Daily Mind Medicine

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...

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.