Author: Pete Jones

Replacing the old with the new is the key to recovery from addictions.  It is also the key to altering and improving our lives and making them exactly the way we want them.
Looking back, how long has it taken you to become who and what you are today?  So, looking forward, how long will it take you to become exactly who and what you want to become in 10 years?  These things don’t happen over-night.

WHATEVER thoughts we give our time, focus, energy, and attention to will ALWAYS manifest in the physical realm.  What do you want to experience MORE of?  Pour ALL of your thinking energy and focus into it, and it will eventually be projected into reality.

Replace old thoughts with new thoughts.  Replace old ways of speaking with new ways of speaking.  Replace the old way of doing things with new ways of doing things.

Only you know what to think, say, and do, to become the exact person you want to become, the highest possible version of self.

Our outer environment has no choice but to conform to the internal environment we create and consistently cultivate.  The power, energy, and level of vibration we output, transmit, project, and emit from inside of us attracts the outer environment to match it, over time.  It doesn’t happen overnight, but it does happen.

Today I will create a clear vision of exactly who and what I want to be ten years from now.  I will break that down into daily tasks that will get me closer to making that vision a reality, each and every day.  I will pay attentively to what I am focusing on and remember that I BECOME WHAT I THINK ABOUT.

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Remember:  Mindset matters.  Character counts.  That which we choose to consistently focus on is what EXPANDS in our lives.  WE CREATE our personal realities.

When we are going hard and pushing ourselves, sometimes it is necessary and important to take a break.  Sometimes we need a reset.  The Recovery Period is actually often where we grow the most.

Some good ways to reset our mindset and keep things in perspective when we are exhausted are: resting, napping, making a mental or written gratitude list, and getting in some snuggle time with a loved one.

It is important to remember not to take too much down time, especially when we have a deadline in mind, but rest and recovery are important and necessary periods of our success and personal development.  When we rest, sleep, and choose to take some downtime when it is needed, we heal.  This healing process allows us to continue to go hard and continue pushing ourselves.  The more we do it, the better we get at it, until we are able to figure out our own, personal, optimal states, and how to get to that optimal performance state as often as we can.

REST, but don’t UNRAVEL.

For a more optimal life experience, we can choose to recognize when we need a Mindset Reset and do what we need to do to make it happen.  It will help us to be the best we can be in this moment, for this time, for this day.

Today I will recognize when I need a break or rest, and utilize downtime, so I can heal, recover, and recuperate, in order to keep going hard and pushing myself as far, as much, and as often as I can.

Shawn Stevenson has shed a light of the importance of rest and recovery in my life.  His teachings, practices, and habitual ways of being he has shared after DECADES of research has empowered me with tools I never would have learned about and habituated without him.  I highly recommend putting his name into the YouTube search engine, following him on Instagram, and enjoying his illuminating content.

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Remember:  Mindset matters.  Character counts.  That which we choose to consistently focus on is what EXPANDS in our lives.  WE CREATE our realities.

Neglect is an interesting thing.  It is so easy to neglect doing easy things.  It is so easy to neglect taking action.  While striving to achieve a balance in our lives, it is easy to neglect one area while we focus on another.  It is important to have and keep a good perspective.  Listening to ANY content by Jim Rohn on YouTube helps me to keep things in perspective, and motivates me to keep pushing forward, no matter what.  I wish I would have known about Jim Rohn and his teachings as a small child, and that I would have listened to it daily.  Jim Rohn describes neglect perfectly.

Neglecting the easy things in life is easy to do.  It is even EASIER to neglect the HARD things, but when we make it a point to do the hard things, on a regular and consistent basis, we get stronger much more quickly!  We acquire skills at a much faster rate.  We become a better version of ourselves much sooner.

The truth I have learned about neglect is this: What we neglect and what we DON’T want to experience more of through a lack of focus and attention, weakens, while what we DO focus on and pay attention to STRENGTHENS.  I have found it INCREDIBLY useful to focus ONLY on what we DO want more of, while neglecting and ignoring all else.

