Life Change

Before deciding to start my business, I had to change my mindset and see myself as a business owner. It wasn’t easy! I thought I would retire from education and follow in the footsteps of my aunts or retire from a job like many of my family members did; but that's not how it happened for me. There has always been something inside of me that wanted more, and I couldn’t settle with just working for someone else for the rest of my life, so I started preparing to become a business owner three years ago and became a business owner, quit my full-time, good paying job with benefits, last year. WOW! 

In the midst of preparation, I experienced some obstacles; for example, I was hospitalized for five days and the doctors couldn’t find out what was wrong, I lost family members and friends to cancer and other illnesses, and experienced a failed relationship. However, in the midst of obstacles, I decided to not allow my circumstances to keep me from my destiny and purpose, and I made a choice to start preparing for where I wanted to be in life. 

Here are six life changing things that has helped me, and I continue to do them consistently. 

1.      Replace self-defeating and doubting self-talk to positive and encouraging self-talk – Say to yourself, "I have what it takes to be successful", and take small steps toward what you would like to accomplish.

2.      Read books written by successful people, and people who are doing what you want to do. You have to consistently be a student of what you are wanting to do or be – teacher, doctor, lawyer, business owner, etc. and do this consistently, even after you reach your level of success.

3.      Visualize and see yourself where you want to be, begin to see the end results beforehand. Create a "My Journey to Success" vision board and include pictures and words that describe where you want to be in life.

4.      Change your perspective about yourself by dressing for success. Dress for where you’re going and not where you are.

5.      Don’t allow circumstances, obstacles or challenges to keep you from accomplishing what you are designed to accomplished.

6.      Believe in yourself, your abilities, skills, and talents. You have to first believe in you, before others will believe in you.

What you think about yourself influences what you do and determines your outcome/results.