Episode 390 · Jun 8, 2021

13 Habits for Creating Your Best Life: Six Foundations to Start With

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In episode 380 of The Daily Mastermind, George Wright III draws on a foundational article by Dr. Wayne Dyer titled "The 13 Habits to Create a Life That You Love." The episode covers the first six habits, offering a practical framework for shifting your mindset and stepping into a more empowered version of yourself.

George opens with a Tony Robbins quote that sets the tone for everything that follows:

What makes people feel alive is having a meaning beyond yourself.

That idea, of finding purpose beyond your own ego and circumstances, threads through every habit Wayne Dyer outlines. If you have ever felt stuck, limited by your current situation, or uncertain whether real change is possible, these six habits are a place to start.

Why Your Identity Is Bigger Than Your Circumstances

The first habit is to believe you are an infinite spiritual being having a temporary human experience. This single reframe changes everything. Instead of defining yourself by your bank account, your past, or your current struggles, you recognize that you are far more than those things. Your situation is temporary. Your identity is not.

Habit three reinforces this directly: release your imagination from current limiting circumstances.

You are not your circumstances. You are not your story.

You can accept where you are right now without letting it define where you are going. George puts it plainly: when you truly believe you are not your story and that you are determined to get through whatever you face, you have already won. The outcome becomes a matter of time and consistency, not luck.

How to Observe and Direct Your Thoughts

Habit two asks you to become the observer of your thoughts. You have likely heard the idea that you become what you think about most. This habit takes that principle and gives it a method: watch your thoughts from a third-party perspective rather than being swept along by them.

When you observe rather than react, two things happen. You can catch negative or disempowering thoughts before they gain momentum. And you can redirect your focus toward what you actually want. Staying laser-focused is one of the most reliable paths to getting what you want, and that focus requires conscious awareness of where your mind is going.

How Visualization Activates Your Brain's Goal-Seeking System

Habit four is to see your wish as already accomplished. This is not wishful thinking; it has a neurological basis. George references the reticular activating system, the part of your brain that filters information and orients your attention. When you vividly imagine a goal as already complete, this system begins scanning your environment for resources, paths, and opportunities aligned with that outcome.

Your subconscious mind does not sharply distinguish between what is real and what is vividly imagined. Feed it a clear, emotionally real picture of where you want to go, and it goes to work making that picture real.

Why Believing in Your Own Power Is Non-Negotiable

Habit five is to believe in your own power. Dyer often reminded his audiences that you are never given the power to dream without the equivalent power to manifest that dream as a physical reality. That is a strong claim, and George stands behind it fully.

You've got to believe in your own innate power and ability to be able to create your best life.

This is not arrogance. It is the foundational trust that makes every other habit worth practicing. Without it, visualization becomes daydreaming, observation becomes self-criticism, and action stalls.

How to Stay Free from Other People's Opinions

Habit six is one of the most practically challenging: remain independent of the good opinion of other people. George acknowledges this was always a difficult one for him personally. In a world driven by social validation, it takes real discipline to clarify what you want for your life and pursue it without letting outside voices redirect you.

The cost of not practicing this habit is high. When you shape your choices around what others think, you end up working toward the wrong goals for the wrong reasons. Clarifying your own values and building genuine faith in your intentions is the antidote.

Action Steps

Write down the first three words that come to mind when you describe yourself. Ask whether those words reflect your circumstances or your actual identity, and adjust accordingly.
Practice thought observation for five minutes each morning. Notice which recurring thoughts are driving you and which ones are slowing you down.
Spend two to three minutes daily visualizing a specific goal as if it is already done. Use sensory detail to make it feel real.
Identify one area of your life where you are making decisions based on someone else's approval. Make one decision this week based purely on your own values instead.
Write out a one-sentence statement of belief in your own ability to create the life you want. Read it out loud each morning.

A Stronger Version of You Is Already Possible

These first six habits are not abstract philosophy. They are daily practices that shift how you see yourself, how you filter information, and how you respond to difficulty. The second half of Wayne Dyer's list is coming in the next episode, but you do not need to wait. Start with one of these habits today and build from there. It is never too late to start living the life you were meant to live.

