The truth about success and motivation

Is a mindset.

You can be motivated to do just about anything. It just comes down to what YOU WANT to do. Which means of course that you can be successful in just about any area you want to be successful in. And believe me when I say there is both a positive and negative side to this.

You can be a "successful" alcoholic, drug user and procrastinator if that's what you really and truthfully want to be. Take procrastination - sometimes it can take skill to not do those things that you know you should be doing - on a regular basis. Think of all those excuses people have used over the years to get out of doing something.

• I'm tired
• I've got x,y and z to do before I can get to your project
• Oh I would have exercised today but i just didn't feel up to it. I was still sore from the last session....

Or whatever else you choose to describe whatever it is you are doing instead of what you know you should be doing.

• My father was an alcoholic
• I was abused as a child
• I was bullied at work
• I hate my job
• We've never amounted to anything in our family why should I be any different?

Now I am not saying these are not valid reasons, they're whatever you have chosen to explain your current mind set.

And the reason why some people are more "successful" on the positive side of life can be reasoned by the same answers as we've listed above.

- Because my father was an alcoholic there was no way I was going to go down the same road as he did
- Because I was abused as a child I am determined that my children will have a loving and happy upbringing
- Because I was bullied at work, I proved them all wrong and now I am managing my own division. The bullies are still doing the same job as they were doing, whereas I have moved onwards and upwards
- Because I hated my job, I got new qualifications and now I have a much better paid job and I am going to be getting a promotion in the next 12 months
- I'll be the first person in our family to get a degree, and then I can inspire my relatives to do more

Only you can decide what you are going to be a success in.

As always - something to think about.

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Today's blog entry - looks at how to overcome writers block - if you've ever struggled with finding the right words, you will understand how frustrating it can be.
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And just a reminder - AOL and Yahoo are still delaying messages. I am not ignoring you - just can't get through.....which makes that statement rather ironic - if you can't get them in the first place. But you know what I mean.