Hacking Your Mindset
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I believe mind set is one of the most important things when you are looking to accomplish goals. This is especially true if your goal would end up changing your life. Want to be an entrepreneur? Want to be a millionaire? An accomplished writer? Blogger?
You are who you hang around with.
I’m sure you’ve heard this before but it does run pretty deep. What if you want to be a millionaire but there aren’t any for you to hang around with in your town. (That you know of anyways.) The next best thing is by listening to a few of them. Find blogs and podcasts made by people that are successful doing what you like to do. Like personal development? Try Steve Pavlina. Like marketing? Try Seth Godin. (He has a wonderful free blog.)
Be The Gatekeeper to Your Mind
If you want to learn about becoming a millionaire, look at what millionaires expose themselves to. What do they read, watch, do, invest in? Start exposing yourself to free podcasts, blogs, CNBC, great books and more. Stop watching I Love Money… lol
Your Whole Dynamic Will Change
The way you think about things will change and new opportunities my now be visible where they might not have been before. Sometimes you have to become a future self to realize a goal. Think - who or what kind of person would the me be that obtains this goal? Then start being that person - now.
I agree that if we want to be wealthy, we need to use the resources that they use. Being informed about finances is a protection and a benefit.
I love Steve Pavlina’s blog, and I agree you’ve brought up very important points about controlling where our attention goes. “Garbage in, garbage out.”
I would love to pick up Pavilina’s new book. I wish he would make it into an audio book.
http://bloggingdowndebt.com/2008/07/5-ways-to-listen-to-an-audiobook-or-2-each-month-without-putting-aside-extra-time/
Although, I did try his famous “How To Find Your Life Purpose in 20 Minutes” exercise, and I spent almost an hour on it to no avail. I haven’t given up on the exercise, I might try it again. I see his general point and I’ve come close to it.
Another important thing that is related or involved with mindset, because ultimately it comes from your mind, is organization. In order to get ahead, you really need to be organized, both materially (in terms of clutter/no-clutter), but also in terms of having your whole act together in life. This is hard!