Welcome back to The Daily Mastermind, George Wright III with your daily dose of inspiration, motivation, and education. Guys, I'm really excited to talk to you today because we are going to be embarking on a journey. We are going to be taking this show, The Daily Mastermind, into a new direction where we're going to have a whole bunch of new studio shot episodes, as well as some new topics and guests. I've been building global brands for 30 years. I've been fortunate enough to work with some of the greatest, you know, thought leaders, experts, and, you know, really big influencers out there. And I've learned a bunch of things, but I've also learned that some of the success secrets that these individuals have are ones that are changing and that need to be adapted to the current marketplace. And so I'm going to start bringing these individuals back and I'm going to be sharing on our show some ideas on how you can ultimately create a sense of clarity, focus, and discipline that you can use to grow your mindset, to grow your business, and to grow your life. It's all about creating that clarity, focus, and discipline, but also sharing strategies, tactics, and resources. So this week, Monday, I'm going to start you out with the very last in a series we've been doing every Monday of our prosperity pillars. These are pillars that I've put together over the last 30 years of working around a lot of these individuals. But today I want to share with you the 12th one and one that I think pulls it all together. And then this next week, you're going to start seeing some really incredible things. So I encourage you to really keep an eye open and watch out and be part of it. Be part of giving me ideas of what you feel will help you. So the principle I want to talk to you about is I visualize and manifest my life. So if you remember from our prosperity poster and the pillars that we put together, the 12, they all are basically a foundation you can use in your life to be able to create the life you're meant to live. Well, this last one really pulls it together because at the end of the day, you don't want to get what you want. You're going to get what you consistently create. Sometimes we think we want something and we don't necessarily really at the end of the day want that. We want the emotions that it brings us. We want some change and clarity in our life. And the truth is, whether you realize it or not, you are already manifesting your life. You know, the question is, are you doing it intentionally or are you doing it by default? Is life happening to you or for you? So let's start with this. Manifesting is not some magical, ambiguous thing. It's alignment. It the result of your thoughts your emotions and your actions all working together in the same direction And if your thoughts are scattered your emotions are inconsistent your actions are reactive then you going to create a life that reflects that Your outer world is going to reflect your inner world. But when you bring a lot of clarity, focus, and discipline, these are these three topics that we talk about all the time on the Mastermind, then you begin to create a life that you are manifesting by design. So the first thing you have to do is prioritize creating your life. This is where most people fail. They say they want more. They say they want success and freedom, but they don't actually spend any time creating it and architecting it. You've got to carve out time every single day. If you want to design and build your future, you've got to focus on it. And I'm talking about intentional time, not just by default doing your daily rituals. I'm talking about whether it's journaling or planning or sitting and thinking, creation is not something you do when you feel like it. It's a discipline. It's something that you schedule, and that's a very important part. And the other part is there is a big value in affirmations. I know some people roll their eyes when they hear me say this, but affirmations are not fluff. They're identity programming. Think of it this way. Stop worrying about whether or not you're conscious, subconscious, all this stuff you hear when it comes to personal development. Affirmations are a way to program your identity. They're the statements that condition your subconscious mind to believe something you're telling it to believe. And if you've ever read Think and Grow Rich, you know that it's a foundational principle. Repetition creates belief, and belief drives action. But affirmations only work if you do them the right way. They need to be in the present tense. They need to be specific. They need to be tied to your emotions. Not just I want to be successful, but I am building powerful, profitable businesses that create impact and freedom or whatever it is you're doing. You've got to feel it. You've got to believe it and you've got to repeat it consistently because over time, you'll start to think differently. It's like anything else, even going to the gym or eating nutritious or whatever it is. The more you track, the more you're consistent, the more it becomes a habit. So let's talk about another piece, which is meditation. You can't create a clear life with a cluttered mind. And if you're like me, if you're like a lot of entrepreneurs, you have a million things going on in your mind. And most people are walking around with the same 60,000 thoughts they've always had. And they're stressed, they're distracted, they're worried about things. Meditation is a practice of clearing the noise. So I'm taking some of these principles you've heard before, but I'm trying to help you to understand that there's some intention and strategy behind them. Affirmations create repetition. Meditation helps you to clear the noise. It's not about doing things perfectly. It's about giving yourself space and becoming consistent You know