10 Secrets to Guarantee Your Success - A Framework for a Winning Mindset
Dont focus on what you want, Focus on what you need to do to get there. - Nick Saban
If you want to be successful in anything, you must have a System. This is part 3 in
a series based on Scott Adams' book How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win
Big. Click here for part 2 where I describe why Goals are for Losers and Systems are for
Winners. The BIG Idea is to apply a systems mindset instead of a goal mindset to everything
in your life. Here are 10 tips on how to do that and be a MUTha F*$%ING WINNER!!!! Too
over the top?
1. To stay motivated it should feel good. Applying your system should be rewarding,
not feel like punishment. Do things at an intensity level or frequency level so they
aren't a chore. Don't torture yourself. If you are doing something that is not enjoyable,
at least somewhat, you are training yourself to not do it. Many activities are intrinsically
rewarding if done right — creating, writing, music, art, programming, exercise,
connecting with people, etc. This doesn't mean it's not hard work. Hard work is rewarding
too! 2. Just google it. We live in an age where
you can instantly find a System for anything. 3. Copy others and build on that. Stand on
the shoulders of giants! Tony Robbins says, "If you want to be successful, find someone
who has achieved the results you want and copy what they do and you'll achieve the
same results." I'll add that you might even achieve better
results. There's no shame in building on what an already successful person did. Two
of the best YouTube channels for personal development, Fight Mediocrity and Practical
Psychology inspired me to start writing and create my own YouTube channels.
4. K.I.S.S. no not the band… Keep It Simple Stupid. Simple Systems are best. You can optimize
later after some success, but Keep It Simple Stupid is the clearest route to succeed. Optimizing
might allow you to complete several urgent tasks on the way to another but optimizing
is often also complicating which makes things exhausting and stress inducing. Complicated
systems also have more opportunities for bugs or errors. In a computer program a bug can
either create unwanted results, or completely crash the system. Complicated programs have
more bugs and take longer to fix if a system crashes. Simple programs hardly, if ever,
crash and if there is an error, it is easy to find and fix.
Simplification frees up energy, making everything else you do a little bit easier. You are more
likely to do something that is simple, and more likely to put off or never do something
that is complicated. 5. "Every skill you acquire doubles your
odds of success." Scott Adams discusses the idea of a "Talent Stack" often is
his blog. You don't have to master everything to get a benefit, often a working knowledge
by reading a book, or watching a YouTube video plus a little practice
is all you need. Here are some skills that apply to everyone.
How to Fail… goes into more detail for each one, so I'll just mention them here.
Public speaking Proper voice technique
Psychology Persuasion
Business writing Accounting
Conversation A Second language
Golf Technology
Design If you become merely good in most of these
areas, there's a good chance you will be successful.
6. "The More You Know, the More You Can Know". That is Scott Adams' Knowledge
Formula. The more concepts you understand, the easier it is to learn new ones. Think
of learning as a system in which you continually expose yourself to new topics, primarily the
ones you find interesting. 7. Don't confuse the benefits of persistence
with the actual odds of succeeding. The Dilbert Guy says,
The minimum requirement of a system is that a reasonable person expects it to work more
often than not. Buying lottery tickets no matter how regularly you do it is not a system.
The odds of hitting the jackpot are too high to be worth it. Odds and luck, however, are
important ideas that we'll discuss another time.
8. Passion Is (mostly) Bullshit. We hear all the time that Passion in what you do is key
to succeed. But "It's easy to be passionate about things
that are working out. That distorts our impression of the importance of passion. Passion fades
as a venture you were initially passionate about Fails."
But the excitement and passion increase for the ventures that succeed. We also enjoy things
we're good at. And tend NOT to enjoy the things we suck at. For instance, Now that
I am fairly good at solving the Rubik's cube I really enjoy doing it.
I mix it up and resolve it a couple times a day. People who can't solve one often say I hate those
things. "A great strategy for success in life is
to become good at something, anything, and let that feeling propel you to new and better
victories." Success can be habit-forming. Cal Newport's
best selling book So Good They Can't Ignore You, also maintains that passion is overrated.
9. Energy is more important than passion Personal energy is anything that gives you
a positive lift, either mentally or physically. <div>Icons made by <a href="http://www.flaticon.com/authors/maxim-basinski"
title="Maxim Basinski">Maxim Basinski</a> from <a href="http://www.flaticon.com" title="Flaticon">www.flaticon.com</a>
is licensed by <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/" title="Creative Commons BY 3.0" target="_blank">CC
3.0 BY</a></div> Our personal supply of energy is limited so
we need to manage that energy carefully. Being healthy and fit and happy is key to having
energy. Success takes energy. Energy to overcome obstacles, energy to continue trying when
we fail. Without being healthy and fit it's nearly impossible to get the positive mental
and physical lifts we need to succeed. That makes Good health a baseline requirement for
success. The concept of Qi (ch'i) found throughout
Asian cultures translates as "material energy", "life force", or "energy flow". It
is the central underlying principle in traditional Chinese medicine and martial arts. This is
the symbol for Qi 氣 Fun fact — I got that tattooed on my arm when I was 19. Qi
is said to permeate everything and links our surroundings together. It is the flow of energy
around and through the body, forming a cohesive and functioning unit. Qi is necessary to activity
and it can be controlled by a well-integrated willpower. When properly nurtured, Qi is capable
of extending beyond the human body to reach throughout the universe. When it accumulates
there is life. When it dissipates there is death… It can be strengthened through meditation,
practicing martial arts, yoga, exercise and eating right. Acupuncture is used to treat
many ailments, its purpose is to fix the flow of Qi through the body. I'm not super spiritual
but the idea of an energy force that I control is useful. Obviously Qi isn't a scientific
concept and most medical professionals will tell you that chinese medicine and acupuncture
are bullshit. Some people might think it's stupid, and that's ok. None of that matters
when it comes to your personal energy. If an idea works to help you feel more energetic,
gives you a positive lift, either mentally or physically, and helps you be successful,
than why not go with it. Some people get energy from listening to music or singing, some from
a massage, some people get energy from church or meditation. Whatever it is you get energy
from who am I to judge? Except Drugs. Drugs are Bad Kids. Don't Do Drugs. Seriously.
10. A flawed system is ok as long as you're moving in the right direction. Nobody starts
out with a perfect plan or system. If the system doesn't seem to be moving you in
the right direction, change one part of the system. If you change multiple parts at once
you won't know which worked or which caused the catastrophic failure. I realize the "right
direction" is vague and you won't always know which direction you are headed and whether
to stay the course or not. Scott Adams says "One predictor for success is that customers
clamor for the bad versions of a product before the good versions are even invented. Consider
the iPhone. The first version was a mess, yet it was greeted with an almost feverish
enthusiasm. That enthusiasm, and the enormous sales that followed, funded improvements until
the product became superb. The smartest way to discern your best path to success is to
try lots of different things. For entrepreneurial ventures it might mean quickly bailing out
if things don't come together quickly." For some endeavors I think the best path comes
down to gut feeling and your tolerance for risk. For other endeavors, there is no wrong
direction or path as long as you're moving.
If you enjoyed this or got a little bit of value out of it, it would be awesome if you
hit that Like button and or subscribed!
Không có nhận xét nào:
Đăng nhận xét