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#CareerAdvice : #SuccessfulPeople -How to Pursue your Dream when Everyone Says it Won’t Work….A Great Read!

March 26, 2019/in First Sun Blog/by First Sun Team

You finally decided to take the plunge and fulfill your dream to start a business or change your career. You’re excited to tell the world of the new direction in your life, but when you tell your closest friends and family your big news, you hear “what if you fail?” “are you sure that’s the right move for you right now?” Suddenly with your biggest fears being echoed by those who you thought would be your biggest supporters, and instead of being excited, you are now put on the defensive.

Business and leadership coach Melissa Anderson of Box the Outsidesays it’s not uncommon for the strongest naysayers to be the people who care about you the most. They may try to turn you toward the path that they understand, the status quo, because they’re scared for you and don’t want to see you take a risk and fail. But, Anderson says it’s more common that naysayers are attaching their own fears of failure to your success. “Subconsciously, their fear lies in the fact that you might actually succeed,” she says. “If you have success facing your fears, then they might get left behind.”

She says most people are conditioned to view their future though a lens of limited beliefs. They are taught to play it safe. They’re taught that failure is bad, so they seek to protect themselves against things that might make them fail.

When people see someone close to them face the possibility of failure and succeed, that turns everything they believed about their own lives upside down. “If everyone else is out there fulfilling their wildest dreams, why am I sitting here in my drab reality?” says Anderson.

So how can you turn off the naysayers and follow your dreams?

ACCEPT THAT CONCERNS ARE MORE ABOUT THEM THAN YOU

Other people’s concerns about your potential for success or failure often have more to do with their realities than your own. They may not understand why you desire something different from what you have, or from what they have. Their fears are articulated in criticism, as they try to steer you toward the path of stability that they are more familiar with.

They may even be critical because they have a dream that they aren’t pursuing, and seeing someone else chase after their dreams reminds them of what they are too afraid to go after themselves. When they see people chasing their own dreams, going against the grain, it frightens them because it goes against the status quo of stability and may also remind them that they aren’t going after their own goals.

Learning to accept that the fears and concerns being spoken about are not really about you, but are about them, can help you to maintain a relationship with the naysayers.

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FIND YOUR TRIBE OF SUPPORTERS

If your support doesn’t come from those close to you, seek out others in your community that will support you. Find a mentor or a group of like-minded individuals who support one another’s endeavors. Surround yourself with people who motivate and encourage you, and who can provide constructive feedback. Start by exploring networking groups with similar goals to yours. By being supportive of others, you’ll find that others become supportive of you. Investing your time and effort in a networking group is important to anyone, but is especially critical for people who don’t already have supportive individuals in their lives to encourage them when times get tough.

MAKE A PLAN FOR SUCCESS

Identify the resources you need to make your dream a reality. This also means recognizing the areas where you may need help. Reach out to individuals who can provide assistance and help you in the areas where you are not strong yet. This is where having a network is hugely beneficial. Moving forward with a new career or a new business when your regular supporters aren’t full of encouragement can be difficult, but if you make a plan and find individuals who can support you in the areas you’re lacking, it will help you get there faster.

BEING A VISIONARY MAKES YOU DIFFERENT

“It takes vision and courage to leap headfirst into actualizing your dreams, and that’s what separates the innovators from the other end of the bell curve,” says Anderson. Take pride in your ability to be a visionary and be okay with others not understanding why you are doing it. Most successful entrepreneurs and innovators think in ways that other people don’t understand.

TURN NEGATIVE OPINIONS INTO POSITIVE OUTCOMES

Changing your reaction to naysayers may mean you need to reinterpret their words. Instead of hearing “I don’t think this will work,” hear, “I’m excited, but also scared for you.” “By changing the narrative to something more productive, you can use this fuel as golden tokens of support that fill your piggy bank towards success,” says Anderson. If proving someone wrong is what motivates you, you may want to post those negative comments in a journal and turn to them when you need a push.

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#Leadership : 100 Podcasts That will Make you Smarter and More Successful…If you Have an Interest in Entrepreneurship, Tech, Leadership, Business, Creativity, Or just Learning and Expanding your Mind, Here are 100 Podcasts that can Help you Bring your Best to All you Do.

October 30, 2016/in First Sun Blog/by First Sun Team

Podcasting is a great way to learn and be inspired. It’s a new use of technology that hearkens back to the original social medium, storytelling.

If you have an interest in entrepreneurship, tech, leadership, business, creativity, or just learning and expanding your mind, here are 100 podcasts that can help you bring your best to all you do.

Pick out a few to start with, then get ready to listen and learn while you’re in the car, on the treadmill, or during your morning commute.

1. Entrepreneur on Fire

Be inspired and learn from stories of entrepreneurship. Hosted by John Lee Dumas.

2. Office Hours

Business journalist and author Daniel Pink interviews business leaders and thinkers such as Biz Stone, Malcolm Gladwell, Tom Peters, and Harvey Mackay.

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3. The Smart Business Revolution Podcast

Dedicated to entrepreneurs and business owners growing their business strategically and intelligently. Topics range from social-media tips to interviews with entrepreneurs. Hosted by John Corcoran.

4. S tartUp Nation

Insights into entrepreneurship and small business. Hosted by Jeff and Rich Sloan

5. Solo Smarts

Kelly McCausey interviews “solopreneurs” and offers tips and updates related to running a solo business, with an emphasis on internet-based businesses.

6. Accelerate Your Business Growth

A variety of topics and guests from the business world. Hosted by Diane Helbig.

7. Stories From the Influencer Economy

Ryan Williams converses with people who have launched careers from content, social-media, and digital platforms.

8. How to Start a Startup

Lectures from Sam Altman/Y Combinator’s Stanford University course, with Sam Altman, Dustin Moskovitz, Paul Graham, Adora Cheung, Peter Thiel, Alex Schultz, and more.

9. Defining Success

Zeb Welborn talks with successful people about what makes them successful and why some succeed when others fail.

10. The Growth Show

HubSpot CMO Mike Volpe interviews top executives on building and growing a business.

11. The Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders

A weekly seminar featuring an entrepreneur or leader. From the Stanford Technology Ventures Program.

12. Inc. Uncensored

A lively weekly podcast exploring startups, entrepreneurship, technology, and high-growth businesses. Hosted by Inc.’s editor, Jim Ledbetter.

13. TEDTalks Business

Stories and insights from innovators, entrepreneurs, and business researchers drawn from TED conferences, TEDx events, and partner events around the world.

14. HBR IdeaCast

Analysis and advice from the leading minds in management, including professors, scientists, authors, and other leaders across the business community, hosted by theHarvard Business Review.

15. Knowledge@Wharton

Articles and videos based on research, conferences, speakers, books, and interviews with faculty and other experts on global business topics.

16. The Economist Radio

Audio content from The Economist magazine.

