In this continuation of his two-part series, George Wright III of The Daily Mastermind walks through the final seven habits from Wayne Dyer's framework for creating your best life. These habits move beyond mindset shifts and into the daily practices that make transformation real and lasting.
Before diving in, George shares a quote from Lisa Nichols that sets the tone for everything that follows:
Leap afraid and gather courage on the way down.
You do not need everything figured out before you begin. You need a direction and the willingness to move. With that in mind, here are habits 7 through 13.
How to Use "I Am" Statements to Attract Abundance
Habit 7 is to reconstruct your "I am." The problem for most people is that their inner dialogue focuses on what they lack rather than what they desire. Dyer's solution is to shift the language from "I want" or "I will" to "I am."
Say it as if it is already true: I am successful. I am a great communicator. I am a strong leader. I am present for the people I love. There is real power in your ability to act as if, and to visualize the outcome as already accomplished. This is not wishful thinking; it is a deliberate rewiring of the default story you tell yourself.
Why Patience and Faith Are Non-Negotiable
Habit 8 is to be patient and banish doubt. George is honest here: patience is something he personally struggles with. But the truth is that any transformation worth having is going to take time, focus, and sacrifice.
One key insight George shares is that faith makes patience easier. When you commit fully and refuse to give up, doubt loses its grip. Adopt faith not as a feeling you wait for, but as a decision you make: you are committed, and you will not stop. That decision changes everything about how you experience the waiting.
What It Means to Feel the Wish Fulfilled
Habit 9 is to align yourself with the feeling of the wish fulfilled. Visualizing your goals is a start. Writing affirmations is another step. But Dyer pushes further: you have to feel it.
George points to Albert Einstein's observation to illustrate why this matters:
Logic is going to get you from point A to point B, but imagination will take you everywhere.
Your logic has already brought you to where you stand today. Now it is your imagination, and the emotions attached to it, that will take you further. Spend time not just seeing the future you want, but inhabiting the feelings that go with it. Get around people and situations that produce those feelings naturally.
How Natural Your Dream Feels Is a Signal Worth Listening To
Habit 10 is to take stock of how natural your dream feels. The more natural a desired experience feels to you, the faster you will bring it into your life. The more unnatural it feels, the longer it will take. This is not a reason to give up on big dreams; it is a guide to how much inner work remains.
The feeling of naturalness is the common thread across these habits. See it, feel it, let it become the expected rather than the exceptional.
Why Phrasing Your Intentions as Given Statements Changes Everything
Habit 11 is to phrase your intentions as given statements. Writing your goals down is powerful. Reading them daily is more powerful. Saying them aloud, repeatedly, is where the real momentum builds.
This is not passive reading. It is an active daily ritual of repetition. The more you reinforce a stated intention, the more your mind and behavior begin to organize around it. Make this a non-negotiable part of your morning routine.
How Love Overrides the Ego in Goal Pursuit
Habit 12 is to choose your reality with love. Ego-driven goals, those built on the need to win, gain status, or outcompete others, tend to keep you in a state of tension and scarcity. When your intentions come from love and genuine desire for growth, the ego steps back.
Gratitude is the practical expression of this habit. When you come from a place of love and appreciation, you gain access to more patience, more clarity, and more authentic motivation. It is counterintuitive, but love is one of the most powerful drivers you can harness.
What Gratitude for What You Have Actually Produces
Habit 13 is to know that what you already have is enough. George returns to a philosophy that has shaped his own life:
Happiness is wanting what you have rather than having what you want.
When you practice genuine gratitude for what already exists in your life, you open the channel for more. Chasing what you do not have tends to reinforce the feeling of lacking it. Appreciating what you have shifts your internal state, and that shift attracts more.
Action Steps
- Rewrite your self-talk: replace "I want" and "I will" with "I am" statements phrased in the present tense.
- Choose one goal and write a present-day affirmation for it. Read it aloud every morning this week.
- Sit with a desired future outcome for five minutes and focus entirely on how it would feel, not just what it would look like.
- Identify three things you already have that you genuinely value. Start each day this week by naming them.
- Decide to have faith as a practice, not just a feeling: commit that you will not stop, regardless of how long it takes.
You are an amazing person with unlimited, untapped potential. The goal is not to build something from scratch but to uncover what is already inside you, much like Michelangelo removing the stone that was not needed to reveal the statue of David. It is never too late to start living the life you were meant to live.

