8 mindset hacks that will help change your life  

The day I turned twenty-five, I felt like I ran into a brick wall and I was smack dab in a quarter-life crisis.  I started asking myself questions I never dared to ask. The really deep stuff that makes you feel as if you are watching a movie of your life. As unbelievable as it seems changing your mindset can change your life. When it comes to self-help, it does get a bad rap. They are those cringe-inducing ads that display of how someone’s life magically changed once they listened or followed the advice of a self-help guru.

But this isn’t going to be one of those blog posts. Self-help isn’t a magical pill of a genie that will solve your life’s problems within seconds or minutes. It would make life so much easier, but this is where the trick happens, the one that will change or transform your life and that is your mindset. These 8 mindset hacks will take you from one stage and elevate you to the next stage. As much as I want to say that you will never mope, drag your feet or have low-self esteem with these mindset hacks that are not true.

I would be lying to you and I can’t do that. I have been blogging for a year and I still have my moments when I want to quit and throw in the towel. There are successful people who have been in business for long and they still feel the same thing. They still go through the ups and downs of life. The difference here is that you still get up even when you are pushed down a million times. A bit of an exaggeration, but I just want you to know that we all have the opportunity to live a great life. 

Growing up, I used to think like most people that a fearless person had no fear. Then I learned that a fearless person still goes after what they want despite their fear. That is powerful there, in more ways than you understand. When you learn these mindset hacks you will go after what you want despite everything in your core telling you that it isn’t a good idea. When you want to give up, a switch happens that helps you keep going after what you want. 

All of the mindset hacks I have used to change my life and help me build the life I want. So, these mindset hacks do work and you can start doing them as soon as possible. They will help you achieve the life that you want.

Become aware your thoughts and beliefs

 Have you ever found yourself thinking about all the things that you suck at or do you ask yourself if you are even good at. Our thoughts and beliefs play

a major role in our lives. When I was a little kid I used to watch a lot of celebrity interviews and most of them would be asked how they became

this successful. In Hollywood fashion they would all say the same thing and that is they believed they were the best.

It made sense why most of them had such an ego, but I understood how that would have helped them achieve the kind of success most people would dream

about. Most of us never want to change our lives because we believe we don’t deserve anything better than what is in front of us. We convince ourselves that

we can’t be anyone else, but who we are. Yet, there still a small part of us that do dream of having a better life.

We have dreams of achieving greatness and then the alarm rings and reality crashes through. It is then that we shake our nerves and decide that the dream 

will never come to frution. Our thoughts are what makes us and whatever you think that will take shape in your life.

If you want to build your self-esteem then you find ways that can help that. You start changing the way you think. When in doubt, you give yourself a pep talk 

that will help you. You might have had a hard life, but it doesn’t always have to be like this. You might be thinking is there are guarantee that this mindset 

hack will even help? It might seem simple, but human beings tend be stubborn and you will have to constantly fight your inner critic or skeptic. Though, this

is one of the things I did to change my life and it did. 

Mantras

You need your go-to-go mantras, some people call these affirmations or rituals. Words you say to yourself when you have hit rock bottom and you want to 

throw in the towel. Five years ago, I read a book about affirmations and one of the things it said was to go to the mirror and speak over your life. At the time,

I rolled my eyes at how ridiculous it all seemed, but I still did it.

Yes, it was weird, staring into your reflection and talking to yourself is weird. I did it because my low-esteem kept pushing me into corners. Those five

minutes I stared into my eyes, I started believing the words I was saying to myself. It was as if a switch had been lit and I understood for the first time how

powerful words are. Even words said in anger have a way of changing the way we look at life. Mantras are by far one of the most useful mindset hacks you

can do because all it takes is saying a couple of words to yourself everyday.

If you are struggling to do something, you then tell yourself that you can do this. The more you tell yourself you can do something, the more you believe it.

Mantras are a lot easier to do though then changing your thought pattern. Changing your thought patterns takes time, but when you keep saying your

mantras that will change your thought pattern. 

Here are a couple of my favorite mantras;

1. God has a plan for my life

2. I can do this 

3. Life is precious

4. I am capable of more than I think I am

5. It is alright to fail, I will be victorious next time

6. If at first you don’t succeed, try and try again

7. When the going gets tough, the tough get going

Don’t allow your emotions to control your life

Since we aren’t robots, drones or zombies, emotions control our lives. So, I am not by any means saying that you shouldn’t be emotional. What I am saying is that we all have a choice in what we do with our lives. Most of us let our emotions control our lives. We are terrified, we don’t do anything. If we don’t want to wake up, then we don’t.

If we don’t want to eat healthy, we don’t. This is where you need to start re-framing the model that you use. Find one that will make you the best version of yourself, this mindset hack is hard to implement the first time around. Once you keep doing it though, you will have a completely different outlook on life.

For the longest time, I allowed my emotions to control my life. If I was afraid to do something, I wouldn’t do it. If I didn’t want to wake up, I didn’t. I was the type of person who used to sleep at 5 am when I was in university and when I was working I would wake up late as well. As a result, I was always grumpy when I woke up. When I stopped allowing emotions to control my life, I started making progress in my life. I started doing things differently and I was a happier and a more confident version of myself.