17. Seth Godin’s Startup School

Marketing and business thought leader Seth Godin guides entrepreneurs through building and running their dream business.

18. Entrepreneur’s Journey

Yaro Starak addresses topics specific to online businesses and talks with successful entrepreneurs.

19. So Money, with Fanoosh Torabi

Interviews with top business minds and discussion of issues in finance, investing, and entrepreneurship.

20. The Entreleadership Podcast

Lessons from Dave Ramsey on business, team building, and leadership.

21. Leaders in the Trenches

Gene Hammett interviews a variety of entrepreneurs, authors, and speakers.

22. Manager Tools

Information about new tools and techniques to further your management and career objectives.

23. All in: Elevating Your Leadership Game

Interviews with leaders in business and global affairs to elevate your leadership. Hosted by Alicia Dunams.

24. The Introvert Entrepreneur

Beth Buelow interviews business owners for insights about overcoming challenges.

25. As Told by Nomads

Digital marketing specialist Tayo Rockson interviews leaders in business, culture, travel, and global affairs.

26. Six Pixels of Separation

Mirium president Mitch Joel discusses digital marketing, new media, and personal branding for online businesses.

27. This Is Your Life

Michael Hyatt’s weekly discussion of intentional leadership.

28. Accidental Creative

Practical everyday practices to help keep you prolific, brilliant, and healthy in life and work.

29. One Simple Thing

Hosted by Dave Kirby. Focuses on small actions you can take today to improve your life, your business, and your world.

30. Grit

Formerly titled Quit, this call-in show, hosted by Dan Benjamin, focuses on helping people sort out problems, evaluate options, and make changes in their lives.

31. The Social Hour

Social web experts Sarah Lane and Amber MacArthur present social-media tools, news, and profiles.

32. Ambitious Entrepreneur

Host Annemarie Cross helps new entrepreneurs discover how to stand out from the pack.

33. Dose of Leadership

Interviews with relevant motivation and influence experts from a wide range of fields. Hosted by Richard Rierson.

34. Learning With Leslie

Leadership, marketing, and entrepreneurship, with Leslie Samuel.

35. Duct Tape Marketing

John Jantsch interviews influential marketing professionals on far-ranging business topics.

36. The Engaging Brand

In-depth interviews with recognized figures in social marketing, social business, and social leadership, hosted by Anna Farmery.

37. Social Triggers Insider

Derek Halpern gives straightforward, no-nonsense business and marketing advice.

38. The Entrepreneur Effect

Focuses on complex issues of marketing.

39. Negotiation Academy

A podcast course in nuts-and-bolts negotiation, offered by Columbia Business School and hosted by Slate.

40. Online Marketing Made Easy

Strategist Amy Porterfield provides advice on social media and online marketing applicable to entrepreneurs in any industry.

41. Inside PR

Roundtable discussion of social-media and PR topics. With Gini Dietrich, Joseph Thornley, and Martin Waxman.

42. Self Made Man

The pursuit of excellence in business, relationships, health, finance, and legacy.

43. Planet Money, by NPR

Stories from the rapidly changing global economy.

44. IDEO Futures

The intersection of design, business, and entrepreneurship.

45. Build Your Tribe

Interviews and practical strategies from top internet influencers.

46. Breaking Down Your Business

Brad Farris and Jill Salzman use a top-five format to address issues facing small-business owners.

47. The School of Greatness

Lewis Howes shares inspiring stories from business, sports, and other fields in an exploration of what makes great people great.

48. Starting From Nothing

Successful entrepreneurs tell how they built their businesses entirely from scratch. Each episode includes a custom action guide.

49. Startups for the Rest of Us

Mike Taber and Rob Walling share insights from their experience building companies independently without venture capital.

50. Smart Passive Income

Pat Flynn from the Smart Passive Income blog covers online business and blogging strategies, income sources, and marketing for online businesses.

51. Beyond the To-Do List

Covers various aspects of productivity and living a meaningful life. Erik Fisher talks with real people about personal and professional productivity.

52. Internet Business Mastery

Aimed at beginners in the business world, with most content relating to business startups.

53. eCommerce Fuel

Host Andrew Youderian, an experienced e-commerce entrepreneur, provides down-to-earth, actionable advice with a humorous spirit.

54. CEO Exchange

PBS-sponsored podcast of interviews with leading CEOs. Learn from the successful captains of industry!

55. Marketplace

Daily business and economics news updates; some episodes on specialized topics.

56. The James Altucher Show

Author James Altucher interviews well-known figures from business and tech on topics including entrepreneurship, investing, and health.

57. The Tim Ferriss Show

The author of The 4-Hour Workweek talks with world-class performers in a variety of fields.

58. Social Media Marketing

Social Media Examiner’s Michael Stelzner navigates the social jungle with success stories and expert interviews from leading social-media marketing pros.

59. Youpreneur.FM

Author and speaker Chris Ducker discusses what it means to be a 21st century entrepreneur.

60. What Great Bosses Know

This podcast interviews managers and business leaders on practical skills they learned to become great bosses. Leadership lessons from the Poynter Institute.

61. The Chris LoCurto Show

Information to help you grow your leadership, your business, and your life.

62. Get-It-Done Guy’s Quick and Dirty Tips to Work Less and Do More

Tips on productivity, time management, making technology work for you, and other practicalities to help you save time for more strategic pursuits.

63. Marketing Over Coffee

Business marketing information and tips on social media, new technology, and other marketing tools, as well as interviews with marketing experts.

64. The Great Work Podcast

Michael Bungay Stanier talks with thought leaders about finding and sustaining your life’s work.

65. Foundation

Kevin Rose interviews tech entrepreneurs.

66. Eventual Millionaire

Business coach Jaime Tardy talks to millionaire entrepreneurs to learn their failures, advice, tips, and stories.

67. Killer Innovations Podcast

Hosted by Phil McKinney. As an executive at a leading high-tech company, Phil McKinney shares his experience, tools, tricks, and lessons learned about creativity and innovation.

68. The Bottom Line

Produced by BBC Radio 4 and hosted by Evan Davis. Wide-ranging panel discussion with business leaders.

69. Startup Grind

Interviews with successful entrepreneurs and thought leaders.

70. Smart People

Expert advice for all manner of personal and professional concerns.

71. The Solopreneur Hour

Hosted by Michael O’neal. The show is a “behind the scenes look” and deep dive conversation into what it takes to be a solopreneur.

72. Craftsman Founder

Discussions with authors and entrepreneurs provide a long view on startup strategy and writing books.

73. You Are Not So Smart

Explores issues of cognitive biases, heuristics, and logical fallacies through interviews with top scientists.

74. Freakonomics

Entertaining and wide-ranging stories about human behavior.

75. From Scratch

An NPR-produced podcast that explores the entrepreneurial life with leading pioneers from the business world, the social sector, and the arts.

