Mental Strength Tip #11 – Gratitude and Personal Success

Welcome back to another Mental Strength Tip!

I realized in reviewing these tips that I have neglected to include Tip #11.  And in some respects this could be the most important tip of all!

Reaching your personal goals, achieving personal success and creating personal power begin with a mental strength mindset of empowering beliefs.  To that, reaching your peak potential also starts in your mind…and finishes with taking inspired and massive action.

This is one in a series of virtual life coaching tips to help start your week of strong so that you can reach your personal goals and personal success.

I take one subject and run though a brief overview of it, then ask some very direct questions.  The intention of this virtual ‘life coaching’ session is for you to write the questions in your success journal and then reflect on them and write your answers and thoughts in your journal.

These series of posts are for YOU! If I’m not able to coach you personally one-on-one over the phone or in The 2^nd Passage, I want you to at least get the benefit of a “virtual” mental strength coaching session.

Enjoy!

Objective of this Mental Strength Tip:

To help you learn to use and develop the emotion of gratitude as a tool to manifest feelings of personal success, fulfillment and happiness.

Let’s Get Started:

Psychologists have found through years of research that people who express gratitude on a regular basis experience higher levels of life satisfaction, happiness and personal success.

Questions to Uncover Beliefs about Mental Strength Thinking:

• How do you feel about expressing gratitude?
• Do you believe expressing gratitude can make you happier?
• What were you taught about expressing gratitude as you were growing up?

Unsupportive Beliefs about Gratitude

• Expressing gratitude is corny.
• You don’t have to tell people you appreciate then.  Hey know it by the way you act.
• Gratitude is a touchy/feely concept that makes me feel uncomfortable.

Mental Strength Beliefs about Gratitude

• Expressing gratitude keeps me in a spirit based consciousness.
• Gratitude is the pinnacle of all emotions.
• Feelings of gratitude acts like a magnet and attract more good feelings.

Outrageous Questions:

• When was the last time you expressed gratitude to a friend, coworker or loved one?
• Do you believe expressing gratitude can help you achieve your personal goals and personal success?
• Who do you think would love to have you express your gratitude to them?
  • If you know this, what are you waiting for?

Reflective Questions:

• As your virtual life coach, how can I help you embrace the concept of gratitude?
• How can gratitude enhance the quality of your life?
• How can expressing gratitude help you in achieving your personal goals and personal success?

Mental Strength Coaching:

Once you uncover what your beliefs are concerning gratitude you can begin to implement a strategy to enhance this emotion.

And once you begin to realize the impact of this mental strength tool you’ll develop creative ways in which to use it.

One way is to keep a success journal in which part of your notes are dedicated to gratitude.  This will get you in the habit of thinking grateful thoughts and allow you to experience the emotion of gratitude on a regular basis.

Final Thought

Coaching you to think in terms of gratitude everyday may be the single greatest gift I can give you.  This state of mind, helped in the head and felt in the heart may contribute more to your personal success, fulfillment and happiness than anything else.

If you’d like to get started on developing a rock solid mindset for personal power,  peak human performance, goal setting or achieving your personal goals request your Introductory Consultation today!

Or, if you’d like to study on your own today, order a copy of “Develop the Mental Strength of a Warrior.” This is a fantastic e-book that helps you take control of your thoughts, develop success awareness and helps you tap into the powers of your unconsciousness mind to create the mental strength to succeed at anything!