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Quote of the day… Only those who will risk going too far, can possibly find out how far one can go…T. S. Elliot   I have had many conversations lately with individuals wondering why they are not moving forward with their lives and why they are unable to create the changes they so desperately want.  It reminds me of an episode of the Daily Mastermind I did about a year ago titled What’s Holding You Back.   So, I thought I would take you through that episode again today in an attempt to help you think about what it will take to get you to overcome what’s holding you back and start pushing you toward your greatness.  There is so much opportunity available to you right her and right now in our marketplace.  But, you must be wiling to be honest with yourself as to what is holding you back and be willing to do the hard work required to free you from these challenges.     With that, I hope you enjoy this flash back to an episode where we discuss this question.   Have an amazing day.   George Wright III

I recently read a great blog post from one of my favorite authors on Zenhabits. He wrote an article on the power of clarity.  For some some reason, this topic of Clarity has been a consistent message for me lately.  I have been seeking better clarity and I seem to see this topic wherever I go.  I guess this is a great example of how you mind works.   I know that many of you, like me, have lots and lots of craziness, responsibilities, priorities and things going on in your life.  Sometimes clarity is about finding direction and sometimes its just about finding a center point in your life that you can feel will keep you going when you feel overwhelmed.  But, ultimately I believe that Clarity is a critical ingredient to finding health, wealth and happiness in your life.     Brenden Burchard lists Seeking Clarity as the #1 Habit that High Performers have and I have heard the emphasis on Clarity from most every thought leader or mentor I have had over time.   So, my message to you today is to simply BE AWARE of Clarity in your life.  Seek Clarity and Strive for Clarity in everything you do.   I’d like to read you this article that I pulled from the Zen Habits Blog in hopes it might help you create awareness and focus on finding clarity in your life and your daily activities…   The Power of Getting Clarity   Before I started Zen Habits, I was in a place in my life where I had a beautiful family, but I was stuck and dissatisfied with myself. I knew I wanted to change things — my health, finances, job, way that I was approaching life — but I didn’t really know what I wanted to do about any of it. Most of the time, I just ignored all of this, and distracted myself. I didn’t have any clarity on what I wanted or what I needed to do. This lack of clarity is felt in all of us very deeply, so that it shows up in how we talk, how we hold ourselves, how other people feel us. It affects our relationships, our jobs, our health. Then I got very clear that I needed to change. There were so many areas of my life i wanted to do differently.  Clarity helps us to focus, to take action, to feel energized. A lack of clarity causes stress, inaction, a scattered focus, relationship difficulties, confusion on teams. Some examples of areas to find clarity in:

• Your mission in life
• Your morning routine
• Your financial plan
• What you need to do to improve your relationship
• How you’ll get healthier
• What others expect of you; what you expect of them
• How a meeting will be run
• What your boundaries are in each relationship

As you can see, this is a pretty broad topic — it can apply to every part of our lives. And we don’t have to be perfect, and we don’t have to get clarity on everything this week.  It’s something to bring awareness to, that we can improve over time. But the more we find clarity, the more we’ll have focus, calm, motivation. How to Get Clarity OK, great … we want to get clarity in our lives … how do we do that? I’ll share some things I’ve learned for finding clarity:

1. Create some space. When we’re unclear on something (how we should reach a goal, for example) … most often we put it off instead of getting any clarity. Instead, try creating some space to get clarity. Carve out an hour. Half a day. A weekend. (Depending on how big the thing is that you need clarity on.) Then do the things below. But carve out the space.
2. Journal, iterate. Write about what you need clarity on — it doesn’t have to be any solid answers, or any kind of coherent writing. Just let your thoughts pour out. Stream of consciousness. Just give yourself space to reflect.
3. Meditate & contemplate. Similarly, you can go out in nature and spend some time in solitude. Go for a walk. Sit on a rock. Meditate. See what comes up for you. Hold one question in your mind: “What do I want here?” Or something like that. See if anything emerges as you hold the question.
4. Talk to others. Share your thoughts with others. Share what you’re not sure about. What you’re afraid of. Hear their thoughts. Just the act of talking it out is valuable — you’re giving space for your thoughts and feelings, and having them heard. Often you can get clarity from a good conversation.
5. When you have a little clarity, write it down. If you have some kind of answer, any kind of clarity at all, write it down as simply as you can. Two sentences. Putting it down simply helps it become more clear. And then you can1 start to take action on it.
6. Take action to get clarity. Many people think they need to have clarity before they take action, but it often happens the other way around. Have the slightest bit of direction? Go in that direction, take the first steps, see what it’s like. You’ll learn more from doing than going back and forth on things. For example, as I started working on my mission, I got clearer and clearer that this is what was meaningful for me, but I also got clearer on how I’d go about doing it. Maybe in a couple years, I’ll have even more clarity, but I’m not going to wait for that in order to take action. Start moving, and learn from that.
7. Reflect after you take action & get clearer. As you set things in motion, it’s useful to step back every month or two to see how things are going. What have you learned? What’s getting in the way? Use what you’ve learned to get even more clarity. Write it down simply. Take action again.

