Cornerstones of personal success

It's clear that people who maintain focus on long-term goals can achieve much bigger things than those who jump from idea to idea, or those who give up after the slightest setback.

Start with mental habits as the cornerstones of your personal success.

Creative potential should be reinforced as you go trough your life.  Your creativity, should stand the test of time. Pablo Picasso said,  "Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once you grow up." No one is born a failiure but as you go trough your life, responsibilities start adding up, and the next thing you experience is as if circumstances are conspiring against you.  So, how can you keep focus on long-term goals?

​Start with mental habits that will help you be an innovator for life - forming habits now that are going to help you later on. Here are a couple of habits that you may try to master:
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- Have an experiment-driven life. This is about risk, being willing to fail because you're failing forward. The more experiments you make the better. What if you do fail, and stumbling in the dirt once or twice. Stand up again, never be afraid of a tumble
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- Observe more what is going on around you. If you observe more, you learn more and you get a better view of human behavior, that gives you power. As an example, start to learn body language which consists of the movement of the main body (hands,posture etc.) and the facial expressions.

- Cultivating an Attitude of wisdom. Be very careful to not  develop the deep expertise to think "I know a lot about that - You are never to old to learn. The pursuit of wisdom is one of the absolute goals of people seeking to live the good life. Particularly, the Scriptures have a lot to teach us about wisdom. Always ponder your life with curiosity and openness and embrace challenge.

​- Do what you love.  Rise to the occasion because success might be waiting around the corner for you.  But be careful, dont do something just because you're good at it - that doesn't mean you should do it. Do what you feel passionate about. What are you born to do?" When are you the happiest?
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​- Using Your Whole Brain. Master to think with both sides of your brain together.. The brain you can focus and concentrate with, as well as the other part of your brain that is not under your direct control, the part which work on things in the background all the time. And if you work at it, you can actually assign little tasks to ot. There are people who are really good at this. The right side of the brain remembers the the big picture, the left side of the brain recalls the details. Complex cognitive functions require the brain regions to work in integrated fashion. a 2008 study by Robert Epstein, PhD, a psychology researcher, senior research psychologist at the American Institute for Behavioral Research and Technology demonstrated that by developing four core areas—capturing new ideas, engaging in challenging tasks, broadening knowledge, and interacting with stimulating people and places—people can enhance their brain’s ability to innovate. The more easily you shift between both sides, the more complex a creative a thinker you can be.

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​Now it is time to set your specific, long-term goals for the important areas of your life, such as career, family, finances, and so on. Then, look over these goals. How do they make you feel? If you do not feel excited about these goals, If not, take these goals off the list, or revise them so that they move you towards something that really matters to you. Treat your goals like recipes. Remember to take it one step at a time.

In a nutshell, good, healthy mental habits is the cornerstones of achieving personal success. Treat life as an experiment,  be willing to fail and learn from your mistakes. You should have confidence in what you know well, but must know that you will never be to old to learn something new. Remember to use your whole brain and make the most of all opportunities.
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“Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.”  ― Aristotle
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