A definition of insanity is to keep doing the same things over and over again while expecting different results. In other words, if you keep doing what you’ve been doing, you’ll keep getting what you’ve been getting.

Success is often a matter of mind set. Unfortunately, most peoples’ mind set is on the negative. You here them complain about the weather, the kids, the dog, the job, ad nauseam. If they win the lottery, you would hear them complain about all the taxes they would have to pay.

Along with this negative mind set is the expectation that something else has to change for them to be successful. They expect success to be handed to them on a silver platter wrapped up neatly with a bow on top. That’s a lottery mentality.

Once you become aware of this, you will realize how common it is.

In order to succeed in pretty much anything worth while, you have to develop a positive, can do attitude. Unless you feel that you can accomplish your goals, you won’t put the required effort and persistence into achieving them. As my granny used to say, “Can’t never did do nothin’.”

So, how do you go from a mental couch potato to a positive achiever? Just like getting into physical shape, it takes time, training and persistence. It takes about 21 days to form a habit so be patient. Every time you catch yourself thinking or saying negative things, say to yourself, “Cancel, cancel,” and replace it with what you desire.

For example, if you catch yourself saying that you’re fat, say “Cancel, cancel. I am becoming lean, healthy and energetic!”

If you don’t know what your mind set is, look at your life as it is a reflection of your internal thinking. If you are behind on your bills and have a lot chaos in your life, that’s what’s going on in your head.

One of the things I like about network marketing is that it’s actually a self improvement program that pays you while you’re learning. The more you learn and put into practice, the more it pays. And you have people who have a vested interest in helping you improve because it improves their income as well.

Many successful people in network marketing begin their story with something along the lines of, “I was the most negative person with low self esteem and a broke personality.” Now they are positive, confident and prosperous.

Can you see how your life will be once you implement a positive, confident and prosperous mind set?