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Changing the mindset !!!

16 Jan 2017 at 11:52hrs | Views
Many people become exited and full of hope at the beginning of every new year. It's a behaviour simply intrigued by the mindset, a mindset that is influenced by the believe based on " a new year will bring forth a new life." We have to agree that to enter in a new year will always be a sacred blessing, because it's a perfect symbol of hope and renewal. However I have to remind you that the previous year and the new year they were only separated by the clock. The days will be the same, the weeks will be the same, the month will be the same, the seasons will be the same, and the year will be the same if you don't change your mindset.

A new year will always come and pass, but changing your mindset will guarantee a new life in your path to success. Many people when the new year starts they plan, prepare, and they hope for the best. Unfortunately they never achieve their goals by year end. The problem is one they change many things at the beginning of the year, accept one significant thing their mindset. The mind carries the most powerful function in your life as a whole. "What the mind can conceive the mind can achieve, but what the mind can't conceive the mind can't achieve."

The mindset is everything. It has the power to determine your success or failure. You can be a hard working person with a plan well prepared for success, but if your mindset is negative, demotivated and compromising then your doomed. "I personally see opportunities as doors to be unlocked, and the mindset as a key. Everyone has the mind(key) but the doors will only be opened by the right key. So a wrong mindset is as good as having a wrong key, so you won't manage to open a single door even though the door is right before you."

I know that as a South Africans we have our own challenges, but we are also one of the most privileged nations in the world. So we must change our mindset, we can't depend on the government for everything. There are people who want free houses, free education, free health care, free water and electricity, grants, empowerment and job opportunities. They want our government to do everything it's not possible. Use your mind and do something for yourself. You have to stop depending on people for help, the more they help the more they control your life. Change your mindset and give your life a meaning, it's your life after all!

Some people year after year they just celebrate a new year, but they have never experienced a new life. Each and every year they find themselves faced with the very same problems, disappointments and pains. As a result they end up thinking they have bad luck or they have been bewitched. Without understanding that a negative mindset can be a huge stumbling block to one's success. "So its self bewitched."  I urge you to take at least couple of minutes to make an introspection and see if your mindset need some adjustments or not. Seeing your mistakes and telling yourself the truth is considered as the highest form of intelligence. See your mistakes, tell yourself the truth then take a decision to change your mindset. Then this year shall not just be a new year, but a new life will be your potion. I wish you all the best, May you have a happy new mind!!!

Source - Eric Shikobela
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