Winning Edge Mindset

Nothing and no one can make you feel anything. Including social media and those who post on it. Do you feel yourself gripped by feelings of envy? Here's what to do about it... Learn more about what you've heard here https://www.winningedgemindset.com/blog/how-to-take-control-of-the-green-eyed-monster

What makes someone lucky? How do people achieve what they want in life? Is success easy? Find out the part mindset plays in achieving what you want in life. Learn more about what you've heard here https://www.winningedgemindset.com/blog/are-you-making-a-living-or-designing-a-life

We live in an interdependent society and therefore meaningful connections matter. The question is, how much importance do you place on the relationships in your life and what work do you put into them? Learn more about what you've heard here https://www.winningedgemindset.com/blog/why-meaningful-connections-matter

Personal responsibility is both empowering & liberating. It means no longer blaming others for where you are in life if you're not happy. Find out how to re-programme the SatNav to take a better route. Learn more about what you've heard here https://www.winningedgemindset.com/blog/why-taking-responsibility-for-your-own-circumstances-is-empowering-and-liberating

Guilt and regret are just two of the emotions we can feel which we allow to keep us trapped, not moving forward with our life. Find out how to free yourself of these unhelpful thinking patterns. Learn more about what you've heard here https://www.winningedgemindset.com/blog/guilt-regret-justifying-your-choices-to-others-how-to-move-on-from-these-unhelpful-thoughts-and-emotions

Your self-talk determines your self-image. If you continually talk rubbish about yourself to you and to others, you're more than likely creating a poor self-image. Want to improve it? Flip the narrative. Learn more about what you've heard here https://www.winningedgemindset.com/blog/why-your-self-talk-determines-who-you-are-2

We get but one precious life, so the question is, are you making choices that create your version of success, happiness and fulfilment, or are you getting in your own way? Learn more about what you've heard here https://www.winningedgemindset.com/blog/do-you-get-in-your-own-way

Being an inspirational manager is as much about mindset as methods.  The thing is, how often do you spend honing your thinking skills to create the results you want in life? To be a successful leader and manager, your thinking habits are crucial. Learn more about what you've heard here https://www.winningedgemindset.com/blog/the-optimum-thinking-habits-to-adopt-to-be-a-highly-successful-leader-and-manager

You have a Goodwill Account with everyone who knows you, and every customer and client you deal with. The question is, how do you ensure you keep the balance in the black and keep deposits going in? Learn more about what you've heard here https://www.winningedgemindset.com/blog/why-the-state-of-your-goodwill-accounts-affects-the-impact-of-your-leadership-style

Do you ever question the nature of your thoughts? Are they keeping your world small, or do they enable you to embrace life's opportunities? Maybe it's time for a check-up from the neck-up... Learn more about what you've heard here https://www.winningedgemindset.com/blog/are-your-dominant-thoughts-keeping-your-world-small-or-opening-up-a-world-of-possibilities

Emotion wins hands down when it comes to decision-making. Logic is the bridge we build to post-rationalise. Data, specifications & facts help, but our values will decide our choices. Do you use this knowledge when trying to persuade others? Learn more about what you've heard here https://www.winningedgemindset.com/blog/want-to-smash-your-sales-targets-why-selling-is-all-about-emotion-not-logic

Ever thought how bad habits are easy to make but hard to live with, and good habits are harder to form but so much easier to live with? So, how do we break those less than helpful habits, and form helpful ones? It doesn't start with changing your behaviour... Learn more about what you've heard here https://www.winningedgemindset.com/blog/why-changing-your-behaviour-alone-won-t-help-you-to-change-bad-habits

How do you ensure the festive season is as stress-free as possible? You are the problem and the solution... Learn more about what you've heard here https://www.winningedgemindset.com/blog/tis-the-season-to-be-jolly-if-you-decide-it-is

SMART is a well-used acronym when goal setting. There's one problem with it though. Find out why... Learn more about what you've heard here https://www.winningedgemindset.com/blog/why-setting-realistic-goals-never-gets-you-as-far-as-you-could-go

When you find a person or situation frustrating, annoying, upsetting or disappointing, you've three choices as to how to deal with it. And it will all come down to the nature of your thinking. Learn more about what you've heard here https://www.winningedgemindset.com/blog/finding-people-or-situations-frustrating-you-ve-three-choices

What's the key to happiness? Knowing what your values are. Then you'll know who you are, what you stand for, and why you do what you do. The question is, do you know what your values are? Learn more about what you've heard here https://www.winningedgemindset.com/blog/want-to-know-the-key-to-a-happy-life

You might have heroes, those who inspire you. Ever thought about whether you inspire others? When you know your values and why you do what you do, that can inspire others too. Learn more about what you've heard here https://www.winningedgemindset.com/blog/do-you-inspire-others-maybe-you-do-yet-don-t-know-it

Hindsight is 20/20 vision, and that's why you shouldn't beat yourself up about past decisions. Find out why this is futile... Learn more about what you've heard here https://www.winningedgemindset.com/blog/life-lessons-to-reflect-on

