{"id":47806,"date":"2017-03-02T21:40:22","date_gmt":"2017-03-03T05:40:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/?p=47806"},"modified":"2017-05-27T08:46:07","modified_gmt":"2017-05-27T16:46:07","slug":"3-simple-mind-shifts-to-dramatically-transform-your-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/3-simple-mind-shifts-to-dramatically-transform-your-life\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Simple Mind-Shifts to Dramatically Transform Your Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p><\/p>\n<p>If there\u2019s one thing you\u2019ve without a doubt heard over and over again, it\u2019s that mega-successful people think differently than the rest of us.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re all given the same 24 hours in a day, and we all have the same tools \u2013 the human body and mind \u2013 to make things happen, yet it\u2019s painfully clear that some people just have that special sauce when it comes to achieving greatness and getting shit done.<\/p>\n<p>Productivity and success become much easier when you have your health. I don\u2019t think anyone would argue that. The human body is without a doubt something that can (and should) be optimized to transform your life, but the mind is the engine that drives it.<\/p>\n<p>In this article, I\u2019m going to teach you 3 simple mind-shifts that lead to more success, more happiness, and a radically improved life\u2026but first, a story.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>The Infamous Shoes Salesmen Story<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Maybe you\u2019ve heard this story before, maybe you haven\u2019t. Either way, it\u2019s a perfectly simplistic example that illustrates the difference between a positive mindset and a negative one.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s about a British shoe manufacturer looking to potentially expand their market into Africa. They decide to send two salesmen to investigate the situation and report back on whether or not they think it would be a worthwhile venture.<\/p>\n<p>The first salesman reports back, \u201cThis is a terrible business opportunity, no one wears shoes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The second salesman reports back, \u201cThis is a fantastic business opportunity, no one wears shoes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This particular part of Africa might be a great place to sell shoes, or it might not be. Based on this story, we really don\u2019t have enough information to make a truly educated call.<\/p>\n<p>But regardless of which salesman was right, the second one had the positive mindset to see the <strong>potential<\/strong> and would be much more likely to <strong>try<\/strong> expanding the market to Africa.<\/p>\n<p>This story, more than anything, is about seeing opportunities and benefits, instead of problems and disadvantages. We tend to restrict possibilities based on silly mental lies we tell ourselves to avoid discomfort, change, and disrupting the status quo.<\/p>\n<p>How can you relate this back into your own life?<\/p>\n<p>How many things have you not even <strong>tried <\/strong>doing simply because you talked yourself out of them?<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Why You Must Change Your Mindset<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>All action is governed by some form of thought \u2013 conscious or unconscious \u2013 that precedes it.<\/p>\n<p>This means that negative thoughts most likely yield negative actions, and positive thoughts yield positive actions.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m a firm believer that overnight success, except in a few rare cases, is a myth. It usually comes as a result of <em>many<\/em> positive actions applied over a long period of time. If you cultivate a mindset that supports and drives those positive actions, then success becomes the only possible result over a long enough duration.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, just like true happiness comes from within (in the form of gratitude and self-love), most success begins as an inner journey. When you learn to master the thoughts, beliefs, and desires of your mind, you begin to act the way you feel.<\/p>\n<p>Your mindset is by far the most powerful tool you have at your disposal.<\/p>\n<p>It will either restrict you from ever getting started, or carry you farther than you ever thought possible.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s dive in.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>1. Stop Being the Victim<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><em>\u201cIf it\u2019s never our fault, we can\u2019t take responsibility for it. If we can\u2019t take responsibility for it, we\u2019ll always be its victim.\u201d<\/em><br \/>\n-Richard Bach<\/p>\n<p>There are some people in this world &#8211; and when I say some, I mean a ridiculous high number \u2013 who love to play the victim.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis always happens to me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOf course it rains when I\u2019m on vacation. I\u2019m not allowed to have a good time ever.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ll never get in shape. Thanks to my job I\u2019m always tired and don\u2019t have the time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>You know the type. I know the type. <em>We all<\/em> know the type.<\/p>\n<p>This line of thinking is so popular because it shifts the blame from ourselves to outside factors.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s much easier to not feel as bad about being out of shape when you can blame your boss instead of your own laziness and lack of prioritization.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s also easier to blame the weather for your miserable time instead of your lack of imagination or sense of gratitude.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to get out of your funk and transform your life for the better, you need to stop blaming everything else and take responsibility for your own life. Yes, not everything that happens to you is your fault, but how you react is 100{54c12dad2cc2b53ae830e39915b1a3e70288dbcbbeb8bbf8395437c5dc3c512c} under your control.<\/p>\n<p>Escaping the victim mentality begins with awareness; catching yourself when you start shifting the blame to something else.