I was doing some holiday reading this week and learned that we have 60,000 thoughts a day.
As you may know, your thoughts lead to your feelings, which lead to your actions, which lead to your results or outcomes. So your thoughts are powerful.
As a small-business owner, you may be thinking that all your business thoughts need to be focused just on growing your business, with no time for your financial freedom.
But the good news is that you can, and it all starts with your thoughts, all 60,000 of them each day!
Choose your thoughts
The best part about having 60,000 thoughts a day is that you have the capacity to choose how you think and what thoughts you allow into your conscious mindset.
There exists the notion of ‘metacognition’, which is the process of thinking about thinking.
In the book Creating Great Choices authors Jennifer Riel and Roger L. Martin explain that metacognition is about understanding our own thinking and controlling that thinking.
They suggest that this means there is both self-awareness and self-control when it comes to your thoughts.
So why is this important?
You know that your thoughts are the origin of your outcomes…
…you have the ability to choose your thoughts…
…and now you know that you can control your thoughts with self-awareness.
This means everything that you want for your business and your financial circumstances can be yours; you just have to choose thoughts that support the outcome of success and financial freedom.
Four steps to self-control your thoughts
Let’s have a look at four steps you can take to manage your thoughts for success in business and with your financial outcomes.
Step 1 – Awareness
The first step is to be aware of your thoughts, especially those related to business and wealth.
It is impossible to change something unless you know it exists.
If you are having negative thoughts about your business and circumstances, then this first step of awareness is crucial.
Step 2 – Understanding
This step involves reflection.
Understanding is about identifying where this way of thinking originates. It allows you to recognise that these thoughts must come from outside of you, from external influences.
Spend some time to understand the impact these thoughts have had on your business success and wealth circumstances in the past before moving to the next step.
Step 3 – Disassociation
Once you recognise that your previous way of thinking is not serving you, you can separate yourself from these thoughts and choose to let them go.
You can observe that this way of thinking is just a file of information that has been stored in your mind for a long time now, and no longer holds any truth or value for you and your business, its success, or your personal wealth.
You now realize that you have a choice to be different, to choose different thoughts about your business growth that empower your success.
That’s uplifting, isn’t it?
Step 4 – Reconditioning
Reconditioning is about training your mind to respond in a supportive manner when it comes to business success and your wealth.
Reconditioning involves fuelling your mind with positive thoughts.
Some people use affirmations to achieve this process, which I have used at times, and still come back to when I need reminding.
Some affirmations that you can use include: “I observe my thoughts and entertain only those that empower me” or “I create my business success”
Better outcomes, better results
By choosing your thoughts, you have the opportunity to change your outcomes for better results.
The self-awareness and self-control you can gain over your thoughts will enable you to decide what you want and then make it happen.
By choosing abundant thoughts, you are programming your business and wealth mindset for success. With 60,000 opportunities per day, you really don’t have any reason not to be successful.
