MONDAY MENTAL PROTEIN: 10 Habits For Your Personal and Professional Mastery

Today I want to share some deep, simple yet highly effective ideas for living true to your potential. By mastering these habits you unleash your potential and increase the certainty of your ultimate success.

Face your fears:

We all have fears. The antidote for any fear is action. Don’t be an ostrich and put your head in the sand. Not only will you spoil your hair, you also lose out on conquering your fears. Here is Dale Carnegie to inspire your action: “Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy”.

Be Grateful:

Be deeply grateful. We know the story of the man who cried because he had no shoes. Then he met the man who had no feet. Rumi said it so beautifully: “Wear gratitude like a cloak and it will feed every corner of your life”.

Be Faithful:

Have unlimited faith that your road will lead you to “Success-Ville”. Your car lights only light up the next 20 – 30 metres, yet you have faith that the road you cant see will take you to your destination. In the same token, here is a priceless gem from Martin Luther King Jr; “Take the first step in faith. You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step”. Master your faith.

Accept the Setbacks as Challenges:

Which famed artist, musician, entrepreneur or sports person worth mentioning did not have several debilitating setbacks to overcome? Some of the most revered religious personalities like Jesus, Buddha, Krishna, the prophet Mohamed etc. all had to overcome many setbacks. “Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds” said Albert Einstein. Did they quit? No, they embraced those setbacks, for the path to any lasting success is often filled with one challenge, then another and another. Yet within these challenges are the seeds of opportunity.

Look Within:

“It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles. Then the victory is yours. It cannot be taken from you, not by angels or by demons, heaven or hell” said Buddha. The best victory is over oneself. Once you win the wars of self doubt, self confidence, self esteem, self discipline etc. then the external battles can easily be won.

Do only what you love:

Don’t get saddled doing things that you dislike. Find your true love, passion and purpose and serenade him or her. It won’t feel like work. It will liberate your soul. “If it falls your lot to be a street sweeper, go out and sweep streets like Michelangelo painted pictures. Sweep streets like Handel and Beethoven composed music. Sweep streets like Shakespeare wrote poetry. Sweep streets so well that all the hosts of heaven and earth will have to pause and say, here lived a great street sweeper who swept his job well” said Martin Luther King, Jr. This can only ever be achieved through love for your craft.

He who suffers best, does best:

Those of you who have started out life hard, with little or no backing, growing up among the have-nots, generally go on to be outrageously successful. Look at all the first generation millionaires and billionaires. They are self made. Most times, without any formal education. Yet borne out of their suffering was the strong desire to ensure their children have better opportunities and never have to experience the same level of suffering, ever again. Khalil Gibran shared this thought; “Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars”. They also go onto make great strides in success and achievement when they put their suffering to use.

Discount the opinions of the “nay-sayers” and the “dooms-dayers”:

You have heard the expression before about opinions. Yes, everyone has one. If you get caught up with what others think that you should be doing with your life, you’re heading for tragedy. The only real authority for you, is you! Would you really want to take advice of other people who often themselves have no clue, direction or purpose yet feel inclined to advise you on what, how, when and where to do? Take it with a ton of salt. “A man who trims himself to suit everybody will soon whittle himself away” said Charles Schwab.

Be bold, be brave:

You too want unrivaled success at your occupation. When the opportunity arises and your numbers and plans align. When your research supports your objective, go out bravely and boldly and declare war on mediocrity. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe said it so appropriately; “Whatever you do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius and power and magic in it”. Don’t forget that “fortune favours the brave”.

Lights, Camera, ACTION:

“Vision without action is daydream. Action without vision is nightmare” goes the old Japanese Proverb. You got it. Take copious amounts of action. Without action, all you really have, are dreams. Dreaming up elaborate plans for success, without ever taking action will result in the nightmare of never having achieved. Take daily, consistent action in the direction of your goals and have the time of your life while doing so.

Remember that greatness is really just a series of small daily wins in the direction of your goals. With critical mass you achieve leverage and from leverage come massive wins. Success is habit, nothing more. Develop good habits and make them your masters.

