If you are hoping to achieve unlimited success in life or in business, it is important for you to take a close look at your mindset and to make any changes necessary in order to get you where you want to be in life.  Unfortunately, most of us are taught from a very young age to have a closed mindset.  As a result, we have a very limited idea of what we are capable of achieving. 

To a certain degree, this mindset is taught to us in school, where we are rarely taught to see “outside the box.”  On the other hand, the role models we have in our lives also indirectly fail to teach us how to work toward achieving unlimited success.  Therefore, you must break free of this mindset and realize your true potential.

The Dreaded “F” Word

When it comes to achieving unlimited success, you must eliminate one four-letter “F” word from your vocabulary:  Fear.  If you allow yourself to have fear, it will prevent you from taking the action necessary to gain unlimited success.

Some people who have learned to change their mindset consider the word FEAR to be an acronym meaning False Evidence Appearing Real.  When it comes to changing your mindset, however, it is better to think of the word as meaning False Education Appearing Real.  In other words, you need to realize and to understand that the education you have received – whether it be through formal schooling or through informal and indirect learning by the role models around you – may have provided you with a false sense of reality.  As a result, you have actually learned to fear trying something new because you are afraid of failing.

Putting a New “F” Word in Your Vocabulary

If you wish to achieve unlimited success, you need to replace fear with a new “F” word:  Faith.  Having faith in yourself and in your abilities to succeed helps encourage you to take action.  Yes, it is possible that you will fail in your first attempt.  But, no one that has achieved unlimited success was completely successful the first time he or she tried something new.  And, if you do fail, you will likely discover that failure isn’t quite as bad as you once thought it to be!

Instead of looking at failure as a roadblock, you should consider it to be a learning experience.  From your failure, you will discover what things worked and what things did not work.  As a result, you will have a greater chance of being successful the next time you try.

Don’t Be a Thinker or a Talker – Be a Walker

When it comes to being successful in business or in life, you need to take a long and hard look at yourself and identify your mindset.  Every person on the planet falls into one of three categories:

• Thinkers – people that think about becoming successful
• Talkers – people that talk about becoming successful
• Walkers – people that get out there, get things done, and make it happen

If you are a thinker or a talker, life and all of its potential successes will simply pass you by.  If you are a walker, on the other hand, you won’t just sit around thinking and talking about becoming a success.  Rather, you will start taking action. 

Remember, 3% of the population is responsible for 97% of the success stories in the world.  The difference between the 3% that make it happen and the 97% that do not is that their fear prevents them from moving beyond being a thinker or a talker and becoming a walker.  Don’t let fear hold you back.  Change your mindset and start walking.  Before you know it, unlimited success will be yours for the taking – and you will no longer be just walking, you will be running every step of the way!

Warm Regards,

Hans Thorn
Personal Coaching Online
http://www.personalcoachingonline.com

If you wish to succeed in business, you must take steps to avoid many of the most common business mistakes.  By following these seven tips, you will increase your chances for achieving business success and you will get there in a much shorter period of time.

Tip #1:  Remember That a Business is a Game

The first key to business success is to remember that running a business is just like playing a game – there is no second place.  If you are going to play, you need to play to win.  Don’t treat your business like a hobby and just “dabble” in it.  If you are going to succeed in business, you need to get out there and make it happen every day.

Tip #2:  Stay Focused

If you are going to play the game of business, you must also keep your head in the game at all times.  This means always knowing how your business is performing and what services or products are successful.  Don’t allow yourself to get distracted along the way.

Tip #3:  Believe in Yourself

If you don’t believe in yourself, in your business, and in your ability to achieve business success, no one else will either.  If you hope to get other people on board with you and your business, you need to be confident and project an image of someone that is already successful.  In addition, the more you believe in yourself, the harder you will work at moving forward.  Know that you are worth it and that you can truly make it happen.

Tip #4:  Know the Difference Between Revenue and Profit

One of the most common business mistakes to avoid is confusing revenue for profit.  Revenue is the amount of money your business brings in, while the profit is the amount of money you get to put in your pocket.  A business making $700,000 every year in revenue may only provide you with $30,000 profit.  While $30,000 is a decent wage, it most likely is not the income you dream of when starting your own business.  Therefore, you need to find a business venture that will increase your profits.  Or, you must find a way to decrease your spending so more of that revenue can translate into profit.

Tip #5:  Resist the Urge to Come to the Rescue

Many people starting out a business want to help everyone else around them be successful to.  You need to resist the urge to rescue those around you.  Instead, focus on your own business success.  You cannot succeed in business if you are spending all of your time worrying about whether or not those around you are successful. 

This may sound self-centered and greedy, but it is not.  In fact, by allowing those around you to fail, you give them a chance to learn from their mistakes – just like you did as you were climbing your way to the top.  Remember, most of today’s millionaires have been flat broke at some time or have gone through major changes in their lives.  Although failure is not a pre-requisite to success, it certainly teaches you to no longer fear failure – once you have been to the bottom, you realize that it isn’t as scary as you thought it would be!

Tip #6:  Know Your Numbers

In order to achieve business success, you need to know the numbers – both personally and professionally.  Before getting started with your business, calculated your financial freedom number.  This number is how much money it will take for you to pay all of your expenses.  You have not achieved financial freedom until your income is more than your expenses.  Determine what this number is and set it as the goal for your business profit.  Of course, you can always raise that goal later!

Tip #7:  Invest in Yourself

Another of the business mistakes to avoid is failing to realize the importance in investing in yourself.  Many business owners put a great deal of money and time into their businesses without spending any time improving themselves.  Seek the expertise of coaches, teachers, and mentors so you can become better educated in the world of business.  Remember, your life and your business is a mere function of you.  Invest in yourself and the rest will follow.

Warm Regards,

Hans Thorn
Personal Coaching Online
http://www.personalcoachingonline.com

Warren Buffet, one of the smartest, richest and most successful
businessmen in the world, was recently asked what he thought
as the best investment anyone could make in these financially
diffucult times.

His answer was clear and concise:

“The most important investment you can make is in yourself.”

This simple answer is valid in all times, good as well as
bad times, and it’s the same advice most of the successful
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It could be the very best advice you have ever got. If you
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Never before have we faced such times of uncertainty. What
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If you ask the most successful businessmen and women,
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Warm Regards,

Hans Thorn
Personal Coaching Online
http://www.personalcoachingonline.com

2008 has finally been closed. For some it was a year of
challenge and for others a year of opportunity that brought
new exciting experiences.

2009 is going to be ….. Yes, what will 2009 be for you?
Have you given any thoughts of your vision for 2009? How
will your finances be? Will you have the same economy as
you had 2008? Will it improve or, god forbid, be worse?

What will you do about it? What goals, plans and actions
do you have for making 2009 your best year ever?

What about your health?
What about your relationships?
What about your self confidence?
What about your self esteem?
What about your personal development in other areas?

Take some time and think about this. How would you like
to live your life and how shall you achieve that?

Remember that it is all the small actions that count. It
is not possible to go from 0 to 100 in one giant step!

You can get help, advice, information and tools to help
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I’d like to take this opportunity to wish
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Best of Success in 2009!

Hans Thorn
http://www.personalcoachingonline.com