Attitudes to Success

Attitudes to Success.

For each of us, how successful we feel will depend upon our attitude toward success. Similarly, our motivation to achieve will be determined largely by our attitude. Equally the amount of success we achieve and the amount of success we do not achieve, will be determined in large parts by our attitude to success.

Our attitude to success is part of our Success Intelligence. Recognising our attitudes and changing them can often be a way of achieving greater success. Recognising and understanding our attitudes toward success is a way of improving our Success Intelligence. It is also a way of helping to overcome some of the 'blocks' that inhibit our path to success.

Your Attitude to Success

You selected;

I will achieve success only if I really deserve it. In order to deserve my success I must make sure that I never make a mistake or slip up, I must always give that little bit extra, I must win the approval of other people, I must gain qualifications.

This suggests that you believe that success will only come to you if you deserve it. There are two basic questions you need to ask yourself; 1) what do you need to do to deserve success and 2) do you feel all the people you know who have been successful, do they always deserve the success and the amount of success they have had?

Do you feel you are worthy or unworthy of success? Many people who select this statement feel that they have not been success because they are unworthy of success or that they are unworthy people because they have not been successful. This can be a very negative belief that can hold people back from achieving the success and happiness they desire.

If you believe that you will only be successful if you deserve to be successful, then what do you need to do to deserve success? Do you have a list of criteria or qualifications to be achieved in order to be successful? If so, how long is that list? Do you really need to achieve all of them before you can feel success?

I first came across the concept of Success Intelligence in the book of the same name by Robert Holden.

This is an easy to read book that outlines his concept of Success Intelligence and its various aspects.

If you are interested in this area or in success generally, then I can recommend you to read this book.