Today’s episode is short and spicy, my friends!

I’m opening up my personal journal pages to share with you my current daily pep talk, which is also my Future Self’s daily standards of living and being. This pep talk is part of a new framework I’ve developed for my company to set the tone and energy for a spectacular life.

In this episode, I share a standard designed to activate your brain and command your subconscious mind to uplevel:

• Mentally: Refusing to argue for limitations.
• Emotionally: Choosing self-love and refusing solvable pain.
• Physically: Acting on decisions rather than waiting for motivation.
• Spiritually: Committing to your highest, most successful Future Self.

I would like to invite you to borrow this standard today. Let these words be the bridge to your Future Self. Let them inspire you, motivate you, and encourage you toward your very best, most spectacular life.

In the Create Your Future podcast with Mandy Mackowiak, Certified Life Coach, you will get tools and practical strategies for elevating your self-concept and mindset, achieving your goals, and creating the life and future of your dreams. Please expect to be uplifted, learn, and be inspired as she and her guests cover topics ranging from life coaching and habits to mindfulness and spirituality to goals and happiness.

For more information, visit mandymackowiaklifecoach.com.

Most of us often treat happiness like a finish line, something we get to feel after we hit the goal or realize the dream. In this episode, we flip the script and explore why Happiness Firstis the most practical, research-backed strategy for a life you love living.

We dive into the neurology of expansion versus contraction. When you are stuck in negative emotion, your brain physically narrows its perspective, keeping you in a "contracted" thought loop where you can't see the way out. When you lead with positive emotion, you keep your thinking brain thriving, allowing you to see the opportunities and solutions that were there all along.

I’m sharing three sophisticated mental practices to help you cultivate the expansive state required for the next level you:

• Making the Best of Everything: The high-level practice of finding the "up-level" in any circumstance so you never stay stuck.
• Choosing Optimism: The deliberate, logical decision to use the lens that reveals your potential.
• Feeling Good About Yourself: The quiet, elegant act of self-love that changes your entire frequency.

In the Create Your Future podcast with Mandy Mackowiak, Certified Life Coach, you will get tools and practical strategies for elevating your self-concept and mindset, achieving your goals, and creating the life and future of your dreams. Please expect to be uplifted, learn, and be inspired as she and her guests cover topics ranging from life coaching and habits to mindfulness and spirituality to goals and happiness.

For more information, visit mandymackowiaklifecoach.com.

What does a high-intensity workout have to teach us about mental clarity? In this episode, I’m sharing a transformative moment from my first run in twenty years. When the intensity felt like the "boss" of me, my coach gave me five words of power: “Get control of your heart rate.” Join me for a short and sweet deep dive into how we let the "intensity" of our lives—our schedules, our goals, and our stress—run the show. We often choose the challenge, but then we let the challenge choose our mood. You’ll learn how to stop being a victim of the pace you decided and how to stop "claiming" every stressful thought or feeling that passes through. It’s time to stop the mental spiral, reclaim your lead, and start mastering your mindset for a clearer, healthier, and happier you.

In the Create Your Future podcast with Mandy Mackowiak, Certified Life Coach, you will get tools and practical strategies for elevating your self-concept and mindset, achieving your goals, and creating the life and future of your dreams. Please expect to be uplifted, learn, and be inspired as she and her guests cover topics ranging from life coaching and habits to mindfulness and spirituality to goals and happiness.

For more information, visit mandymackowiaklifecoach.com.