Sean Rasmussen

When you are heading out on a trip by yourself, you need to pack the right things in order to be well equipped. So when you want to travel toward your dreams, you might want to fill up your life and your bags with these success tools:

A Journal

By taking a moment each day to write out things that you want to do and things you have achieved, you will create a sort of diary of your progress. You will also have something to look back on when you get to any sticky points in your journey. You can often glean information from past success as well as advice from past disappointments.

Some people also find that they can use their journals as motivating pieces by writing down things that lift their spirits or affirmations that make them feel inspired. Or you can cut out pictures from magazines or other sources to decorate your journal and to remind you of your eventual destination.

Books

Suffice to say, there are many different books about self help and self improvement on the shelves of every bookstore. When you are trying to work toward success, try to find books that speak to you and your goals. Try out some of the advice that you find to see if someone else’s perspective might be helpful to you. You can also find books about people who are going through the same things you are and look to them for guidance when you’re feeling like you don’t know what to do next.

Magazines

By picking up magazines about the goal you have in mind, you can begin to envision your success more clearly. For example, if you want to travel the world, make sure to subscribe to travel magazines that show you exactly what you need to know about it.

Have a most outstanding day

Sean Rasmussen
Success Communicator
SeanRasmussen.com © 2004 - 2008

Where on earth did I get the term Success Communicator from? Well, It actually has to do with the one thing that differentiates us humans from the animals; The Art of Communication (in detail). Yes, animals communicate too and yet we humans have the ability to articulate ourselves to the degree that we can make the smallest thing very detailed. At least that’s what we like to tell ourselves. Some people fail miserably when communicating with others.

Being a Success Communicator

When people look at you, do they see hesitation in your eyes or confidence? If you need to give a speech to your friends or colleagues, are you excited or nervous? Communication is something that’s a part of everyone’s lifestyle, so why is it more difficult for some than for others?

The good news is that there are ways to become a success communicator instead of someone who projects fear and nervousness. The better news is that you can still be nervous and scared, but no one will even know.

Find Another Focus

Instead of worrying about how you sound or what you look like, try to focus on what you’re saying. Whatever you need to communicate, make sure it’s something that gets you excited. When your motivation is a personal topic or reference, you can relax about the other things that worry you. Outward focus points are also good, like a friend in the crowd or a point on the back wall far away from everyone else. And if all else fails, simply think of something you are grateful for. That should put a smile on your face.

Practice Your Speech

To be a successful communicator, you need to be certain your speech not only makes sense, but that it also helps to inspire people in some way. You might want to start by practicing your speech with a trusted friend or partner. They can give you their honest opinion in plenty of time to help you make any changes that may be necessary. Remember, if your speach (communication) doesn’t benefit any of the listeners, then what is the point of delivering it?

Awareness

When you stop to consider what’s making you nervous, you can tackle these obstacles long before you say a word. Take thirty seconds to write down all the things that make you nervous about your speech or talk. Then write down ways to address those anxieties. If you can’t address them at all, stop worrying about them.

No matter how often or how little you need to speak to others, being prepared for any problems is the best advice. In time, you might even begin to like talking in front of others.

These are only some key points and recommendations. Simply being ‘aware’ of the way you communicate is always going to improve your skills in The Art of Communication and to reinforce your sence of identity.

Become a better communicator and all areas of your life is bound to improve.

Sean Rasmussen
Success Communicator
SeanRasmussen.com © 2004 - 2007

When asked: “What is Your Identity“, people generally answer with a name or some family, religious or ethnic background. Some people don’t even have an answer and I must admit, I haven’t had an answer for this for many years. Could this be because I haven’t asked myself the question? My lifestyle is determined by my identity. It controls my mindset and governs my success. Why is this so? What is identity really?

” If you want to see your past, look at your current results. If you want to see you future, look at your current actions ” - old Chinese proverb.

Identity is the word you say after “I am”

Your actions are shaping your future. Likewise your identity is what you say it is. It’s what you tell yourself it is and it is what you tell others about yourself. Many people undermine their own identity by saying derogatory or dis-empowering things about themselves, such as:

• I am a procrastinator
• I can’t afford that
• I am always unlucky
• I can’t do that
• I am unsuccessful
• and so on.

Even worse, some people lower themselves to saying these things about others… but atleast that doesn’t shape your identity, unless you choose to accept their judgement or perception of YOUR identity.
Imagine the effect this has on your self esteem. It undermines the identity of the person verbalising it. The word you say after “I AM” is your identity. Your identity is what you are. And… your identity will shape your future. Do you want good things for your future or bad things? Saying empowering things about yourself (your identity) will shape you into having good results. The opposite applies to saying dis-empowering things. If other people say bad things about you, that’s not so bad. Only if you accept it. Your own words are the truth to you. They can and will have a lasing effect on your identity. Therefore we need to give our self esteem a boost. Be nice to yourself. Say good things!

An Empowered Identity

So why not Empower your Identity? Say good things. Do you know any super successful people that put themselves down? I don’t think so. They believe in themselves. They are in their current place of success because their identity is strong. It’s strong because they told themselves so, in the past. The things they tell themselves now is building their future and I bet it is an even more successful one.

So say empowering things to yourself. Say after me.

• I am an achiever
• I can afford that
• I am lucky
• I can do that
• I am succesful

Add a few if you like. The list goes on…

• I am helpful
• I am grateful
• I am loving
• I am…

You are in your current place because of your past actions. Your future is shaped by your current actions.

These are things I consider as a success communicator. For me to have success, I need to believe in myself. I say nice things about myself and it feels good. Try it!
Here’s to a strong positive identity and the good things that come with it.

Sean Rasmussen
Success Communicator
SeanRasmussen.com 2004 - 2007