When life deals you a tough hand and tosses you about, how do you respond? Many times we get into a cycle of rinse and repeat that stops us from thinking productively. Today, McKay opens our eyes to see the dangers of thinking in patterns and how to cause ourselves to experience major mental shifts.

McKay opens the episode with the tragedy that occured in 2004, the Sumatra Earthquake which left thousands dead, two of which were Edie Fassnidge’s mother and sister. He encourages us to strengthen our mental muscles by controlling thought patterns and developing a habit of productive thinking as opposed to a GPS mindset. He rounds off the episode with questions to ask yourself which can propel a mental shift that can transform your life.

The Finer Details of This Episode:

• The 2004 Sumatra Earthquake
• The tragic tossing Edie Fassnidge experienced
• The need for mental strength to survive the turmoils of life
• Strengthening your mental muscles
• How do you find and increase mental strength?
• How heavy is that glass of water you are holding?
• Ways to control your thought patterns
• The danger of thinking in patterns
• What is the GPS mindset?
• The productive thinking of Edwin Herbert Land
• Mental shifts that can change your life

Quotes:

“We all get tossed about by life from time to time, and it often comes in waves, sometimes too many waves”

“We've all learned how to grow stronger physically. But when was the last time you sat through a course on mental strength?”

“Mentally strong people use the right tools to strengthen their mental muscles and are equipped to better deal productively with life's events.”

“All of us, regardless of our circumstances, must continue to master thought control in our life.”

“Productive thoughts crowd out the negative.”

“When we return to destructive patterns, we turn over our life, ourselves, our thinking, to them.”

“We are trying to develop mentally strong students and children who can productively live stress-free in an environment of the unknown.”

“When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.”

“When we have an end goal, without all the answers, we get productive in our thinking. And in doing so we can replace negative thought patterns that can sabotage our life.”

“Many of our negative thought patterns begin and sustain themselves because we are thinking about the impact on us, on our own needs or our own mood. ”

“The reason you're suffering is you're so focused on yourself.”

“Is my current thinking worthy thinking?”

“When you come out of the storm, you won't be the same person that walked in.”

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