guided meditation for example might be good for you just to be able to slow your thoughts down sit in silence But the goal is simple Center yourself slow down your thoughts and direct your focus. The less thoughts you have, believe it or not, the more creativity and imagination and attraction and everything else will come your way. But when your mind is cluttered, it's not going to happen. When it's clear, your vision becomes clear. And that leads us to one of the most powerful sort of tools that I've found, and I've had many, many individuals that are at a really elite level tell me, and that's visualization. Visualization is rehearsing your future before it happens. Now, it's this idea of seeing your future self before you're there. What you're trying to do is you really want to think about and believe and visualize not just what you want, but as if you're experiencing it, you know, what would that version of yourself act like, be like, do like, feel? What are you surrounded by? What do you engage in? And the best part is you can do this anytime, driving in your car, sitting at home at the gym, writing in a journal, but use the time you have to very clearly visualize and picture what it is you're trying to accomplish in your life. And here's the key, specificity. Specificity. Vague goals get you vague outcomes. But when you get crystal clear at what you want, that is what's going to manifest in your life. So what kind of income are you wanting to create? What kind of relationship do you want to build? What kind of lifestyle are you living? Write it down, define it, own it. Because clarity, like I said early on, it creates power. And once you have the clarity, your affirmations, your visualization, your meditation, everything can be focused and aligned with this. Now, let me give you a little truth that this might be a little hard to take, but you don't attract what you want. You attract who you are. And this is why all of these principles I'm talking about are important. And I've experienced this in my life. There's times when I'm like, I'm doing all the work. I know what I want. But you, who you are, is going to translate to your life. Manifestation is not about getting something, it's about becoming someone. So the real question is, who do you need to become to create the life you were visualizing? Do you need more discipline, more confidence, more consistency? Because when you shift your identity, everything else begins to follow. Your habits change, your decisions change, your results change, even the people around you and your environment changes. And that's where everything ties together, because all of the 12 prosperity pillars we've talked about, they're not separate ideas. They're all a foundation They all bricks in the foundation So for example taking responsibility acting in spite of your mood surrounding yourself with the right people focusing on solutions creating abundance All of these principles lead to this moment where you take control and you begin creating your life with your visualization. This is the execution of this whole mental operating system that we're talking about. So let me give you a few things to kind of watch out for. Number one, you can't wait for motivation. You don't need motivation. You need routine. You need commitment. You need discipline. Second, there's this problem with inconsistency that we've got to get over. You can't visualize once a week. You can't do these things we're talking about once in a while if you want your life to change. It's got to be daily. That's why this podcast is called The Daily Mastermind. I didn't call it The Weekly Mastermind. Repetition and consistency and frequency is what's going to make the change. And, you know, when you focus on outcomes without changing your identity, you're not really going to make the change. So it's important to become the person that you want to live this life that you're creating, not wait to become the person. So here's my message for you today. You've got everything you need to create the life you want right now. Not someday, not later, not when things are perfect, not when you have more time. Right now, Your future is not something you can hope for. It's something that you design, and it's something that I challenge you. I really do challenge you on this to set aside time every day, define your vision, clarify your vision, and make a decision as to what you want, and then start to visualize what that is. That's the message I want to leave you with as you go into the week, and I want to encourage you to check out some of the episodes that are coming up on. What we're going to try to do with the format is this. We're going to begin your week Mondays with clarity, focus, and discipline. Then on Wednesdays, and that's for your mindset, and then on Wednesdays, we're going to hit the strategies, tactics, and resources to help you grow your business and your authority. Friday, I'm going to bring in a lot of lifestyle, legacy, and things like leadership topics, but we'll have guests on throughout the week. And so these guests will be individuals that will share great ideas with you, share their stories, share their strategies, might even be people that you can network with. but I encourage you to follow the show and I really would appreciate it if you'd share this episode. I wanna hear from you. Hit me up on The Daily Mastermind. Let me know what you're working on, what you're struggling with. We're putting our content together for the next couple of months and so if you have some topics you want us to talk about, let me know. And I'll look forward to talking with you a little bit more during the week but I appreciate you being here. I appreciate you being part of The Daily Mastermind and once again, I hope you have an amazing week. I'll talk with you more tomorrow. Thank you.