Have you ever met people who just had a passion for success? No matter what the obstacle, they seem to overcome it with a smile on their face and all the confidence in the world. They love seeing others succeed along with themselves and help others as much as possible. They are infectious people (in a good way)!  What is that mindset that makes them tick? Over time, I’ve noticed successful people have successful mindsets but what are the traits?

Clearly Envision Success

If there is a goal or challenge ahead of them, they see path and the ultimate finish line. Their vision of success is crystal clear and is on their mind day and night. If there is an adjustment or unforeseen circumstance, they easily adjust and move on with the end goal in mind. It’s a relentless persistence! If they need help from other people, they seek it out quickly. If they need to learn something new, they learn it! These folks understand what resources they need to achieve success.

Happy and Positive

Even if something went gone wrong or something didn’t work as planned, that’s ok, they stay positive and happy! There is no panic, no worry, no anxiety, it’s just a calm, cool, positive and happy persona. This is a great trait since it tends to set the tone for others and reduces other people’s anxiety and/or worry.

Exude Confidence

They KNOW they will do well and nothing will get in their way. Doubt does not enter their mind and they EXPECT success since there is no other option. They also know other people, teams or departments will do well since they have confidence in others. The path towards success may change but the end goal is always in sight and their confidence remains intact.

Always Look Forward

These people do not dwell on the past and only look forward. They learn from mistakes but do not live in the past. They live in the moment and in the future since they envision the successful future, period. There is no getting stuck in the mud of the past and easily move onward!

Failure is Part of the Process

These folks understand that every path or attempt at something may not work and flat out fail, but that’s expected! They don’t dwell on failure and just know it’s all part of learning and growing. In fact, they usually don’t call it failure at all! What’s unique about these people is that they are not affected like most of us when something is a flop! They just go on with life with their happy, confident pants and move forward.

Dream BIG!

These folks are definitely risk takers! With their positive, confident self they take that big and impossible dream and make it come to fruition! Nothing is too big of a challenge and they remove words such as “can’t”, “too hard”, and “impossible” from their vocabulary.  Thank goodness for these types of individuals who keep challenging the status quo and keep us moving forward!

We can all develop a success mindset but it takes discipline and removing old beliefs and habits. Are we born with these traits? Perhaps but then it gets buried over time. The good news is that we can ignite it at any time for anything so light the fire and go for it!!