76. Build and Launch

A weekly podcast focused on shipping small projects.

77. Daily Boost

Covers personal and professional topics including lifestyle design, balance, communication, career advancement, and success.

78. Mastermind Talks

For entrepreneurs who work on both their business and themselves.

79. Help My Business!

A nontraditional podcast that’s been called “The Daily Show for entrepreneurs.”

80. Bulletproof Radio

Information on technology for your mind, body, and life.

81. Crazy Is a Compliment

Linda Rottenberg shares smart lessons for cutting an entrepreneurial path in a turbulent world.

82. The Rise to the Top

David Garland helps “mediaprenuers” create and sell digital products and programs and how-to information online.

83. Get Busy Living

Benny Hsu discusses self-help, personal development, and better living.

84. 12 Business Ideas That Are Changing the World Podcast

Hosted by Allan Asher. What are the business ideas that are changing the world? Leading executives nominate the ideas and describe the challenges that are changing the way we do business today, and that will shape the business world of tomorrow.

85. Hack the Entrepreneur, with Jon Nastor

Discusses the fears, habits, and inner battles behind big-name entrepreneurs and those on the path to success.

86. 48 Days

Dan Miller, author of 48 Days to the Work You Love, discusses work, career, and business startup.

87. Women Who Startup

Celebrates, connects, and empowers women entrepreneurs.

88. Mixergy

A deep dig into the successes and failures of business founders and thought leaders.

89. The Full Ratchet

Nick Moran interviews venture and angel investing experts on successful investing in early-stage companies.

90. The 20-Minute VC

Includes topics related to venture capital, startup funding, and pitching to funders.

91. Free Thinking

A BBC Radio 3 stalwart featuring in-depth conversations with thinkers and cultural critics.

92. Marketing Smarts

Hosted by MarketingProfs, a leading marketing blog and education organization. Each episode tackles a specific issue.

93. Ask Gary Vee Show

Marketing, social media, and entrepreneurship advice.

94. On Being, with Krista Tippett

This NPR program podcast focuses on values, faith, and meaning in human connection and existence.

95. Stuff You Should Know

Conversational and entertaining, covering a little bit of everything.

96. TotalPicture Radio

Talent acquisition, HR tech, careers, leadership, and innovation tips.

97. PRI’s The World

Global news and politics.

98. Sales Gravy: PowerPrinciples Podcast

Hosted by Jeb Blount. Sales professionals are the elite athletes of the business world. Like elite athletes, you must train to win.

99. Catalyst Podcast

Hosted by Ken Coleman. Practical leadership and cultural insights through in-depth interviews with renowned leaders, sought after speakers, and best-selling authors.

100. Conscious Business Podcast

Hosted by Theo Horesh. This show looks at the emerging world of conscious business and examines the strategies, leaders, cultural conditions, and new markets that are driving its evolution.

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#Leadership : 10 Ways to Develop an Unshakable Belief in Yourself…What Does it Mean to have an Unshakable Belief in Yourself? It Means you Choose to have a Winning Attitude. You Force your Mind to See the Positive Opportunity in Every Experience, Negative or Positive.

October 15, 2016/in First Sun Blog/by First Sun Team

As you look at your core beliefs about yourself, you will see those beliefs reflected back to you in every area of life from finances, reputation, success and love. People with an unshakable belief in who they are focus their minds on opportunities, the bigger picture, patience, resilience, and achieving. They strive to feel deeply happy and satisfied in their lives. People with winning attitudes deeply believe everything they set their mind to is something they can achieve.

Below are their core beliefs:

1. Think positive.

Each of us has the power to choose and to direct our thoughts in any direction we want. Thinking optimistically keeps life flowing forward in the direction of our thoughts because our actions naturally follow our thoughts. For positive thinking to work we cannot passively think and expect miracles. We have to back our thinking with hard work, follow through and determination. We are all destined for success and can all get there if we believe we can. We have to put action behind our beliefs, and add a touch a patience to our perseverance. Many people become impatient when their positive thinking doesn’t immediately manifest success. That is because positive thinking, not backed by hard work, reduces positive thoughts to a wish.

2. Goal-digger.

To develop a winning attitude we must experience winning. For this reason we need to create agendas backed by achievable goals set with target dates for their achievement. My amazing business coach Dr. Dave White tells me we overestimate what we can achieve in a year, but largely underestimate what we can achieve in five years. In our sessions we goal set, explore, plan and achieve something each week. Small achievable goals motivate and inspire us towards our larger goals. Each goal achieved builds confidence and makes the journey towards success enjoyable.

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3. Be a ‘passionator’.

To be successful in all areas of life, we have to love what we do. Waking up to a career we feel no passion for will not provide well for us emotionally, even if it provides for us financially. The growth we can experience, personally and financially will be limited when we feel we are just going through the motions to make money. The greatest successes love what they do, and know that what they do spans larger than their own self-interest. It is when we see that what we do makes a positive, and significant difference in the lives of others that we most want to jump out of bed in the morning.

4. Gracious.

When we live with grace instead of entitlement we do not expect anyone to do the hard work for us. We do all we can to propel our success forward. We are not afraid of the hard work required of us to succeed. No one owes us anything. There is nothing more career crushing than an entitled person. They are poor relationship builders, self-centered, tend of bully and are some of the biggest complainers in the corporate world. We must have patience, be gracious, help others, and ask for help when we need it. We must commit to working hard, being thankful and accepting that things are often unfair. We accept if there are goals to be achieved, we must depend upon ourselves to get them done.

“The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.” – Winston Churchill

5. Keep good company.

We are a direct reflection of the company we keep. Emotions and attitudes are contagious. For this reason we should make it a point to avoid, or largely decrease, the interactions we have with people who are jealous, overtly negative, defeatist or who gossip. We cannot get anywhere when we carry this type of an emotional infection. We must fill our lives with people who are confident, supportive, happy, optimistic, realistic, hardworking and motivated. This type of energy propels our movement forward.

6. Grit.

Success is always about persistence, determination and the stubbornness to never give up. Setbacks and rejections are a part of any great endeavor, so we must stay driven and optimistic. Rejections and setbacks are what help us explore, grow, solve our problems and increase our knowledge to do better going forward. When we have a winning attitude we see that failures are opportunities, not insurmountable problems. They are springboards to further success and direct us to the places where we need growth and reinvention.

7. Believe in yourself.

We have to focus on developing and working on our unique strengths in order to develop a strong belief in ourselves. We have to step outside of what is familiar for the sole purpose of increasing our self-knowledge and personal development. There is not a perfect person out there, so we must remain humble and inspired to work on improving our shortcomings, while not punishing ourselves over them. We can learn ways to work with them, such as delegating out, rather than letting these aspects of ourselves bring us down down. We have to faith in who we are.

