The Client Letter
August 17, 2011
Sedona Arizona
RE: Mindset mojo.
Today’s issue is going to focus on the number one thing standing between you and the success you’re seeking.
That “thing” is your mind.
Now developing your craft is a smart thing to do, but it hardly matters if you and your magical sidekick (your brain) become your own worst enemy.
It’s possible. I’ve done it. And every now and again, I do it again.
So today’s focus is MINDSET (kind of). And why it’s so important to your future success.
A few years ago, when I first watched the movie, “The Secret,” I spent the rest of that evening buzzing about what I was about to attract into my life.
I sat around visualizing what I wanted…
But nothing much happened. If it did, I sure didn’t notice it.
Clearly I was doing something wrong. So I started devouring information about mindset. About how to use your mind to help create the things you want in your life.
Eventually, I realized where I was going wrong. Unfortunately, it took me much longer than I will publicly admit.
You see, when I first started actually making money in this business, I got really excited.
It’s a nice feeling to be able to pay your bills.
And I got enamored with the idea of buying nice things. A nice watch maybe (even though I hate wearing a watch) and maybe a nicer car (even though I’ve never been happier than when I lived in NYC without a car).
I got caught up in the wheel of success as I call it.
The only problem is, I wasn’t the one spinning the wheel. It wasn’t even MY wheel. And I was starting to get dizzy.
Mindset is one of the most powerful tools to get what you want. That’s what we’ve all been told right?
The part that no one seems to mention is that the things you want need to be the RIGHT things for you.
It took me a while to realize that what I learned watching “The Secret” wasn’t so that I could live the life of the stereotypical “successful entrepreneur.”
That’s what I was chasing, but it was completely WRONG for me.
And as long as I bucked the truth for me (what I REALLY wanted my life to be like), I wasted energy trying to get my “mindset tuned for success.”
I tried to use my mindset to direct me down a path that simply wasn’t right for me.
The key is to get in tune with what you really want first.
Then the mindset mojo can actually start working.
Someone should have put that as a disclaimer in “The Secret.” It would have saved me a lot of time 🙂
So what kind of LIFE do you want to live?
REALLY? Would that be your answer if no one was looking or listening?
Deep down inside your gut, you already know what you really want. You may even already have it.
But sometimes it can be a huge challenge to hear that voice come through.
Especially when you’ve got a hundred people all trying to TELL you what you should want.
You should be wealthy, successful, have a successful business, charge big fees, live in a nice house, never work for anyone again, spend your time with successful people, look up to the wealthy…
Blah, blah, blah.
This is your life. And all of that success stuff is great… unless that’s NOT how you want to define success for YOU.
You’ve got to get CLEAR on that first. That’s step one.
Because until you do that, all of this “mindset” mojo probably isn’t gonna work so well.
Mindset is your energy. The energy you’ve been given to CREATE.
Just don’t waste it creating a dream that isn’t really yours. You’ve got great things to do in your life. And you can make them happen.
Take the time you need to set YOUR compass. And then enjoy the ride…
See you tomorrow,
Jason Leister
Clients Suck
Creating Success for Independent Professionals
ClientsSuck.net
P.S. Don’t forget, tomorrow is the day I’m making Michael Silk’s “SILK REPORT DOSSIER” available for a very limited time only. Instead of paying the retail price of $32.95, you get it free!
The Dossier is packed with powerful strategies (ingenious would be a better word) for taking your business to next level… it’s definitely NOT the same old stuff you find everywhere.
Just think of the Dossier as a quick way to access Michael Silk’s “street smarts” without having to pay multiple thousands of dollars in consulting fees. (You can of course pay him thousands of dollars if you choose. 🙂
There will be an announcement tomorrow… so stay tuned.