<\/p>\n<p>The more you practice this, the more you will realize how often you do it. Even I still catch myself doing this from time to time. Anyone who says they don\u2019t is probably lying.<\/p>\n<p>Focus on first becoming more aware, then focus on what you can do, instead of what you can\u2019t. Over time this will start to become the norm, and you will no longer be the victim.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>2. Ditch the \u2018All or Nothing\u2019 Mentality<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>I saw a Life Pro Tip (LPT) on Reddit the other day\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLPT: If you&#8217;re trying to break a habit, don&#8217;t say &#8220;This is the last time I&#8217;m doing it&#8221; to yourself. Instead, say &#8220;This is the first time I&#8217;m not doing it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s brilliant. And it\u2019s something I\u2019ve implemented in my own life without even realizing it.<\/p>\n<p>Every time I\u2019d try forcing myself to stop binge drinking or go to the gym, it would end in massive failure.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019d come up with these totally awesome and viable plans like lifting 5 days per week for an hour each day, or no booze for a month \u2013 both 100{54c12dad2cc2b53ae830e39915b1a3e70288dbcbbeb8bbf8395437c5dc3c512c} doable for someone who\u2019s already developed those habits.<\/p>\n<p>But for a beginner trying to make the change, I might as well have tried single-handedly solving world hunger. I would have ended up with the same result.<\/p>\n<p>It wasn\u2019t until I started approaching change as an <strong>option<\/strong> rather than a <strong>demand <\/strong>that I began to see positive transformation.<\/p>\n<p>When I finally began eating healthier, I told\u00a0myself \u201cit\u2019s OK if you go for the fast-food, but this time I\u2019m going to choose the home-cooked meal because I want to.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That might\u2019ve been the only healthy choice I made all week at first, but I fucking made it.<\/p>\n<p>Slowly, I began making more and more of these choices, continually building little win upon little win, until eventually, I was eating something healthy every day.<\/p>\n<p>When you leave the bad option on the table, it becomes empowering to know that you made the better choice again, and again, and again\u2026<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s when it starts to stick.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>3. Approach Everything with a \u201cBeginner\u2019s Mind\u201d<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>This is something Leo Babauta of <a href=\"http:\/\/zenhabits.net\/\">Zen Habits<\/a> talks about frequently. To learn how to fully adopt a beginner\u2019s mind, I highly suggest you read one of his posts.<\/p>\n<p>For the purpose of this article, I just want to jumpstart your brain a little bit.<\/p>\n<p>The essence of having a beginner\u2019s mind, to me at least, means having fun with things. Just like a toddler finds unbounded joy in exploring the universe around him, you can take that same approach for anything you want to do.<\/p>\n<p>By looking at things with a beginner\u2019s mind, you remove any sense of arrogance you previously held onto. You remove restriction.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of being scared to start a business because you know the statistics, you explore the possibility of succeeding.<\/p>\n<p>Beginners take things slow and always keep an open mind. They aren\u2019t afraid to experiment.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s say you\u2019re trying to lose weight.<\/p>\n<p>Previous knowledge convinces you that the Atkins Diet is the best and only way to go.<\/p>\n<p>As you start working through the program, you remember the 3 or 4 times in the past you tried and failed. This time is no different.<\/p>\n<p>So you decide to change things up. Maybe the Atkins Diet isn\u2019t the only possibility.<\/p>\n<p>You start by trying a bunch of different things \u2013 exercising, making healthier food choices, and eating less.<\/p>\n<p>You eventually take in so much knowledge from research and personal experience that things start working for you.<\/p>\n<p>It doesn\u2019t happen overnight, and you\u2019re OK with that.<\/p>\n<p>You ditched the rigidity of a non-beginner\u2019s mind and instead found something that actually works for you.<\/p>\n<p>One of the keys to growth and massive change is admitting that you can\u2019t possibly know everything there is to know, and that the only viable option is to embrace the learning you have ahead.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Where to Go from Here?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>As you continue to practice these mind-shifts, you will slowly become a better person having done so.<\/p>\n<p>Success, and the necessary changes to get there, will become easier and easier.<\/p>\n<p>Your previously negative thoughts will turn to positive ones. You will begin to view a world of possibilities instead of endless restrictions.<\/p>\n<p>Before long, you will become what seems a superhero version of yourself.<\/p>\n<p>If you need any additional help in forming new habits or creating behavioral change, I\u2019m no doctor, but I have compiled a ton of useful information in my <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.themonklife.net\/habits\/\">Engineer Your Habits<\/a> <\/em>mega-guide.<\/p>\n<p>Between that and my blog, I\u2019m on a mission to help others create last change.<\/p>\n<p>Now go do some positive thinking.<\/p>\n<p><em>Jason Gutierrez teaches young professionals and entrepreneurs how to build better habits. He writes at <a href=\"http:\/\/themonklife.net\/\">themonklife.net<\/a> about optimizing health, overcoming resistance, and achieving your goals.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.themonklife.net\/newsletter\/\">Sign up for his free newsletter<\/a> to get practical advice and tips for becoming better, faster, healthier.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this article, I\u2019m going to teach you 3 simple mind-shifts that lead to more success, more happiness, and a radically improved life\u2026but first, a story. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/3-simple-mind-shifts-to-dramatically-transform-your-life\/\">Continue reading <span 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