The Magic of Cheetah Mentality

By Marek Kubiakowski

Do you have a burning desire to succeed in life?

Does procrastination overpower you?

The problem is that many of us do procrastinate, but cannot admit it. Do you want to solve this curse?

This book gives you the principles of success and how to achieve success, using problem-solving techniques to learn how to achieve success.

The Magic of Cheetah Mentality is an inspirational/self-help book on achieving success based on human and animal instincts. It is a reference book with many tips on how I achieved success. You, too, can follow the principles of success.

 

We all have the same amount of time to invest in making things happen. We can waste time worrying about what might happen, or spend time worrying about what did happen.

The measure of our accomplishments in life is not the measure of time that we have to do things, but it is a measure of what we do with the time that we have, with the talents that we have.

Begin your road to success. If I can do it, so can you.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Marek Kubiakowski
• Release date: Dec 8, 2020
• ISBN: 9781393019374

Marek Kubiakowski

Marek Kubiakowski is a consultant, speaker, trainer and Managing Director of Marek Kubiakowski International; a consulting company based in London, England. Marek has worked in the financial services sector for over 32 years, in the City of London. He has worked with executives, guiding them through a multitude of regulations, using pragmatic ways to help solve many issues. His mission is to encourage individuals and entrepreneurs to achieve success in whatever field they work in. He is happily married with two children. He is active in the community and a past Chairman of his Parish Council.  All pictures are credited to Unsplash.com, with thanks.

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The Magic of Cheetah Mentality

Introduction

THANK YOU FOR PICKING up this book. I hope that this book reaches you in a state of mind where you are willing to learn more about how to achieve success in your life and, using the principles that I will share with you, based on my research and experiences with successful people, they will help you achieve success in your future. There are many successful people in this country, the same number of individuals who crave success but do not know where to start and are searching for guidance and inspiration. I want you to be that person that can join the hundreds of success stories. Many books are written about success, but I am giving you my road map to success - illustrated through my stories. I aim to help you solve issues and problems you may encounter in your professional, home, and social life. I hope you find them relatable.

I have learned that to become successful, all you need to do is follow what others have done to become successful. It is by reading books written about millionaires - even billionaires - and talking to people who have achieved greatness. A famous author once told me that to write about a topic, you must be an expert on that topic and be able to write about that subject. This was when I realised that once you know a substantial amount about an issue, you begin to want to share your knowledge with others. This is why I decided to write this book – with the aim that it will help you to achieve the same. 

We are all bombarded with information in today's fast-moving tempo of life. Whether via email, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, or LinkedIn, it takes great discipline to manage what we are doing because we are constantly distracted by interruptions from social media platforms.  Whenever a notification pops up on a mobile, everyone just stops what they are doing to look at a message. They may even reply immediately. I see it happen with my family.

What we need to do, is to try and concentrate on what tasks are at hand. To preferably turn off all social media whilst we focus on one task 100% of the time. This is a good time management skill. You must try it. When you are ready to tackle a task, turn off your mobile, tablet, or any device that transmits messages, even if it is for an hour or two; then settle down to begin your task. You will be amazed at how quickly you can concentrate on that task.

I encourage you to turn off any social media whilst reading this book to appreciate what I am about to convey fully. Please use this book as a reference point. I have written it in a simple way for you to grasp the principles of success. I want to see you climb the correct ladder towards success, as there are many pitfalls on the way. All the skills I have listed are teachable, which will be encouraging for you.

Success is not easy. It requires a lot of planning, hard work, quick thinking, desire, and persistence. If this is your goal and success is your focus, this book will teach you how to achieve your desires by speeding towards your aspirations and dreams. 

It would help if you defined what success means to you, how to measure the success you desire, and how long it will take you to succeed. You need to think of it in terms of professional success, success at home, your relationships, or success in your social life. Let us look at each of these in turn:

Professional life: working for an institution: what is the final goal you want to achieve? Is it to be the Chief Executive, Area or Divisional Manager, manage people, or simply become the best employee you can be? If you work for yourself, what are your aspirations? Are they to become financially independent? If so, in what time frame?

Home and relationships: if you do not already own your home, what is the time frame you wish to have no mortgage or rent to pay? What is the status of your relationship at present? If single, are you considering getting married at any point in your life? If living with a partner, are you considering having a family? If you are not in a relationship, when do you see yourself considering finding a partner?

Social life: how would you describe your social life today? Is it vibrant, or are you not too bothered at present? How do you socialise? How outgoing are you? Is it essential for you to to be on all the social media platforms?

Now consider how important the above points are to you. Do you wish to achieve success? Can you relate to any of the issues above? Do you think you are prepared to pay the price for success once you have defined what success means to you? 

The road to success may be arduous and filled with pain, but at the same time, token success is only around the corner. Let us explore and plan your road to win.

In the chapters that follow, I will take you through the journey to success. I believe this will give you a stepping-stone and the footing to get on this arduous but pleasant road to success.

Firstly, we will explore the animal kingdom and how it shows us humans to be go-getters or someone hungry for success and how to use the cheetah mentality on the way. We will discuss how you sometimes need to get mad and release your frustration on the journey and identify goals to set yourself so that you have the energy to get your mind focused on success.

In subsequent chapters, we shall explore how you can portray yourself as a cheetah by having discipline, making choices, and succeeding in obtaining happiness, belief, and faith.

We will explore how you can gain the courage to move on in life, be enthusiastic about your journey, and never let go of your goals.

Furthermore, I will discuss how showing persistence can help you fulfil your dreams and hunt down success and how we can adapt our human behaviour to share the cheetah’s mindset on succeeding in life.

We will also spend some time talking about your happiness, your professional achievements and desires, the powers of having a positive mental attitude, and how to maintain the same mindset throughout your journey on the road to success.

Self-talk is a magical topic, and we will explore the self-talk route and the benefits of listening to your inner voice, which can give or take away your path to success.

I will also talk about my insights into dream building and how this can set the standards for your journey towards building success. Not setting goals is a strong possibility of not achieving any success at all. An essential element to me is to discuss the sincerity of your journey and conclude how willing you are, to pay the price of achieving your goals and dreams of success.

I will reveal the downfalls of indecisiveness. I was defining how to become the best version of me throughout my journey and how to live as if it were my last day on Earth.

Finally, I will round up the seven principles of success and explain how following these principles will lead you to be well on the way to your success.

Chapter 1

Animal Kingdom

WHEN YOU FIND YOURSELF walking in the savannah plains of Africa, you may be lucky enough to come across a beautiful animal that looks so majestic, proud and exceeds confidence in its posture. You cannot fail to think that this animal portrays success and survival and is a go-getter.

The cheetah is the fastest cat on the planet and can reach a speed of 60 miles per hour in six seconds. That is a staggering turn of speed, faster than many sports cars. That is achieved by the cheetah having semi-retractable claws that dig deep into the ground to give it a firm grip. 

We can behave like the cheetah if we choose to be someone that wants to achieve tremendous success. By having the mentality of a cheetah and striving to achieve its speed and pace, we can also believe and succeed.

THE ANIMAL KINGDOM can teach humans a thing or two about survival, self-preservation, having a positive attitude, being