Motivation: Mental Time Travel, Shifting Focus to Celebrate Your Growth and Achievements

Sue discusses the concept of mental time travel and how it can either hinder or help us in achieving our goals. Drawing from the work of Benjamin Hardy and Daniel Sullivan, the host introduces the idea of "The Gap and The Gain." The Gap refers to the distance between where we currently are and where we want to be, while The Gain focuses on acknowledging and celebrating the progress we have made.

By shifting our mindset to focus on the gain, we can build mental strength and a growth mindset that propels us towards our goals. 

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Visualising your future self and building a clear picture of where you want to go is important for lifestyle entrepreneurs.
• Mental time travel can either hinder or help us. Focusing on the gap between where we are and where we want to be can be discouraging, while focusing on the gain and acknowledging how far we have come can build mental strength and a growth mindset.
• Daydreaming and using imagination are valuable tools for achieving success. Walt Disney, for example, was likely a daydreamer, which helped him create his vision.
• It is important to be mindful that the future vision or goal is not yet a part of our identity. We should detach ourselves from the outcome and be open to the possibility of something even better than what we initially wanted.

BEST MOMENTS

"You know, you probably already know I am a massive pro on visualising your future self and building that picture of where you wanna go." 

"We can either be focusing on the gap, which is where you want to be and where you are now and the fact that you're not there and there's all these things missing and you've got this in your goals that you're trying to strive for."

"Look at where I am now. Look at everything we've achieved and how we've done it. And feel good about it." 

"You might feel like nothing's changed. You might feel like you haven't changed but I can promise you you are a different person than you were ten years ago and in a good way."

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I’m a successful career mum turned entrepreneur (soon to be author..) and speaker. 

I was one of a few corporate women in tech who was successful to reach a level before hitting my head firmly on the glass ceiling. All while I was constantly having to choose between my kids and my career.  I was burnt out, overwhelmed and unfulfilled.

I wasn’t living, I was surviving and this outdated corporate career path wasn’t serving anyone. 

I took everything I learnt about systems, data and technology and created my first online business empowering leaders through training, webinars and coaching. Before finally accepting my calling to help others escape the outdated 9-5 and create a business that works for their life. Leveraging mindset and technology.