Daily Mind Medicine

Are you more concerned with your optics than you are with the truth? Who are you in public, with family, friends, when your back is up against the wall, etc? The game is not just saying what you feel like you must say for fear of losing ground, the game is for you to consolidate yourself. Be the same in private as you are in public.

There are patterns that develop in our life and business. It seems like the "fun" thing is to achieve new levels, but growth requires great sacrifice. The moments that are the hardest are the moments when you grow the most (just before breakthrough). If more of us knew the cost, how many of us would still be willing to grow?

You know that you're doing something right when you look at your life and have to ask yourself, "How did this happen?" If you're not winning the big contracts in life, you're not honoring your own small contracts - your ability to do the little things like they are big things. You begin to build a force of momentum.

Are you pushing forward in your God-given lane or are you trying to be something that you're not? Find the thing that lights you up and pursue those things. When you invest into the thing that you are born to do, you extract a return in every area of your life.

A lot of people get some sort of success and forget where they came from. People that are going through hard times often forget the hard times that they've gone through in the past to get to where they are. Remembering is a necessary ingredient to staying healthy. Don't forget where you came from. Onward.

Can you be the same person after the achievement as you were before or are you swayed by the approval of others? Most people get a little taste of success and lose all control and focus. The crowd is a construct of your imagination - they will raise you up when you win, and kill you when you fail. What are you allowing to control your focus? Don't let it go to your head.

Most of us don't graduate to the next level soon enough. If you are driven by getting, having, and accumulating, you will never be able to become who you are supposed to be. Graduate into the next level of focus and identity rather than focusing on all of the peripherals.

Things that have not been bothersome for a long time begin to become a problem the moment you start moving in the direction that you are supposed to go. Judge the cost of what you decide that you want to be. You get what you pay for. If you can get to the end, it will be worth it.

You're not going to get anywhere if you focus on fixing the wrong things. If you look at yourself honestly, you're start finding that you are spending your time solving problems that are short-term focused and long-term deficient. You need 2 or 3 of the right things and to stop fixing the wrong things.

Don't get lost in the machine where everything that you do has to be tied to production or income. Embed safe zones in your week where you can focus on activities that have no strings attached - things that you do purely for enjoyment. If you are burning the candle at both ends and constantly trying to be "on" every single minute of every day, you will likely limit your growth potential.

How do you turn a lifetime of victim mentality into becoming a victor? Victory follows vigilance and it's the secret to overcoming the way you've always been.

People chase power, but the people that are ahead have developed purpose first and power follows purpose. Unhealthy people chase purpose in pursuit of power. It is impossible to have true power without first identifying your purpose.

There's no way a tree can flourish without being exposed to the elements. You have to be exposed to all of it before you can capitalize on the good parts of life: opinions, hardships, trials, approval, setbacks, etc. You cannot grow without exposing your weaknesses. Just maybe you are being exposed for your own growth, which equals power.

You wouldn't be able to appreciate the good things in your life if you never experience things not working. The great moments are measured comparatively with the dark moments. When you avoid pain, risk, and problems, you are ridding yourself of the greatest achievement of all - the ability to think despite bullets flying at you.

There is no blessing that comes from fear. Too many people are more worried about losing or being taken advantage of than they are giving. It's simple - life is all math. Give more than you get and you will find the success you are looking for.

What is the status of your life as an individual? Are you the type of person who adds or takes away? Remember that there is someone that is worse off than you are. They are struggling and you can be an advocate for that person. Add to those around you each and every day.

If you constantly try to figure out every little move of your life, you will rob yourself the chance to sit in the greatest space of all - absolute certainty, and resolute confidence in the direction of where you're going. The direction of your life deserves far more attention than the individual moves.

The most important moments in your life are not the highlights, rather they are the down moments. The moments that challenge you mentally, physically, or emotionally demand that you rise to the occasion. If you don't, you will fall and lose the ground that you've worked so hard to gain. It's easier to stay at the top of the mountain than it is to climb it, but how you handle the hardest moments in your life will determine how high you can climb.

The ability to enjoy every season is the most important lesson that you can learn. Not predicated on anything around you - the non-circumstantial ability to play the game well in every season. Disconnect from the scoreboard and just go to work.

Wherever you place the blame for a situation, you also place the control over that outcome. It is not empowering for you to deflect blame and responsibility on the things around you. It strips you of control and will cause you to repeat bad situations over and over again.

Building the proper foundation takes time. It's not pretty, it's not sexy, it's not something that you want to live in for the rest of your life. How many times in your life do you covet the end result of someone else, but you do not want to deal with the mess that they had to endure? Stop doing yourself a disservice by comparing yourself to others.

When you have clarity on where you're headed and what you want, it's amazing what happens. You don't have to question opportunities when you create results in your mind first. The power of visualization is unrivaled - otherwise you will just be running in circles.

If you put too much food in your mouth without chewing and swallowing, you will lose your ability to breathe and you will die. A baby does this and, if they don't learn the right lesson, they can become nervous or scared of the thing that will actually nourish them - shying away from something that is good because they are scared of what might happen. It is imperative that you learn the right lesson in any given situation.

Do feel people feel like they can do anything around you? Or do they feel small and weak. As you grow, you'll find out that you should have started living your life for others a long time ago. The good news? It's not too late to start.

