Business executive • MAY 11
Why your mindset is essential for success, Lisa Turner discusses
The power of your thoughts
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n science there is something known as the law of causality. This states that every effect or anything that happens must be caused by something and that the effect must always
come before the cause. Sounds pretty simple doesn’t it? But what’s this got to do
with being more successful in your business? Most people imagine that the cause of all effects is an
action, the physical actions we take and our behaviours. Stop for a moment and ask the question: what causes us
to take those actions? What causes one person to take the kinds of actions that lead to success, whilst others take the actions that lead to failure? At some point before you take an action you make a decision to take that action. That decision is usually some kind of thought; all actions stem from thoughts. So thoughts lead to actions, which lead to success or failure. Thoughts are pretty important for getting the kinds of results we want. Let’s take the thought: “the economy is bad so no one is spending any money”. Imagine a business person has this thought running through their mind. How motivated do you imagine they will be to make sales
calls? Not very – what’s the point if no-one is buying. How motivated would they be to invest in marketing? Not very! And ultimately how successful are they likely to be? Not very! Now let’s imagine another business person with the
thought: “The bad economy puts me ahead of the game because other companies are marketing less” and “I can succeed no matter what the economy is like, because people will always invest in value”. This business person invests in marketing, makes lots of
sales calls and takes all kinds of actions that will lead to their success. The strange thing is that even if you are taking the right
DR LisA tuRneR trains successful coaches and therapists though her Psycademy, which teaches coaches to create the future (not predict it).
actions, if you don’t fully believe success is possible, you lower your chance of success.
Positive thinking – whAt is it? Most people think of positive thinking in rather simplistic terms: it’s just about thinking positive thoughts, right? Wrong! Positive thinking is about using your thinking for best effect. But what most people don’t realise is that more than
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98% of thoughts are completely unconscious. We may be thinking positive thoughts consciously, but if negative beliefs are running unconsciously they will act like a “thought virus” and sabotage our success. The way to get your thinking in good order is to work with your mind and not against it.
essentiAL stePs to using Positive thinking effectiveLy 1. Set a positive goal The first step is to set a goal that is positive. That means you need to decide what you want. Make sure it’s not something you want to avoid. For example “not go broke” is a negative goal. The unconscious mind cannot process negatives. Your goals must be clear, positive and very specific.
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