What sentence do you see?
This exercise came from a seminar with Derek Arden and had me thinking about how a perspective can completely change depending on how you process it in your head.
Your mindset is perhaps the most crucial piece of the puzzle in getting to where you want to be. Without a strong mindset and ambition to do well, you will find yourself procrastinating hour after hour and without really knowing where it is you want to go.
A recent technique I used to create a positive mindset is to balance the things in my life out on paper. I drew a vertical line through the middle of a page, on one side I had “benefit obtained” and on the other, “negativities eliminated”.
Break down your personality (honestly…) traits and where you want to be.
So for example I know that I am often impatient with others and always consciously find myself talking rather than listening. I wrote down what it was I was focusing on; patience. I wrote down what I want to achieve; to become a better listener of others.
The benefits gained would be that I’d be more critical of my own ideas and processes. In turn, I would hopefully make less work of change and would take on board more suggestions. Another benefit would be the ability to formulate better ideas for others. If I listened more to what they were saying, absorbed it and deliberated over it, I would ultimately have more to offer that person.
Negativities eliminated – I would lose that narrow-mindedness I often get when I go head on into an idea. I would also lose a touch of my arrogant side and become more favourable with my peers/collegues when it came to choosing the best decision for the task at hand.
Don’t be afraid to pick out your bad habits and you will grow stronger as a result. Just by losing a little bit of ego, a little bit of your pessimistic side, you can become more opportunist. Imagine yourself 12 months from now, what opportunities do you want to come your way?
So what did you read first, “Opportunity is nowhere” or “Opportunity is now here”?
Alex
I am an SEO Specialist working at Urban Element in Oxfordshire, UK. This blog is a record of my working life, my thoughts on SEO, business, marketing and a whole load of other stuff. None of the views on here represent my employers opinions and are wholly my own thoughts.
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