In the past few weeks I have been reminded more than ever that what happens between your ears is crucial to your success as a creator, marketer, entrepreneur…call it what you will.
And no, I am not talking about your hairstyle (or lack of one).
Adopting and maintaining the right mindset is absolutely vital. Without it, you simply cannot be or do your best.
It’s especially hard to attain and maintain that peak state on your own – and as so many of us do work alone, I wanted to devote this week’s newsletter to some resources to help you reach that peak state or refresh it so you can be even more successful as well as happier.
You see, something else I have noticed is that your success is in direct correlation to your levels of happiness and satisfaction with what you are doing.
Don’t believe me?
Read on, try these out and see just what a difference it makes.
Let’s start with this great selection of tips from experts – I especially like the one that compares business to boxing:
I also love these 21 great mindset hacks which are again garnered from experts and recognise that you need more than motivational quotes to keep you going:
I mentioned happiness as being a hugely important factor in your success so here are 12 happy, successful entrepreneurs sharing the daily habits that keep them that way:
Did you know that rates of mental illness are higher in entrepreneurs? All the more reason to read this from Virgin on how to be a happy one:
https://www.virgin.com/entrepreneur/how-be-happy-entrepreneur
And once you’ve put those happy habits in place, it’s time to make sure you’re thinking like a marketer…and if you’re wondering how you do that, read this:
https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/319672
There are some great podcasts that combine mindset with marketing – here’s one called The Mind Aware with Dana Wilde, the bestselling author of Train Your Brain on all kinds of topics from getting things done to marketing strategies and much more:
http://themindaware.libsyn.com/podcast
There’s also the Marketing Mindset podcast with a similar array of excellent episodes dispensing marketing advice along with mindset boosts:
https://tunein.com/podcasts/Business–Economics-Podcasts/The-Marketing-Mindset-Podcast-p1209084/
And a really useful video podcast here with Ryan Phillips that dives into the day of a successful online entrepreneur while focusing on how important mindset is to him:
Your TED talk this week is the wonderful Carol Dweck on The Power of Believing That You Can Improve:
