On Words and Business

This year I’m finding the entire experience mesmerizing. Not least because of the amazing achievements of every athlete who’s participating.

Read about eight attributes of the Olympic mindset that no doubt helped these athletes get to Beijing this year. And that can help any of us do well in our careers or avocations.

• Determination
• Strength
• Hard work
• Motivation
• Deal with adversity
• Optimism
• Focus
• Tolerance of stress

To what do you attribute your success?

Rejection and failure are part of running a business. But so is success! Freelance Switch has a great entry today on how to make sure you celebrate your successes.

This article is especially meaningful to me, as I approach the deadline for the submission of the manuscript for my first book. I’m still too ensconced in the writing to let myself imagine the day a box of my books arrives. (But I can’t wait!)

For today and as many days to come as we can make it happen, let’s only think of, and talk about, our successes.