I’m your coach and partner in success…

Vinesh Maharaj

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FAMOUS FAILURES…

To all of YOU, pursuing greatness, these words of wisdom are for you:

“The best way to predict the future is to create it.” said Peter Drucker. Of course there may be obstacles along the way. Fuel your success with the furnace of burning desire…

“The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential… these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence” Confucius once said.

So keep plowing away. In the words of Sir Richard Branson “My biggest motivation? Just to keep challenging myself. I see life almost like one long University education that I never had — everyday I’m learning something new.”

There is no such thing as failure. Only lessons learnt along the way to your success. These FAMOUS FAILURES have proven that. Step up and join the league of these extraordinary achievers by doing ordinary things with extra ordinary love and passion.

I’m your coach and partner in success wishing you bountiful success…

Vinesh Maharaj

MONDAY MENTAL PROTEIN: YOU, The New CEO in Town

“We must become the change we wish to see in the world” said Mahatma Gandhi 

At school I recall completing an essay and held many subsequent  discussions on “Being President For A Day” during my English Literacy class.  We  were commissioned to write how we would use or “abuse” our given powers as President.

Of course the class nationalist would nationalize the economy. The class philanthropist would do everything he could “for the needy”.  The class capitalists would do everything they could to create wealth.  The class fools would foolishly create a multitude of public holidays and longer paid vacations.  Yet we all wanted to change something…reduce crime, increase literacy, improve service delivery etc.

As I reflect on that exercise I realize that YOU are in fact president of your own self.  I am CEO, State president or Managing Director of “THE VINESH MAHARAJ FAMILY TRUST”, just as you are of your own “personal” or “family trust”.  Is your trust growing in health and wealth or is it on the decline into debt and disease?  Everything you think, say and do has consequent effects on you and your family.  Be it in your Economy, Health, Education, Home etc.  Why day dream about being president or CEO when actually you already are?

Here is the challenge most people fail at.  They fail at having a game-plan.  They get into life, trying to build the ship while sailing.  Dangerous living is it not?  The CEO, President or Managing Director has the responsibility for result achievement.  Do you want to be famed for your success or become infamous for your lack thereof?

Today I wish to share with you these truths about your results:

1. What you see, is what YOU have created – You cannot blame the government, the economy, or your lack of education for your current situation.  You must start by taking 100% responsibility for your current status.  In good or bad, accept your personal participation.  By active or tacit agreement, through decisions and actions here you are.  Like it or lump it, the facts are the facts.
2. Status Quo Dissonance? – Are you really happy with the current state of affairs?  Or have you come to settle for things as they are because that’s how the chips have fallen?  If you could change your current status what would you change?  Think about the toxic people you may want to reconsider.  Are you happy with the  state of your health, wealth, relationships etc?  Having a healthy dissonance about your current status can be the impetus or fuel that feeds the furnace of success.
3. Change – Daily we change our clothes, sometimes our cars and even our homes but how often do we change our minds?  “To change the world, you must first change your mind.” said Jimi Hendrix long before popular psychology.  To change our results, we must start to change ourselves. Challenge your own perceptions and realities and if you cant, then have others challenge them for you.
4. Design a Life – Go back to the drawing board – We spend months and years planning a wedding or vacation but spend not even an hour in drawing up a “LIFE PLAN”.  Craft your path and the road will reveal itself to you.  Start with the end in mind and fill in the pieces like a jig saw puzzle.
5. Challenge yourself – When things get tough, its time for you to get tougher.  Who said it will be smooth sailing?  The reason the bottom is full is because success comes at a price most are unwilling or unable to pay.  Do you have the “currency” to pay for your success?
6. Work, work and more work – Ask any successful person about the “secret to success”.  They are always working hard at their plans.  It sometimes takes the 100th strike at the rock to break it.  Don’t think for a moment that the preceding 99 were futile.  They were instrumental in wearing down the rock, breaking down its resistance.  So after planning, strike away for you might strike gold.
7. Measure and Manage – Keep score, watch your daily, weekly, monthly and annual dashboards.  Track your progress, stop to refuel and most of all, enjoy the journey.  The sweetness of success is not only in the arrival.  Its in the entire journey.  Building quality relationships, overcoming obstacles, winning small wins etc. are all reminiscent of the final victory.

