In this episode of Do The Work | Mindset Mastery, the conversation centers on something that quietly controls everything in our lives. Our thoughts. Not the loud negative self talk. The subtle limitations we repeat every single day without even realizing it.

I talk about how happiness is an effort. It is a conscious decision. It takes just as much energy to live in scarcity and chaos as it does to live in fulfillment and abundance. The difference is what we allow to dominate our mind.

For a long time I did not realize that I was creating the very struggle I was trying to escape. I kept telling myself life was chaotic. I kept reinforcing how hard things were. And I kept getting more of that. Whatever you think about often becomes your reality. Not because it magically appears, but because your brain begins searching for evidence to confirm what you already believe.

The Subtle Negativity That Is Slowing You Down

This episode is not about obvious self hatred. It is about the quiet phrases that sound harmless but destroy progress.

It is too early. I am too busy. It is too far. It is too expensive. I will try. We will see. I do not know enough. I am not ready.

Those phrases remove ownership. They remove urgency. They remove responsibility. The moment you say something is too hard or too far, you have already decided it cannot be done.

And when you remove urgency and ownership, you remove solutions.

I had to confront the fact that my instinct was to focus on how difficult something would be instead of how great it would feel to achieve it. I would say I wanted abundance, but my thoughts were rooted in limitation. I would say I wanted happiness, but I kept repeating that I had a hole in my soul.

You cannot build abundance from scarcity rooted thinking.

From Hope to Certainty

One of the biggest shifts is moving from hope to certainty.

I hope the offer gets accepted. I hope it appraises. I hope they do not cut my commission.

Hope leaves the door open for failure. A player does not operate from hope. A player operates from certainty.

I am going to negotiate the heck out of this. I am going to get this deal done. If this one falls apart, I will find another one.

That mindset changes your posture. It changes how you speak to your client. It changes how you show up in negotiations. And most importantly, it changes what your brain looks for.

If you are constantly thinking about what might go wrong, you will find evidence of what is wrong. If you are thinking about solutions and dominance, you will find evidence of that too.

Your Brain Follows Your Instructions

I reference The Answer by John Assaraf because it reinforces something powerful. The brain is malleable. Repeated thoughts create repeated pathways. Over time, those pathways become automatic. Your thoughts literally become instructions for what your brain focuses on.

If you constantly tell yourself you are not good at sales, your brain will search for evidence that confirms it. If you tell yourself you are confident, capable, and disciplined, your brain will look for evidence of that.

But thoughts alone are not enough.

You cannot say you want success and avoid the actions that create success. You cannot say you want to dominate and then avoid making the videos, following up, learning the contracts, mastering the skill sets.

Intentional positivity must be paired with intentional action.

If you want to be successful, you will do what successful people do. You will reach out. You will follow up. You will study. You will improve. You will do the work.

Wants Versus Needs

Another subtle trap is operating only from need.

I just need one deal. I just need to pay my mortgage.

If that is all you ask for, that is all you will get. You will find a way to barely survive. But when you shift to wants, real wants, big wants, your thinking expands.

I want to dominate. I want to be top one percent. I want abundance beyond my bills.

When you raise the standard internally, your behavior starts aligning with it.

The Daily Practice

This is a daily battle. Even now, subtle negativity tries to creep in. But I combat it with intentional reinforcement.

Today is a good day. I am going to dominate this space. I am going to set appointments. I am going to learn the skills required to be a top producer.

Little by little, those thoughts shape behavior. That behavior shapes results. And those results reinforce the belief.

If you want fulfillment, think fulfillment. If you want abundance, think abundance. If you want success, think success and move toward it with action.

Change your mind. Change your actions. Create the life you have always wanted.

Reflective Questions

1. What subtle phrases do you repeat daily that are limiting your growth without you realizing it?
2. Where are you operating from hope instead of certainty in your business or personal life?
3. If you truly believed you would dominate this year, what actions would you take starting today?

Notable Quotes

"Subtle negativity morphs throughout the day unless you intentionally combat it with positivity."

"Hope leaves the door open. Certainty creates solutions."

"Your thoughts become instructions for what your brain chooses to focus on."

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