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How is your week going so far?

Are you attacking your goals or are you dealing with the same old issues?

Are you feeling like you are on track or do you feel stuck?

I am finding more often than not that most people are cycling through the same problems.

…and these problems are almost entirely struggles with the mind.

Sure there are challenges and obstacles in life, but most of them involve our mind or perspective.

So…I want to focus today a little on Hacks for the Mind…because I feel like the DAILY battle with your mind is the BATTLE you must win if you are going to live your best life.  

Recently, I've had to deal with some super challenging situations and I’ve found myself looking to my mentors and lessons learned for advice, counsel and answers.  So, I’d like to share some of those with you…

When I’m starting to struggle a bit there are certain mentors I go straight to based on what I know helps ME cope and get on top of the situations in my life…David Goggins is right on top of the list so let’s start with him today…

David Goggins is well known for his ability to push past the normal limits of his body and the average person.

David says that most people live 40% of their best life.  In other words most people quit at 40%.

They quit their relationships, their businesses, their fitness goals, and everything else they do.

He says it's like a car with a governor which limits the speed you can drive.  The car can certainly go faster…and if you are in my car, it definitely likes to go fast…lol

But, the governor is added to slow the car down.  No matter how much you try it won’t go above a certain set speed.

This is what our brains are doing to us when we start to encounter difficulty in our lives.

Our brains are designed to keep us safe, comfortable, out of difficult situations, so it sends us signals that make us want to quit and slow down or walk away from a challenge.

The problem is that usually our minds quit at about 40% of our potential.

I find this really crazy because our minds really are our greatest tool…but you start to realize that they are also our greatest weakness.

And to make it worse, our minds know all of our dang weaknesses and have the language that it knows will make us slow down, doubt our abilities, create fear and basically make us quit.

Your mind knows you better than anyone or anything in your life….But guess what…

Believe it or not…YOU CONTROL YOUR MIND…You are the driver of this incredible tool.

You are not your mind.  You are the driver of your mind.  The key is to NOT let go of the steering wheel.  That's what most of us do.  We let our minds do what they want and shut us down.

And when you let go of the wheel and let your mind wander enough times, you form the habits of giving up, being lazy, “settling for less”, and ultimately a mediocre life…at 40%…you start to coast through life.

How many of you feel like you might be just “going through the motions right now?”…waiting for a break in the storm…waiting for something to change…waiting for answers?…Well you are the answer.  You have the answers inside you...

So, why does this happen?  Why do we settle and give up on our relationships, business, and all types of things in life?

Basically, it's because we crave comfort and many times don’t see solutions to fix the problems so we quit.  But, this is when we need to look to give ourselves the most hope.  Because you do have the answers.  The solutions lie on the other side of quitting…on the other side of the 40% mark.

See the key is to do what prosperity Principle # 3 says…

ACT IN SPITE OF YOUR MOOD.

None of us wants to get up and go to the gym…

None of us want to set feelings and ego aside and work through challenging relationships

None of us want to get to work building our business after a