Develop A Deliberate Success Consciousness
“All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them.” — Walt Disney
Many people hope for success to rescue them from their dreary lives. They put their life on hold until success comes along and declares them worthy of it. Whilst I’m being facetious, many don’t realise success is something you earn through commitment, dedication and tenacious perseverance.
Many people don’t give themselves permission to be successful, because they prefer to play small, within their comfort zone. For example, what is stopping you from achieving the success you deserve? Be honest with yourself.
You might say: ‘It’s the economy, a lack of education, fierce competition, or not having the right resources’ or other reasons. However, I’m certain there are people in your line of work who are flourishing. Why?
Because they have the right mindset to succeed, and that is the primary reason you might not as successful as you’d like to be. Let me explain what I mean by the right mindset, so as not to confuse you.
I am not referring to knowing the tools of the trade, since it is assumed you do. The right mindset refers to having a success consciousness. If you consider those who are successful in your field, what is the one thing they have in common?
A deliberate success consciousness that allows them to be at the top of their field. They believe in themselves and their vision for success. Developing a success consciousness involves overcoming failures and setbacks while holding firm to a commanding vision for success.
It must take place within you first to be realised externally. Your lack of success may have its origins in the limiting beliefs you hold because you think success will change your life.
However, the limiting beliefs get in the way of awakening your greatest potential and must be examined to ascertain whether there’s any truth to them. Does this make sense to you?
I don’t mean to be patronising, this is an observation based on many hundreds of coaching sessions over the years, in which I noted clients who want success are not willing to develop the mindset to attain it.
Self-Imposed Limitations Keep You Safe
“If you are not willing to risk the usual, you will have to settle for the ordinary.” — Jim Rohn
You’ve heard it said that beliefs create our reality and by reinforcing them, we feel unworthy of success. Unworthiness is tied to feelings of not being good enough and have their roots in a diminished self-confidence.
To overcome these beliefs, we ought to take purposeful action and move toward success, while attending to our mental landscape. We must nurture our thoughts and be attentive to what passes through the screenshot of our mind.
Otherwise, we succumb to disempowering thoughts related to our worthiness to attain success. Your background matters little, the fact you’re reading this now tells me part of you is attracted to the concept of success.
Perhaps it has not manifested in your life at this point. That means little as long as you believe it is possible when you develop a success consciousness. It requires removing the self-imposed limitations that keep you safe because playing it safe does little to assure you of the success you deserve.
It keeps you trapped, stuck and stagnant, even when part of you yearns for something more. Consequently, an internal battle ensues. I liken it to the tale of The Two Wolves And The One You Feed. Ultimately, the one you give more attention to will prevail.
If you’re looking for permission to leap into your own success, look no further than this point. You are worthy of success, yet you must embody it at a cellular level. It must become a mind and body experience, not something you hold in mind.
Are you beginning to get a sense that success is an inside-out job? That it starts by thinking and believing in success before it shows up. You must, otherwise why would success find its way to your doorstep when you are willing to make it a home?
When I say it must become a mind and body experience, I’m reminded of those I’ve crossed paths with over the years and complimented, whether for their performance or creative ability.
Some people do not handle compliments well and shrug it off. They doubt their ability and worthiness to be successful. On a conscious level, they long for success but have not reconciled it at a cellular level.
This is not an article on how to overcome your feelings of unworthiness, nor even a roadmap to break through to success, but something simpler. I’m here to grant you permission to be as successful as you can be.
Success is your birthright. Don’t buy into the lie that you are unworthy or any other excuses why it is missing from your life. The single biggest decision to make is decide you want it. Decide you are worthy of it and are capable of achieving it.
Decide On What You Want And Why You Want It
“If you set your goals ridiculously high and it’s a failure, you will fail above everyone else’s success.” — James Cameron
Stop focusing on your failures since this holds many people back. I liken it to driving from one point to another, looking in your rear vision mirror the entire trip wondering why you’re not getting to your destination.
You are smart enough to realise success is impossible to achieve this way. Yet, many people wonder why they haven’t achieved the success they deserve. It is because they focus on their setbacks and failures instead of seeing how they are signposts leading to success.
If you decide you don’t want to be successful, be honest with yourself — there’s nothing to be ashamed of. However, if part of you has doubts about your ability to achieve it, there’s a conflict that must be reconciled.
You cannot expect to drive a car in forward and reverse simultaneously. You must decide on what gear to engage until you reach your goal. Will setbacks and challenges show up? You bet!
In fact, they are assured to the degree you will want to give up. But they are not there to stop you but to test you. To see how much you want success and how strong your vision and purpose is to realise your dream.
Whatever you want, declare it is possible and commit to it. Don’t stand on the sidelines hoping for the best because faith is not a precursor to success. Action, diligence, perseverance, commitment and a compelling self-belief are the trademarks of success.
You must decide on what you want and why you want it and be willing to trade something to gain something greater. It is as simple and yet as complex as that. If you are looking for permission to leap into your own success, you’ve come to the right place.
I trust in the coming days, weeks and months you will realise you are worthy of success and capable of achieving it — not for what it brings to your life, but because of whom you’ll become.