And repeat.  What areas of your life need clarity? How is the lack of clarity affecting you and those around you? Are you ready to create the space to get the clarity? It is my hope that you will Prioritize Clarity in Everything you do. Make sure you are aware of the need for clarity and that you identify the areas of your life that clarity can help you create an even better life. Also, I would ask and encourage you to share this message of clarity and share this podcast with anyone you feel would benefit from it. Send me some feedback and let me know how you are doing so I can provide you with resources like that that will help you on your journey.  Thanks for listening to the podcast and thank you for being a valued member of The Daily Mastermind Community. Have an amazing day. George Wright III

Today I want to help you start the second half of the year out right.  

Its a new Quarter and time to focus in on creating an Amazing life. You can have your best year ever if you start today and focus on what you can control and influence.

Thanks for listening.

George Wright III

Today I want to share some thoughts from an Amazing thought leader named Brenden Burchard.  He has written many many books and had millions and millions of views on his online videos.  He is truly a gifted thought leader I have learned a ton of stuff from that I implement in my own life.  His book High Performance Habits is right on my desk most of the time. He has written many articles and has some great thoughts on Conditioning Your mind. He says, We have automatic thoughts and behaviors all the time, but... -not a matter of reprogramming….JUST TRAINING We just struggle to Mastermind our Mind... -it feels out of control -it feels negative all the time, etc How are thoughts generated… 2 systems of thoughts 1-automatic from past experiences…the brain loves to automate and optimize -usually not helpful….they are just automatic 2-conscious mind when you are mature and directing your thoughts (most dont) -highest…peak performers are AWARE and CONSCIOUS of their thoughts -they want positive, empowering, confident thoughts (NOT) just protective thoughts *How do you develop these strong thoughts into automatic thoughts….RWID Framework relative weight of importance and duration NOTE-people that have lots of negative thoughts are creating the automatic negative because of the frequency and focus they have on negative thoughts.  -repetition cause them to come back over and over and quicker and quicker…they weight and duration cause them to be auto. *must apply this same weight and duration to positive thoughts if you want to train your mind.   STEP 1 BE aware of your thoughts…check in often…make it routine…not just when they are negative STEP 2 IF Negative…Redirect it immediately…You can redirect by questioning your thoughts…question the opposite. -visualize the positive and stay stuck on that for a period of duration and weight Untethered Soul…Become the nuetral observer….this is the ACT THAT EMPOWERS YOU…TRY IT

• You feel that thing.
• You sense it.
• You sense what your next step would be.
• You sense how it would feel if the outcome would be better.
• How would it feel emotionally, psychologically, spiritually for that thing?

Allow it to have a lot of emotion. Pay attention to it with your eyes closed. You see that thing, you feel it and sense a different step, you know what you’re going to do, you pay attention to it and you keep focusing on that over a period of minutes. Focus, give attention, duration and sensation to positive thinking. Attention, duration, sensation. Attention, duration, sensation. Repeat this process….You either give the time to negative or positive…BUT you decide ultimately Exercises to get you started First, write down five positive questions that you’re going to ask yourself three or four times a day. Every day you’re going to read these questions to yourself and answer them. They can be questions like…

• What can I feel incredibly grateful for right now?
• How could I surprise somebody right now?
• How could I have fun right now?
• How could I demonstrate love or excellence right now?

Do this for 30 days and you will recognize a total shift in your life. Second, come up with three words that describe your ideal self. Mine are “present, excited and bold.” Focus on those questions three times a day as well. Put them on your phone where they come up as an alarm three different times during the day.  Sounds simple but most of you wont do it, which is why most don't get results… The more you focus.  The more you practice.  The more it becomes automatic.   The BATTLE of your mind is exactly that…a BATTLE.  Don’t go into battle or the GAME every day without a strategy, a game plan, a practice.   Start Consciously Creating the Life you want by “Creating” the life you want…got it? I hope that helps you, and more importantly, I hope you will implement these thoughts and strategies from an amazing thought leader, Brenden Burchard.