8. Be inspired.

Read. All the great successes read. It’s amazing the type of inspiration that can come from reading about other inspiring people. We must spend our time with people who inspire us, and model what they do in their lives in our own lives. Inspiration can be found from family members and loved ones. It is important to look for relationships which inspire us to be better; seek out coaches, therapists and teachers. We can also find a deep sense of inspiration through helping and serving others.

9. Good health.

Being in excellent physical condition generates a tremendous amount of positive energy. We are a physical, emotional, mental and spiritual being. If our physical body is not healthy it directly decreases our emotional, mental and spiritual health. When we are physically active our bodies produce the feel good chemicals which effectively medicate stress, anger or despair. For this reason we need to take care of our basic physical needs, not just because it is the source of true wealth, but because it generates us to carry a positive vibe about us.

10. Social support.

We live up or down to the expectations and/or beliefs others hold of us. Those people who express their belief and faith in us, our purpose and our agenda in this world serve to deeply motivate us to continue on our mission with a sense of purpose and passion. The faith and belief to come from others, whether that be our manager, our family, friends, our coach, or those we manage serve to keep us on our toes and move us deeply into our personal commitment to our careers.

The stronger we gear our thoughts and actions towards success, the more quickly we develop it. It isn’t about pretending bad times don’t exist. It is about focusing our minds on the opportunities which can come from our bad days. When we have an unshakable belief in ourselves we posses a deep knowing that we have what it takes to overcome and continue to achieve. Once we achieve consistent positive beliefs in ourselves, our potential exponentially increase. We learn that obstacles are the experiences we need to further train ourselves to grow, remain flexible and move forward with a deeper sense of knowledge. Winston Churchill said, “The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.”

Entrepreneur.com | October 13, 2016 | Sherrie Campbell

#Life : 5 Simple Habits that Will Make you a More Positive Person…You can Adopt Simple Daily Practices that will Rewire your Psychology to Tend More Towards a Positive Outlook.

August 23, 2016/in First Sun Blog/by First Sun Team

Are optimists born or made? We tend to think of those who see the sunnier side of life as having been blessed with a positive disposition. And it’s true that some significant portion of our happiness is probably determined by our pre-set tendency towards melancholy or cheer. But according to science, positivity is also very much a skill you can learn.

Just like you can exercise daily to build your body’s capacity for lifting heavy objects, it turns out you can also adopt simple daily practices that will rewire your psychology to tend more towards a positive outlook.

That’s according to self-growth expert Megan Wycklendt, who recently took to Fulfillment Daily to outline ten simple but powerful habits anyone can adopt to shift their mindset andincrease their happiness. Here are just a few of her suggestions in brief (along with links to additional resources backing up her claims).

1. Keep a gratitude journal

I’ve spoken to a good number of happiness experts and every single one of them mentions this practice in one form or another — find a simple but structured way to force yourself to count your blessings. Wycklendt endorses it too, explaining that “science has found that gratitude can significantly increase your happiness, and protect you from stress, negativity, anxiety and depression.”

Why is gratitude so powerful? Apparently, being thankful literally rewires your brain to help you more easily see the positive in life.

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2. Practice being rejected

This might sound like a crazy idea, but apparently plenty of famous people actually set out to do mortifying things and be ridiculed by others in order to build their self confidence. According to Wycklendt, this technique has value even if you’re not hoping to host a late night show like Conan O’Brien.

“Rejection is a skill,” she claims. “Chalk [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”][up] every broken heart and failed job interview as practice because no one gets to slide through life without being rejected.”

3. Avoid complainers

Complaining has memorably been described as the equivalent of emotional farting in an elevator. Would you stick around for dozens of floors with the guy who clearly ate too many beans for lunch? No, I’m guessing you would not. For similar reasons you should start making it a habit to quickly exit the situation when others around you start to whine.

“A study done at the Warsaw School of Social Psychology shows that complaining leads to lower moods and negative emotions, decreased life satisfaction and optimism, and emotional and motivational deficits,” reports Wycklendt.

4. Breathe

You spend your entire life breathing, so it can be easy to forget just how powerful taking a moment to focus on your breath can be for your psychology. “Our breath changes depending on how we feel,” explains Wycklendt. “The great news is that the connection goes the other way too. We can also change how we feel using our breath.”

5. Notice the righteous

Sadly, we live in a world that gives us plenty of reasons for heartbreak and worry. But even when the headlines present a parade of horrors, there are always glints of generosity, bravery, and the beauty of the human spirit shining through the darkness. Get in the habit of looking for them, suggests Wycklendt.

“In every instance of natural disasters, war, traumatic experience, you will find people rising up, reaching out to each other and showing raw compassion and love. Hold onto the stories of modern day heroes and selflessness in the times of fear and devastation,” she advises.

Check out the rest of Wycklendt’s useful post for lots more ideas on how to cultivate a more positive outlook.

Businessinsider.com | August 23, 2016 | Jessica Stillman, Inc.

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#Leadership : 3 Tough Habits You Must Drop to Succeed…Your Success or Failure to Create and Scale a Business will Come Down to the Kind of Habits you Incorporate Into your Daily Life.

August 18, 2016/in First Sun Blog/by First Sun Team

Follow the habits of highly successful entrepreneurs, and there’s a good chance you will become one too. Strong personal habits that might positively impact a business include: healthy eating and working out, saving money and tithing.

Strong work habits might include a regular cold-calling regimen, weekly networking and delegating. There are hundreds of personal and professional habits that make for a great business, but unfortunately there are a few bad habits that are so ingrained within most entrepreneurs that they die hard.

Here are the three difficult habits to kick that may be ruining your business.

1. You pay attention to the stories, not the facts.

Two weeks ago, you told your top salesperson that her performance numbers are off a bit, and she needs to work on getting her numbers up.

Since then, she hasn’t attended your weekly sales meetings. The story you tell yourself in your head is that she is angry, and she is probably seeking employment elsewhere. You’re telling yourself that she doesn’t care about your meetings anymore.

This is a story, and there’s a good chance it is not accurate.

The facts of this situation are that you told her she needs to increase performance, and she has missed two sales meetings. It’s very easy to confuse the stories we tell ourselves with the actual facts of the situation.

Stories create emotions, which cause us to react, and those reactions are based on conclusions drawn from typically false inferences. Being an effective leader will require you to break the storytelling habit that’s happening in your head. Instead, separate the facts from the stories, and make decisions based on what you know for sure.

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2. You only believe what you believe.

For the most part, what you believe about anything has been firmly implanted in you by others throughout your lifetime.

Building a business requires you to innovate, which means you must question every belief you have.

Zappos’ CEO Tony Hsieh didn’t believe that people would never buy shoes over the Internet because they couldn’t try them on, and thus Zappos was built.

Steve Jobs didn’t believe that a phone could just be a phone. He believed it could be a computer, a camera and a music player. One of the hardest habits to break is believing what you’ve been groomed to believe your entire life. If you can break this habit, there’s no telling where your business will go next.

