organise and categorise the types of activities in your plan. Categorisation could be immediate, mid-term and long-term or aim, objectives and targets.
- Remember that to-do lists, planners, organisers, and productivity accessories are just tools for use and not magical solutions.
Summary
“Life is 10 % what happens to us and 90 % how we respond to it.”
– Charles Swindoll
- Success is all about mind-set. Think the right way to be successful.
- Concentrate on the big picture, accept that mistakes and failure as part of the process, never stop learning, and put your priorities in the correct order.
- Know when to go with the flow and when to challenge the status quo. Rock the boat gently and do not rock it during the storm.
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