World Class Thinking

As a coach to individuals and corporations, one of the areas I train on is emotional and intellectual competence. It is self imposed limiting beliefs which trip up our ability to excel. The trick is to identify these limiting thought processes and replace with empowering strategies.

I interact with large numbers of people in my travels around the country. What I’ve learned from observing and working with both average and world class performers is there are two belief systems/languages spoken.

The easiest way to describe it is to share an example. Let’s discuss “Free Enterprise” since this is the focus of this column. Answer these questions in your head: Does the philosophy of self employment motivate or de-motivate you? How do you feel about taking responsibility for your results, no matter what the company you currently work for does or doesn’t do for you?

If you have a self limiting/average belief system, you think free enterprise is only for risk takers. And, you may find yourself thinking, “I have too many responsibilities to take advantage of the free enterprise system.” A world class belief thinker believes that free enterprise is a mindset. Free enterprise means you are free to become wealthy. Free enterprise means taking responsibility for your business life.

Even within corporations free enterprise is at work. How do you think CEO’s get to be CEO’s? They treat their career as if they were engaged in free enterprise, finding ways to provide enormous value and stand out from the crowd. If you are a corporate employee it would serve you well to stop thinking of yourself as a cog in the wheel. Adopt a world class belief system and shine!
Why not live life questioning whether your thoughts are helping or hurting you? There could be so much more inside if you are willing to investigate and reflect. Bloom where you are planted by studying how the world class conduct themselves.

There are many ways to accomplish that. Read books, take successful people in your world to lunch and ask them specific questions as to how they achieved their results. Hire a coach like me!