Escaping The Victim Mindset
We get more of what we focus on. 😮
Some people focus on happiness and gratitude. They become happier and more grateful, as a result.
Some people focus on fear, doubt, and gloom. The unfortunate result is more of those subjects entering their lives.
The most difficult thing to escape is a victim mindset. It is often embedded deep within your subconscious mind, and it was installed there during your youth.
You received that programming from your parents, teachers, friends, and society. You absorbed the content as pure fact, simply because you had no baseline to compare facts against, at the time.
Perhaps you grew up being told you were shy, so now you believe it. And, you act this way as an adult.
Maybe you grew up being told you weren't good enough. You believed that, too. You now accept it as part of your character.
You listened to your parents and other authority influences complain and blame everyone else for their own problems and situations. You adopted that mindset of blaming, too. It's what you observed and learned.
The victim mindset is the hardest to break free from, because of how readily available there are for others with the same mindset to validate your victim mindset. They do this constantly.
During a low point within your thoughts, you'll make a post on social media, proclaiming something about how your life isn't fair. You'll blame others for your situation, or blame others for your source of grief. You want to be heard. Validated.
What happens?
A flood of other victim mindset people arrive. They've been waiting in their own darkness, scanning the social media feed for their own negative validation. They reinforce your post because they share the same mindset.
The blame game compounds. It's always someone, or some other group's fault. You blame your misery, depression, unhappiness on other people.
What you fail to understand is that when you blame others for your unhappiness, you've also given them control over you. You've admitted that you do not control your own emotions or presence.
So, how do you get out of this victim mindset jail?
You must establish distance from those who reinforce your victim mindset, for their own selfish reasons. They will trap you with them forever. Avoid seeking validation from others in the same trap.
You must stop looking outward for your sources of misery and happiness, and focus inward within yourself. You are the true source of both happiness and misery. It is always your decision.
Begin taking 100% accountability and ownership for everything in your life. Your finances, your success, your relationships, your career. Everything.
Realize that your current situation is the result of decisions you made in the past. Realize that your future is based on decisions you make today. Rest easy, understanding that everything is within your own control. You shouldn't want it any other way.
You get more of what you focus on. I hope to see you on the other side. 🧡
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Nir Eyal is the international best-selling author of "Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products" and his latest book "Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life". This latest is a guidebook for getting the best of technology without letting it get the best of us. Indistractable received critical acclaim, winning the 2019 Outstanding Works of Literature (OWL) Award, was named one of the Best Business and Leadership Books of the Year, according to Amazon and one of the Best Personal Development Books of the Year by Audible
Nir is formerly a Lecturer in Marketing at Stanford's Graduate School of Business and also taught at the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design.
| Name |
| Nir Eyal |
| City, State, Country |
| NYC & Singapore |
| Company Name & Position Title |
| Author, Hooked and Indistractable |
| Website |
| NirAndFar.com |
| Facebook Page |
| https://www.facebook.com/ |
| Instagram Page |
| http://instagram.com/neyal99 |
| Twitter Page |
| https://twitter.com/nireyal |
| LinkedIn Page |
| https://www.linkedin.com/in/ |
| Book |
| geni.us/Indistractable |
His YouTube Show Hit 300 Million Views - With Matt Farah - EP0147
Matt Farah is a career automotive journalist who has reviewed thousands of cars on his YouTube channel "The Smoking Tire", which has nearly a million subscribers and over 300 million video views. He is also host of "The Smoking Tire" podcast, which leads the automotive category on iTunes.
In this episode, we discuss how to build a massive audience by simply being who you are. We also discuss how Matt transitioned his online persona into physical businesses, including his new Los Angeles based business, West Side Collector Car Storage.
| Name |
| Matt Farah |
| City, State, Country |
| Los Angeles, CA |
| Company Name & Position Title |
| The Smoking Tire, Owner West Side Collector Car Storage, Owner |
| Website |
| http://thesmokingtire.com/ |
| Facebook Page |
| https://www.facebook.com/TheSmokingTire/ |
| Instagram Page |
| https://www.instagram.com/thesmokingtire/ |
| Twitter Page |
| https://twitter.com/TheSmokingTire |
| YouTube Channel |
| https://www.youtube.com/user/TheSmokingTire |
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Matt Sweetwood is the CEO of LUXnow - the marketplace for luxury autos, homes, and yachts. He is an internationally known professional speaker and life coach.
As an entrepreneur for over 30 years, Matt previously built a $100MM camera store business.
However, his greatest achievement is having raised five successful children as a single dad. He is also author of #1 best-selling book: “Leader of the Pack: How a single dad of five led his kids, his business and himself from disaster to success.”
| Name |
| Matt Sweetwood |
| City, State, Country |
| Miami, FL |
| Company Name & Position Title |
| Luxnow, CEO |
| Website |
| https://msweetwood.com/ |
| Facebook Page |
| https://www.facebook.com/ |
| Instagram Page |
| https://www.instagram.com/ |
| Twitter Page |
| https://twitter.com/MSweetwood |
| LinkedIn Page |
| https://www.linkedin.com/in/ |
| Book |
| https://www.amazon.com/dp/ |
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Dr Rick Perea, PhD is one of the most dynamic Performance Psychologists in the world. The NFL's Denver Broncos utilized his mindset strategies to help win the Super Bowl in 2016.