Like Mahatma Gandhi said “We must become the change we wish to see in the world” – its now up to you.  Will you embrace that change or will you surrender to the status quo, more of the same…

For more on creating lasting change in your personal and professional or in your business life feel free to contact me.

I’m your coach and partner in success…

Vinesh Maharaj

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MY WISH FOR YOU…

We are all chasing our cherished dreams, goals and ambitions.  The reality is that none of these are ever fulfilled without the one magic ingredient that makes success possible; ACTION.

Today as you go about your business, securing your goals and objectives, my wish for you is that your dreams are followed through with massive amounts of constant and unending ACTION in the direction of your goals. Remember, results come only from actions.

Act boldly and bravely. Success awaits YOU…

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Vinesh Maharaj

Your coach and partner in success…

MONDAY MENTAL PROTEIN: Tired of Majoring in the Minors?

Far too many of us are busy making a living and have failed at designing a life.

We chase the lure of quick cash in the name of “career growth”, skipping and hopping between jobs and fail to fill our resume with new skills, knowledge, habits and attitudes, yet we delude ourselves that we can create new outcomes based on old ways of thinking…

If you are tired of majoring in the minors then listen up. Its time to embrace the much needed investment in YOU. We “invest” in cars and homes yet we fail to invest in our greatest asset. Yes, the asset reading this right now. According to the Pareto Principle or the 80/20 rule, 20% of all people make 80% of the money. So how can you join this top 20%?

It’s elementary.The world is willing to pay top dollar for highly trained, skilled competence that gets results. Sadly we graduate school, college or university and for most people that’s where the journey ends. For those super achievers among us that’s where the journey begins. They recognize that academic learning is merely the starting point of success. They go on to develop their success habits through books, courses, coaching and seminars which will separate them from the rest of the players.

You can tell how tall a building is going to be, by the depth of its foundation. Build your foundation so deep that you will always be in the top 20%. School prepares you with the A, B, C’s and the 1, 2, 3’s of life. You need to fulfill the rest. Here is a list which is never taught at school but the world is seeking daily:

1. Sales – Yes, you too are a sales person. To have landed your current job, you sold your skills to your employer. What if you could sell at a higher premium or sold more effectively? Well, the leading head hunters will have you on speed dial with more and more attractive offers to lure you to your next opportunity. Master the art of selling and be assured of continued success across industries.

2. Marketing – All day and night we are marketing to our staff, colleagues and customers. If you were better equipped you would be marketing the socks off your competitors by bringing more value to our customers. What if you spent a few hours a week marketing “ME INC”. The market awareness increases and so does your brand.

3. Branding – No one taught you about branding at school did they? It was always for corporates, leading clothing brands, cars etc. Or so you thought. Until you acknowledge your brand and start better branding you sadly wont join the top 20%. Get help to master your brand, your message, what you stand for etc and the world will stop to take note.

4. Communication – Everyday we communicate with only 2 objectives; to encourage or discourage behaviour. In sales we want to encourage our customers to buy. The judicial system wants to discourage criminal behaviour. What if you had the words, tone, emotion, body language, influence and ability to get results better and quicker? Barack Obama became president on his ability to communicate. Invest in becoming a world class communicator and watch your career soar.

5. Networking – Everyday we have small talk with potentially influential people. What if you shifted the discussion in a manner which served your goal of joining the top 20%? Take advantage of your networks by asking for introductions, meetings, coffee or lunch with people who could take you to the top 20%? Small talk can only bring you small minded outcomes. By networking you could walk into a dream contract, customer, employer or business deal which opens up your growth surpassing the inflation related growth most are accustomed to.

Drop the existence model of surviving and embrace the model of thriving. You hold the keys to you future. Its either going to be more of the same or its going to be phenomenal, spectacular, mind-blowing and more fulfilling than you thought possible.You decide…

Start today by designing your life. Begin investing in your growth. If you don’t know where to start, call me for coffee and lets revolutionize together.

The top 20% is awaiting creative, forward thinking innovators who can challenge the status quo and bring new results to the world. I await your call.

I’m your coach and partner in success…

Vinesh Maharaj

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