🧠 How to think like successful people

Most people think like poor people. Poor in money, time, happiness…

Unfortunately, to be a successful business owner, you need to think like a successful business owner. To be a successful person, you need to think like a successful person.

To change how you think is incredibly difficult. Especially without external correction.

That is one of the main reasons why the Jim Rohn advice “you are the average of the 5 people you spend the most time with” has proved effective. The people you surround yourself with affect your thinking, and help correct it (to whatever they feel is correct!). If you want to be successful, it helps to regularly speak with people who are successful.

In lieu of you having - or hiring - somebody successful to speak with, this short article briefly introduces some very important mindset shifts that help you think more like a successful business owner would. Two of my favourites:

1. Neutrality

   
   

2. Misidentification

   
   

Two useful quotes:

“All events are neutral. All circumstances are neutral. It is only your thoughts about the events and circumstances that are positive or negative. When you think that an event or circumstance is negative, you resist it and suffer.”

“When you think you are the image and narrative you have in your mind about who you are… the focus of your life becomes improving the image and narrative (money, status, success, fitness, attractiveness, etc)...When you think you are your body, the focus of your life becomes keeping the body healthy and alive.”

It is a short article. It will make you think. It may even kickstart some important mindset shifts for you.

I recommend that you read it: https://medium.com/@davekashen/the-course-826a94333bd5

What people think the journey of success looks like vs what it actually looks like

I shared this in my Work Smart Wednesday newsletter. Want the full set of related insights? You can read them here: https://worksmartwednesday.substack.com/p/work-smart-wednesday-april-17-2024

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