Celebrate Your Positive Past

Listen! It is important to celebrate your positive past. People remember their failures more than their successes. When moving to the next level you need all the leverage you can muster. Recalling all of your past victories gives you the confidence to move forward.

When I was preparing to quit my job I was scared as heck. Every possible negative emotion popped into my head. Every negative scenario came at me. What if I fail? How can I pay my bills? What if people don’t buy from me? Will the company hire me back? Can I find another job like this? Oh, gosh the medical insurance?

I contacted my sales coach and he told me to spend a couple of hours writing down my past success in a journal. I wrote over 500 past victories big or small. My hands started to cramp. I was surprised by what I had accomplished during my lifetime. Armed with this information, I was ready to quit and go full-time in my business.

I review my journal every week recording the daily winnings to reinforce the positives in my life. Often we get busy letting days, weeks, or months pass without stopping and celebrating what we have accomplished. Instead, we harp on the deal that didn’t close, the client lost, or the criticism we take.

Here are some things that you can do to Celebrate Your Positive Past

List 300+ Past Success

Start a Victory Log and list 100 or more victories that have happened in your life. Big or small write them down. Get in a quiet spot where there aren’t any distractions. Cut off your phones and just write until you can’t write anymore. This is your start. After you finish reread it an hour later. Feel the feelings of those wins. Now you have your positive past on paper.

9 Major Successes

Another simple way to brag about yourself is to list 9 major successes you have had in your lifetime. Start by dividing your life into 3 equal timelines. For example, if you are 45 you will divide your life from Birth-15, 16–30, and 31–45. Then for each time period list 3 major successes:

Birth -15

1. Learn How to Read
2. Star Baseball Player
3. Travel to Europe