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My friend & colleague Kevin Bailey, who also happens to be a badass Neuroscientist & CEO of DreamFuel, a tech startup that teaches mindset method to executives and high performance athletes jam out about Abundance Mindset on this special edition.

We didn't plan to record but just had a great vibe an hit the record button and share our number one way for us to tap into abundance. 

Enjoy!

It was September of 2021 and my wife just had a hip replacement.

We couldn’t find anyone to hire to help us, but we did have some neighbors bring food and help with the kids here and there.

My wife had to stay in bed for at least 4 weeks, with me assisting her to go to the bathroom, shower and I would bring food for her to eat.

I also have 3 kids to take care of, one of them was a baby.

I had to get them up and ready and take the 2 bigger ones to school, and put them to bed at night.

I had to clean the house, with the exception of our house cleaners coming 2 times in a month.

I also worked the entire time she was out of commission (12 weeks).

I also kept up my morning routine (working out, meditation, visualization).

I was also launching my 3rd version of my Leveraging LinkedIn course.

I was also creating content on multiple platforms and starting my Mindset Hackers podcast.

I was also creating 2-4 videos a month for my YouTube channel.

I was also spending 2-3 hours learning as part of my mastermind group.

I was also sleeping 7-8 hours a night.

My routine without my wife being out is incredibly *productive* but I was definitely bursting at the seams.

Here is the reason for this story:

We can do so much more than we think we can, and having stress about it is optional.

Think about this for a second, a 40 hours work week, who came up with that? And why does every job take 40 hours a week to complete?

The truth is we ‘fill’ up what we are given.

Just like the old saying about ‘pay yourself first’ from your paycheck, otherwise you’ll spend everything and have nothing left for you at the end.

Check out this episode to hear more about how I love to BEND time to my advantage and to do it without so much stress and overthink. 

Welcome Mindset Hackers to a brand new week and another opportunity for you to go out and create the life that you love!

We live in a day and age where we have so many tools to create the life that you want, the live that you truly deserve. 

It has never been easier, with so many tools available, for you to live the life of your dreams, to have a voice, to get paid to do what you love.

But the promise of instant success is so seductive, and marketers use this as an angle to get your money. 

What happens is people get lured into the idea of instant success, quick results.

What actually happens is people hit the wall in the first 3 to 6 months of their great endeavor, reality hits and the realization that it is harder than they though. 

Self doubt starts to creep in. "Am I made for this?" "What's wrong with me?" "Why are other people succeeding when I am not"? 

The truth is, success takes time. It doesn't need to be hard, but it does take time.

The expectation of quick results can be your biggest downfall. Focus on Mastery instead, and the results will come. 

Gary Vaynerchuck wrote an entire book documenting the back stories of so many incredible influencers such as Rich Roll, and how many years of cutting their teeth.

This is the path of the entrepreneur. 

Rachel Hollis once got interviewed and was asked about her instant success of her best selling books "Girl Wash Your Face" and "Girl, Stop Apologizing". She kindly let the interviewer know that she had 6 books that she had written before that, books that no one has heard of. 

Ahead of the event, feel how you are going to feel! 

Mindset Hackers - Today, my Mindset Twinner and monthly co-host Hallie Avolio and I jam out on the Law Of Assumption.

What is that, you ask? The Law Of Assumption is the embodiment of KNOWING that you have it already, even if you haven't experienced it yet. 

When you are impatient, you are creating doubt. When you know it's already yours, you can be more patient and you can trust the process and lesson your grip. 

Time to ditch all the drama of why you can't have it. Stop the drama. Hold space for the vision of massive success! Claim it now!

We dive deep on this episode on how to FEEL what it is that you want instead of waiting for it, experience it NOW in your mind and in your body so you can experience it later in the external world. 

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What is up Mindset Hackers? Are you ready for an upgrade to your belief system?

I keep hearing that "you don't need to believe in yourself to take action" (usually from very confident people), but let's call this out: if you don't believe in yourself, it can really hold you back in the form of indecision, imposter syndrome, procrastination, self doubt. 

Let's be real, it isn't that easy to 'just take action', lack of self belief can be absolutely paralyzing! Suffocating! Stifling! 

On top of that, even if you THINK you believe in yourself, you may be wondering 'well why have I not accomplished this'? 

Here's the deal: Your actions will tell you where your belief system lies. 

This means that even in your conscious mind, if you are saying 'yeah, anything's possible' but you aren't DOING the work, then your subconscious isn't bought in yet. 

That was what happened to me in 2019, but it was an incredible realization because then I realized that even with people who are confident, there still is that edge of their belief system, it might just not look the same.

We can all benefit from upgrading our belief system, and YES, it does impact the actions you take. 

Mindset Hackers: Can you relate to this? 

Growing up shy and introverted, the last thing Steve Spiro thought I’d ever be called a master connector. But deep down he really did want to break out of his shell. He knew he had a real purpose but, struggled to find that purpose.