Think about future you

This is my favorite mindset hack and one that is actually fun to do. Do you remember the dreams you used to have of who you wanted to be? This is one of the best ways to motivate yourself and give you inspiration. Who are you in the future? Maybe, you are on a conference call, working on a fashion  show or you could be a famous singer.

Many people call this creative visualization, you look at future you as if you are watching a movie about your life. One where you are the star of the show. You could be doing photo shoots right at this moment, signing autographs or directing a movie. Creative visualization is a trick that many successful people use to help achieve their goals.

And it isn’t as complicated as it sounds. You are already doing it when your mind wanders off and you think about future you. And even if it seems future you and present you are different people, we all have to start from somewhere. Most often to win a race you need to go back and imagine yourself winning the race. This mindset hack has worked for me in the past and it continues to help me accomplish more than I thought it would. It helps me achieve more than I can possibly imagine.

If you want to go the extra mile you can create a mood board about the car future you drives, where future you lives and what future you is doing right at this second. This visual reminder will motivate you to keep going after your dreams even when it seems impossible. 

For a little motivation, the Hustle, Believe, Receive book will show you how it is possible to change your life around in as little as eighteen months. It will show you how can achieve this.

Also Read: How to Use Visualization to Achieve Your Goals?

Remove limiting beliefs

Twenty-two-year-old me thought there was no such thing as limiting belief. If I am being honest, I didn’t know it existed then I read a powerful book that 

changed my mind and the way I looked at things. I started realizing that there’s so much we do to ourselves that damages our confidence. It is so easy to 

do that.

Unbelievably easy, all it takes is someone saying something to else and we are spiraling out of control. When I was a kid I was made to believe I was stupid, so

for many years, I held onto the belief that I was stupid. And even if someone said something positive, I would start thinking that I had to be the butt of their 

joke. 

Removing your limiting beliefs is a mindset hack that will change your life. As I mentioned before, what you believe in matters, but often even if we know that

our beliefs are damaging we don’t make an effort to remove it. If you truly want to change your life, I recommend do get this boxset of books from Tony

Robbins will help you achieve that. 

 Also Read: How to Overcome Self-Doubt Like A Boss?

Become uncomfortable

How is being uncomfortable a mindset hack you might ask. That is a great question. You need to start asking yourself questions that will make you a little of 

very uncomfortable depending on the questions you ask yourself.  It is extremely important you ask yourself questions because you are the only one who 

knows why you think the way you do.

You are the only one who can answer those questions with honesty. Once you understand the reason behind the action, it is a lot easier to work through 

things. You will then know how to solve the problem. A mechanic can’t fix a car until he asks the owner questions and investigates what the problem might

be. A doctor can’t help you until he discovers what might be wrong and with a notepad, he does a deep-dive asking you questions that might make you 

uncomfortable.

Every professional asks questions in order to solve a problem, whether they are asking themselves the question or someone else it doesn’t matter. If

they don’t ask questions, the problem isn’t solved. This is magic and will help you accomplish your goals at a faster rate. 

Here are a few questions you could ask yourself;

1. What can I do today that will help me get closer to accomplishing my goals,

2. What do I still need to work on so that I am prepared?

3. What am I missing?

4. What can I do to make the results better?

5. What do I need to improve to become better?

6. What does 6-figure me do differently than I am doing right now?

7. If I fail, what is the worst thing that could happen to me?

No matter what

My sister used to wear this jumper that had the words no matter what written in white bold letters. Mini-me didn’t understand the point of it. But now, that I am a little older and wiser I understand the power in those words. No matter what is what champions say when they win the championship. No matter what is what singers who are tired and on world tours say to themselves. 

Every successful person keeps telling themselves no matter what because to them that pushes them past the norm and the obstacles that are in their way. Your no matter is the push you require to keep going after your dreams even if it becomes hard. It is the final shove that you need to make it to the finish line. The line that will push you. 

If you need to write down your goals, you will tell yourself I will do this “no matter what.” This mindset hack is what a lot of people do to get things done even

when they are unmotivated. 

Alter Ego

So, when the going gets tough then you need to keep going. This is where the alter ego comes in, this version is funnier, bolder and even

more charming than you. This version of you seems to keep going despite the obstacles that come their way. This mindset hack will help you

keep moving and you can take out your alter ego whenever you need it the most.

You might not be a singer or a celebrity, but we all need to alter egos especially when we feel as if we aren’t good enough. So, your alter ego

doesn’t have to be a complete opposite of you, but just the better version of yourself. That is why a lot of celebrities use alter egos as a way

to cope and to distress. Here’s an example, I an introvert and I used to have massive stage fright.

One way I got out of it was by creating an alter ego of myself. As nervous as I was to walk upon the stage and give a speech, I created a version of

myself that could cope with the flashing lights and stare down at the people. It wasn’t as if I was no longer an introvert, but I found a way to deal

with the uncomfortable and scary position I found myself in.

So, yes creating an alter ego is one of the best mindset hacks you can use to help you get to where you want to go. 

What is your main takeaway from this blog post and what mindset hack will you try out?

                                                                                     Keep Pushing

                                                          Vanessa