About this episode
What does it mean to have a win-win mindset? It means that anything is possible. But more specifically, it's the lens through which you evaluate your life. It’s the way you view opportunities, the way you view challenges, the way you view negotiating success. This is one of the Stephen Covey principles. Your mindset is going to determine your paradigm, how you view things, and how you handle things in the world. So, let’s review a couple of things from earlier principles, such as operating from a place of abundance . Coming From a Place of Abundance You can only get to a win-win situation if you start from a place of abundance. Where do your thoughts come from? Are they coming from the problems and difficulties you face? Or are they coming from a place where anything can happen ? Thinking that anything can happen comes from a place of abundance. Start with a foundation. Second, do you believe that you can have both? I'll explain to you what I mean by that. Do you believe that there's enough abundance? Do you believe that there's enough out there, that others can be successful, and you can also be successful? Do you believe that you can have a solid relationship and a solid career? Do you believe that you can have success, significance, fulfilment, and happiness? Do you believe that you can win, and others can win as well? Now I’m not talking about balance. Balance is something a little different. We're talking about your belief in the fact that you can create a win-win situation for yourself in life. And that there's not one person receiving and another losing. It's very important you realize that there is a great deal of abundance in the world. The more you view that as truth, believe it, and make the decision that you can be abundant... the more able you are to come from abundant thinking. You can have both. That's when you are going to start to win significantly! How To Have Both Sometimes you feel you must give up today so that you can live how you want in the future. People say, “Do today what others want so you can have in the future what others don't.” But I'm here to tell you that you cannot let your future vision of success rob you from the present joy in your life. I'm here to tell you that you can have both! The win-win for your life is that you can have both success AND happiness or fulfilment. The question really is whether you believe you can have your cake and eat it too. I've been around a lot of successful people in my life. I can tell you one common characteristic among them is that they absolutely believe they can have their cake and eat it too. That’s huge! And I believe you can too. I believe that you have greatness in you. I believe that you have the power to be able to create your life. Steps For Creating Win-Win Situations Now, I know it's going to be challenging. It can be hard to always think of a win-win when you're dealing with bad situations. But if you take small steps, and you begin with an attitude of abundance, you believe that there's going to be a solution... you begin to operate in a way that creates successes in your life. You’re going to find that you have more abundance. Then you're going to reinforce that belief. So here's what I want you to do: Find some area of your life where you feel like you can put this practice into work. Work with an abundance mentality and go for a win-win in that situation. I believe you're going to truly unleash your full potential this year. It's never too late for you to create that ultimate life that you want, especially when you think win-win. Thanks for listening today. Have a great week and make sure you hit that liek and subscribe button so you don't miss any episodes. George Wright III