Mental Mastery

What exactly is an energy person? You think in terms of basketball there's always that one guy or girl that is flying around the court throwing their body on the ground trying to get every loose ball or every rebound. If you think about a dance floor there's always that one person that shows out a bit more than the others around.Why is that? Have you ever wondered that? Some of us are just wired to be full of energy and full of life. And some of us really have to work at it to ride that energy and bring that fire day in and day out.

We each have a choice every single day of our lives. This week I want you to really focus on taking advantage of the times that we get to choose how we react. We get to choose which path we will follow and we get to choose to keep driving our knees and pumping our feet in our Relentless pursuit of forward progression

Mountains are hard. They are meant to be climbed but they are hard. A mountain, to you may be just that. A literal, physical mountain. Maybe to you it's a test you have to study for, a board you need to pass, raising young kids or just getting home to make dinner for the family.When you think of the mountain, you think struggle. You think difficulty or who knows what other synonyms you can come up with.With these mountains, you don't always see the summit but it's there. And you CAN reach it!But the mountains are meant to be hard. Their reward is worth having but you will hurt and sweat to get it.

Here is a little “life hack”, as kids these days call it, for you!Starting your day the right way is very important. Whether it is with a good breakfast (or just coffee..because we all know the power of that magic juice), getting plenty of sleep, an exercise routine or just waking up the “right way” to start it off.I know what you are saying. Yah Yah I know all of that, why is it actually “important”?Listen in to the WHY!

New Year's Day. It is an amazing time of excitement and anticipation with a dash of reflection.Every year it seems to be one day that we all anticipate a lot. It is the one day that we reflect back on what the past has helped us with as well optimistically looking forward to what the new year will present to us.In a sense it is almost a freeing day where the world seems like a canvas and our ideas are the paint.Why is that day so magical? Why is that day one where we appreciate the journeys of the previous year while accepting the hard times of that year presented us with. We set forth with these resolutions of what we're going to do the upcoming year even if we didn't nail all the resolutions from the last year.

I want you to be obsessive. To do that let's really look at what it means.By definition obsesses a verb which means preoccupy or fill the mind of something or someone continually intrusively and to a troubling extent.How can that be a good thing for us?

How many times have you done something with the best of intentions only for it to blow up in your face? I mean I truly believe that most people have the best of intentions. I mean, don't get me wrong, there are people out there who intend ill will but I think the majority of people have good intentions.The thing that I seem to struggle with is no matter how good of intentions I may have when I go to communicate that it doesn't always come out the way I assumed it to. One of my personal struggles is to make sure that my intentions are received in the way that I mean them. That may seem a bit confusing so let me break it down for you.

Do you know those days where everything seems to go right? You know the ones I'm talking about. The ones we're almost seems like you had the video game cheat code on life if just for that day. Those are easy to get a lot of stuff done, feel good about yourself and really be genuinely excited about whatever it is that you're doing. Those are the easy days. Let's explore how to get more cheat codes!

Did you know that scientists estimate we have between 50 and 70,000 thoughts per day. That is a form of self talk. Obviously we don’t recognize every thought that enters the mind. That subconscious mind is a talented little thing.

What is the best way to learn patience? Start with yourself. Are you willing to be patient with yourself. Allow yourself the room to grow, succeed, win and lose. When you start to become more patient with yourself, you then will start to develop the skills to be more patient with others.

Ben Franklin said, “By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail”. I cannot come up with a more valid and powerful statement to express the control preparation, or lack thereof, can have on our lives.Preparation can be the foundation of your future success or the bain of your existence. You really have to look at what preparation truly means, to you, as an individual. We all have our own definitions based on the way we were raised, our personalities and our priorities.

When it rains outside or has rained do you often find yourself avoiding walking through or running through the puddles? Why is that? I think it's because wet shoes and socks are just plain uncomfortable. Most of the time being uncomfortable is not a ton of fun, am I right?

More often than not, we just lie to ourselves. It is very easy to tell yourself a little white lie just a few times and then you actually start to believe it. Once you believe it you start to become it.When you become it, it will generate unhappiness. That unhappiness then leads you to lie to yourself about other things. It is a crazy vicious cycle that is very hard to break

When you look in the mirror, who is there staring back at you? Is this the same person that was staring at you a month ago, a year ago or 5 years ago? Are the changes you see good or bad?Most people look at themselves with a very skewed perspective. Really an unfair one if we're being honest. We look at ourselves and speak to ourselves in a way that is not positive and encouraging.

Let's talk about controlling the moment. Become a champion of that moment. What do I mean by that?Stop worrying about the things that are so far ahead of you you cannot control them and make sure you really own and execute in the current moment you are sitting in.

Don’t stop starting. I started this podcast yesterday 8 different times but I just could not find the groove or the flow. And I got super frustrated with that. It should just happen when I wanted to happen right? What was a great thing that the Universe reminded me that I'm not really ever in control. Like ever....

Hard is a state of being. Hard is an opportunity. Rise into it and lean in or back away. Both choices will teach you something. Seek out the hard stuff and attack it!

People are just too damn comfortable. We like a sit back in our comfortable houses with our nice things and enjoy the ride of the success that we've earned to that point.That's comfort. And while it's not always a bad thing. However, It is a huge limiter for our continued growth and development. What are some of the problems you face daily or weekly? Perhaps they come from the fact that you're unwilling to push the envelope because it's uncomfortable. It's painful, it hurts, it's not fun, it requires sacrifice.

Sometimes things need to be clarified! Join me and let me mop up a little mess and help you learn more about how to crush it!

It's not always easy and a well paved path, which is why you just have to GET IT DONE, no matter the condition!