7 Success Mindsets Successful People Have

The population of the world is almost 10 billion. Can you imagine! More than 5 billion people aspire to succeed but only a few achieve success because of the mindset or mentality they have towards success. Do you want to be successful? You want to be the best doctor, engineer, politician…? It's time you change your mindset about success. A popular quote by Colin Powell says

"No one ever drowns in his sweat. A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat determination and hard work".

What are you doing now? Is it channelled to the success you're dreaming of? Success is not magic, its hard work. However, in this post, I talked about success mindsets successful people have and definitely what you must have to achieve a successful life.

1.   IT DEPENDS ON YOU

Success is not automatic. Success cannot be inherited even if you belong to the richest man on earth. Even God himself cannot make you succeed if you don't want to succeed. George Lois said

"All growth depends on activity. There is no development physically or intellectually without effort and effort means work".

 The worst thing that can happen to you is to live an idle life waiting for success to emerge. Myles Munroe said

"The worst thing that can to any man is to die with his potential untapped".

Trapped inside of you is tremendous hidden values waiting to be unleashed. Never take it back to the cemetery. You have potentials and you're the only one that can release it. When you die with your potentials, you die with your forest and you fail your generation. However, it’s high time you left your comfort zone and rule the world with what you have. Think about how Bill Gates started. He didn't finish university but today he's one of the richest. You too can succeed if only you can discover yourself.

2.   PEOPLE NEED YOU TO SURVIVE (YOU ARE CREATED TO SOLVE PROBLEMS)

Every individual born on earth has a mission and a problem to solve. People need you to survive and when you don't succeed, they fail or probably, die. If you become a failure, you have failed your generation. Your purpose on earth is to make an impact. Don't seize the opportunity to help others.

•  Had it been that Mark Zuckerberg gave up his pursuit to establish Facebook, so many businesses wouldn't have existed online. Today, Facebook has more than 1.6 Billion users across the globe. Some bloggers and businessmen depend on Facebook to survive because it’s their major source of income.   

• Today, More than 1 Billion people cannot get information without Google. Had it been Larry Page and Sergey Brin gave up on Google; there wouldn't have been the world largest search engine.

Sometimes we never know what we have until we lose it and become poor. Success is all about reaching out to the lives of people with what you have.

Problems arise every day. People create problems every day. But this is a question you must ask yourself

• Are my here to create or solve problems?

It is either you create a problem and ruin people's lives or you solve problems others have created.

3.   YOU MUST BE READY TO SPEND

Don't think that the journey to success is a "free trade area". Success is not free. You must be willing and ready to spend both your money and your time. You must spend your money to buy books and other materials that can help you to succeed. Time also is very important. The must spend your time on things that are urgent, important and can add value to your life.

• The life of Thomas Edison is a good replica. He was able to invest electric bulb because he spent most of his time reading, researching on how to produce an electric bulb.

• What of the popular Pat Flynn of SmartPassiveIncome.com who spent time and money building his blog. He's now one of the richest bloggers in the world

When you spend time and money on your passion, Success will never elude you.

4.   KNOW THAT ITS GOING TO BE TOUGH (DON'T BE AFRAID TO FAIL)

Every success-minded person must be sentenced to hard labour. There must be obstacles. The journey to success contains ups and downs that may hinder your acceleration in life. Robert Schuler said

"Tough times never last but tough people do".

We must be well assured that we must pass through tough times. However, don't be afraid to fail. Failure is never a destination; it’s just an outcome or result. Only cowards make failure a destination. Cowards die many times but the bold go through obstacles determined to succeed.

• That you failed in your first attempt doesn't mean you should give up.

Abraham Lincoln never gave up the pursuit of becoming the US president. He contested many times and failed. He knew that it was just a matter of time

• The moment you stop trying is the moment you endow yourself a failure

Make up your mind to survive the quagmires of life. Difficult situations will never last. However, success is a gradual process. Don't expect success of a thousand years to come in a day or the time you wanted it.

John C. Maxwell said

"Problems will stop you temporarily, but only you can stop yourself permanently".

When you meet hurdles and you think that there is no way out, then you have stopped yourself. Failure must come on our way but we shouldn't allow it to dominate.

That you were not able to pass through a tough time simply means:

•  You have not worked hard enough; or
• You have not spent time on it; or
• You Isolated yourself; or
• You have not read books; or
• You have not met the right friends (connections).

Think about it. If you want to overcome a tough time, you must be ready to fight it.

Remember, mistakes are inevitable. Albert Einstein said

"A person who never makes a mistake is a person who has never tried something new".

 When you fail or make mistakes, it's just the beginning of your success. 

5.   YOUR FRIENDS MAY LEAVE BUT KEEP MOVING

Friendship may not be permanent. Sometimes your friends leave you when they feel your dreams are difficult to achieve.

“Big dreams are always tough to achieve”.

Don't be surprised, the friends you started with may not end up with you.

"Ten friends may not stay together for ten years".

Even when you graduate from school, you may not see your classmates/course mates again. But don't stop moving when your friends leave.

• Not all the friends that started with Mark Zuckerberg ended up with him. Some left during his tough times, but it never discouraged him. Those who stayed with him are now millionaires.

• The same thing happened to Thomas Edison when his fellow scientists quitted after they failed in the first 6000 times to produce an Electric Bulb. They left him, pitied him and tried to discourage him, but he said: "NO, I now know 6000 ways in which you cannot do it".

Don't stop moving, there is a brighter day ahead of you.

6.   PEOPLE WILL CHALLENGE YOU (YOU MUST FACE COMPETITION)

Don't rule out competition. Life is like a race where you have to compete with other people (and win) before you will be endowed the champion. People will challenge your ability to prove whether you are strong enough to succeed.

Through competition, you discover your strengths and weaknesses. Through competition, you dig out more treasures that are trapped inside of you. It instils in us the winning attitude - the power of victory and excellence.

However, take the challenge, bear the challenge, win the challenge and dominate your industry. Remember, champions are finishers.

7.   PEOPLE WILL HATE YOU

You can't just stop it. It’s natural that people hate when others succeed. When you become a newsmaker, there will always be noisemakers that will criticize your impact. This is a reason why you don't need to share your dreams with everybody.

•  Dream killers will give you every reason why you will fail.

• Dream thieves will make your dreams look inferior to you.

In other words, beware! "Dogs" are around you. They don't like your success.

Now consider this

• No position without opposition
• You need necessary opposition to take up your necessary position
• Only those that have future position will face present opposition.

When you have a powerful vision, you will encounter opposition. The higher you go in life, the more obstacles that come your way.

+ Bonus Tip: SUCCESS IS STUDIOUSNESS

The key to every great life is the ability to learn new things. Successful people are bookworms. They study and learn every day. The more you read, the more you add value to your life and the more you solve problems.

CONCLUSION

Make a research on how successful men achieved their success, the obstacles they faced, and the areas they failed and how they thrived. Compare them with your life and know whether you're on the right track.

I believe this article has helped you grab the right mindset of success and channel your life towards success. Cheers!

NOW YOUR TURN

I believe you were inspired and motivated. Have you been able to get rid of the wrong mentality? Have you left your comfort zone? Tell us how you conquered a particular problem that tried to discourage you. Drop your comments below and inspire others to succeed.