Change your mindset

All those big names you see in the news, magazines and social media have something in common, they all started small. Don´t get confused, and remember everything in life starts taking the first step and then being persistent on what you want to achieve. Forget about what people say, usually, when you have a good idea everyone is going to say something about it, people even call you crazy until your idea actually starts working.

Nothing is easy, but if you really want something to happen, start working on it, if it's a blog start writing, if you like photography takes pictures, with practice you will gain experience and share it with the world. In the same path, if what you want is to start a business get out of the building and start exposing that great idea with people that would be interested in it, the feedback you could get from them is very valuable and can help you shape your business model. You don´t have to be a rocket scientist to discover that through practice you can master anything, or how else could an athlete be so good at any sport without dedicating time to build up skills and be the best at what they do?

Remember you will be able to do anything if you really believe in it, and on the other hand, if you add some activities to make that idea a reality, positive thinking is one thing, making it happen is another. Time to get out of the building and start exploring your options, if you have certain skills with technology, writing, or whatever start monetizing it.

If you want different results in your life, change your mindset and start living the life you want.         I always like to use this quote by Albert Einstein to remind people to stop living on autopilot and actually start taking action doing different things: "Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results."

Your future depends on what you do today, and remember only through curiosity you will gain knowledge, and this takes me to that thought of what Steve Jobs said: "Stay hungry, stay foolish".

I want to close this post with simple words that if applied correctly can create a new chain of events to take you anywhere, here you go! Make it happen!

Stop thinking what people could say about your idea.
Stop listening to all the noise and focus on what really is important.
Stop wasting your time on things that don't add value to your life.
Start taking actions that take you closer to your dreams.
Start doing more and talking less.
Start executing your ideas and learning from the experience.

Start today!!

I hope you like what you read if so please leave a comment.

Best Regards,

Constantino


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The First Four Months of 2017

You started the new year and probably wrote down your NEW YEARS RESOLUTION like all the people I know. Let me tell you something, over 90% of people don't even start the year with a plan at hand to make it through their to-do list. I hope you don't want to be part of the statistics of the population that are not successful in life.

If you didn't start the year with a plan, don't worry you still have time to make this the best year of your life! Sit down and write down the results you want and work your way towards the things you want, is it going to be easy, it won't, but it's worth it!

You can read more on how to align yourself with the life you want to live reading my previous article Become the CEO of your life.

Life happens NOW, your future is TODAY and it doesn't depend on tomorrow, it actually depends on what you do after reading my article, and the ACTIONS you take to guarantee to stay on track during 2017.

Just think about how many times you started a new year with a DREAM, and think about why you didn't do anything to change your life, why is it so difficult to change you SHOULD for you MUST.

The moment you change SHOULD for MUST your life will start changing and success will knock on your door only if you are CONSISTENT throughout the year, remember you don't get what you want, you get what you have to have.

During your journey in life you will find lots of people that will tell you that what you're trying to do is impossible, and trust me, don't pay attention to them otherwise you will end up like them. Pursue what makes you happy, no matter how crazy it sounds to people, they will call you all sorts of names and tell people you are crazy until they start seeing the results of being OBSESSED with what you love doing.

The 1% of the world has all the things most people want to have because they do what most of them don't want to give up. It's up to you to change your reality and don't let other peoples opinions affect your journey towards success and living the good life.

Change your mind and change your life.

Change what you read and change your thoughts from a fixed mindset to a growth mindset.

Change your routine and expect new results.

Change and welcome long journey of self-improvement to start Living the Good Life!!

Remember what the Irish dramatist George Bernard Shaw said about change:
"Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything." 

Don't be afraid of the new things that are coming into your life, you have to be afraid of not doing anything and looking back 10 years from now and saying, Why didn't I do anything!! That's what you have to be afraid about!

I hope this article has a positive impact in your life!!

Best regards,

Constantino



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Become the CEO of your life!!

This year has been very turbulent for me in the sense of the way I'm aligning my life towards being the best version of myself to become the CEO of my life.

We all have ideas of having our own business, being successful and lots of other thoughts about living the good life, sometimes forgetting that we have to apply some extraordinary tools (in books, blogs, mentors, coaches) that can actually help us jump start our lives and getting back on track to start executing specific tasks or activities that will take us closer to our objectives and goals.

Remember what Einstein said:
"Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results."

Do you really think repeating what you did last year is going to change your results, remember what Einstein said! That's why I put the quote in the first place, open your eyes and start changing your routines and expect different results.

Forget about being perfect and change that for being consistent over the course of the following 18 months, if you really want to start living the good life, get a calendar and jump to 18 months from now, write down where you want to be, and reverse engineer your way back to the current date and add these activities to your calendar:

1. Become a morning person, waking up early gives you a head start and avoid pressing snooze.
2. Create objectives and goals, assign a time frame, remember you have 18 months to get there.
3. If it's serious and important put it on your calendar.
4. Learn new skills if necessary, push yourself harder.
5. Finish what you start, make a habit out of it and you will change your results.
6. Read your way to success opening and finishing the books that will get you to the next level.
7. If something isn't giving you the results you are looking for, change what you do and experiment your way to the results you want.
8. Timebox your activities and commit to your schedules and routines.
9. Work at something you really enjoy, imagine being very good at something you're really bad at. Wake up call!
10. Master your finances and invest part of your income in yourself to activate the growth mindset. Start saving money to make small investments. 
11. Share some quality time with people that are important to you and share your experiences with them, you can get some valuable feedback to make some adjustments to continue your journey.

When you get into the cycle of becoming a better version of yourself you just can't stop the learning process and sharing knowledge with friends and family.

Peter Drucker, one of the most influential authority in management said:

"Knowledge has to be improved, challenged, and increased constantly, or it vanishes."

After reading that quote start reading more books about the people that already have what you want and reverse engineer what they did to have what most people want so you can learn from their experiences. Remember what Warren Buffet said: "It's good to learn from your mistakes. It's better to learn from other people's mistakes." 

I wanted to share these thoughts on how to first become the CEO of your life and start living the good life before jumping into anything without being prepared for what comes next.

A successful CEO has the responsibility of running a profitable company but also needs to have the vision of where to find new business opportunities. Apply this to your life and start improving in the different areas that need attention to allow you to get to the next level. Remember you need to balance everything out in your finances, health, relationships, and skills to be able to take advantage of the opportunities that you create. Turn off your autopilot and start living the life you want!

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Best Regards,

Constantino Floros

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