According to the latest brain research, our ability to manage our thoughts, emotions and behaviours is a learned ability that anyone can master. Our success in no longer determined by our current results, circumstance or even genetics which means we have the ability to shape our results by learning how to retrain our own brains deliberately. Powerful stuff!
3 Simple Ways To Master Your Mindset
Mastering your mindset is potentially the most powerful tool you have in your toolbox and only when we have upgraded our thinking and our habits can we expect different results in our lives.
1. Learn To Meditate
Your mindset is a muscle that can be strengthened and improved upon and one way to better your mindset and embrace change in your life is to learn the exercise of meditation. To be a savvy property investor it’s important to be able to manage your emotions as we must transact with our head, not our heart. With meditation, the physiology undergoes a change and every cell in the body is filled with more energy. This results in clearer thinking, improved decision-making, peace and enthusiasm as the level of energy in the body increases.
2. Make Self-Education A Priority
Taking the time to work on your own development can be incredibly challenging. However, it is the only way to embrace change and manage the challenges that may come from investing, and life in general. Whether it is attending educational events, reading books, working with a mentor or coach, or just self-inquiry, intention about your own growth and path will help you on your journey.
“Formal education will get you a job, self-education will make you wealthy…”
3. Surround Yourself With Winners
Are you surrounding yourself with inspirational people, people who encourage and support you, people who elevate your thinking, your performance? Jim Rohn says ‘We are the average of the 5 people we spend the most time with’. This relates to the law of averages, which is the theory that the result of any given situation will be the average of all outcomes.
When it comes to relationships, we are greatly influenced (whether we like it or not) by those closest to us – it affects our way of thinking, our self-esteem, and our decisions. It’s common for those building wealth to underestimate the importance of the company they keep.
Here’s the kicker… Critiquing those around you may sound ruthless, but understanding their influence on your performance is critical to your success. As someone who is wanting to create a better lifestyle financially, there is too much at risk. If someone is continually bringing you down, you may have to reduce their involvement in your life. Not doing so will alter your ultimate success.
A tell-tale way to tell is to check your energy levels – uplifting people give you more energy and toxic people drain it.
“Don’t let anyone rent space in your head unless they’re a good tenant”.
Now that you are clear about what you need to do to it’s very easy to get started and let go of things that are no longer serving you so you can focus on the things that do serve you.
It’s similar to having blinkers on you will no longer be distracted. Yay!
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