A success mantra is a powerful tool that can help you achieve goals and intentions. There’s no magic in it. Modern science confirms that the repetition of ideas and actions can functionally change our brain and, by extension, transform our thinking and behavior. Intentionally harnessing the brain’s neuroplasticity through daily affirmations enables one to level up, surmount roadblocks, and move toward accomplishment and mastery.
Omer Bloch, founder and CEO of the acclaimed international recruiting agency, FAVA, attributes his success mantra to helping him break through the noise and into a higher orbit. Here he defines his “3 D’s”: Dedication, Discipline and Determination.
- Dedication is about incubating a dream. It may start as a wish or a hope, but this dream must become a burning all-consuming desire. It doesn’t matter if it’s a desire to run toward something or away from something, as long as it’s intense enough to ignite passion. “The stronger the desire or discontent, the more dedicated you’ll be,” explains Bloch. Incubate this desire, meditate on it, fall in love with it, marry it. There is no opting out. There is no Plan B. That’s dedication.
- Discipline springs from a sense of urgency, from realizing the clock is ticking and procrastination is the enemy. Discipline means taking action now. Start by making a strategic plan and enumerating the tactical steps necessary to accomplish it. “If my dream is to get fit, and the strategic plan is to eat healthier and exercise, my tactics are the precise habits I must execute each and every day to reach the intended outcome,” illustrates Bloch. Tracker apps like Streaks and gamification sites like Habitica can assist with daily accountability. “Discipline is a muscle. The more it’s exercised, the stronger it gets,” he encourages.
- Determination is like the marriage vow, “for better or for worse.” It is what’s required when things go wrong, which they inevitably will. When adversity strikes, our first temptation is to give up or run away. “Determination keeps us tethered to our dream,” Bloch points out. Determination means that despite worry, fear, setbacks, or occasional apathy, we continue to take positive daily action to reach our highest potential.
Omer Bloch is the host of the popular podcast Hire/Fire and can be contacted through his company, FAVA. A life-long learner, he’s an avid reader and enjoys networking, podcasting, working out, traveling, watching movies and video gaming.
