The way you think defines what you will achieve

This phrase has defined my life. I've always noticed that those who succeed think differently than those who don't. It's been a clear pattern I notice in those topic in their profession too. The way they think gets them to the top.

The way you think defines what you will achieve has been re-produced at my new blog The Competitive Urge.

In the making of an expert I see a wonderful example of how experts are made not born and they way they use their minds is the biggest defining factor.

I've been blogging about success for a while now so I thought I'd pull some of these articles together into one article to build on the idea of an expert being someone who uses their mind better than some one else.

Richard st John has described 8 secrets of success. Each of which describes a mental approach.

Successful people also seem to have less fear than others. I notice they just don't let their fear define them. They also get confident in tight situations by practicising what can go wrong. They take each challenge or failure as a chance to correct a mistake. In time they are experts in fixing mistakes and have no fear of anything going wrong.

I also find a constant appetite for learning defines successful people. Sugata Mitra designed a fascinating project that shows we are all designed to learn. We just need to keep overcoming the obstacles in our life that hinder our learning.

Silicon valley take this even further by seeing failure as a stepping stone to success.  The idea that impossible is nothing is important because you assume there is a way to achieve your dream. You just haven't found it yet.

I've speculated that the way you think can help you live long and prosper. then I've found examples of people who are healthier than people half their age and found that the way they think seems to have helped them stay healthy.