Today I will do my best.  I will keep things in perspective.  I will not neglect that which is important to me.

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Remember:  Mindset matters.  Character counts.  That which we choose to consistently focus on is what EXPANDS in our lives.  WE CREATE our personal realities.

In the year 2015 I decided to add something I found helpful to my daily morning routine.  I began to read a daily excerpt from the book, “The Language of Letting Go.”  This book is a way I remind myself, each and every day, to continue healing, keep things in perspective, keep improving, and to keep doing what I am doing.  It has helped immensely to create momentum towards creating more of what I DO want more of in my life.  It has set in stone some useful, new, and improved beliefs.  It has deepened the neural connections in my brain.  With repetition, it has deepened and expanded these connections.  Adding this daily reading to my morning routine has created a new network of neurons that strengthen each time I repeat or reinforce a thought, word, or action.  The neurons in our brains that fire together, wire together.

Thoughts repeated and focused on become actions.  Those actions, repeated and focused on, become habits.  Our habits become who we are.  Who we are dictates the quality of life we live.  The quality of life we live then produces the amount of opportunity for contribution and value we are able to add ourselves and to others.  When adding value and contributing to others becomes a habit, our hearts, minds, souls, spirits, energies, and our lives improve exponentially.  Succeed, repeat, then help others do the same.

“This is the secret to success, AND the secret to failure:  WE BECOME WHAT WE THINK ABOUT.”  Earl Nightingale

Here is an excerpt from Melody Beattie’s book that I love:  “Many of us have been trying to keep the whole world in orbit with sheer and forceful application of mental energy.  What happens if we let go, if we stop trying to keep the world orbiting and just let it whirl?  It’ll keep right on whirling.  It’ll stay right on track with no help from us.  And we’ll be free and relaxed enough to enjoy our place on it.  

Control is an illusion…whatever we try to control does have control over us and our life…I have never gotten the results I wanted from controlling or trying to control people.  What I received for my efforts is an unmanageable life.”

SELF control is the only control we need to focus on.

Today I will focus on controlling the only thing I can actually control:  my mind.  If I don’t know how to yet, I will find useful tools to practice doing so, daily and consistently.  I will create an easy morning routine to follow as soon as I wake up that will jump-start my day and help create it to be enjoyable, meaningful, and fulfilling, even if the only routine I have is reading something beneficial for 5 minutes.  I believe a good morning routine can help create a great day.  It’s all about momentum.

One of the greatest speakers that I love to listen to, on the topic of self control, is Jim Rohn.  Simply type his name into YouTube, and an abundance of useful wisdom and knowledge will appear, that when applied will empower ANYONE to create a more beautiful, fulfilling, abundantly rich life.

goodinthehead is also on Instagram, YouTube, and Twitter.  The goodinthehead Podcast can be found on YouTube.  Follow me there, as well, for daily messages, inspiration, motivation, and reminders.  Please pay it forward, and share this, and ANY message, which may empower someone you love or may care about.  It is through adding value to others by sharing and spreading wisdom, that we become more valuable as individuals, and collectively, as a whole, we all become wiser.

Remember:  Mindset matters.  Character counts.  That which we choose to consistently focus on is what EXPANDS in our lives.  WE CREATE our personal realities.

The definition of EASY, according to Jim Rohn, is, “something I can do.”  That IS easy.

The difference between success and failure is consistent action.  Doing things is easy.  Not doing things is also easy.  What we do is within our control.  What we do is entirely up to us.  We are the creators and manifestors of our own lives. 

An EMPOWERING teaching I have heard is:

“You will NEVER get it done, and you can NEVER get it wrong.”

Earl Nightingale teaches,

“The key to success, AND the key to failure, is this:  WE BECOME WHAT WE THINK ABOUT.”

We are all blessed with 24 hours each day.  What can we do today, to make the most of this next 24 hours?

