Part 1 – Your Mindset Is Everything
The saying goes, “Without your health, you have nothing”, and while that’s certainly true as it pertains to life, I believe that in business, without the proper mindset you have no business…Or at least not one that is sustainable.
I’ve learned a TON about mindset the last year. I’ve always been a positive, glass half full gal, so I’ve never really thought a lot about mindset. What I knew got me through. And if I needed a boost, I relied on my work ethic to gut it out.
Starting my own business has challenged my mindset more than any other time in my life. Including the time during with I was diagnosed and treated for stage 3 breast cancer.
Learning about mindset, and its many forms has been fundamental to my persistence in business. I’ve learned about growth mindset, upper limit and genius zone from Gay Hendricks in The Big Leap.
These concepts formed the foundation for me to truly see and believe that the sky’s the limit. However, the path has been anything but easy or smooth.
Your Potential Is Unknown And Unknowable
When I started my business, I really didn’t have a vision or plan. I knew that I wanted to support women as they pursued their dreams. That what I learned from The Big Leap convinced me that we so often inhibit our own potential. And that by supporting other women, I could in some way be part of making the world a better place and helping them to achieve their dreams.
Other forms of mindset I learned this year were how to overcome the imposter syndrome (Valerie Young) and put fear in its place (Susan Jeffers).
Are You Choosing A Virtual Reality That’s Serving You?
So much of what we allow in our life comes from this virtual reality in our head that we allow to become our actual reality. How about we create a virtual reality in our head of what we really want to be our actual reality? We have that choice and that power.
Mindset is everything!
As we are starting out in business, that space in our head that says ultimately, ‘we aren’t enough and never will be’ is what can make or break our business.
Yes, we’ll all have those days (weeks?) sometimes, but getting up from them, carrying on because we are meant for something bigger in the world is what can set you up for a successful business.
Focusing on the journey, your journey, and choosing the reality you want to have will serve you just as well, if not better, than any other skill you learn.
Up next: Staying true to yourself
‘Til next time,
xo Sue
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