He's also the Performance Psychologist for The NBA's Denver Nuggets, NFL's Miami Dolphins, and MLB's Colorado Rockies.
Rick is also author of a new book, "Decision Point" which just launched on Amazon.
What does a champion mindset consist of? Tune in and find out!
| Name |
| Rick Perea |
| City, State, Country |
| Denver, CO |
| Company Name & Position Title |
| ThinkOne, CEO |
| Website |
| ThinkOne4you.org |
| Facebook Page |
| https://www.facebook.com/LeadersDecisionPoint |
| Instagram Page |
| https://www.instagram.com/Drpthinkone4you/ |
| Twitter Page |
| https://twitter.com/DrPDK2 |
| LinkedIn Page |
| https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-rick-perea-ph-d-c-p-c-c-e-p-s-i-p-8a370792/ |
| Book |
| Decision Point: The Moment Leaders are Born https://www.amazon.com/Decision-Point-Moment-Leaders-Born/dp/B089TWPV3B/ |
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He's an Award-Winning Creative Director, Visionary, TEDXSpeaker, and Web Pioneer.
Brad is also host of Awakened Nation podcast, and author of his new book, "Liquid Leadership 2.0"
| Name |
| Brad Szollose |
| City, State, Country |
| Henderson, NV |
| Company Name & Position Title |
| Another Big Production, Inc., Co-Founder, Creative Director |
| Website |
| http://www. |
| Facebook Page |
| https://www.facebook.com/ |
| Instagram Page |
| https://www.instagram.com/ |
| Twitter Page |
| http://www.twitter.com/ |
| LinkedIn Page |
| https://www.linkedin.com/in/ |
| Other Social Media or Websites (book, IMDb, etc...) |
| https://www.bradszollose.com/ https://www.instagram.com/ https://liquidleadership.com/, |
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Jen made the switch from marketing executive to entrepreneur in 2003 and last year was awarded "Innovator of the Year" for excellence in Business Coaching for her programs “Boss Women Rock” and “Instant Media Mogul” among others.
| Name |
| Jen DeVore |
| City, State, Country |
| Denver, CO |
| Company Name & Position Title |
| Boss Women Rock, Founder |
| Website |
| http://www.jendevore.rocks |
| Facebook Page |
| https://www.facebook.com/jen. |
| Instagram Page |
| https://www.instagram.com/ |
| Twitter Page |
| https://twitter.com/JenRDeVore |
| LinkedIn Page |
| https://www.linkedin.com/in/ |
| YouTube Channel |
| https://www.youtube.com/ |
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Natalia Diane Sanchez is a business and leadership coach dedicated to facilitating transformational growth in her clients to elevate their self-mastery, alignment, leadership, and achievement potential.
She has an unusual story of adversity, having taken a fall off a cliff. This left her broken mentally and physically, but she grew to greater heights afterward.
| Name |
| Natalia Diane Sanchez |
| City, State, Country |
| San Diego, CA |
| Company Name & Position Title |
| Natalia Diane Sanchez, Transformational Growth & Leadership Coach |
| Website |
| Nataliadiane.com |
| Facebook Page |
| facebook.com/nataliadianeprocoach |
| Instagram Page |
| instagram.com/nataliadiane |
| Twitter Page |
| twitter.com/msnataliadiane |
| LinkedIn Page |
| linkedin.com/in/nataliadiane/ |
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Glenn Lundy is host of the wildly popular Facebook Live show #RiseAndGrind. He’s been on stage at places like Hustle and Grind Con, and Grow Your Business For God’s Sake!
With 20 years experience in the automotive industry, Glenn has been spotlighted on ABC, NBC, and CBS, and is an expert in auto dealership culture development, and leadership training.
Glenn has the unique ability to help identify the areas for growth in your store, and teach creative ways to invoke your dealership's spirit.
| Name |
| Glenn Lundy |
| City, State, Country |
| Lexington, KY |
| Company Name & Position Title |
| GlennLundy LLC - President |
| Website |
| glennlundy.com |
| Facebook Page |
| https://www.facebook.com/glenn.lundy.58 |
| Instagram Page |
| https://www.instagram.com/glenn_lundy/ |
| Twitter Page |
| https://twitter.com/GlennBLundy |
| LinkedIn Page |
| https://www.linkedin.com/in/ |
| Other Social Media or Websites (book, IMDb, etc...) |
| themorning5.com |
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Countless startups and companies including Amazon, Google, Twitter, Disney, Coca-Cola, and Colgate have tapped her to come up with creative and engaging names that move people and move products.
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| Name |
| Alexandra Watkins |
| City, State, Country |
| San Diego, CA |
| Company Name & Position Title |
| Eat My Words, Founder |
| Website |
| http://www.eatmywords.com |
| Facebook Page |
| https://www.facebook.com/ |
| Twitter Page |
| https://twitter.com/eatmywords |
| LinkedIn Page |
| https://www.linkedin.com/in/ |
| Book |
| Hello, My Name Is Awesome: How to Create Brand Names That Stick - https://smile.amazon.com/dp/ |