“Success isn’t the result of making money.  Making money is the result of success!”  -Earl Nightingale

Another teaching I have heard is that OUR ENVIRONMENT COMES FROM THE VIBRATIONAL FREQUENCY OF OUR INNER WORLD, not the other way around.  WE CREATE AND PROJECT OUR REALITY FROM WITHIN, not the other way around.

We all have different definitions as to what success means for US, personally.  As we experience this life, learn new things, and interact with The Self and others, our definition changes and improves.  We are ALWAYS UPGRADING, simply through existing.  My current, most valued definition of personal success comes from Peter Crone: “One of the highest achievements we can work towards in this life is to remain at peace amidst the turmoil and the chaos.”  I have learned that through the daily practices of meditation, yoga, and certain breathing exercises, this achievement is available for ANYONE.

One of the key habits to becoming successful in an easy, natural way, is through practicing gratitude and appreciation.  It seems almost TOO easy and simple to be so effective, but it truly does work!  The opposite of gratitude and appreciation is complaining.  The best presentation I have ever come across regarding complaining, what it is, why we do it, how it harms us and those around us, and how to replace this habit with a new one, was called, “Will Bowen-A Complaint Free World.”  This presentation can be found on YouTube, and is perfect for all ages.  I highly recommend watching it with your children, if you are a parent, or with a group of friends, after a good, home-cooked meal.

Today I will review my goals and strategy for my own personal success and improvement, and more importantly:  I will take consistent action.  I know that by taking small, incremental, consistent, seemingly meaningless steps, that I will eventually reach the top of ANY staircase I choose to go up.

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Remember:  Mindset matters.  Character counts.  That which we choose to consistently focus on is what EXPANDS in our lives.  WE CREATE our realities.

Sometimes, in this life, there are periods of stagnation due to the fact that everything is fine.  Everything is great!  Everything is perfect.  Everything seems to have happened, and worked out perfectly.  Everything seems to have fallen into place, and we have become comfortable.  We don’t want to change a thing because all is well.  Then something unexpected and unwanted takes us by surprise.  Life happens, and we have to deal with something we didn’t want to deal with.

The issue is, because we weren’t really expecting what has happened, we don’t have the coping skills, tools, and mechanisms in place to deal with what has happened in a positive, effective, efficient way, YET.  All of our focus, energy, time, concentration, and resources are taken away from all of the other, important and enjoyable areas of our lives, and our complete attention and focus turns to dealing with the current problem(s) at hand.  What if there is a better way?

Some of the greatest advice I have ever heard is from Tony Robbins:  “Kill the monster when it is a baby.”  When we are presented with a problem (a monster), no matter how big or small it is, it is best to shed a light on it for everyone to see, rush at it, tackle it, and come up with multiple solutions to solve the problem (kill that monster!)  It is always a good idea to have a back-up plan or two.  It’s also a good idea to have people in our lives we help with such things, and who help us, as well.

There are people who employ a therapist year-round.  They get ahead of potential problems, are constantly having their beliefs and perspectives challenged and upgraded, are constantly learning new tools and coping mechanisms BEFORE issues arise, and always have someone to speak with and bounce ideas off of.  I think this is wise.

If we get the wisdom confused and begin eating a chocolate bar a day, instead of an apple a day, in order to keep the doctor away, eventually it will catch up with us!  One little, tiny, minuscule, seemingly meaningless, seemingly unimportant lapse in judgement, will lead into other lapses in judgement, until the results of all the bad decisions we make creep up on us unexpectedly, becoming something devastating, self-inflicted, and destructive.  “Out of nowhere,” we have a heart attack.  “Out of nowhere,” we have marital problems we need immediate help with.  “Out of nowhere,” we have an uncontrollable drug or alcohol problem that is just too big for us to handle.  “Out of nowhere,” we feel the need to check in to a mental hospital because we just can’t seem to escape our pain and we want to kill our self to make the suffering end so we don’t have to do the required, necessary work to change.

