Being Different

Posted by Eric Twitty on November 12, 2008

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When you look around and see the situation most people are in, why would anyone want to be in a similar situation? People are stressed and looking for any way out of their situation they can find. To turn things around you must first change your mindset.

Thinking differently from the crowd and adopting the mindset of the successful will put you on track to making positive changes in your life.

Let’s take a look at the average person, then we will look at what successful people do.

What is average?

So what is average in the United States today? The statistics show that most Americans are:

• Overweight
• Have little or no savings
• Have lot’s of debt
• Completely dependent on their job for financial stability

If this is what is average in the U.S., why would you want to be average?

Do what successful people do

These are the habits of the successful:

• They exercise and eat well- eating well and exercising keeps you healthy and energetic
• They build wealth for themselves- actively save and invest a portion of your income to build financial stability
• They avoid debt- avoid debt by living frugally and not worrying about owning all the superficial things with little or no value that most Americans purchase

Take steps to better your health. Build wealth for yourself so that you can retire and enjoy life. Avoid debt. Develop other sources of income. These are things that very few people do yet everyone should strive for.

This is what successful people do. They have a different approach to life.

Be Different

Imagine living a life where you are in shape and healthy, have little or no debt, and have money invested in various asset classes that have been proven to appreciate in value over time. This is a life that anyone can have. It does take work and sacrifice though. It doesn’t come easy.

“The hardest struggle of all is to be something different from what the average man is.”

Charles Schwab

People will try to bring you down and tell you to live your life, eat what you want, and spend your money, but resist their temptations. Look at the person that’s trying to bring you down. Are they living the life they want?

Toxic people will always attempt to sabotage your productive habits but don’t let them. This is too important to you. If you are unhappy with your life then you must change it. Don’t let anything or anyone get in your way.

Don’t be like most people. Strive to be different. It will put you on the path to success.

Surrounding Yourself With Successful People

Posted by Eric Twitty on November 4, 2008

Are the people you spend your time with holding you back? Do they constantly want you to do things with them that aren’t exactly productive?

People like this are keeping you from realizing your potential. Successful people surround themselves with other successful people. We are extremely susceptible to the way of thinking of the people we are around most often.

When you spend time with a negative person with negative habits it tends to rub off on you. You begin to adopt those negative habits. These habits are counter-productive in achieving your goals.

When you spend time with a successful person the opposite occurs. You begin to adopt their successful habits. One of the best ways to become successful in anything is to mimic what a successful person in your chosen field is doing.

Successful people know that it takes hard work to achieve your goals and they will be more supportive and encouraging. They will keep you motivated and on the right path.

Avoid Toxic People

Avoid negative people that are insecure and jealous of your actions to improve your life. There is nothing to be gained by spending time with these “toxic” people. They will bring you down and sabotage your efforts in achieving your goals.

Many discouraging people have a negative mindset and they really aren’t aware they are behaving towards you in a toxic way. Usually making them aware of their behavior is all you need to do to end it. It will be very hard for them to continue their sabotaging ways once you make them aware of what they are doing.

A great book about dealing with toxic people is “Toxic People” by Dr. Lillian Glass. It will give you specific ways of dealing with the people in your life that are holding you back.

Determine Who is Holding You Back

Write down everyone that you spend time with. Who is supportive and who is not? Do these people encourage you, or do they generally tell you that you can’t do something or you are crazy for trying? Consider each person on the list and make a decision whether they are toxic or supportive.

You should really consider spending less time with the discouraging people or make them aware of the negative effect they have on you.

Spend Your Time With the Successful

Choose to spend your time with people who are successful. Their positive way of thinking will rub off on you. By spending time with these people you have nothing to lose and everything to gain.