Mindset. It's all a matter of mindset. The quality of your life reflects the quality of your thoughts. How often do you think about the way you think about what you think about? It will have a profound effect. Learn more about what you've heard here https://www.winningedgemindset.com/blog/motivating-mindset-musings

Grit, determination and resilience are key ingredients to life's achievements. And having a goal and a plan to begin with. So, what part does luck play? Learn more about what you've heard here https://www.winningedgemindset.com/blog/discover-the-role-luck-plays-in-life-s-successes

Being judgemental vs making judgements. There is a fundamental difference. Making those assumptions clouds our view because after all, we see the world as we are, not as it is. It all comes down to thinking more consciously... Learn more about what you've heard here https://www.winningedgemindset.com/blog/making-judgements-or-being-judgemental-why-the-difference-matters

Is your self-image done and dusted at birth? Do you have any influence over any self-limiting beliefs? Can you change your self-image? Important questions, so let's find out the answers... Learn more about what you've heard here https://www.winningedgemindset.com/blog/allowing-self-limiting-beliefs-to-hold-you-back-here-s-how-to-change-that

Whenever you make a choice, it's always the easiest for you emotionally compared with any other option at that time. In other words, you always choose the option with the consequences easiest to bear emotionally. What drives these emotional needs? Your values. The thing is, do you know yours? Learn more about what you've heard here https://www.winningedgemindset.com/blog/why-your-actions-will-never-betray-your-values

Understanding the concept of neutral means you comprehend the importance of knowing what your values are, where your line in the sand is and therefore how much time, energy and emotion you want to invest in what you choose to think about. It's about not sweating the small stuff, so that you can focus on what really matters to you. Learn more about what you've heard here https://www.winningedgemindset.com/blog/how-hamlet-the-anti-hero-got-one-thing-right

Happy in your own skin? Comfortable being authentically you? It starts with your self-image – ‘I'm the kind of person who…' Are you happy to be stuck with you? If not, what can you do to change that? Learn more about what you've heard here https://www.winningedgemindset.com/blog/why-it-s-important-to-be-wonderful-original-you-2

Keeping a check on your Mindset VITALS® ensures you are consciously thinking about the way you are thinking. By doing that, you are in the driver's seat in your life. Surely the best place to be! So, how do you keep a check on those Mindset VITALS®...? Learn more about what you've heard here https://www.winningedgemindset.com/blog/why-your-mindset-vitals-are-the-key-to-good-mental-health

In percentage terms, what part do you think mindset plays in your ability to succeed in life's endeavours? You might not realise just how much and it's really worth giving it some thought... Learn more about what you've heard here https://www.winningedgemindset.com/blog/the-vital-role-mindset-plays-in-your-achievements

Your emotional pie describes your emotional capacity in 24 hours. How do you ensure slices are not given away left, right and centre so that you've some left for you at the end of the day? Learn more about what you've heard here https://www.winningedgemindset.com/blog/how-much-emotional-pie-are-you-dishing-out-on-a-daily-basis

Both our imagination and self-belief can hold us back or propel us forward. The thing is, we get to choose. Do you think about the way you think about what you think about? Maybe it's time you did. Learn more about what you've heard here https://www.winningedgemindset.com/blog/why-the-quality-of-your-life-will-never-be-better-than-the-quality-of-your-thoughts

Overthinking can feel relentless. It can spiral as you over-analyse and catastrophise. It's important to intercept that loop to change the nature of your thoughts. Find out five steps to enable that to happen. Learn more about what you've heard here https://www.winningedgemindset.com/blog/how-to-sort-through-the-spaghetti-junction-of-thoughts-of-an-overthinker

Does it sometimes feel like you're in places you don't particularly want to be, or with people you'd rather not be with, and that the choice isn't yours? Well, your feet will always tell you exactly where you want to be, doing exactly what you want to do. Simples. Want to know why, then listen up... Learn more about what you've heard here https://www.winningedgemindset.com/blog/why-your-feet-are-a-clue-as-to-where-you-always-want-to-be

If you want to be better, do better and have better, it needs to start with the nature of your thinking. It's about cranking round your Mental Thermostat. So, how exactly do you do that...? Learn more about what you've heard here https://www.winningedgemindset.com/blog/if-you-want-to-be-better-do-better-and-have-better-here-s-how

Some clever marketing with some pseudoscience thrown in, means many believe the third Monday in January is Blue Monday. And so, each year, we know there is a day on which we know how we're going to feel. Or, we get to decide for ourselves to choose our mood. On any given day in fact. Learn more about what you've heard here https://www.winningedgemindset.com/blog/why-you-decide-your-mood-and-blue-monday-doesn-t

Part Two of The Winning Edge gift to you this festive season- our own version of the 12 Days of Christmas – a slightly different take with the intent that we hope you will take it on board and think about ways you can help your wellbeing now, and for the year ahead. Learn more about what you've heard here https://www.winningedgemindset.com/blog/the-12-days-of-christmas-the-gifts-i-give-to-me-part-two

Our gift to you this festive season is our own version of the 12 Days of Christmas – a slightly different take with the intent that we hope you will take it on board and think about ways you can help your wellbeing now, and for the year ahead. Learn more about what you've heard here https://www.winningedgemindset.com/blog/the-12-days-of-christmas-the-gifts-i-give-to-me-2