Sometimes, we need help killing the monster when it is a baby, but we are scared of the monster, or we are just inexperienced in how to kill monsters.  Maybe we don’t yet have the coping skills, tools, experience, wisdom, or habits we need.  It takes a lot of hard work and practice to become good at anything, and killing monsters is no exception to the rule. 

To enjoy a good, rewarding, happy life experience, we can choose to learn to kill the monsters when they are babies.  We can choose to practice doing it every chance we get, and we will get extremely good at it. 

Therapists and psychologists can absolutely be used as a tool or a preemptive strike, to battle the monsters of life.  There are tools we are not always taught as young children by young parents who haven’t learned the same tools that we all will need.

The truth is, life is therapy.  We have something to learn from everyone we come into contact with.  There are so many tips, tools, and tricks we can learn along the way that will benefit us and help us add value to the lives of those around us.  There are so many teachers and mentors out there, and many times, our parents are the best people we can speak with and learn from, especially LATER in life, after life has taught them lessons that we may not even know about or see coming.

The procedure of taking the time to find a quiet place and sit still, unpack the information, knowledge, wisdom and experiences we have lived through, and process it ALL through journaling or writing it down is, “self-therapy.”  I believe it can also be important and incredibly valuable to do the same with someone else, as well.  New insights to our experiences, given to us by others who have a totally different view, set of beliefs, and an entirely different set of life experiences, can be extremely beneficial to us.

Meditation is another excellent tool.  It allows us a few moments of time to escape our minds and all the incessant, un-ending thoughts that are constantly bombarding us.  The audiobook, STRESS LESS ACCOMPLISH MORE, by Emily Fletcher, has proven to be one of the most valuable books I have ever purchased, as it is when I learned to begin a consistent meditation practice.

Many times, it is our THINKING that is feeding the monsters of life, and meditation kills them through starvation.

As Simon Sinek teaches, “Together is better.”  There is wisdom in this.

Today I will find a method or means of therapy in order to improve my chances of killing the monsters that will inevitably enter my life at unexpected moments.  I vow today to become skilled, through practice, at killing the monsters when they are babies.  I know that for things to change for me, I have to change.

Jarret Adams, during an interview with Tom Bilyeu on the hit YouTube show, Impact Theory, literally attributes therapy to his ability to navigate the justifiable anger he sometimes works through.

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Remember:  Mindset matters.  Character counts.  That which we choose to consistently focus on is what EXPANDS in our lives.  WE CREATE our realities.

Complimenting others, and giving them credit for the good, helpful, effective contributions and positive things they say and do, is one of the secrets to success in this life-but how often do we do this for ourselves?

SELF appreciation is one of the best habits to form, and one of the greatest gifts we could ever give to ourselves and others.  It takes the power, control, and energy back from others that appreciation provides, and places it exactly where it needs to be-back in our hands.

Many times, the people we crave the most appreciation, love, kindness, and acceptance from, aren’t emotionally capable of giving us these things, and many of them never will be-and that’s okay.  When we are in the habit of giving these things to OURSELVES, our needs are met, and we are no longer disappointed by unmet expectations or perceived needs that we believe can only be met by others.  This frees up energy to use elsewhere in our lives.  This frees US, from any possibilities of being controlled by or manipulated by others, who withhold these things on occasion to do just that.  When we fulfill our own needs, and no longer allow or expect others to do this for us, it completely changes the game!

Letting go of the need to be attached to the good or bad opinions of others is a beautiful way to live. Letting go of the need to be seen any certain way is FREEING.

I learned this helpful, empowering tool, while watching a short coaching video by Brooke Castillo on YouTube about self-appreciation.  It has completely changed the way I look at things, and how I operate at work and in my relationships.  After watching this video about self-appreciation, I set an alarm on my phone to go off every afternoon, reminding myself to reflect upon the day and make a mental list of ALL the reasons I am proud of myself and appreciate myself for that day.  It has completely altered the way I view myself, and empowered me to let go of the need for approval from others.  It has become a magically transformative habit.

