Mindset, Success, Book notes
I recently shared a blog post about the book 100 Things Successful People Do by Nigel Cumberland. In that post I covered topics such as, why I purchased the book, who I think should read the book, my favourite quotes and how the book impacted my life. Here is a link to the post https://www.lelongoepe.com/post/template-product-review.
In this post I will provide a brief summary about the author, the intention of this post and discuss 10 important lessons I have learned from the book, each lesson will include a key take away.
About the author
Nigel Cumberland the co-Founder of The Silk Road Partnership. He is also an award-winning coach and corporate mentor, a best-selling author, and international speaker. He has written a couple of books which assist people in creating life and career success.
The book 100 Things Successful People Do is an international bestseller and has been translated into over 30 languages. Since then Nigel is focused on working smart. Learn more about Nigel Cumberland on https://nigelcumberland.com/.
Intention for this post
I’ve learned quite a number of lessons from the book which have led me to creating this lengthy post, take the time go through each lesson. Even if you read one lesson daily, it will serve as a guide for you as you navigate life.
10 Things successful people do
The term “success” means different things to all of us. It is personal, unique and changes over time. We can strive for success in different areas of our lives including our relationships, career, health, finances, education and legacy we leave.
10 Ideas I have picked out from the book that you can do to achieve success:
1. Know yourself
“Man’s task in life is to give birth to himself, to become what he potentially is. The most important product of his effort is his own personality”. – Erich Fromm
When driving one needs to be careful of blind spots – the areas you miss when looking in the side mirrors. Assess your personality, take note of the unique combination of your behaviours, traits, mind-set, psyche and style.
Have an open mind, please don’t use this exercise as a weapon against yourself. Use it as an opportunity to get to know yourself. Understand that the weaker areas of your personality can be hard to totally discard. The key is to be cautious in situations where a weakness might challenge you. Learn to identify when you need to make an extra effort.
2. Seek and create harmony
3. Live mindfully
4. Create your future
5. Trust your gut
6. Leave your comfort zone
7. Reinvent yourself
8. Become an expert at something
9. Always be ready to make sacrifices
10. Embrace the journey of getting older
Conclusion
Life is always about choice. Thankfully we always have the opportunity to change, restart and take up new things. The scarcity mindset sometimes gets a hold of us but we shouldn’t allow it to take charge.
"Success is not final; failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts."
— Winston S. Churchill
