Beachy Beach January Love Note
(Originally published January 20, 2016)
I know you think I am going to start the new year talking about Big Goals, Big dreams, Big hopes and yes BIG THINKING AND yes all those are great but….. I am really interested in what we are seeing. What do you see for yourself in 2016? Turns out that what you see is most likely what you are going to get.
I am once again trying to lose weight and so I decided to take some of my own medicine. I went online and did one of those cool tricks to see what I would look like 30 pounds lighter. Turns out I would look really cute!!! I carried it a bit further and looked at pictures of the weight I wanted to be and dropped the image in the mirror. All my training and all my studying tells me that I have to SEE it to Believe it not the other way around.
The point is: Big thinkers are experts at creating positive, forward looking, optimistic pictures in their own minds and in the minds of others. To think big we MUST use words and phrases that produce big positive mental images. (The Magic of Thinking Big)
In our business today there are many people that have jumped into our industry because they think it is a quick way to make money and BIG money at that. We know the truth however is that money only comes to those who put in the time, energy, education, determination, perseverance, extreme patience among other power adjectives. We all have the same education available and the same market conditions but there are still only 20% at best that thrive in our profession as well as others.
So what is the difference maker? For me it is the same in every profession the success of the few is determined by the attitudes that rise above the norm, they have a clear vision of where they want to be. They talk about success and where they want to be. They help others talk about success and where they want to be. They love others along they way and they see clearly the end before they get there.
Hold clearly in your head ONLY those images you want to be true. See yourself closing a set number of deals, see yourself hopping on that airplane to go on a fun adventure, see yourself crossing that marathon finish line. If is health that you need see yourself healthy and vital and accomplishing those things that a healthy mind and body will bring to you. Wipe out of your mind and your vocabulary anything to the contrary. Before you know it those visions of your future will be your present and the best part ever is that because of your forward thinking you will be in great company of other forward thinking and visionary people.
Let us all start the New Year with a powerful vision…… lets see clearly in our mind all that we want. I bet that next year at this time we will all have more of what we need to have a life that is full and that will overflow to others.
Now if you will excuse me I am about to put on my skinny jeans!!!
Karen