Daily Inspiration: Personal Goals – “The only enemy of success is a mindset that accepts settling for less than you’re capable of!”

“The only enemy of success is a mindset that accepts settling for less than you’re capable of!” – Futurist Jim Carroll

I never thought I’d have the career I have, but once I realized I could have it, I went after it, hard. I wasn’t prepared to accept for less. It worked – I’ve got a pretty wonderful career. Mindset matters.

Any’ considerable goal needs a mindset of potential success, not a mindset of defeat. An attitude of potential triumph instead of one that involves the certainty of a lost effort. A goal of crossing the finish line instead of giving up halfway there. That’s why we seek out motivation, chase inspiration, line ourselves up with encouragement, and juice ourselves with enthusiasm. Mindset matters.

We relish the stories of those locked in the process of developing the big idea, the people who invent what does not yet exist, and those who conceive the inconceivable. We view their efforts as the fuel for our efforts, fertilizer for our imagination, and energy for our initiative. Mindset matters.

We hunt down the ideas that are rooted in optimism, the concepts that are built on the foundation of a noble goal, and the attitude that provides for an architecture of goal achievement. We know that every great future requires a reliable infrastructure of enthusiasm, and seek to learn from studying its timbers of hope. Mindset matters.

We root out the seeds of negativity, the unsettling waves of potential defeat, and the groundswell of pessimism that clouds our thoughts. We choose to focus on the potential upside, not the buzzkill of the downside. We choose our positivity-wiseless Mindset matters.

We choose to listen to the wisdom of the crowd of achievements, not the rumblings of the community of failed despair. We chase down those who practice gratitude and turn away from those who live for resentment.  We seek out the winners and tune out the losers. Mindset matters.

We know that our initiative is what counts; that we must be wary of the ghost of defeatism that can linger around the corner; and must watch out for the potential certainty of setbacks. We reinforce ourselves with the oxygen of optimism, the resolution of determination, and the exercise of a positive routine that strengthens our resolve, rather than diminishes it. Mindset matters.

Because we know that in many cases, the only thing that can defeat us is ourselves.