5 Days to Change for Success – Day 5: The ONE obstacle to real success

Day 5: Change for Succcess - Mindset There is only one obstacle to success. Yes, only one – YOU! Let me explain:

The confusion over business obstacles

People often confuse circumstances and situations as obstacles and setbacks. They aren’t. They are just things to be dealt with. They only become obstacles and setbacks when we apply that label to them. I am talking about things like losing clients, products/services not selling and so on. Stop seeing circumstances and situations as obstacles and setbacks. They aren’t, you have just been conditioned to think that they are. They are just messages that YOU need to do something different.

Stop getting in your own way

The only thing stopping us achieving the success we want is ourselves. This is great news. The reason it is great news is because changing ourselves to get out of our own way is totally within our control. So, are you willing and ready to get out of your own way and stop being the obstacle to your Business Success and Lifestyle Freedom? If you are, here are two key areas to focus on:

1. Mindset. Your mindset is creating the results you are currently experiencing. I have said it before but it is worth saying again, the reason upgrading your mindet is so vital is this:

Mindset creates thought patterns – thought patterns create feelings – feelings create behaviour/actions – actions create results.

The same mindset that created your current situation won’t get you out of it. It is time to upgrade your mindset

Tip: start researching and learning about how to create a real kick ass success mindset. Seek out good quality resources and people to learn from.

2. BEING a Business Owner. You can’t expect to get the results of a successful business owner unless you are behaving, making decisions and running your business as successful business owners do.

Tip: as with mindset, get out there and research and learn what successful business owners do that unsuccessful ones don’t. Also, you become what you surround yourself with so be careful who you let into your business circle. Avoid the BMW’s (bitch, moaners and whiners) like the plague.

This is the last day in the 5 days to Change for Success series. For me, today’s is the most important. You can do all the other tasks and activities we have talked about but if you don’t step up to this one you will always be capping the level of success you can achieve.

Related posts:

1.Is your Business a Vampire?

2.5 days to Change for Success – Day 1: Clear the decks!

3.5 days to Change for Success – Day 2: Building Strong Foundations

4.5 Days to Change for Success – Day 3: Getting into Action

5.5 Days to Change for Success – Day 4: How to Avoid Failure


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  • barneyausten

    So true “People often confuse circumstances and situations as obstacles and setbacks. “. The ability to see this is often difficult as you point out. Great article Ali.

  • http://alidavies.com/ Ali Davies

    Thanks Barney. Glad you liked it. I appreciate your feedback.

  • http://twitter.com/coblyn Christine Livingston

    Hi Ali

    For some reason I decided to re-read M Scott Peck's The Road Less Travelled this week. In it he talks about how life is, by its nature, pull of problems and that our growth and development comes from both taking responsibility for and finding ways through them. Of course, most people avoid problems or blame them on someone or something else. I think your post is saying similar stuff, looking in particular at our businesses, right? The thing that's therefore very exciting to me in all of this is that my business – together with its setbacks and obstacles – is a fabulous source of personal development. That the business develops as well is awesome!

  • http://alidavies.com/ Ali Davies

    Hi Christine, I remember reading that book some years ago. Still have it so will give it another read. That is a very interesting perspective your throw out about your business being a source of personal development. You can view what you see happening in your business as a mirror reflecting where you need to upgrade your mindset and who you are being as a business owner to get better outcomes. This is why I always say that it isn't just the business skills and processes you need to master to be successful it is also who you are BEING in the business and all areas of your life. The foundation of this is mindset. It isn't obstacles and setbacks that are actually the problem. It is our mindset round them that drives our actions which then drives our results. Different mindset = different results.

  • http://www.6aliens.com Ben Lumley

    Great finish Ali

    I think the stumbling block for success in anything in life is “you”. Life will throw up lots of obstacles and challenge but only “you” can make the choice about how you deal with them.

  • http://alidavies.com/ Ali Davies

    Thanks Ben. So pleased you enjoyed the series.

  • http://www.diary4life.com Paul

    Ali,

    A very appropriate post title, “the one obstacle to real success”; yes it's ourselves. Obstacles and setbacks are just different words to describe a learning experience. Without them we wouldn't grow and move on. Great post, thank you for sharing.

    Regards

    Paul

  • http://alidavies.com/ Ali Davies

    Thanks Paul. Glad you enjoyed it.