Have you ever see a toddler become a success learning how to use a spoon to feed themselves? It goes something like this

Miss their mouth -> Spill

Closer to their mouth -> Spill

Spoon in the mouth -> Spill

Spoon in the mouth -> Success -> Success -> Success…

Once the toddler perfects the method of using the spoon, they continue the same process with all current and new food. They forget how not to be a success and remember only how to be a success.

As we age, we seem to lose that innate ability to accept that once a new skill is learned it can be repeated in the same and different circumstances.

I don’t mean to say that every skill is transferable to every situation. I am very proficient in LinkedIn, but had to start all over to learn Facebook and Twitter. But, the skill that did transfer between each of those social media platforms was my ability to learn.

How can we train ourselves to forget how not to be a success and remember only how to be a success? Here’s how I do that:

I keep proof of my success within reach so I remember only how to be a success. For example, I am typing this post on my iPad. The first thing I saw when I turned on my iPad, was a screen shot of my first book on the day it became an Amazon Best Seller. Now, every new post and new book are different then my first book, but my ability to write carries forward

What reminders do you keep around you? Do they help you remember only how to succeed?