3. You ignore criticism.

It takes a very healthy ego to build an empire. To have a Virgin-sized business you need to believe that you can be, do and have anything that you put your mind to.

That being said, one of the hardest habits to break is believing you are better than you are. When an employee or customer tells you that your product, your service or your attitude sucks, it’s easy to revert to old habits, and defend the honor of this amazing business you have built.

You have 500 great customer reviews, and one that is glaringly terrible. It’s easy to write-off that one bad review in your head, but if you can break the habit of ignoring criticism, there’s a good chance that there’s more to learn in that one bad review than in the other 500 good ones combined.

Entrepreneur.com | August 18, 2016 | Stacey Alcorn

Your #Career : 20 Signs You’re Destined to Become a Millionaire…In Reality, It’s a Lot More Common Than you Think and Completely Possible If you Have the Right Mentality to Become Rich.

August 10, 2016/in First Sun Blog/by First Sun Team

Becoming a millionaire may seem like an unobtainable dream. I’ve been there and felt like it was unattainable and something that would never happen to me. Then I started reading, studying and mimicking countless different successful millionaires.

In reality, it’s a lot more common than you think and completely possible if you have the right mentality to become rich. Here are 20 signs based on observations from several millionaire friends of mine, that you’re destined to become successful.

1. You started making money at a young age.

One of the most common traits that the wealthy have in common is that they began earning money at young age. For example, a 12-year-old Mark Cuban sold trash bags door-to-door, Warren Buffett sold packets of gum to his neighbors when he was just 6-years-old and Richard Branson bred and sold parakeets as pets at the age of 11.

If you had this entrepreneurial spirit as a child, then that’s a solid indicator that you’ll become a millionaire since you’ve always been on the lookout for ways to make money.

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2. You’re an overachiever.

Were you that student who wasn’t satisfied with a B in class? Millionaires have the mindset to shoot big. They’re not satisfied with making just $1 million. They want to make $10 million.

3. You’re really, really good looking.

I know. This sounds like a bunch of bull and discriminatory, but research conducted by Daniel Hamermesh, an economics professor at the University of Texas in Austin found that this is the case. According to his research, “attractive people are likely to earn an average of 3 percent to 4 percent more than a person with below-average looks.” That may not sound like a fortune, but that adds up to “$230,000 more over a lifetime for the typical good-looking person.”

Hamermesh found that attractive people are able to charm interviewers and are able to land more sales.

4. You have an action-oriented mindset.

“Are you the kind of person who sees an opportunity and then takes action to take advantage of it? If so, congratulations, because it’s that kind of action-oriented mind-set that can propel you to financial freedom,” says Todd Campbell, author of “Your Guide to Better Stock Picks.”

“For example, it’s been proven time and time again that long-term investing can produce significantly more wealth than short term trading, yet many Americans fail to make the most of their best long-term investment vehicle: their workplace retirement plan.

Do you contribute to your plan? If so, do you contribute 10 percent of your income? More? Less? Considering that someone who contributes 10 percent of their $40,000 in income to a 401(k) plan at a 6 percent return has $311,572 more after 35 years than one who contributes 3 percent, underutilizing retirement plans is a surefire way to derail you on your way to millionaire status.”

5. You possess a sense of urgency.

Millionaires don’t wait for the perfect time to invest or launch their business. They realize that there’s no better time than the present to start making money. Sitting back and waiting is one of the best ways to squash your dreams.

Bottom line — start right now.

6 You’re focused more on earning than saving.

It’s no secret that the wealthy are frugal with their money. While they excel at saving and spending wisely, they also know that the best way to make money is to invest it.

7. You keep an open mind.

You never know when an opportunity is going to present itself. And, if you immediately shut the thought of investing in this opportunity, then you could be losing out on making a fortune. When I started my online invoicing company, I saw an amazing domain and had to make a six-figure purchase in a matter of three days. This meant moving around some money and convincing my spouse to go along with it. We both have open minds which help this process even happen.

That’s why the wealthy always keep an open mind on new ideas. It may not be something that they would have supported in the past, but if it can make them a couple of bucks, then they may reconsider it.

As Warren Buffett once said, “Opportunities come infrequently. When it rains gold, put out the bucket, not the thimble.”

8. You were Mr. or Mrs. Popular in high school.

“We estimate that moving from the 20th to 80th percentile of the high-school popularity distribution yields a 10 percent wage premium nearly 40 years later,” stated the abstract to the work of Gabriela Conti (University of Chicago), Gerrit Mueller (Institute of Employment Research), Andrea Gaeotti (University of Essex) and Stephen Pudney (University of Essex).

In other words, if you were popular in high school, meaning that you had a lot of friends, then you have a better chance of earning more money.

9. You’re able to live below your means.

Another common trait that millionaires have in common is that they’re able to live below their means. Instead of flaunting their wealth they drive practical cars, live in modest homes, and don’t spend their hard earned cash on items which are a useless luxury item.

For example, my wife and I try and budget at least 50 percent of everything we make into our savings account to which we can put towards investments. These make us a lot more money in the long term. We could go out and splurge (which we do occasionally) but we’re more in it for the long term.

10. You had a mentor.

It’s no secret that you associate yourself with can affect how successful you’ll be. Think about that for a second. If you’re spending a majority of your time with people who are negative or don’t have a drive, then do you think that they’re going to influence you in being motivated and optimistic?

In other words, if you want to be wealthy, then start hanging out with millionaires. Not only will this keep you motivated, you may be able to find a someone who is willing to become your mentor and can show you the ropes.

If you don’t personally know any millionaires, don’t be afraid and reach out to them on social media or through an email after meeting them at a networking event and start building a rapport.

11. You’re not stuck in the past.

Right now we’re in an interesting presidential election, to say the least. Regardless of who you’re voting for, we hear a lot about restoring the country back to the “good ole’ days.” While that statement may work for politicians, it’s not going to float for millionaires.

These are people who have gotten over failure, rejection, and fear. And, they’re more concerned about putting their energy into their future. I’ve lost millions in lifetime, I’ve moved past it and the fear of failure will never hold me down.

12.You’re a goal-setter.

Speaking of the future, the wealthy think about their long-term goals and needs.

“You don’t make a million by accident. If it’s not a goal you sure as hell won’t hit it,” writes Peter Voogd, founder of the Game Changers Academy, who made his first million before turning 26.

13. You aren’t divorced.

A study of around 9,000 individuals found that divorce reduces a person’s wealth by about three-quarters (77 percent) compared to that of a single person, while being married almost doubles comparative wealth (93 percent).

“Divorce causes a decrease in wealth that is larger than just splitting a couple’s assets in half,” said Jay Zagorsky, author of the study and a research scientist at Ohio State University’s Center for Human Resource Research.

“If you really want to increase your wealth, get married and stay married,” suggests Zagorsky.