Making a timeline of our lives is a helpful exercise.  Thinking about, and writing down, the major events and highlights of our lives and the lessons learned from them, can be an extremely useful way we can give credit to, and show appreciation for, ourselves.  It will help us reflect on, and remember, some of the events and experiences that have contributed to who we are today.  It will help us realize and remember just how far we have come in our own learning process!  It will give us the opportunity to give ourselves the credit we deserve for what we have accomplished up to this point, and it can help us to realize what we may want to do more of.  It is a great exercise to boost our confidence, celebrate our successes, shine light on our mistakes and weaknesses, and check our perspectives.  It is a great way to begin coming up with a personal plan for continued improvement and a way to jump-start a valuable, personal evolution.

When we screw up, and we do all sometimes screw up, we need to put it on ourselves!  We need to accept responsibility for our own thoughts, words, and actions.  When we mess up, we need to remember that it is not a failure.  

There is no failure, only learning opportunities.

When we do something right, and we all sometimes do right things, it is not just a success!  It is the beginning of an opportunity to repeat something that works for us and make it a HABIT.  We can remember to give and, accept with grace, the credit we deserve for doing something correctly.  We can choose to remember that we are good, strong, and worthy, just the way we are.  We can choose to remember, and consistently remind ourselves, that we are good enough, in this moment.  We can choose to remember that we are perfect in this moment, just the way we are, and that we can be just a little better tomorrow than we are today.  We can choose to remember that doing our BEST is, and always will be, good enough.

Our BEST, when consistently practiced, consistently becomes BETTER.

We can choose to remember that we are all a work in progress.  We are where we are today as a sum total of all the choices we have made up to this point.  Constant, consistent, small, incremental improvement is the key.  If the strategy we have been using for our own, personal improvements hasn’t been or isn’t working as well as we would like, we can always choose to improve our strategy.   We can course correct at any moment of our lives.  I believe it is INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT to experiment with as many experiences and tools as possible, with the goal of using them to optimize ourselves, and this life experience, and then to share what has worked, and also what hasn’t, with others, as a potential roadmap for them to use if they choose to.

See The Value of Mentors.

Today I will create the basic outline of my own, personal, life timeline.  In it I will include the major events of my life (good and bad) that have shaped and molded me throughout it, and the good that has come from each of these events.  I will make it a habit to APPRECIATE MYSELF, each and every day.

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Remember:  Mindset matters.  Character counts.  That which we choose to consistently focus on is what EXPANDS in our lives.  WE CREATE our realities.

Doing things for others is key to our own happiness and success.  Contributing in some way to the benefit of others will form bonds and connections.  It is a great way to network and build new friendships.  It will grow our soul, bless our lives, and raise our energy levels, every time.  Choosing to take the opportunity to help others in any way will provide a, “Helper’s High.”

Angry?  Sad?  Depressed?  Off your game?  We ALL sometimes feel these things.  It’s just a part of life and the Human Condition.  

How we choose to deal with the way we feel is one of the most important choices in life.  How we respond and react to situations is quite possibly more important than what is happening.  

We can learn new ways to self-soothe.  We can learn new coping skills to manage our emotional states and our state of mind.  We can put coping mechanisms into place, practice them, and experience more and more internal and external success because of these habits.  

The more internal success we create through practice, the more success we will project and manifest into our outer realities.

It is important to learn how to manage our states in order to make the most of each moment and enjoy our lives more fully.  By doing so, we put ourselves in a position to constantly look for, and recognize, opportunities to contribute.  Any contribution we can make that is helpful or beneficial needs to be acted upon immediately.  By being mindful of our surroundings and seeing what is needed by others at all times, it can become an automatic, habituated, programmed response to constantly and consistently contribute in some way. 

Look for ways to contribute.  Seek ways to add value.

