Set yourself up for success by being eternally optimistic!
Do you think you’re an optimistic and positive person? You may consider yourself to be a glass half-full kind of person but do you have the mental toughness to thrive during challenging times in your business. With the right attitude it is possible to re-wire your brain for positivity which, in turn, will help your business succeed.
Digital disruption and other business challenges
All businesses face challenges of some kind. Whether you’re responding to digital disruption and how it will affect your business, or looking to scale your business, there is a fine line between engagement and overwork. Optimism is a mental attitude that can have direct results on your future.
We are not talking about simply a happy-style of thinking without connecting to reality, but a focus on opportunities, possibilities and positive outcomes which can often open unexpected doors. So how do we harness a positive attitude and turn it into business success?
Find your Happiness
Working hard for something you don’t care about will just create stress. Working hard for something you do care about is all about passion. When your passion is aligned with your goals, your potential for success is increased.
Be an Optimist not a Pessimist
Optimists keep moving forward because they believe there are options. Pessimists don’t usually persist in the face of setbacks and are prone to give up when things don’t work out the way they want them to. When sales people are rejected again and again, it is the optimist who continues to make another phone call until they succeed.
Make it happen
Perseverance is the key to developing resilience, which in turn increases hope and creates more optimism. Set up marketing and digital strategies that will generate business leads and commit to these with expectations of a successful outcome. Short-lived bursts of enthusiasm followed by giving up will not deliver your long term goals.
Optimists tend to frame adversity as short term events, so challenges don’t end up sabotaging longer term success. How we describe our experiences and challenges can have a huge impact so optimism is key.
Passion is infectious
Passion and positivity create excitement and interest, and they’re essential for your business success. Your job is to inspire your team to create great products and your customers to pay for your services If you are not passionate about your business then no one else will be. Passion can be a differentiating factor between business success or failure
Here’s a 5-point checklist for business happiness:
- define your future goals with a clear vision so you know what you are working towards;
- nurture a sense of community by building strong team and customer relationships;
- support both professional and personal development of your team;
- offer flexibility, opportunities and tools for your employees to be creative in their role;
- encourage your employees to strike a good work/life balance.