![]() ![]() And how your behaviour holds back your business. Something else you can do with your journal is reflect on how your attitude affects your behaviour. She’s so used to this now, it’s created a habit of her focusing on the positives. We review the good things that have happened to us during the day. It’s something I do with my 10-year-old daughter every night before bed. No matter what bad things, there are always good things. To affect the way you think, you can use your journal to focus on the positive things that happen to you every day. Personally, I like using the Five Minute Journal, as this sets a structure for your daily journaling. Journaling can be as simple as writing a Word document or using a blank notepad. You must be brutally honest with yourself. ![]() Here are some practical things that can help you make the right choice.įirst, why not audit your attitude? This can be done by journaling, the process of writing down how you feel every day. They’re hooked in by shiny shortcuts that don’t add real long-term value. They can work hard, but on the wrong things. Someone with the wrong attitude blames others for their lack of progress. And they’re highly motivated, because they understand that everyone who seems to be an overnight success has actually toiled away in the dark for years. Or know where to turn to pull a plan together. Even over factors that are out of their direct control. Someone with the right attitude takes personal responsibility for their business and its performance. Sometimes we need fun challenges in our workdays!īut which of those two do you think is mostly likely to succeed? If I was betting, I would put 100% of my money onto Dan. But he’s not bothering to look for the key to unlock the door and escape.ĭave’s a lot of hard work, as you can imagine! I persevere with him because he’s a nice guy and I think he genuinely wants to change. Like most business owners, he’s trapped in a prison of his own design. And they’ll only deal with him personally.ĭespite the plethora of evidence that’s surrounding him, his attitude is that “business is rubbish and it’s not going to change”. That clients want the smallest bill possible. My other client – let’s call him Dave – has a very similar sized business to Dan, yet is the complete opposite. ![]() But the outcome, of a business that gives him more than enough cash and time to live the lifestyle he really wants, is worth it. And there’ll be some tears along the way. He knows this is a ton of hard work to make this happen. And that his staff will service them brilliantly. He believes he will sell them lots of monthly recurring revenue services. He believes that he will attract new clients through great marketing. But he can see a vision of the near future where his staff run the business better than he does. He genuinely believes and agrees with me that his business can thrive without him personally having to be there. The first – let’s call him Dan – has an amazing attitude. Two of the many MSPs I’m working with right now are a great example of both ends of a positive attitude. But you have to actively make that choice. So here’s the thing – you can choose to change your attitude at any time. Kept reminding me of my core belief - that hard work focused on the right areas can make anything happen. Turned these things into just huge, but temporary, speed bumps. I’ll tell you about these things one day, when I’m ready. Things that could easily have been turned into excuses to give up, and spiral down into accepting defeat. Trust me, I’ve had some horrendous things happen to me and my family. Nothing can make anything more than a temporary dent in my attitude. I get bored too easily.īut I have a very, very positive attitude. I certainly don’t consider myself to be anything above average intelligence. Attitude is a better predictor of success than IQ. This is great news for many of us! It shows that even people of average ability can be highly successful in business. Or about life in general, come to think of it. Because they simply didn’t have the right attitude about the business. Yet many of them were thoroughly beaten in business by their peers. They’ve been light years ahead of their peers in terms of their abilities and sheer intelligence. I’ve met some very capable, bright people in my time. ![]()
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