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How to start 2021 with the right mindset and stay on track

January 4, 2021 by Jim Connolly

Today, I’m going to share an extremely powerful business idea with you, along with an amazing technique to help you grow your business exponentially in 2021 and beyond. This information could be exactly what you and your business needs, so please take time to read it.

Let’s go.

Every business owner experiences highs and lows. Seasons of success and seasons of frustration. Here’s something we know for sure: As you face the opportunities ahead of you, your overall results are determined by how you navigate these ups and downs.

When times are good

When things are going great it’s easy to feel confident, calm and assured. And with those positive feelings guiding your decision making, you perform at a far higher level. You also inspire confidence in others and find it easier to motivate them to hire you, buy from you or recommend you.

After all, when was the last time you hired or recommended someone, who you had no confidence in?

You’re on a roll.

When times are tough

It’s harder to feel confident when times are tough. You’re no longer on a roll. Your focus naturally switches to the problems in front of you. You consider the worst case scenarios and how you would cope. A negative cycle is created and stays in play, until you regain control of your mindset.

Usually, this mindset shift is the result of an external factor.

Today, I’d like to show you how I intentionally, deliberately and VERY quickly get my mindset back on track. It’s a technique that you are able to use and because it’s based on facts that you know are 100% true, your mind is fully able to accept it.

It’s based around your past experiences.

Consider the following 5 facts for a moment:

  1. You are just one email away from a great client inquiry. Just as you were the last time it happened.
  2. You are just one idea away from a life-changing breakthrough. Just as you were the last time it happened.
  3. You are just one phone call away from converting an enquiry into your most valuable client ever. Just as you were the last time it happened.
  4. You are just one decision away from an amazing opportunity. Just as you were the last time it happened.
  5. You are just one conversation away from your largest ever order. Just as you were the last time it happened.

NONE of those are Pollyanna thoughts or wishful thinking.

They’re facts.

Facts you know to be true, based on what you have already experienced.

These real world opportunities and many, many others can happen for you at any time.

The key is NOT to just wait for things to improve. You can greatly increase the speed and frequency of these opportunities, when you focus on the steps required to make them happen, rather than focus on what you fear.

Here’s how I did it.

  • When I came up with this idea, over 20 years ago, I needed to regularly remind myself of those 5 facts.
  • So, I wrote them down and kept them visible.
  • I read them and reread them.
  • My mind quickly accepted them, because each one is provably 100% true.
  • After a while, I didn’t need to intentionally remind myself. My mindset automatically worked from that spectacularly effective perspective.
  • It’s been that way ever since.

And that’s what I want for you my friend.

I want you to give yourself the best possible advantage to absolutely thrive in 2021. I want you to succeed more than you’ve ever succeeded before.

And I want you to achieve beyond anything you’ve ever achieved before.

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