MENTAL FITNESS & SUCCESS

"Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude."-----Thomas Jefferson 

We all understand the value of physical fitness in life. But how many of us are concerned with our mental fitness? 

Mental fitness is an important factor in achieving success. 

Being mentally fit requires the use of some techniques. One such technique is that of positive talk or the use of positive affirmations. 

The way you talk to yourself has a huge impact on your thinking and feeling. Many researchers have discovered that high performing men and women talk to themselves differently than low performing men and women.  

The starting point of using positive self talk is to interpret everything that happens to you in a favorable way.  Become what W. Clement Stone calls an “inverse paranoid.”  Imagine that the whole world is a giant conspiracy to help you be successful. If you truly had that attitude, what couldn't you accomplish?!

Perseverance

Perseverance is working toward your goals, no matter what comes along to discourage you.  Perseverance is going that last mile, even though you are so tired that you have a hard time keeping your head up—but you do, and you make it.  Perseverance is continuing on, even when your friends tell you there is no chance you will make it—but you know you can, and you do.

Do you remember the popular movie, “Rocky,” that starred Sylvester Stallone? That story is a great example of the power of persistence on the road to success.

At one point in the film, Rocky says:

“It ain't about how hard you can hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit, and how much you can take, and keep moving forward.”

Well said, Mr. Balboa!

Personal Power

The depth of  your belief and the strength of  your conviction determine your personal power.  If you really believed in your ability to succeed, you would become unstoppable.  You can develop this kind of belief, this inner confidence, by developing what is called the Four C's.

Clarity.  Knowing exactly what it is that you want and exactly the type of person you wish to become.

Conviction.  Absolutely believing you have the ability to do anything you put your mind to.

Commitment.  The strength to make whatever efforts are necessary.

Consistency.  The depth of character to say and do certain things in a certain way every single day, until you achieve the goals you set for yourself.

Inspirational author Norman Vincent Peale said:

If you expect the best, you will be the best. Learn to use one of the most powerful laws in this world; change your mental habits to belief instead of disbelief. Learn to expect, not to doubt. In so doing, you bring everything into the realm of possibility.

Let that inspire you as you travel your path to real happiness and enormous personal success!

Unstoppable Self-Confidence

Crystallizing the following four skills and emotions into your nervous system will give you unstoppable self-confidence.

Desire.  The intensity of your desire to have unstoppable self-confidence must be so strong that it overrides your fears of failure, rejection and inferiority, and becomes to the dominant emotion influencing your actions.

Decisiveness.  You must make a “do or die” decision that you will go to work on yourself and keep at it until you achieve the kind of self-confidence that allows you to do and be whatever you want.

Determination.  Your  determination must be as unshakable as the self-confidence you desire. Others will tell you there is no hope.  Because you are committed to your goals, you know you must persist.  You have faith in yourself, and you know that your determination will lead to you becoming the person you wish to be.

Discipline.  The foundation of all great achievement is the quality of self-discipline.  This is the ability to make yourself do what you should do, when you should do it, whether you feel like it or not.  If you have the desire to change, the decisiveness to take action, the determination to persist, and the discipline to make yourself do whatever you need to do, your self-confidence – and ultimately your success – is inevitable.

Self-confidence is crucial to success.

Jared L. Davis, who writes the blog “Thoughts for a Better Life” says:

“Make the decision, make it with confidence, and the world will be yours.”

So, what world do you want to conquer today?

Gratitude

American author and motivational speaker Denis Waitley wrote:

Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude.

I believe that True Wealth is built on a foundation of gratitude.

Being grateful is giving thanks to other people and being grateful for what you have right now.  Take time to thank all the people who help you get to where you're going.  Take a few minutes and make a list of the activities, the resources, and the people in your life that you are most grateful for.  This list is great to look at whenever you are feeling less resourceful.  It will boost your frame of mind. 

We all have to admit that we have been guilty of taking what we have right now for granted.  It is easy to get fixated on what we hope to have next year that we forget to appreciate or use whatever we have. 

To prevent this from happening, we need to start expressing our gratitude on a daily basis.

Remember, an attitude of gratitude will give you the altitude to soar to the heights of success!

DARRELL KNOCH AUTHOR FAIR BOOK SIGNING PHOENIX 02/11/2012

Meet Darrell Knoch in person, and get a signed copy of his new book:
Mastering a Healthy Self-Image: The Guidebook to Real Happiness and Enormous Success


SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2012 
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SATURDAY FEBRUARY 11, 2012 
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The Reconnected Show with host Nazim Rashid

Darrell will discuss Self-talk and Mastering your Mind, from his newly released book:
Mastering a Healthy Self-Image: The Guidebook to Real Happiness and Enormous Success

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Mental Discipline

Olympic athlete Jessie Owens said:

“We all have dreams. But in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline, and effort.”

Mental discipline is the type of self-discipline you need to cultivate in order to be successful.

Acquiring the mental discipline to set your goals, prioritize them and decide on your purpose in life is the starting point of individual greatness and happiness.  Single-minded concentration in the direction of your dream will intensify your desire and increase your momentum towards your goal. 

This intensity of concentration will activate the law of attraction and will begin to attract people and opportunities into your life that are in harmony with your goal. 

The more you think about it, the more it will dominate your life and the more rapidly you will move toward it – and it toward you.

Write It Down

Remember, anything you can clearly define and crystallize on paper is possible.  You must be willing to make whatever sacrifices and efforts are necessary.  The very act of writing your goals down sets the whole universe to work for you and activates all mental laws.  In fact, the art of writing down challenging goals causes three things to happen.

Your self confidence goes up immediately.  Having the courage to write down what you really want enhances your self-image and your self-esteem.  The action itself generates a feeling of greater personal power and ability.

Goal setting actually gives you a burst of physical and mental energy.  Your heart rate speeds up!!!  It's exciting.

The very fact that you have committed the goals to paper dramatically increases the likelihood that you will achieve those goals.  You cannot define a goal without simultaneously having the ability to attain it.  The most important question is how badly do you want it? What is your compelling reason?

American Statesman Benjamin Franklin wrote this humorous line:

If you would not be forgotten, as soon as you are dead and rotten

either write things worth reading, or do things worth the writing.

Think about that when you are writing down your goals. What worthy things do you want to accomplish?