A Certain Mindset

Written by Dean Wong on Oct 8, 2008 11:27 pm

Read More: Personal Development | Positive Thinking

It is my thinking that to be successful in any endeavour in this world that we live in. We must first possess a certain "mindset". This is a mindset that fosters positive thinking, a positive attitude and a willingness to always see the brighter side of life in any circumstance. Napoleon once said "circumstance, I make them." This mindset can make a person become wealthy in every sense of the word, a lack of this certain mindset, can also reduce a person to abject poverty and failure. This mindset separates winners from losers. It is that one more degree of effort, of perseverance, of thinking that with one more try, I will succeed, I will triumph over all my obstacles, that makes the difference.

Have you ever witnessed or seen on television, the big cats hunting their prey? Especially a Cheetah? One thing is sure, it does not matter where that Antelope goes it's getting caught, the Cheetah may fail sometimes, but rest assured its coming back because at the end of the day, it has to eat so when that "instinct" kicks in and hunger pangs causes all its senses to reach new heights, it goes into action.

That is the mindset we need to survive in this world. There is no place, no room for the mediocre. We have to as individuals change our thinking, or else we will be no more. We have to set our goals, hold them in front of us and focus all our attention on achieving those goals with the tenacity of a Pitbull.

We are living in a world where timidity is no strategy for this new economy, we had better learn the skills that will allow us to move foreward or we will perish.

I wish you all, much success in all your endeavours.

Dean Wong