The five reasons why you’re no ordinary

Will you say, “I am just an ordinary person”? Or will you say with me, “I am successful!”?

This article is inspired by an article by Wyatt Song in his blog Ueverse.com, titled “The incomplete statement - “if I can do this, anyone can…”. As what he mentioned, I know many people say that they are just an ordinary person; they are saying “I’m just an ordinary person, if I can do it, anyone can do it.” It sounds humble, but does it right?

Wyatt mentioned in his article a new statement that I like better,

I’m a successful person, if I can do it, anyone who wish to, can also do it

Wyatt Song

That statement only is not enough, Wyatt also continue on that wishing is not enough, there are needs of taking action and making changes. Ask if you need, and persistence and discipline is necessary as well.

Instead of thinking that you’re ordinary, why don’t you start thinking that you’re successful?
Here are the five reasons of why you should start saying that I am successful…

1. Because you’re already successful

In Millionaire Mind Intensive Seminar, T. Harv Eker threw a question to his audience, asking them of who can write down the 5 things that they have been successful with. Amazingly, only less of the audiences raise their hands.

Similarly, many find it difficult to find something that they have done it successfully. When one that appear to be a success comes out in our mind, our little voice will say, “but you didn’t do it correctly”, or “this or that person didn’t like what you do”, or “you failed to persist through it, and you fail eventually”.

Harv Eker then corrected us from that mindset, that sometimes we are too perfectionist with what we will consider as our achievement. We can actually find little things that we do successfully, when you focus on what you have done correctly instead of your mistakes, you will be able to say that you’re successful.

2. Because saying you’re ordinary doesn’t show the necessary effort

As what Wyatt emphasized on his article, saying that you’re ordinary doesn’t show the effort you’re putting in. Being ordinary everyone can do it without any effort, but it’s not the same with being successful. Successful takes more than a wish; it takes action and failure, learning and relearning, changes of mindset, commitment and persistent.

Saying you’re successful will remind you of what it takes to be successful. At the same time, it will remind others that they can do it as well, BUT they’ve got to have the will and the mindset to learn and make actions.

3. Because you have something to teach others

Karen shared her thoughts in my previous insights article “The five myths about finding a mentor”

There are many people in this world that we can learn from and many people who can learn from us.

Karen (Karooch from Scraps of Mind)

Be careful when you’re underestimating the talent or the success you have. We all have our unique story, unique life and unique experience, something to teach others with. Below is the quote that inspired me to shine and to continue sharing and writing in this blog, hope this will inspire you to teach others as well…

You’re a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It is not just in some of us; it is in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.

Marianne Williamson (A Return to Love)

4. Because successful people are generous

What’s in the successful people that make them generous, it’s their belief that life seems abundant. Below is a quote from John C. Maxwell about generosity that I inspired me to be much more generous…

Sometimes we hold on to our possessions because we fear we might run out - life seems scarce. But when we believe that giving is the way to live, we will produce more in the future - life seems abundant.

John C. Maxwell

Similarly, having a mindset of a successful person, you will have the mindset of abundant life, in whatever condition you have today, and in the same time you will be more generous to others. I have discussed an article The Secret of Giving that explains much about this mindset.

5. Because you’re going to be successful

Here is what T. Harv Eker said…

Success breeds success

T. Harv Eker

He pointed out the habit of listing down 5 successes at the end of every day. With that habit, every day will be your opportunity to be successful, to choose the right thing to do, and at the end of the day you will reflect on what you have done or not done successfully.

Why is this necessary? Success will breed another success. Success will boost your confident and your willingness to make a step forward in life. You may say, how about failure? Failure won’t breed success, but the success of learning from your failure does. By having the mindset of always learning, you won’t have difficulty in finding 5 successes or more within a day.

In having a success mindset, you will have a positive mindset, you will be thankful of what achievement you have made so far, while striving for the better and give out your best, it’s the way to be successful in this life.

Your challenge

I have shared enough, if you think you’re life is no ordinary, why don’t you share your life story? Please share your story in the comments.

And here is a contest not to miss out that Derrick Kwa held, share your story and you will have a chance to get a brand new copy of Seth Godin’s book, titled Meatball Sundae.

You’re no ordinary and you have a story to tell, insights to shine with, and let others learn from you!

For your success,
Robert

(photo by moriza)

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