They say being successful in business is 80% mindset and 20% marketing and this is true. In order to have it all you must first master your mindset.
Lately I’ve been having many conversations with women who are looking to bring their big vision to life. Just the other day I was talking to somebody who said:
“I wish coaches would talk more about what tools they have to remove blocks that are holding me back from moving forward in my business.”
Here is the thing: The reason these blocks exist in the first place is because you’ve adopted somebody else’s belief system at a very young age and you’ve created a story around it that keeps you stuck.
What does this mean?
Let me give you an example:
Two of the most common things that have come up in conversations recently are
Perfectionism and Confidence or lack thereof.
Here is how this plays out:
Every time you set your eyes on a desire or a goal which requires you to step out of your comfort zone these thoughts start coming up.
Who am I to do,_____________________ (fill in your blank)?
What are ‘the people” going to think of me if I do __________?
I’m not supposed to stand out and show off.
What if I’m not good enough to do this?
What if somebody does not like me?
I could never charge this much money.
Or let me make one more change to this project before I release it into the world (only to never do it, because there is always another tweak that needs to happen,…) .
When these thoughts come up they stop a person right in their tracks so they never start a project or put themselves out there and go after what they really want. Instead they sabotage themselves from the get go because they have bought into a story that does no longer serve them.
When you take a step back and hold the story up to the truth, you realize that it doesn’t stand up to it. This is when you can change your belief system and adopt a new story that actually serves you and allows you to do the things you set out to do so you can fully step into your purpose.
By changing your THINKING around the story, you can literally get rid of it, so you can move forward in the direction of your goal or desire. The reason why most people do not do this is because they prefer to stay stuck in the comfort zone of the familiar.
To become successful you have to step out of your comfort zone, you have to do things that you have never done before and you have to be willing to become uncomfortable.
That might mean that you ruffle some feathers or that you let go of people, places and things that you have literally ‘out-grown‘, so you can create space for new things to come in that are in alignment with your vision and allow you to actually bring it to life.
Simona Ksoll is a brand marketing strategist and business mentor positioning coaches and entrepreneurs to stand out in a crowded marketplace. Follow her on Facebook and LinkedIn and join her private Facebook Community.