THE NECESSARY MINDSET OF HIGH-ACHIEVERS

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There are many beliefs that can fuel your success and productivity.  Find out one of the most fundamental mindsets that high-achievers have that drives what they accomplish.

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You know, we’re fortunate enough to be surrounded by people all around us that are great examples of highly successful leaders in just about any field you can imagine, from sports, business, entertainment, technology, or whatever field that you are in.

And that’s the great news, is that you have role models and examples of what excellence looks like.

But I know sometimes it can feel a little bit discouraging when you think, well, I’ll never be able to achieve that level of greatness.   But what I want to remind you about is the underlying attribute that all of these different leaders have.  

Yes, of course, they have the drive and the ambition and probably some raw aptitude and things like that, that may have worked in their favor.

But there’s even a more simplistic thing that I think that you can find hope and inspiration in.  

And that is just that these people all tend to know, that before you can get really great at something, you have to not mind or be willing to be bad at something. 

So it’s basically just getting out of your own way here and just rolling up your sleeves and knowing that, you know, you’re probably gonna fail or you’re gonna look stupid or you’re gonna be embarrassed the first time you try something out.

Any great chef has burned one of their early recipes.   Or anybody who’s a bestselling author probably had a bad blog article.   Or any professional athlete has had a bad day at the office.

So when you keep that in mind and you recognize that you know what, that you have to start somewhere.   

And if you really want to get to a level of greatness, not only you have to do all those other things and dedicate yourself, but it has to start with that simple mindset.