On this episode me and Steve dive into some true ways to help you become a better connector, a better networker, and why this is so important.

It's not just about making money or finding someone who can help you out, it's about serving others and the feelings that come with being a more connected human being. 

Today I'm going to be talking about my Moonshot Monday routine that helps me to not give AF about rejection or being told no, or to not fear failure. 

A Moonshot Idea: a wildly ambitious goal, thinking big, 'so there is a chance'. 

So often we are held back, debilitated by the fear of rejection, the fear of being told no.

So how  do you neutralize this fear? By leaning into it, by taking it out of the equation.

Just like in the 90's action movie 'Speed' with Keanu Reeves when his partner got taken hostage by a terrorist, he shoots his friend in the leg so that the terrorist could no longer control him. 'Take the hostage out of the equation'. 

So, if your fear of rejection, your fear of being told no is holding you hostage, you need to take it out of the equation by making bigger asks. 

Get used to exercising the muscle inside of you that is ok with not winning or getting your way, and when you flex this muscle often enough, you get used to it so you no longer fear it, or even feel it for that matter.

In this episode I tell a story about my bike racing and share a story of how I once was playing 'not to lose' instead of 'playing to win'. 

I will also share with you a lesson from my sales career and how I learned to not give AF about being told no because each time I hear a no, it brought me closer to a yes. 

What can you do in your life to start thinking bigger, being told no more often, so that you are no longer held hostage by the fear of rejection?

Make sure to hit the subscribe button and drop me a ***** rating, and I would love it if you would share the Mindset Hackers podcast with others. 

Want to get weird? It would be weird if you didn't!

On today's episode of Mindset Hackers I have a very special interview with Dean DeVries, a master of developing leaders and professionals, the president of The Deans List Real Estate Group and a partner in the Business Breakthrough and Elite Coaching Systems.

Dean is a lifelong friend of Rob Dial (Mindset Mentor Podcast) and partner in helping develop the top coaches in the world. If you ask Dean what business he is in, it is neither coaching or real estate, but in 'developing people'. 

In this episode I asked Dean where does someone start if they are looking to level up in their personal or professional lives.

"Let's start with what to stop doing" and Dean gives me his insights into the number one blind spot that holds people back the most. 

We also get in the topic of weird rituals in personal development, such as Wim Hof breathwork that we do in our mastermind groups.

We discuss the topic of how being able to lean into our 'weirdness' can unlock our true passion and authenticity, and allow us to worry less about judgment from others.

"What is weird, anyway?" - its a construct that we have made up in order to keep us in a herd, blending in, not standing out. But we were all meant for true greatness!

Mindset Hackers: Do you want a simple way to create more abundance in your life? Try these 2 simple practices to allow for you to step into a more expanded version of yourself. 

It was June 7th of 2009, a very impactful day for me. On that day, I won my first bike race, and then later that night I was celebrating with a couple of friends and kissed my friend of 7 years who eventually became my wife. 

We started dating and 2 months later I was about to compete in my next bike race and my future wife asked me if she could come watch me.

I told her she didn't need to do that. I didn't want her to have to 'go out of her way' to drive up the canyon, early in the morning, out in the cold, to watch me ride by on a bike.

She though that I didn't want her to come. 

I realized that I was a poor receiver and that it was incredibly hard for me to receive help or support from others.

Looking back it was because my parents never seemed to be very interested in what I was into, which was martial arts and bike racing. 

My mom has never watched me race my bike or compete. My dad showed up a few times to give me a ride to a race or competition but it was preferred if I could get a ride from someone else. 

This created a feeling of unworthiness inside of me and made me feel like it was a 'hassle' to ask for help, and this is still something I work through to this very day. 

This episode we'll focus on tuning up your 'asking & receiving' muscles to help you get more abundance in your life!

March 15th 2020, we all remember that timeframe when the world shut down and many of us had to pivot. Some of us had our careers completely wiped out. 

For Julie Hruska, she would teach her last 'in person' class on this day, then shut down her studio 6 years prior to her existing plans. 

Julie then made her pivot, she declared what she wanted to do, which was expand in a time of contraction. Then it started, full send on getting active on LinkedIn, creating content, getting active on video, networking. 

Julie posted this on her LinkedIn page recently: 

"2 years ago, when the world locked down, I faced the dark unknown.

Julie and I had a wonderful discussion about her incredible backstory and pivot, then going into her pillars of creating success in the high performance realm using her 3 'c's of success. 

Julie applied the exact blueprint of what she teaches to other executives in her own life, she 'walks the walk' and shows others how to do the same. 

Jack Welsh, former CEO of General Electric and one of the most prolific leaders of the late 90's once said:

“Face reality as it is, not as it was or as you wish it to be.”

Jack Welsh also said: 

“Control Your Own Destiny or Someone Else Will”

Make sure to check out this incredible episode if you are interested in Leadership, Executive Lifestyle and High Performance Habits.