Your mindset and your belief have more power to draw you towards success then any knowledge that you have acquired. There’s this guy that makes cars, you might have heard of him, by the name of Henry Ford. He actually only had a tiny amount of formal education but he possessed a mindset that created in him a burning desire to obtain his goals. “Whether you think you can or think you can’t you are right.” Is one of the phrases attributed to Henry Ford and is one to take to heart.
It was his mindset that took him from a under educated laborer to a leader in the automotive industry. You need to cultivate the same type of mindset if you wish to succeed. A mindset that doesn’t know the meaning of the word can’t!
The word can’t is a word that is sure to bring you failure if you use it all the time. I like to define can’t as conveniently accepting negative thoughts.
C= Conveniently.
A= Accepting.
N= Negative.
T= Thoughts
Conveniently Accepting Negative Thoughts is the easy way out. If you believe you can you will achieve your goals.
Just because you haven’t discovered how to do something doesn’t mean you can’t do it.
If it hasn’t been done before, that doesn’t mean it can’t be done.
All you have to do is to create a mindset with a burning desire to achieve. This means anything that you think you can’t do, can be done. You just have to figure out how to do it.
Besides can’t there is another term you should avoid and that is newbie. “I am a newbie”, is probably the most commonly used excuse that I hear.
You might think that being a newbie isn’t an excuse but instead is the truth but that isn’t the way it usually works. Just about the only time you hear some one say they are a newbie is when they are using it as an excuse. For example:
Question: Do you have a website?
Answer: I don’t have one I am a newbie.
Question: What is your specialty?
Answer: I don’t have one I am a newbie.
Question: Have you started building your list yet?
Answer: No, I am a newbie.
Read those questions and read those answers and you will see why I say it is an excuse. If you are in the internet marketing field you have probably heard those questions and that answer before. The answer doesn’t explain anything, it just works as an excuse for people that haven’t done anything yet. Yes, I did refer to myself as a newbie, way back when, but I realize now that it was an excuse that slowed down my progress toward my goals.
Taking action is the only difference between a newbie and a non-newbie. If you want to reach your goals you can’t do it as a newbie so take some action no matter how small and move toward your goals.
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Great article and so true. My biggest stumbling block as being a newbie was a very poor first experience in “promise all” program. It left me pretty much afraid to touch the computer. But, as with all things it can be worked through and I finally know I can touch the computer and anything that isn’t right the first time can be fixed so hopefully I can leave that newbie title behind very soon.
And yes, its easy to find an excuse but just as easy with a good mindset to leave it behind and succeed. Denise
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