There can be so many times in our lives when things feel out of our control. Events take place and we might not be able to control the outcome, or in the immediacy, the nature of our thoughts. However, over time, we get to decide whether we run our brain, or to allow our brain to run us. Learn more about what you've heard here https://www.winningedgemindset.com/blog/challenging-times-challenge-your-thoughts

Your self-talk informs your self-image. If you continually talk trash about yourself to you and how you describe yourself to others, you've more than likely got a poor self-image. Want to improve it? Ditch the trash talk and flip the narrative. Learn more about what you've heard here https://www.winningedgemindset.com/blog/do-you-believe-in-you-if-you-don-t-quit-the-trash-talk

Our values are our compass in life- they will determine the choices we take, why we get on with the people we do, and why we don't rub along with the ones we don't. The question is, do you know what your values are? Learn more about what you've heard here https://www.winningedgemindset.com/blog/why-your-values-are-your-compass-in-life

Do you find it challenging to understand another's perspective? Is it your way or the highway? Perhaps building and strengthening relationships is something you'd like to focus on– both personally and professionally. Try the following for size and see if it helps... Learn more about what you've heard here https://www.winningedgemindset.com/blog/how-to-enable-a-cohesive-working-environment

Sometimes knowing what you want out life, let alone how to achieve it, can seem overwhelming. How do you even begin to work out this big searching question about life?! With our 5-steps, we help to break it down, plus how to achieve it. Learn more about what you've heard here https://www.winningedgemindset.com/blog/five-steps-to-knowing-what-you-want-out-of-life-and-achieving-it

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II reigned for 70 years and there is many a lesson we can take from someone who saw so much change in those decades. This podcast explores the mindset we can adopt during challenging times and how whilst it doesn't mean we come away from difficult times in our lives unscathed, it means we are able to push forward. Learn more about what you've heard here https://www.winningedgemindset.com/blog/a-leader-of-leaders-and-the-lessons-she-taught-us

Do you sometimes find taking a summer break is more stressful than if you didn't? Start by setting boundaries with your OOO email and make the time to ensure you're getting want you want out of life. Learn more about what you've heard here https://www.winningedgemindset.com/blog/the-importance-of-freeing-up-headspace

We all live with a set of norms- the quality of our relationships, level of money we do or don't have, where we live, our job role etc. So, do we ever challenge those? Could we do better, be better, have better? If so, how? Learn more about what you've heard here https://www.winningedgemindset.com/blog/how-to-crank-round-your-mental-thermostat-to-be-better-do-better-and-have-better

Glass ceilings are self-imposed and it's important we realise we can choose to perpetuate those self-limiting beliefs or challenge them and smash through them. Learn more about what you've heard here https://www.winningedgemindset.com/blog/the-importance-of-challenging-your-limits

High-performing salespeople know that people don't buy for logical reasons- emotion wins every single time. Logic is the bridge we build to rationalise. Knowing this gives you an undeniable edge. Learn more about what you've heard here https://www.winningedgemindset.com/blog/the-secret-to-smashing-sales-targets

Most people only have a walk on part in their own lives – we should be the star and director. So, how do we ensure that happens? It's about challenging the negative beliefs we have about our self and turning them on their head. Learn more about what you've heard here https://www.winningedgemindset.com/blog/how-to-ensure-you-re-the-director-and-the-star-of-your-life

Do you sometimes feel as if your thoughts and emotions are like a runaway train? Does it feel like you've little or no influence over them whatsoever? Understanding the nature of your thoughts and how you can reframe them to impact your mood, is so important for your wellbeing. Learn more about what you've heard here https://www.winningedgemindset.com/blog/how-to-halt-the-runaway-train-of-emotions

Change can feel scary. But can there be benefit in change? If we fear change, we fail to see the potential benefits. What would you like to change in your life right now? Are you prepared to work on it? Or will you remain comfortably uncomfortable? Learn more about what you've heard here https://www.winningedgemindset.com/blog/why-nothing-changes-if-nothing-changes

When someone's viewpoint is different to yours, does it mean they're wrong? How easy do you find it to look at things from another's perspective? There's one simple tool that will help and maybe it's not one you've thought of... Learn more about what you've heard here https://www.winningedgemindset.com/blog/why-the-humble-beach-ball-is-the-key-to-understanding-others

To be a high performer in sales, exams, relationships – in any area of life, managing your mindset is crucial. By understanding the nature of your thoughts, you can work towards creating the results you want in life- both personally and professionally. Learn more about what you've heard here https://www.winningedgemindset.com/blog/why-thinking-about-the-way-you-think-affects-all-results-in-your-life

COVID has resulted in many workplaces adjusting to new ways of working. For some, it's been a successful change. For others, teamwork feels strained. How can leaders and managers get it right? How can they ensure their teams are working with them to achieve their goals? Learn more about what you've heard here https://www.winningedgemindset.com/blog/why-leading-from-stature-rather-than-status-creates-a-team-who-want-to-help-you-achieve