This isn’t to say that you can’t achieve greatness if you’re divorced. I’m previously divorced and have made millions since.

14. You can defer gratification.

Jason Hall, a writer and editor for the Motley Fool, says “deferring gratification is one of the most important steps to becoming a millionaire.”

Hall adds, “The reality is, building wealth generally takes a lot of time. Even Warren Buffett, one of the richest people alive and arguably the best investor ever, created more than 80 percent of his vast wealth after he turned 50.”

Learn to defer your gratification.

15. You know how to maximize your strengths.

“I suck at 99 percent of stuff, but I go all out on that 1 percent I’m good at,” Gary Vaynerchuk once said.

That’s not to say that you shouldn’t learn something new or work on some of your weaker skills, it means that millionaires are able to capitalize on their greatest strengths and then surround themselves with people who can enhance their weaknesses.

16. You’re optimistic.

How many people do you know are constantly whining and then blaming others? I bet those people aren’t well off financially, are they?

Millionaires don’t whine, complain, or point fingers. Instead, they accept challenges and look for ways to conquer them.

As T. Harv Eker, author of “Secrets of the Millionaire Mindset: Mastering the Inner Game of Wealth”, says “Rich people believe, ‘I create my life.’ Poor people believe, ‘Life happens to me.'”

17. You may have a drink, but you don’t smoke.

Did you know that men who are self-reported drinkers earn 21 percent more than male abstainers, while women who drink earn 8 percent more than non-drinking females. The reason? Drinking enhances social capital, which leads to superior market outcomes.

Jim Britt, author of, “Do This. Get Rich!,” adds that,”A person who doesn’t drink at all — not that that’s a bad thing — is probably very conservative, and that would keep him or her out of a lot of social circles.”

However, the wealthy are not smokers. “Smokers spend an incredible amount of money on smoking,” says J.L. Zagorsky. Eventually, those packs of cigarettes add up. And, that money could have been spent more wisely, like on investments.

18. You have thick skin.

When you’re consumed by what others think of you, you’re allowing yourself to be held back. Instead of worrying what others think about you, the wealthy have a thick skin thanks to being mentally tough.

In fact, being mentally tough is one of the key ingredients in making a successful entrepreneur since it assists them in handling pressure and overcoming challenges and setbacks.

19. You keep up with current events.

The most successful people in the world kickoff their early mornings by catching up on current events. For example, Warren Buffett and Bill Gates read publications like the “Wall Street Journal,”the “New York Times,” “USA Today,” and the “Financial Times” so that they can make more informed investment decisions based on what’s going on in the world.

20. You’re constantly improving yourself.

While having a college degree can make a difference in determining your net wealth, that degree ultimately doesn’t determine if you’ll become a millionaires or not. Bill Gates is one of the most famous college dropouts of all-time. But, that hasn’t stopped him, and wealthy people like Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos, from continually improving himself by feverishly reading and learning new information or skills.

Here is to becoming the next millionaire.

Entrepreneur.com | August 9, 2016 | John Rampton

Your #Career : 11 Mistakes Standing Between You and Your First Million (4 min read)…Becoming a Millionaire isn’t as Far-Fetched as You would Believe. With Dedication, Patience and Focus, Becoming a Millionaire is Completely Obtainable. If I can Do It, Anyone Can.

July 27, 2016/in First Sun Blog/by First Sun Team

I’ve been a millionaire three separate times in my life. The first time I saw $1,000,000 in my bank account, I almost fainted. Even though I knew it was hitting my account, it still caught me off guard.

Becoming a millionaire isn’t as far-fetched as you would believe. With dedication, patience and focus, becoming a millionaire is completely obtainable. If I can do it, anyone can.

The hardest part? Actually reaching your first million. After that, everything else falls in place. But why is it so difficult to reach your first million? I find that most people are pretty close, but hold themselves back with the following mentalities:

1. You’re not thinking the right way.
As Napoleon Hill discovered in his landmark 1937 book “Think and Grow Rich,” wealthy individuals think differently than the average person. After interviewing 1,200 of the wealthiest individuals in the world, self-made millionaire Steve Siebold agrees with Hill’s findings. They include:

The rich believe poverty is the root of all evil.
Selfish can be a virtue.
They have an action mentality.
The rich acquire specific knowledge.
They dream about the future.
They follow their passion.
The rich enjoy challenges.
They use other people’s money.
Millionaires focus on earning, not saving.
They know when to take risks.
In short, if you want to become a millionaire, start changing the way you think about money and success.

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2. Being too concerned about perfection.
Here’s one of the most important and valuable lessons I’ve learned in life — nothing is perfect. The sooner you accept that, the sooner you can move forward, instead of being stuck in one place.

If you’re starting a business, the more time you spend perfecting your product or service, the more time your competitors have to tap into your market and take away potential customers. Don’t hesitate to experiment. Get to market as soon as you can. You can always work out the kinks later while you’re still making a profit.

3. Spending everything you make.
You just received a fat six-figure check. It’s tempting to go out and buy a luxury car. The thing is, wealthy people know how to live below their means, as opposed to spending everything that they just made. Many wealthy people, like Warren Buffett, live in modest homes and drive practical cars.

As Dale Carnegie once said, “Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.”

4. Setting unrealistic expectations.
While the wealthy definitely dream big, they also set realistic expectations. They’re well aware that they’re not going to become millionaires overnight. It takes a lot of hard work and patience to achieve their goals.

As any marathon runner will tell you, you can’t expect to run 26 miles without the proper training and conditioning. Review the progress you’ve already made and where you’re headed.

5. Following others blindly.
It can be incredibly beneficial to seek mentors or read words of wisdom from those who have struck it rich. The thing is, what worked for them may not work for you. For example, launching a company like Apple or Microsoft may not work today. So, following how Jobs and Gates became successful step-by-step isn’t going to help your subscription-based cleaning service.

Understand what works for you and your business and how you can be successful in that industry.

6. Relying too much on plastic.
Credit cards can be useful if you need to build your credit or invest in your business — as long as you’re smart with how you use them. It’s incredibly easy to get yourself into credit card debt. That means that instead of making wise investments or putting money into your business, you’re busy paying off your credit card bills with those high interest rates.

7. Plan for the long run.
The wealthy have a knack for always looking and planning for the future. They know where they want to go and what it will take for them to achieve success. This allows them to anticipate any obstacles and have a plan in place to handle those challenges.

If you are starting a new business venture, you need to have a long-term plan that addresses how to attract and retain clients and customers and outlines how you’re different from the competition.

8. Spending time with the wrong people.
The rich don’t waste their time by associating with the wrong crowd. I’m talking about the naysayers and negative people who keep telling you that you can’t achieve your dreams, or the people who are using your success to their advantage.

Instead, the rich spend time with like-minded people who are driven, passionate and are thinking about how amazing their future is going to be. They are always building their brand.

