A mindset is a belief or self-perception we hold about ourselves. Our mindset governs our behaviour, how we feel, our attitude and our outlook of how we see ourselves now and in the future. When we are set in a negative mindset, nothing can change our viewpoint or opinion, we seem locked in our ways and our beliefs that what we believe is the truth, and we truly belief we are unable to change. There are two mindsets, a positive and a negative. Having a positive mindset is a great habit to have as we can keep focused and have a clear direction in the belief that we will succeed, and nothing will get in our way. Unfortunately, a negative mindset has the opposite effect, and can be the road to disaster, causing us to be miserable and feel we will never be successful in anything we do. We listen
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Do you know what motivates you? Motivation means “a reason or reasons for acting or behaving a particular way”, however we behave in a particular way because of what motivates us (or not) and how happy and content we are in the job we are doing. To be motivated, we need to have an incentive or a stimulus that truly inspires us to reach our destination, achieve our goal, or grow our business. If we start losing our way, then we lose our purpose, our direction, and therefore our motivation. Purpose means “the reason for which something is done or created or for which something exists.” It’s an intended or desired result, an aim or goal. To achieve our goals, we need to have a purpose so need to be determined, be resolute in keeping our eyes fixed ahead or on the ball. Having a sense of purpose shows commitment
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Have you ever really thought about what it is that inspires us, and do we really know what our aspirations are? What’s the difference between aspirations and inspirations first? Aspirations – these are ambitions, goals, objectives or aims Inspirations – being inspired or motivated to do or achieve something We may have an aspiration to buy gym membership, however, we need to be inspired to physically go to the gym; OR we might have an aspiration to lose weight and get fit, but we must be inspired to start a healthy eating regime or start a fitness programme to achieve our goal. The reason why we often don’t achieve our goals and achieve our aspirations is because we haven’t worked out how to get from one to the other. Here are some steps to help you achieve your aspirations and empower you to feel inspired to succeed. Step 1 –
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