fbpx

Think Smart: Master Your Thoughts and Become More Successful in Business

Entrepreneurs share how they "think" and reveal straight-forward tips to help you improve your thoughts and success in business.

Prev2 of 2Next
Use your ← → (arrow) keys to browse

5. Analyze your thoughts.

“Our thoughts can be a force against us from time to time. Our thought are extremely powerful, and if not used properly, [they] can make a twister [in] our heads and business. It is important to exercise daily and to read articles or books that feed [your] brain with good and useful information daily. Exercise will help to oxygenate the body. It releases stress and helps to clear the brain. Daily reading will feed your brain with positive and useful information and ideas. While working is important to keep your thoughts attached to reality; sometimes thoughts are so powerful [they] may make any person overconfident or intimidated without reason. It’s important to analyze all your thoughts with the actual reality, not worse nor better, [but] just as it is.”

– Juan C. Garcia, President of Century Building Restoration USA: @JuanCGarciaBiz

6. Try hypnosis.

“Hypnosis is the best way to improve your thoughts to become more successful in business. Hypnosis is a guided meditation which allows thoughts of success to reach the subconscious which in turn dwells on them. After being hypnotized by a professional, you can then practice self-hypnosis by giving yourself ‘successful thoughts and imagery’ right before sleep or when waking up to get the best results!”

– Caryn Antonini, Founder and Owner of Early Lingo: @earlylingo

7. Carry a notebook and pencil everywhere you go.

“Inspiration and creativity can come from anywhere, and when you’re open to new ideas, your everyday thoughts and observations can lead to business breakthroughs.  Are you inspired by a painting? Write what inspires you and see what ideas that inspiration can generate.”

– Jill Schiefelbein, Owner of Impromptu Guru: @impromptuguru

8. Talk to yourself.

“Thoughts originate in the subconscious and are expressed through behavior and speech, but there is an ancient method for hacking the subconscious and becoming the author of your thoughts: self-talk. Simply talk to yourself throughout the day (to yourself or out-loud), reminding yourself how capable, intelligent and successful you are. Use “you” when you self-talk for more successful thought control, such as repeating ‘you are capable of making this deal.’ I know it sounds silly, but soon you’ll realize that you can program your own thoughts, and they’ll start to positively influence your self-image and success.”

– Peter Lanier, Co-Founder and COO of Airlock Secure Cloud Hosting: @airlock_io

9. Be conscious of your limiting beliefs.

“Becoming conscious of one’s limiting beliefs is a tricky task because it’s hard to see things we’ve grown totally accustomed to. My advice is this: start where you are — trying to fake positivity doesn’t really work.  When I’m feeling down, I use that as a signal that it’s time to turn my thoughts around. I ask myself what this negative feeling is helping me to realize I want.  Often, just making the space for my desires to play out generates a solution I wouldn’t otherwise have seen.”

– Sarah Sloboda, Founder and Chief Creativity Officer of Sarah Sloboda: @SarahSloboda

10. Listen to inspirational and educational podcasts.

“There is so much cutting edge, valuable, relevant content out there in the form of podcasts just waiting to be consumed. And it’s free! How are you spending your commutes and/or gym time?”

– John Lee Dumas, Founder of Entrepreneur On Fire: @JohnLeeDumas

Connect with YFS Magazine on Twitter.

Did you enjoy this article? If so, subscribe to YFS Magazine and never miss an update. Don’t forget to make our friendship official and join Young, Fabulous & Self-Employed entrepreneurs on Facebook.

Photo: Mango

Prev2 of 2Next
Use your ← → (arrow) keys to browse
 

© YFS Magazine. All Rights Reserved. Copying prohibited. All material is protected by U.S. and international copyright laws. Unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this material is prohibited. Sharing of this material under Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International terms, listed here, is permitted.

   

In this article