Success is a Mindset: Achieve Your Mountaintop of Success

While standing at the bottom of the mountain, looking at all the people at the top, I wondered if I had what it took for them to get there. Every time I pushed myself to climb and then slipped or fell, it became that much harder to believe I was capable.

It’s a defeatist attitude. Like the mantra “The rich get richer and the poor get poorer,” it makes you think you can’t be successful unless you were born for success – or are just plain lucky. That notion is a temptation and a trap.

What people at the top have in common is a mindset that affords them the power and flexibility to have success on their terms. What this means for all of us? We can define and create that mindset for ourselves and get started toward our own mountaintop.

If we give in to attributing the success of others to factors out of our control, we lose. We assume the victim stance and retreat to the safety of mediocrity.

The well-reinforced theory as to why people do this is that they believe it relieves them of responsibility. (“If I don’t control my own accomplishments, I can’t be held accountable for my lack of effort.”)

People have thousands of excuses and argue passionately in defense of their unwillingness to go for it. (“Success is for other people and I could never do what they’ve done because I don’t have their advantages.”)

The way people react to a message of hope, opportunity, and systematic success can be comical, bordering on alarming. Here is an example from a conversation I came across while researching this subject: This is from a woman who’d just listened to a talk by a speaker:

“So you mean to tell me that I can apply what you’re telling me and have success like Donald Trump?”

“I don’t know. Do you define success the same way Trump does? Do you consider him successful?”

“What do you mean? Of course he’s successful! He makes billions, has his own TV show…”

“Yes, and is that how YOU define success? Do you have to make billions and have your own TV show to be successful?”

You can see where the conversation was headed. This woman had made many assumptions regarding success. One of the big ones was that success is always the same for everyone. But to become successful, we must appreciate that success is relative.

Everyone has the right and responsibility to define success on his or her terms. What do you want your life to look like? As the woman was quizzed, she admitted that while Trump is financially wealthy and famous, she really didn’t know if he was successful by her definition. He seemed lonely and shallow.

She was reminded by the speaker that we don’t really know if he is lonely or shallow because we don’t know him personally. Her job isn’t to pursue his success anyway. Her job, and ours, is to define success by our standards and go after our own version of it. Vision, purpose, belief… they are all individual exercises to begin that journey.

The woman had also assumed that success is a place – somewhere you arrive and stay. Success is not static, however.We define success from where we are at this moment. While we work to reach the goals and milestones we have defined, something else happens. Our view of the world changes and our definition of success expands.

Think of it as progressive horizons. When I stand at the foot of a mountain, all I can think of is getting to the peak. From where I stand at that moment, success is defined according to what I can see.

With every step toward that goal, I gain perspective. My elevation changes and new things come into view. As I approach the summit, a new world opens up in front of me. This new perspective fuels my desire to explore and experience more. That is the essence of life. Continual growth and exploration makes us appreciative of where we are and excited about where we can go.

Becoming successful isn’t nearly as magical or mystical as many believe. It is the result of repeated, intentional effort toward your definition of the life you want to live.

The common trait that we share with all of the truly successful people throughout history is mindset. Using our mindset, we define success, lay the groundwork for achievement, make it happen, and repeat.

Rev Up Your Metabolism and Keep Your Weight Down

Put your metabolism to work for you. Now’s the perfect time to incorporate some metabolism-revving tips into your daily regimen and avoid gaining weight.

Rev Up Your Body’s Engine

We eat food for fuel. When we burn it for energy to keep our bodies running, the process creates heat. Herbalife products assist the body’s engine to burn fuel efficiently, helping your metabolism run at its optimum and function well.

 

Daily Regimen Tips

• Engage in 30 minutes of activity every day to help minimize weight gain and to raise metabolic rate.
• Tone your muscles by weight training three days a week.
• Start small: Try walking with one- to two-pound weights.
• Don’t eat fewer than 1,200 calories a day. Eating too little might slow your metabolism.
• Never skip breakfast. It might slow your metabolism.

Use Herbalife products every day, including Total Control® and Herbal Concentrate.

Have a supply of Herbalife products on hand and reach for these when you want a snack: Protein Bars, Roasted Soy Nuts with Cardia®† Salt, Soup Mix and Drink Mix.

The Marketing of Bottled Water

Custom-labeled bottled water is available as an advertising or marketing device on many websites on the Internet; let’s take a look on how it happened. 

Spring water is collected directly from the a natural source – typically far underground in natural aquifers –  and must be bottled at the source. Sources of spring water must meet certain hygiene standards, and may be further treated so they meet pollution regulations. Importantly for bottlers of water it can be extracted from different wells/sources in the same area – therefore if one source becomes polluted then the bottler can continue supplying from the same aquifer but from a different well, which allows for continuity of supply.



Mineral water emerges from under the ground, then flows over rocks before it’s collected. Unlike spring water, it can’t be treated except to remove grit and dirt. Mineral water again has to be bottled and sourced. Historically, it was often the case that people would travel to certain locations to drink mineral water that was said to have specific health benefits.


Water that which flows to the surface from an underground spring is considered natural spring water. Spring water loses none of its natural minerals. Bottled spring water is better suited for your body’s hydration needs, which is important for good health. In bottled water you will not find the impurities, flavors, sugar, salt, and toxins found in most water.

The human body is over 70% water and supports all of our bodily function. It regulates temperature, and also dissolves and rids your body of multiple impurities and toxins. Pure spring water cleans and hydrates your body better than anything else. It is the most crucial fluid you can drink. Flavored (flavor only, no carbs) carbonated water is considered the most refreshing drink available.

Myriad unhealthy conditions and illnesses have been linked to forms of mineral accumulation in the body. These include many potential problems from simple arthritis to life-threatening kidney failure. It has been shown that many of these problems are solved by removing these minerals and then flushing them out of the body.

This has led to the biggest new fad– indeed, a whole new industry– all kinds of bottled waters. The first 2 pages of a Google search on bottled water, lists multiple websites promoting water from any pure spring in the USA, each claiming to be the purest and best tasting. This has led to the newest and most popular way to get your brand, logo and slogan out before the public, bottled natural spring water that sports your company’s logo or trade mark on custom made labels. This type of marketing is referred to as private labeling. This is a clever, affordable way to market your company name, logo, or message to your customers. The marketing industry is always looking for something new and creative; custom labeled bottled waters or sparkling waters are a popular innovation, especially with the new health fad of always carrying drinking water with you.


The most unusual form of branding that I have come across is private label bottled water for wedding guests. Personalized labels can be made for weddings, cocktail parties, engagement parties and outdoor events, all with private labels with the name of the bride and groom and the wedding date. The bottle label can be matched to the other items commonly ordered for weddings, such as napkins. FreeLabelMaker is a website where you can even make private labels instantly for free.

I guess you could even use this fun gimmick to announce the birth of your first child– private label bottled water named after the baby. If I sit here long enough, I can think of almost unlimited ways to employ private labeled bottled water, but I am sure you get the idea.