Never focus on what it looks like. Focus on what is. The most important factor is not what it looks like, the most important factor is what it is. People judge by outward appearance. Don't lose sleep over these comments - press on.

Most people give in to fear every day. It's an evolutionary part of our biology, but when it takes over and becomes irrational, it can paralyze you and take you out of the game. Rather than being fearful of fear... learn how to use it for your good.

There is no such thing as holding ground. You either going to advance or go backwards. Don't believe the lie that you can maintain - it's a fallacy. Press on

Every regret you will have in the future can be prevented by changing the way you think and behave today. You have the ability to fix the way you live now so that you never have to regret in the future. It starts with today.

So many are just hitting targets - they are completely achievement oriented. Your success should be found in who you are - your identity demands your full focus. The wrong identity doing the wrong thing is still the wrong thing. Stop focusing on what you're accomplishing and start looking at who you're becoming.

My drug of choice hasn't been alcohol, narcotics, or the like - it has been approval. All throughout my life, I have had a craving for the approval and acceptance of others. Maybe you can relate? If you look back over your life, there are probably things that you have been chasing in order to gain the approval of others. The truth is, you don't need the approval of anyone to do what you're called to do.www.theoutcomeplanner.com/mine

You are who you believe yourself to be. Everyone wants to know the secrets - the truth is, they don't exist. Your belief in yourself is the number one thing you should be concerned with. How you think about yourself determines who you become.

There is a way to view your life from an empowering perspective, no matter the circumstances. You do not need good circumstances to win the game if you know why you're playing. All you need is control over your perspective, and you will always have the choice to have that.

How many entrepreneurs do you know who are good at business, but they suck at life? Probably too many. You get what you put in, you reap what you sow, and you can't expect to yield a return that is greater than the investment without understanding the timeline of success.

What's the why behind your goals? When you fall into the trap of comparison, you will 100% lose sight of the reason you even started playing the game. Learn to love the process and you will win every time.

Crisis will reveal what you do not deal with yourself. The people who have built a measure of success but they didn't earn and never dealt with the issues that lie deep within. Those things ALWAYS come out in crisis. Don't be these people - invest today and reap a harvest in due time.

Instead of viewing the things that you do not like in your life as problems, begin to view them as refineries. How is this going to refine me? A diamond is refined by the pressure - look at your life as a collection of refining moments and it will change the way you think.

Ego is one of the most destructive ingredients of the human psychology - the antithesis to growth. How many times have you done the right thing for the wrong reason? When you do, you won't reap the full benefit that you will from doing the right thing for the right reason. As a leader, you're responsible for your reasons.

So many entrepreneurs, business owners, CEOs, and leaders are spending their mental stamina thinking and pondering things that are completely outside of their control. They have no influence over these things and therefore waste precious mental bandwidth thinking about them. Spend more time thinking about the things you do have control over and you will win the day every time.

If you are going to lose your focus over the little things, you don't stand a chance. You're not going to grow past your limited level of thinking. The little things make the infrastructure for the big things. Get your house in order, level up your thinking, and let's grow.

What would it be like if we were able to focus on the things that are consistent and normal, yet also profoundly great. What would happen if we were able to consciously focus on simple things and less stressful days. Find out on today's episode of Mind Medicine and get more at www.dailymindmedicine.com

Certain people in your world are addicted to a worst case scenario mindset to the point where they suffer from cognitive dissonance when faced with something good, true, or honorable. Do yourself a favor in this time of social distancing and forever distance yourself from these people. There is always a risk in opportunity and you won't see the opportunity through if you listen to the wrong people.

Being ahead or behind is relative. It actually stems from comparison, but there will be times when you feel like you're behind. How should you behave? How do you get back on top? There is no behind.

In the midst of difficult circumstances, the truth is that life has never been better. You can choose to believe that and have courage, or you can get crushed by the weight of fear and uncertainty. The choice is yours.

In difficult times, your tendency will be to lean out... give up... throw in the towel. Successful people actually have learned to do the opposite. They lean in when difficult times come to find the hidden opportunity that awaits those who look for it.

Your mindset has been optimized for problems. You've trained for this.

I'd rather go through the short period of going all in, whatever it takes to get what I want, then to trade a short period of ease for a long period of average. You need to start looking at your life differently, go all in, and play the long game.

On the other side of the things you don't want to do is a reward that you'll never get if you don't push through. Everything that I have is a product of me pushing through something difficult and obtaining a moment of what I want on the other side. Nothing worth having is free. Get to work.

There's no doubt that we're living in the middle of a historic time and having to deal with things that we've never dealt with before. Keeping your composure is an absolute necessity if you want to stay in the game.

While we tend to focus on the external growth or signs of growth that are happening in our lives and business, we neglect the internal growth that is happening along the way. If you're in a more hidden season, understand that your roots need to grow deeper and become more solidified before you can grow taller.

Life might seem like it's more difficult than ever before. There are setbacks, pandemics, and challenges that we must navigate ever day. Your philosophy (the study of the fundamental nature of knowledge) will determine your perspective. We live in one of the most exciting and opportunistic times - let's keep our perspectives sharp and win the day.