9. Doing everything yourself.
Despite wearing multiple hats and being a jack-of-all trades, it’s impossible to do everything on your own. Let’s say that you just launched a startup. You need to hire talented individuals who enhance your strengths and pick-up the slack in your weaker areas.

Related: The 4 Golden Rules of Millionaire Time Management

Learn how to outsource and delegate the tasks that you’re not familiar with or aren’t as strong in. This is one the secrets that entrepreneurs rarely tell you, but it’s essential if you want your business to grow.

10. Not being in the right place at the right time.
Whether it’s making an investment or starting a business, timing and location is everything.

Take Ryan Graves, for example. He simply tweeted “hire me : )” to Travis Kalanick in 2010. Graves became Uber’s first employee, then the company’s head of global operations. He’s estimated to have $1.4 billion in equity.

Instead of daydreaming, seize the opportunities that are right in front of you.

11. You don’t believe in yourself.
What’s the biggest thing holding you back from becoming successful? It’s probably the fact that you don’t believe in yourself. Instead of second-guessing every move you make, trust your gut and go with your intuition instead of waiting for insights from those around you.

As Dale Carnegie once said, “Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.”

Entrepreneur.com | July 27, 2016 | John Rampton

#Leadership : 4 Mental Practices To Achieve Your Full Potential…Can you Begin to Live your Best Life Ever by Applying a Series of Simple Mental Techniques in your Day-to-Day Life ?

July 25, 2016/in First Sun Blog/by First Sun Team

Personally, I’ve been on an evolving journey when it comes to mindset strategies for success. In my twenties, I thought it was all hogwash and I just wanted to learn practical tactics—things to do. In my thirties, I began to realize the importance of slowing down and how the right psychology can lead to the right activities. Now in my forties, I’ve come to understand that the inner game is the true driving force to the outer game.

In Visions to the Top: A Millionaire’s Secret Formula to Productivity, Visualization and Meditation, Justin Ledford shares his methods for achieving success in every area of life. He explains how readers can tap into their dreams, and begin using them as the driving force for goal attainment. Himself no stranger to struggle, Ledford personally used techniques of intention, visualization, meditation, and planning to overcome many obstacles and to build several multimillion dollar businesses. Here are his top four practices.

The Power of Intention

People who achieve greatness in their lives don’t get there by chance–they know their purpose when they start their personal journey, and they kept that intention alive as they proceed. He writes:

“Precise intentions are like looking through binoculars. You must know what you are looking for, and in order to spot your target you have to have a general idea where it’s located. Even when you are looking straight at your target, in order to see more detail, you need to zoom in. That is what precise intention does, it locates and magnifies that which you want. If you are focused with laser precision on what you want, and are taking action to move towards it, you’ll get it.”

Ledford refers to a study by Dr. Masaru Emoto, which revealed that our words and thoughts impact every cell in our bodies. Words are very powerful, with the ability to effect our entire being in either a negative or positive fashion.

Whatever follows the word “I” will dictate our feelings and actions. Therefore, Ledford suggests that instead of saying weak comments like, “I don’t know if I can get this done”, start using empowering statements such, “I am committed to having the best month of my life.”

With a few decades of experience under my belt, I truly believe that our outer world is just a reflection of our inner world. We are where we are in life, because for the most part that’s exactly where we want to be.

Ledford advocates the use of Visualization–a practice which he believes helps to rewire the subconscious mind. While he presents an overview of the many different techniques for using mental imagery, Ledford suggests:

“By getting in the habit of tapping into where you will be one year from now and going to that spot through visualization, you will be rewiring your subconscious– increasing your belief in yourself and seeing your success as possible. Believing in your intentions, and taking the appropriate action towards attaining these goals will ensure that a world of opportunities open up–you will begin to meet the right people, and will find yourself being in the right place at the right time.”

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Meditation

Meditation has grown rapidly in recent years as more and more studies show that it can help reduce stress levels, lower blood pressure, strengthen your body’s immune system, improve cognitive functioning, increase productivity and stimulate creative thinking.

Ledford believes meditation is also a powerful strategy for success, allowing you to easily and effortlessly go after that which you seek. He suggests that when meditating, we should, “Bring an image of your dream or goal to mind so that it can be planted in the fertile soil of the subconscious, programming plans for you to achieve it.”

Stop Being Busy and Start Being Productive

Most people make the mistake of confusing busy work for being productive. While checking your emails, and listening to voicemails are important, they are not activities that directly impact your goals. In order to be successful, it is extremely important that you learn to prioritize.

Ledford recommends, as I do, that you should be identifying your daily Most Important Task (MIT), and tackling it first. This is the thing that will move you towards your goal, and is usually handled best in the morning when your energy levels are high. Doing so will provide you with a sense of accomplishment, which will then set the tone for the rest of the day.

He also suggests setting a timer to limit the time spent on a task, in order to further increase your productivity. For most of us, more time is not the answer, it’s about using the time we have more effectively. We tend to be more motivated when a task has a defined end point, and more focused when we know our time for completing something is limited.

The visualization and subconscious programming techniques laid out inVisions to the Top are simple, and accessible to anyone prepared to put in the work. They will go a long way to making sure your inner game is right, which will influence your outer behaviors and ultimate success.

Kevin Kruse is the author of 15 Secrets Successful People Know About Time Management and “How Millionaires Plan Their Day: A 1-Page Plan (PDF).”

Forbes.com | July 25, 2016 | Kevin Kruse

#Leadership : Sage Advice for Entrepreneurs From America’s Greatest Risk Takers…With the Founding Fathers as your Ancestral Mentors, Here are 5 Sage Pieces of Advice that will Inspire Every Entrepreneur/Manager on their Journey.

July 4, 2016/in First Sun Blog/by First Sun Team

Today, on Independence Day, many are thinking of summer BBQs, water sports and beer drinking in celebration of our national holiday. However, there’s much to remember about the Fourth of July for entrepreneurs. As the founding fathers came together to write the Declaration of Independence, and consequently started the American Revolutionary War, there was something very entrepreneurial about their actions.

Sage Advice for Entrepreneurs From America's Greatest Risk Takers

They took a great risk, perhaps the greatest risk, and followed their vision through all the hard work and impossible odds to create an independent America. They collaborated, invested in and gambled on the world they saw fit to create.

With the founding fathers as your ancestral mentors, here are five sage pieces of advice that will inspire every entrepreneur on their journey.

There! His Majesty can now read my name without glasses. And he can double the reward on my head! — John Hancock

Be bold.
John Hancock signed America’s Declaration so big and large that his name alone has now become synonymous with the word signature. You have to remember that signing this document was not just a declaration for America — it was a declaration of war and treason. They risked their lives, the safety of their loved ones and everything they owned to be independent from England. There is a bold brilliance about the outright madness, stubbornness and defiance of Hancock’s confidence in that risk.

