How Successful People Think Differently Quotes

“The secret to achieving your goals is to take daily action towards them. Do one thing every day that brings you closer to your goal.”
― Akash Karia, How Successful People Think Differently

“When trying to overcome temptations, successful people think “I don’t” instead of “I can’t” Successful people don’t think about what they don’t want. Instead, they think about what they do want. Instead of suppressing negative habits, successful people focus on replacing them. Instead of vaguely thinking about what they would like to achieve, successful people write and shareSMART goals Successful people use “if-then” thinking to achieve their goals. Using “if-then” planning triples their chances of achieving success. Successful people commit themselves fully to their goal and take daily action to achieve it Successful people use the five-minute technique to overcome procrastination. “To-go” thinking keeps successful people motivated so that they can achieve their goals Unsuccessful people think that achieving their goals will be easy. Successful people are confident in achieving their goals but realize that the process of doing so will be difficult. If you want increase your chances of achieving your goals, be a realistic optimist. Successful people don’t just visualize success. They also think about and prepare themselves for the difficulties they will encounter. They visualize themselves persisting even when things get rough. Successful people think of failures as part of the process of achieving success. Instead of shying away from failure, they give themselves permission to fail. Doing so allows them to still stay motivated even when they do fail. Unsuccessful people think that their abilities and intelligence levels are fixed. Successful people think that they can improve themselves through hard work. Unsuccessful people look at criticism and failure as a negative judgement of their abilities. Successful people, on the other hand, view criticism and failure as opportunities for improvement. Successful people are successful because they make a conscious choice to adopt the above habits, attitudes and thinking processes. Success is not an accident - it is a choice.”
― Akash Karia, How Successful People Think Differently

“For example, if you have the urge to eat ice cream, use the “I don’t” strategy from Principle 1 and say to yourself, “I don’t eat ice cream.” Then, immediately begin focusing on a replacement because what you focus on gets stronger. In this case, you might begin focusing on eating a bowl of sliced fruits instead. Every time you get the urge for ice cream, replace it by eating a bowl of fruits instead. Over time, your negative habit will”
― Akash Karia, How Successful People Think Differently

“suppress”
― Akash Karia, How Successful People Think Differently

“This is why you might see someone who has used a lot of willpower and forced himself to go to the gym and diet every day suddenly snap and go on an eating rampage because his willpower has been exhausted. So”
― Akash Karia, How Successful People Think Differently

“What most people don't realize is that we only have a finite amount of willpower. The more we use it, the less we have available of it.

The secret to achieving your goals is to take daily action towards them.

When trying to overcome temptations, successful people think "I don't" instead "I can't.

Successful people don't think about what they don't want. Instead, they think about what they do want.

Instead of suppressing negative habits. successful people focus on replacing them.

Success is not an accident - it is a choice.”
― Akash Karia, How Successful People Think Differently