Tuesday, July 19, 2011

You Must Be A Realistic Optimist To Reach Your Numis Network Goals

By Bruce Holmes


There is a lot of discussion these days about positive thought and optimism. There is no shortage of motivational speakers and self help books that suggest that if you believe that you are successful you will be successful. This sounds wonderful, but the truth of the matter is that positive thought won't bring about success in Numis Network.

The belief that one can start to visualize themselves as successful and success will follow can actually result in negative consequences. The problem is that so many people believe that success can be easily attained if they stay positive, when the reality is that thought without action will lead to failure. You can visualize yourself with the perfect mate or all the financial success you want but if you don't take action it will never happen.

I am not saying that you should not be optimistic. In fact optimism and the confidence it creates is essential for creating and sustaining the motivation you need to achieve your goals. There have been a number of studies that have found that the best predictor of an individual's success is whether or not they believe they will succeed. There is a difference between realistic optimism and unrealistic optimism.

Realistic optimists believe they will succeed but they also understand they have to take action for success to happen. People attain goals through effort, careful planning, persistence, and picking the right strategies. These people get that they will face obstacles and that preparation and persistence and a positive mental outlook will help them overcome obstacles. Unrealistic optimists believe that success will happen to them, that the universe will somehow reward them for positive thinking or somehow transform them into someone who can magically deal with any obstacle with the greatest of ease.

Unrealistic optimists will happily tell you that you are being "negative" when you dare to express concerns or focus to long on obstacles that block your goal. The truth is that thinking and focusing on how to overcome a problem is essential to every successful endeavor including Numis. The truth is that thinking about only what you want to the exclusion of everything else will not allow you to obtain success. There is a difference between wishing and hoping for success and taking positive action to achieve it.




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