To be an entrepreneur, you have to be unapologetic about your purpose and your vision. Hancock certainly was bold in his risk. Are you?

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Do you want to know who you are? Don’t ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you. — Thomas Jefferson

Take action.
Much like risk requires boldness, achievement of your goals requires action. Thomas Jefferson pointed this out more than 200 years ago. Asking will only get you so far, then you need action. Take action and start creating your vision now!

Keep thy shop, and thy shop will keep thee. — Benjamin Franklin

Mind your business.
Not only is Benjamin Franklin one of the original signers of the Declaration, he was an entrepreneur and inventor. His printing press was famous for producing materials like his still-treasured Poor Richard’s Almanac, which dispensed all kinds of wisdom and sage advice for then and now.

Franklin knew that to run a successful business, you have to mind your business properly. Ignore it or overdo it and your business won’t last long. Franklin believed in solid business practices. As an entrepreneur, so should you.

Old minds are like old horses; you must exercise them if you wish to keep them in working order. — John Adams

Always learn.
John Adams signed the Declaration on July 4, 1776, and would go on to become America’s second president.

This quote sums up the truth that all entrepreneurs already know: never stop learning. You must always be innovating, trying, tinkering and playing to keep your mind ahead of the curve. Innovation comes from constant learning. Don’t ever stop.

It is better to be alone than in bad company. — George Washington

Choose your company wisely.
Perhaps one of the most recognized and best known men in all of American history, General and later, President, George Washington led a courageous life of risk, sacrifice and service to his ideals. He knew it was better to forge a path alone than to wait on the sidelines with the wrong company.

Entrepreneurs know the same and risk the scorn, criticism and naysaying of others to forge their own path and live their own vision. Being an entrepreneur can mean holding true to your ideals in periods of doubt or isolation.

Stay true to your unique mission and know that your company is better kept alone than mixed with a life that is someone else’s.

Note: This piece was originally published on July 4, 2014.

Entrepreneur.com | July 4, 2016 | Andrew Toren

#Leadership : 9 Signs You’re Successful — Even If It Doesn’t Feel Like It…There’s No Sense in Feeling like a Failure Just Because you Think you Should Have a Better Job, a Bigger House, or a Nicer Car. Real Success comes From the Inside, & it’s Completely Independent of Circumstance.

July 4, 2016/in First Sun Blog/by First Sun Team

If you’re ambitious, you’re bound to feel like a failure from time to time. Lofty goals lead to inevitable moments when you aren’t yet living up to your expectations.

We live in a world that reinforces this feeling. Though most people won’t admit it — other than the guy with the ‘He who dies with the most toys wins’ bumper sticker — in the back of our minds, we equate material possessions with success.

It’s a shame we fall prey to materialistic thinking because we certainly know better. A study by Strayer University found that 90% of Americans believe happiness is a bigger indicator of success than power, possessions or prestige. Digging a little deeper, 67% defined success as “good relationships with friends and family,” and 60% said it is loving what you do for a living. Only 20% stated that monetary wealth determines success.

But saying and doing are two very different things.

When it comes to success, our eyes often lead us astray. It’s hard not to feel like the most successful people are those with the biggest houses, the most expensive cars, and the most influential friends. Regardless of what you achieve, there’s always someone with more, and this can make you feel like you’re losing. The problem isn’t your lack of toys; it’s believing that toys indicate true success.

Real success is about who you are and how far you’ve come. If you ever worry that you’re not as successful as you should be, you may be evaluating yourself against the wrong criteria. Sometimes you just need a reminder as to what you’ve really accomplished in life. The success indicators that follow will help you do just that.

1. You’re no longer the center of the universe. We all know “successful” people who act like they’re the center of the universe. It’s their world and the rest of us just live in it…right? That’s not success. True success requires the ability to feel empathy — to realize that other people’s feelings and dreams are just as important as ours, and we cannot succeed without them.

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2. You stay positive. Hope and optimism are essential components of a happy life. If you dwell on the things that go wrong, you become bitter and resentful. When that happens, you fail — no matter what you may have achieved. Real success means always seeing the bright side and believing you have the power to make even the worst situations better.

3. You know that failure isn’t forever. You’ve learned that the only people who never fail are those who don’t try. When you fail, you don’t automatically assume that you’re a failure. Instead, you embrace each failure as an opportunity to learn something — and then you move on. If you still struggle with this at times, know that you’ll never experience true success until you learn to embrace failure. Your mistakes pave the way for your success by revealing when you’re on the wrong path. The biggest breakthroughs typically come when you’re feeling the most frustrated and the most stuck. It’s this frustration that forces you to think differently, to look outside the box and see the solution you’ve been missing.

4. You keep things in perspective. Sometimes bad things happen. It’s part of life. For most of us, however, our very worst day would seem like a vacation to somebody who has real problems — like not having enough to eat, or trying to survive a civil war. Locking your keys in the car — or even getting passed over for a promotion — aren’t that bad once you learn to develop perspective. If you’ve mastered the ability to keep your problems in perspective, mark it down as a huge success.

5. You ask for help when you need it. Refusing to ask for help, no matter how much you’re struggling, is a sign of emotional immaturity. Asking for help means that you no longer feel like you have something to prove by being perfect. It shows you aren’t afraid of people discovering your weaknesses and you understand no one succeeds alone.

6. You realize that life isn’t a zero-sum game. It’s not a see-saw, either. Just because somebody else achieves a big success, that doesn’t mean you suffer a loss in equal proportion. You just didn’t win that particular time. One sure sign of success is the ability to celebrate others’ achievements with sincere enthusiasm.

7. You can tell the difference between drama and excitement. Remember the days when stable relationships were boring, and you quickly got tired of anyone who treated you as they should? If that kind of “drama” is a thing of the past, congratulations. If you prefer stability and depth to drama, you’re succeeding.

8. You no longer care what other people think. You only worry about what other people think when you still feel like you have something to prove. Conversely, you know you’ve “made it” when you don’t worry about that anymore — when you’re true to yourself and your principles, and satisfied with your life. You know you’ve made it when you understand that other people’s opinions are just that — opinions. They have no effect on reality. They don’t change who or what you are.

9. You accept what you can’t change and change what you can. There’s a difference between pessimism and practicality. If there’s a hurricane headed your way, there’s nothing you can do to stop it. But once you accept that the hurricane is coming, you can start working to mitigate its effects. If your company downsizes and you get laid off, every moment you spend in denial just delays whatever is waiting over the horizon. You’re able to move on only when you start exploring your options and making plans to change what you can. Taking responsibility for changing the things you don’t like about your life is one of the biggest indicators of success.

Bringing It All Together

There’s no sense in feeling like a failure just because you think you should have a better job, a bigger house, or a nicer car. Real success comes from the inside, and it’s completely independent of circumstance.

Entrepreneur.com | July 1, 2016 | Travis Bradberry