Self Doubt is #1 issue entrepreneurs face.   Self Doubt creates lack of confidence.   Self Doubt does not come from You. (outside influence)   Things you “think” you believe about you tend to prove.   You never get rid of self doubt…You build something bigger   Overcome self doubt through confidence…   Do more, Be more, Have more…   Remember T…F…A…Results   Confidence comes from “doing what you say you will do”   Make commitment and follow through…   Don't leave it up to thoughts and doubt…commit/consistency   3 Things that affect your CONFIDENCE 1-competence 2-ability to learn and solve problems 3-self worth   Self Worth is internal not EXTERNAL…you must decide this.   What are Ways you can build your Self Confidence and Self Worth…   1-success formula T…F…A…Results 2-keep promises to yourself…internal game requires internal commitments and consistency… 3-Change your state through posture, physically etc   *remember yoru mind and body are linked..body affects mind   Bottom Line you need to learn to be 100% solid on who you are and your identity…   Identify needs to be internal (not external validation)…build through your actions   Ed Mylett says something cool…confidence builds confidence   Be confident and you will Be confident...     Thanks for listening.  Please share our Podcast. George Wright III

Today I want to talk about Stuggle...

We discuss the idea of Stoicism when we hit the quote of the day from Marcus Aurelius. We also talk about our view of the struggles that we endure.

Have a great weekend.  Next week we are back on our topic of Reprogramming your brain through key concepts I've learned from Experts over the last 20 years of working with Thought Leaders.

George Wright III

Today I wan tot share with you lessons I learned from the NY Times Best Selling Author T Harv Eker.  He wrote the Secrets of the Millionaire Mind and I had the opportunity to work closely with him for several years.  He taught me how to identify and create change with your Money Blueprint.

I hope you enjoy this lesson in my ongoing effort to help you Rewire Your Mindset for Success.

George Wright III

Focus of Learning to Rewire Your Brain   Yesterday we discussed: -personal development isn’t enough -need to learn to rewire your brain (neuroplasticity) -covering key topics from experts over past 25 years   Today I want to share: -Lessons I’ve learned recently from David Bayer -Personal Development 2.0 -Inc top 3 events…thousands coaching & transformation    Problem:   -belief cycle thoughts, feelings, actions, results, beliefs -we know we have limiting beliefs *How do we change these beliefs…permanently   Does this describe you: -doing well but want greater impact -struggling with old patterns -trying to get past a ceiling of success -feel like environment is dictating your success   So you’ve uncovered a DESIRE for more and LOOKING INSIDE …but you can’t seem to find a strategy for lasting change…   David has a powerful ebook you can download FREE  …in it he discusses the need to create energy in your life …he discusses how to do this with 4 key success habits like decisions, gratitude, clarity and questions…confidence   More importantly he really diagrams out the path, strategies and concepts needed to create and embed lasting change.   He talks about mapping out your limiting beliefs, creating awareness when they arise, and finding evidence to produce new thoughts and mindset to overcome them.   But there are 1 specific principles i want to highlight for you today…the Power of Decisions   David talks about the fact that we live in only 1 of 2 states of being: -beautiful state….powerful state…high energy -suffering state…scarcity…low energy *sympatheic and parasympathetic system in our body flight or flight….rest and relaxation   Only Powerful states can give us Growth, creativity, Strength.   The key is awareness and decisions to stay in that state.   Remember…THIS IS KEY… -our experiences create our beliefs in life… -but we are the only ones that give meaning to an experience   *you must learn to RECOGNIZE AND DECIDE what meaning to give…with practice and repetition you can change how you do   We are super good at giving meanings to things…based on our limiting beliefs…THIS IS HUGE…AWARENESS OF THIS IS KEY   ONE LAST THOUGHT….   See most people have learned the Wrong way of looking at decisions in their lives…   We think we must wait till we have the facts, gameplan and details to make a decision…   But the TRUTH IS…successful people know that they MAKE DECISION FIRST AND THE DETAILS FOLLOW….   FOG PRINCIPLE…   I hope that today you have learned a few things about what and how you need to focus on becoming AWARE OF YOUR DECISIONS AND MEANING YOU GIVE EVENTS…and how that impacts your beliefs and therefore your life…   Go download David’s ebook and study this principle…and more.   Tomorrow we are going to dig in a little deeper and I want to talk with you about a KEY PRINCIPLE I learned from T Harv Eker the NYTimes best selling author of SOMM.   George Wright III