Oddly enough, we will find that the more we do for others, whatever it may be, the more WE benefit.  What we put out into the Universe comes back to us in greater amounts.  Service, kindness, love, patience, generosity, compassion, strength, courage, compliments, empowerment, and help of any kind are all contributions.  It will grow our souls, bless our lives, and raise our energy levels, every time.  Choosing to take the opportunity to help others in any way will provide a, “Helper’s High.”

Today I will be mindful of any opportunity to contribute to another in some way.

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Remember:  Mindset matters.  Character counts.  That which we choose to consistently focus on is what EXPANDS in our lives.  WE CREATE our realities.

We are 100% responsible for the INTERNAL personal identity and reality we create, manifest, and attract, BEFORE we project it into existence. EVERYTHING is an INSIDE JOB FIRST!

WE PROJECT ALL THAT WE BELIEVE WE ARE, AND BY DOING SO WE RENDER OUR REALITY.

I was first exposed to the idea of the fixed and growth mindsets by watching an interview on YouTube on a show called, “Impact Theory.”  The interview was done with Carol Dweck.

To have a growth mindset, it is useful for us to become comfortable being uncomfortable.

Some of the best advice I’ve ever heard is this:

Don’t be afraid of looking stupid.  Be afraid of conforming.

Going through painful experiences, suffering because of the definitions and meanings we attach to those moments, and feeling the discomfort that comes from this normal life experiences, is an important part of growth and progression.  Experiencing massive trauma sometimes jolts us out of our comfort zone and eventually leads to massive growth.  Sometimes, the struggles we experience during the process of learning how to work through the pain and learn to live with it, rather than doing things that will serve as a temporary escape or distraction from the pain, serves an important purpose, and teaches us resilience and coping skills, while providing us with strength we never would have otherwise acquired.  In this way, pain, trauma, and suffering can actually be looked at as a blessing in disguise.

While I believe it is true that, as a society in general, we are becoming more and more emotionally fragile and weak, I think it is still possible for us to practice and build up emotional resilience.  Some of the best ways to do this are through consistently doing hard, difficult, challenging things.  In the IMPACT THEORY interview with Sarah Wilson, some of these things are revealed.

PAIN EQUALS GROWTH.  GROWTH EQUALS HAPPINESS.  It’s okay to experience pain.  It is there to help, not hinder, our personal progress.  It is there to enhance the enjoyment of this human experience by forcing us to grow and learn in ways that MOST of us would never choose to, and through allowing us to experience extreme contrasts in life.

I think it is possible that when we CHOOSE to step out of our comfort zone, the Universe, which was designed from the beginning to conspire on our behalf, no longer will have the need to push us out of our comfort zone.

We all go through extreme difficulties in this life.  It is part of life.  It is part of the growth process.

When lifting weights, the goal is to break down, rip, tear, and destroy, in order to go through a period of rest, recovery, and healing.  This is the process of growth.  The most growth we experience happens not because of the hardships, but through the rest, recovery, re-learning, remembering, and healing process AFTER the pain.

Today I will remember that my difficulties and challenges are actually blessings which will help me find ways to cope with pain, trauma, and suffering.  I will acquire new skills, allow myself to be reminded of things I have learned, and appreciate this life which affords me an opportunity to practice what I have learned, and to learn new things.  I will remember that growth and progression equal happiness, and that the most growth and progression will come through difficulties and pain, rather than from a comfortable life of ease.   I will remember this o be grateful for ALL of it.

goodinthehead is also on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and Twitter.  Follow me there, as well, for daily messages, inspiration, motivation, and reminders.  Please pay it forward, and share this, and ANY message, which may empower someone you love or may care about.  It is through adding value to others by sharing and spreading wisdom, that we become more valuable as individuals, and collectively, as a whole, we all become wiser.

Remember:  Mindset matters.  Character counts.  That which we choose to consistently focus on is what EXPANDS in our lives.  WE CREATE our realities.