| If you go to the dictionary, you will find a long list of | | | | facial recognition, totally ignoring the name, as you have |
| definitions for mindset, mind, and set. Interestingly they | | | | convinced the mind the name isn't important.The good |
| all come before success!Mind-set (noun) beliefs that | | | | news is we can change how we think. We can |
| affect somebody's attitude - a set of beliefs or a way | | | | re-train the mind. Like so much in life, it won't happen |
| of thinking that determine somebody's behavior and | | | | over night; however, it is much easier than you might |
| outlookMind (noun) seat of thought and memory - the | | | | think. The key is to consciously catch your negative |
| center of consciousness that generates thoughts, | | | | thoughts. In our example with names, if the person |
| feelings, ideas, and perceptions and stores knowledge | | | | caught himself or herself saying they were not good |
| and memoriesSet (verb) focus on something - | | | | with names and began having their inner voice say, "I'm |
| transitive verb to focus on a goal or task - had set his | | | | getting better at remembering names, I just have to |
| mind on itThis is not a grammar lesson, and maybe it | | | | concentrate." Then use what ever trick works for you, |
| doesn't matter how you spell mindset. What does | | | | name association, using the person's name in |
| matter is you need to better understand what it is if | | | | conversation right away to focus on it, what ever.How |
| you wish to be successful. There I spelled it with one | | | | often have you heard the world-class athlete |
| word. I'll continue to spell it with one word; you can use | | | | comment how they visualize winning their race or |
| two if you wish.The spelling is less important than the | | | | event? Their "mental coach" has become as important |
| understanding of just how critical your mindset is to | | | | as their "performance coach" in their training and |
| you, especially if you are in a highly competitive | | | | conditioning.If you work in the sales arena, you probably |
| environment like sales, sports or business.Go back and | | | | know some top sales professionals who appear to |
| read the definition of mindset again. "A way of thinking | | | | always be "up". They are optimistic, have an organized |
| that determines somebody's behavior and outlook." | | | | mind and success just seems to come to them. They |
| Every day we have choices to make. Life is all about | | | | have learned, usually from experience, or a mentor, |
| choices. We choose between right and wrong, good | | | | that a person who is an effective thinker is more |
| and evil. Being positive or negative.Think about the | | | | successful. By effective thinker, I mean someone who |
| impact of mindset. Say you awake and tell yourself, | | | | controls and leverages his or her inner voice. This |
| "Am I ever tired this morning, this is going to be one | | | | person understands the power of visualizing success, |
| very long day." Where do you think your energy level | | | | of believing in themselves, and believing in their clients. |
| is going to be? Let's say you awake and say to | | | | Their positive self-talk enables them, it doesn't distract |
| yourself, "This is going to be a great day. I can't wait to | | | | them.I would encourage you, regardless of occupation, |
| get to at it." How many dragons do you think you | | | | to learn more about the power of effective thinking. |
| could slay? How we think subconsciously impacts our | | | | Do a Google search on Dr. Clayton Lafferty, Dr. David |
| conscious behaviors. The psychologists call the study | | | | McClelland and Dr. Henry Murray who have all been |
| of this phenomenon, cognitive behavioral science. It | | | | key contributors to better understating the impact of |
| truly is fascinating.It has been proven repeatedly that | | | | mindset.Become and effective thinker, manage your |
| our internal self-talk determines our attitude, disposition | | | | mindset!Clayton Shold shares his experience at |
| and actions. Think about the person who has said for | | | | SalesDialogue Systems Inc. a company committed to |
| years, "I'm great with faces but terrible with names." | | | | assisting sales professionals better understand how |
| Repeating this over and over do you wonder if the | | | | their internal conversations affects sales success. |
| mind has taken it as fact and only concentrated on | | | | |