Personal Development is Not Enough…   Quote of the Day Napoleon Hill- Anything the human mind can believe, the human mind can achieve.   Let's talk about why this is true rather than just accept it as true.   G3 Story As a Driven Entrepreneur I’ve cycled through (evolved) my focus over time... -chasing success for happiness and fulfillment... -shifted priorities to living a life of happiness... -major life challenges brought awareness from outside to inside…   Personal Development became my focus…but I have always had ability to push past obstacles in my life -through inspiration, motivation and education.   But I wanted to make an impact so I created Mastermind, Mobile, and Podcast.  Through out this journey of motivating, inspiring, and educating I have become more and more AWARE of a major issue with the personal development space…that is that awareness is not enough…personal development is not enough….identifying your limiting beliefs is not enough.   I like many of you have pursued these things my whole life (with success) but without lasting change in many areas…example of courses, events, teaching, etc…   What we really need is as David Bayer puts it, a PD 2.0 where we truly understand the science and processes needed in our minds to create the lasting change.   Let me explain… We all have heard the process of the Belief cycle.  As a review and for those of you that have not, let me walk you through it… Thoughts…Feelings…Actions…Results…Beliefs -we are always in this cycle. -this is why our thoughts create our life. -this is also why our “limiting beliefs” will hurt our ability to create and grow. -you can tell yourself you believe or want something but your subconscious works against you.   So, we identify our limiting beliefs and traditional PD tells us to be aware and change them…breakthrough!   But its not that simple…which brings me to the point of this podcast and what I want to help provide you and i with over the next couple weeks.   After 20 years in the personal development, financial education and entreprenuer space I heard some topics that really changed the way I think you should approach your life.  Maybe it was something new or maybe it was just the timing and way it was said, but listening to a gentleman named David Bayer…   I have had many puzzle pieces in my learning and development fall into place.  Let me explain a bit more…   You’ve heard me talk about the concept of neuroplasticity, so let me walk you through it again and I really want you to listen and sit on this thought for a while.   Neuroplasticity is the ability of our brains to form and reorganize synaptic connections, especially in response to learning or EXPERIENCES we have. -this is important because everything we Believe is created from our Experiences -everything we store in our minds/brains is based on these Experiences we have that create beliefs. -so, herons that fire together, wire together…so we over our life Create these patterns/beleifs that guide our thinking and the more and more we travel the path, the more automatic it gets. (example) this is why when we are in a state of believing we are not worthy, or depressed, or not enough, or people take advantage of us, or bad things happen to us, or we can never catch a break, etc…we hardwire these thoughts and beliefs literally into our brains/minds.   The challenge is that is we don’t effectively work to ReProgram or ReWire our minds, then our brains/subconscious/limiting beliefs (or whatever you want to call it) will work against us.   Now, do I believe you can Motivate, Inspire, Educate with Strategies and push through circumstances and create new Experiences and Beliefs…YES.  I’ve been doing it my whole life.   BUT…   Wouldn’t it be nice to have a clear Understanding, Strategy and Process by which you can learn to REWIRE and REPROGRAM your thinking so that you can effectively (intentionally) Create NEW Belief Patterns, New Experiences, and New Empowering Thoughts?  And at the same time eliminate and stop Negative Patterns, Beliefs and Paths your neurons travel….I KNOW that would impact many of us.  And I am going to walk you through what I’ve learned over the next few days and weeks so you and I together can start using this unbelievable process to actually change our thoughts and change our lives.   You see the key is to find a way to interrupt the pattern, create new patterns, and slowly allow your mind to move a new direction Automatically and that take Practice, Repitition, but more importantly it takes an understanding of the process.  And, truth be told, it takes a foundation of yes, Personal Development understandings as well.   So here is what I propose over the next few weeks…   I am going to take what I have learned over the 25 years I’ve been in this space.  I have worked closely with and learned from the best.  I want to take the most important KEY lessons I’ve learned from Tony Robbins, Ed Mylett, Bob Proctor, David Bayer, T Harv Eker, Les Brown, Noah St John, Gary Lee, Lou Holtz and many many other 7 Figure Entrepreneurs (and I’m talking about the Biggest Key Lesson from each of them), and I am going to cover those over the next 2 weeks or so in order to accomplish One MAIN Objective…   To help give you and I a foundation to REWIRE our Brains and Develop Personal Habits for Success.  As a result, it is my hope and goal to bring you new awareness of specific strategies and processes by which you can Actually Create Change in Your Minds/Brains so that you can Change Your Thoughts will affect your feelings, actions and results. This process will help you to begin creating the life  you were meant to live and take you on the next step or evolution in your process as an entrepreneur.     I know that if we can help you to build a foundation, understand the scientific facts surrounding the process and REWIRE your thought patterns, you will create significant impact, amazing results and more happiness and fulfillment in your lives.  Its going to be a lot of stuff and a fast ride over the next couple weeks so I hope you will join me for this information.  And please share this information with anyone you can so we can get them listening to the podcast and gain this valuable information we are learning together.   Have a great week.   George Wright III

