myTEAM TRIUMPH Presenation and The One Percent Mindset

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Please mark your calendars for Noon, Monday May 20^th for an inspiring presentation by Christian Jensen, myTEAM TRIUMPH GB Chapter Director, and Captain Tyrstan.  The presentation will be about 30 minutes long followed by an optional no-one left behind 1 mile run/walk with Captain Tyrstan.  I guarantee that you won’t want to miss this!  Please tell all your co-workers to come as well, even if they are not doing the Bellin Run.  Watch for more communication on the Powernet as well. 

For this week, I thought I would share with you an article that I read on BeyondLimitsMagazine.com written by Dayne Gingrich.  To read it online please click HERE. 

The One Percent Mindset Written by Dayne Gingrich

I recently read a story from a Malcolm Gladwell book, What The Dog Saw, where he talked about two different types of mentalities. The first is willing to win at all costs today, even if it means losing it all later. He’ll succeed for 364 days a year, knowing on the 365^th day, there’s a high probability he’ll lose all that he initially won. The second mentality is willing to fail for 364 days a year, knowing on the very last day, he’ll succeed beyond his wildest imagination. He understands there’s a high probability that on the 365^th day, because of the hours of struggle he committed to, he’ll win 10 times what he lost, prior.

The second example in Gladwell’s story is what I call the 1% Mindset. This person understands that in order to reach a higher level, patience is key and pain is mandatory.  One percent isn’t about money, fame, or is even a destination – it’s a committed decision to do whatever it takes to reach the next plateau, whatever that means to you, individually. The most successful people in the world are those who are willing to endure the most amount of pain, knowing it’s this pain that will catapult them to their dreams. They have an unwavering belief that they’ll achieve whatever they want out of life. The one percent believes without evidence – they know that because they’ve made this decision to do whatever it takes, they will absolutely have it. They understand it may take weeks, months, or even years … but they will attain their goals.

Most of us have heard that failure is the key to success, but how many actually live in that reality? We’re hardwired against this type of mindset. We instinctively feel that failure is an obstacle, rather than a launching pad. Shifting this mentality begins with making a committed decision that this is what you’ll have for yourself, no matter the struggle or how long it takes. Limitations in our lives begin and end with our mindsets – how we view our situation. When we learn to see pain as opportunity, our future instantly becomes limitless!