Keep a positive mindset, be proud of achievements
The power of positive thinking should never be underestimated. Entrepreneur Jeremy Liddle explores how highlighting your achievements can help your confidence and benefit your business.
Successful people have two characteristics: they believe in themselves and they are always maintaining a positive disposition in everything. We hear a lot about these two things, yet somehow, these two things hide in the shadows when things do not go according to the plan, especially when emotions come into play.
Yet when you look at genuinely successful people, these two things are predominant. To maintain these two powerful characteristics, you must be always proud of your achievements, regardless of how big or small they are. This should be your mindset.
Having this mindset is crucial to attaining your success. Once you master the art of positive thinking, you are setting yourself up for a battle against any obstacle that you will encounter in achieving your goals. This means that you are making yourself distinctive among others – when you do fail on something, you will take it as stepping stone to achieve something better than what was originally planned, because the experience of failure will teach you something. And that something would not have been learned if not for a mistake.
These experiences teach you to overcome such obstacles in a smarter way if you ever encounter them in the future. Having the wrong mindset on things will keep you stuck and just sorry for the failure. Successful people are staunch in challenges. They see mistakes and failures as a venue for learning and discoveries.
By being proud of your achievements no matter how big or small they are, you are in fact maintaining a positive mindset. This way, you are allowing yourself to orchestrate your success. Little achievements are in fact your reminders that you are continuously improving, even when things are working out the way they used to be. These small achievements keep you going and remind you that big achievements start from baby steps and constant learning.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with putting your best face forward when it comes time to report success. The more often your name is on the lips of those that can help you grow, the better off you are. Just remember this: It’s not just you. It’s your team. Avoid coming off as arrogant by mentioning key contributions made by specific team members. Those above you and below you will respect you for it and return the gesture. Being proud of your achievements means being grateful for the things you have and for the things that you have gained. Being able to appreciate everything you have helps you stay positive.
Jeremy Liddle is an entrepreneurial maniac, passionate about inspiring other entrepreneurs to plan and launch successful new businesses, and maximise growth in existing enterprises. He is head of the Australian delegation to the , and has been featured in media such as Channel 7 Sunrise, Channel 7 Kochie’s Business Builders, BRW and The Australian. Jeremy began his business career in the booming Australian juice bar trade. With his brother he opened up Australia’s number one Juice Station outlet, and was sent to Singapore to operate as stand in General Manager for 18 months. Named as one of Australia’s young guns Jeremy Liddle co-founded a natural health company called RioLife in 2004. In 2010, they were featured as one of Australia’s top emerging companies in BRW Magazine, and picked up a Fastest Growing Small Business Award from the My Business Magazine Awards. Jeremy has now authored his first book “From Idea to Start-Up”, designed to teach budding young entrepreneurs how to write a business plan and launch their ideas as a viable enterprise. Jeremy is also involved as founder, director and advisor to a range of new Start-Ups and established businesses.