I’m back…Excited to talk with you today about Your Time Your Time is a Choice…   Quote of the day:  He who knows he has enough is rich….Loa-tzu   I have always had mixed emotions about this quote because I felt it meant to settle… But the more I contemplate this quote, the more I understand it… It's been said that the secret to Happiness is not “having what you want” but “wanting what you have”.   I believe that if we enter a constant state (as ed mylett would say) of Blissful Dissatisfaction, then we are not content with our current state…we are happy and grateful for what we have while simultaneously pursuing a better version of our selves and a better life. I dont mean better as in more money, fame, recognition, etc (although you may have as much of tha you as desire in life too).  I mean having a better life of happiness, fulfillment, helping others, and yes success and prosperity.   Anyway…more to these quotes than lies on the surface if you will think about them each day.   So, Today’s topic is on Time….   We talk a lot about wealth, but sometime we forget that our Time is the Greatest Asset we have. We forget that regardless of how much money, talent or opportunity you have, we all have 24 hours in a day.  It is how you spend your asset of time that matters the most. How are you spending your TIME? Are you investing your time or are you spending it on dumb stuff? Are you taking your “free time” and wasting it on “rest, netflix, catching up on sleep, and other thing that rob you of the dreams you have in life?”   Remember the quote a few days ago..”laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired”…I think we convince ourselves (program ourselves) to think we need rest when what we really need is to achieve Growth, our Dreams, and Fulfill our Purpose... Time is the great equalizer in the world of Success, Prosperity and Happiness. We all have the same 24 hours in a day.   But, George…. -I have job or two or three that take my whole day -I have kids, family and responsibilities others dont have -I wasn’t given the same environment, opportunities, and things others have -I am not as skilled or talented as the next person Excuse, Excuse, Excuse….Yes, there are some people and situations that are different or have a bit of an advantage, but how You view your circumstances determines your outcome.   Wayne Dyer says, “when you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change” I believe this no doubt…   So, you can either choose to believe that you are overwhelmed, overloaded, stressed and under the gun or you can choose to accept your situation and level up…   I listen to Lisa Nichols give a great speech last week about time and she stated some numbers that I think you might benefit from thinking about…   We all have 24 hours in a day 7 days a week to start each week with… That is 168 hours…168 hours…think about that. Start from solution not the problem. Don’t start with, “I have a couple hours after I get home from work or only time on the weekend”. Start from the source of your assets…   If you work a 40 hour job and you sleep 8 hours a night (56), that is 96 hours total… What are you doing with the other 72 hours per week?  think about that…. What are you doing with the other 8-10 hours per day??   Sure there are kids, second jobs, and many other true priorities in life… so lets deduct 4 hours a day for family and 4 hours a day for your side hustle and/or 2nd job… That still leaves a couple hours a day… Do your realize how much you could do with an extra 1 hour per day put toward your Goal and Dreams…???   But where do most of us spend our time: -facebook and instagram -tick tock -surfing the web -online shopping *when was the last time you looked at your screen time?  look at it….Let’s discuss this   How about TV?  How much do you watch Netflix or On Demand TV….? -we even convince ourselves that we are being more productive by now watching commercials.. -seriously…do you realize that you are putting your Dreams, Goals, Talents on hold for nothing but short term relaxation…?   I want to draw something to your attention that you may have not considered… In addition to wasting time, you are also allowing your subconscious mind to be Programmed.. That’s right, you think you are not spending time working on YOU, but you actually ARE. The problem is that you are Programming YOU to move further from your goals and dreams.. You are Programming YOU to become more fearful, more dependent, more anxious, more stressed… MORE Bought into the Story that is being told around you…Think about that for a moment…   Our thoughts create our life.   Our thoughts drive the feelings and emotions and actions that we do. Our thoughts and feelings and actions create our experience which engrains our beliefs…   You are ALLOWING your spare time to Involuntarily be Programmed to work against you… …or should I say you are Voluntarily allowing yourself to Give up on Your Goals and Dreams (sub).   I believe this… We all have TIME to spend.  We all have the CHOICE to spend our time wisely and in the pursuit of a worthwhile goal of some kind…   I encourage you to use your time for productive endeavors. I encourage you to use your time to experience life. I encourage you to use your time to create the BEST versions of yourself. Stop being selfish with your time and spending it on yourself.  Give it in service to others. The beautiful thing about this concept is that you can share your time and talents in the service to others and get PAID along the way (in money or other things).  You can create an amazing life if you will just spend your time wisely…   Last thought…learn to understand the power of compounding your time just like your money.