READ THE FULL TRANSCRIPT

Welcome back to The Daily Mastermind, George Wright III with your daily dose of inspiration, motivation, and education. I can't believe it's episode 380. I'm excited to be here. I hope you're having a great week. Today's topic we're going to discuss is practical ways that you can change your thoughts, your activities, and your perspective. Based on a blog article that I love, I've had it for quite a while from Wayne Dyer. But first, let's hit the quote of the day. The quote of the day is from Tony Robbins, and it's, What makes people feel alive is having a meaning beyond yourself. What makes people feel alive is having a meaning beyond yourself. Now, this is an interesting quote because we've discussed several times that it's not the events in life that determine your experience. It's really the meaning that we give the events that, you know, really determines your experience in life. So it goes without saying that having a meaning outside yourself is really a way to sort of shift your perspective and shift the way you look at things. And it's a great segue into this article that I've printed and I've kind of had with me for a while from Wayne Dyer. It's called The 13 Habits to Create a Life that You Love. You know, your best life. Dr. Dyer is one of my go-tos when it comes to changing perspective and when you feel like you're stuck. So, you know, he talks about a realm, quote unquote, a realm or place that's outside your normal level of consciousness that allows you the opportunity to visualize and create what you want in your life. And he talks about how when you get the realization of this place and your innate ability to access this level of consciousness in your life, you'll truly become empowered. to be able to make changes. Now, maybe you've experienced this in your life, or maybe you haven't, but I've certainly learned and come to the conclusion of my life that you can access energy and influence and power greater than yourself to really impact and shape your life. So not just rely on your own abilities, but whether you believe in yourself or your abilities, or you believe in powers greater than yourself, it doesn't change that this is true. And I want you to just take a minute and kind of open up your mind because there are ways to truly tap into greatness inside of you that you haven discovered yet I can say this because no matter where you are in life you always capable of more We always all capable of more And you simply just have to make the decision to believe that you're not alone and that you're filled with greatness inside of you. Plus, you have to come to a point in your life that you realize that faith is something outside of yourself that will help you to achieve greatness. You have to just make the decision to have faith in something outside of yourself. And if you simply exercise a little bit of faith and become consistent in your daily rituals, it'll lead you to a greater version of yourself and really the life that you're meant to live, you know, this amazing life that we talk about. So I want to run you through these 13 habits that Wayne Dyer outlines that can assist you in your perspective, your thoughts, your daily practices. It may be something that we have to split into two days because I really respect this time frame of, you know, seven to 10 minutes every day so that you can get this in and move on with your day. So let's get started. Habit number one. Habit number one is believe you are an infinite spiritual being having a temporary human experience. Now, this is a concept that I really, truly love and believe. Rather than thinking that we are human beings that are having a human experience, Dyer suggests that we are much, much more than that. He suggests that we're spiritual beings more than we can imagine that are having a temporary human experience. And the key here is to understand and believe that you are not your situation. You're more than just the circumstances that you have. You're not just limited to the ego, life, and struggles that you're experiencing every day. And this can be a really, truly empowering concept when you try to do this. So think outside the box and try to implement that in your life. Habit number two is become the observer of your thoughts. You've heard me and other people say this over and over again, that you become what you think about the most. And that's why I like this habit so much. You have to become a master at monitoring your thoughts and feelings from a third-party perspective. If you do this, you can quickly adapt and deal with negative or disempowering thoughts because you realize that you're not your thoughts themselves. But also, it helps you to be able to stay on track with what you truly desire. Staying laser-focused is the key to getting what you want, and this happens when you actually observe and direct your thoughts. You're conscious of where your thoughts are going. So I love that habit of being the observer of your thoughts. Habit number three is release your imagination from current limiting circumstances So let talk about this It important that you disconnect your circumstances from your identity You are not your circumstances. You are not your story. You're not limited to the resources and experience that you currently have. You need to accept your situation in life, obviously, but it's a temporary situation in life. you're the one that is capable of overcoming what you have and growing from it and passing it and getting past it. When you believe that, or when you believe, let's say, that you're not your story and that you are determined, I guess I would say first, that you're not your story, and second, that you're determined to overcome whatever it is you're facing, then you've already won. As long as you know that you're not your story and that you're going to get through it, then you've already won. Open up your mind to the imagination of possibilities that can happen in your life. When you do this, I promise you're going to be more empowered to be able to deal with your situations. Habit number four, he says, see your wish as already accomplished. See your wish as already accomplished. What you need to do is learn to visualize yourself as already accomplishing your goals. Now, this isn't easy, but the subconscious mind, you have to understand doesn't really separate the difference between what is real and what is not real like your conscious mind does. When you can learn to imagine that your goals and dreams, your wishes are already done, then your mind will go to work to make things happen in your life. You know, we've talked about this reticular activating system, which is a part of your brain, where if you can kind of trick it into feeling like things are done, excuse me, it starts to go to work finding what it is and ways and paths and processes to get you to make that happen, get you to the point where you can make it happen. So habit four, see your wish as already accomplished. And then habit five, habit five is believe in your own power. Dyer would often say something like, I really appreciate and try to recognize in my life what's already inside me. He would say, it's my belief that you're never given the power to dream without the equivalent power to manifest that dream and make it a physical reality You know he like many other great leaders always encourage us to see ourselves as unlimited powerful you know people that we're capable of great and amazing things. And I truly believe that. You've got to believe in your own innate power and ability to be able to create your best life. That's a super, super important habit. And then habit six, this one is going to be really tough for a lot of people. It was always tough for me as well. Remain independent of the good opinion of other people. I love how he puts that nicely, right? Instead of saying, don't give a crap what other people think. Remain independent of the good opinion of other people. It's so important in today's world to clarify what you want and picture the version of yourself that you want to attain. But it's equally important to have faith in yourself and your intentions and not get caught up in the opinions of other people. People don't care about you as much as you should care about creating your own life. Allowing all these distractions outside you to keep you from moving forward in life and keep you from creating the best version of yourself is just not good for you because you're constantly going to be doing things for the wrong reasons. And so it's so important that you learn to develop the habit of not, you know, listening and following other people's opinions. That's a really, really important one. So that's habit six. So we're about halfway through. So let me recap this for you. And what we'll do is we'll cover the other half of them tomorrow. Habit one is believe you're an infinite spiritual being, have a temporary human experience. Habit two is become the observer of your thoughts. Habit three, release your imagination from current limiting circumstances. Habit four, see your wish as already accomplished. Habit five, believe in your own divine power. And habit six, remain independent of the good opinion of other people. Those are six of the 13 habits in the 13 habits that we're covering. I'm going to cover the second part tomorrow, but today what I'd like you to do is just reflect on those, see what you can do to make some changes in your life. I hope you have an amazing day. I really look forward to talking with you tomorrow and finishing these up. But for now, that's our message. My name is George Wright III, and this has been The Daily Mastermind. Have a great day.