Master Your Mind
Workshop Purpose
To teach a morning routine for managing anxiety and overthinking by mastering your mind.
Key Takeaways
- Anxiety is a learned pattern, not a life sentence. It's a temporary signal that your system is in protection mode, not a permanent diagnosis.
- The key is changing your attitude toward emotions. Instead of resisting them, create a safe internal environment to process them without reaction. This allows them to dissolve naturally.
- Master your mind by connecting to a higher consciousness. Shift from identifying with your thoughts to being the observer of your thoughts to regain control.
- Implement a consistent 3–6 month routine. This duration is critical for rewiring neural pathways and regulating the nervous system for long-term change.
The Problem: Anxiety Achieving Routines
Current routines often create (achieve) anxiety by keeping the nervous system in a contracted, stressed state.
Example:
- Late-night phone use
- Poor sleep
- Morning "defrosting"
- More phone use.
Problem: Phone Use as a Coping Mechanism:
- Provides a conditioned dopamine hit for relief.
- Suppresses discomfort that arises from stillness or boredom.
- Prevents the brain's Default Mode Network from engaging in deep reflection.
The Solution: Consciously choose stillness to practice acceptance and process discomfort.
- This allows emotions to dissolve naturally, as "what you resist persists."
The Solution: The Mind Launch Method
A 3-step system for creating lasting change:
- Regulate: Calm the nervous system with a clear plan and routine.
- Reprogram: Understand your "true self blueprint" and shed societal conditioning by reprogramming your subconscious mind.
- Reset: Align your identity with your true self for a more effortless life.
The Framework: Consciousness Over Mind
The framework for mastering the mind:
- Consciousness (your perspective/spirit)
- Thoughts
- Emotions
- Actions
- Results.
The Horse & Rider Analogy:
Mind = Horse: The conditioned, automatic part.
Consciousness = Rider: The master who directs the mind.
Goal: Shift from identifying with mind to being the conscious observer.
The Scale of Consciousness (David Hawkins):
- Force (Pride & below): Life feels hard and pressured.
- Power (Courage & above): Life feels empowered and in flow.
- Method for Moving Up: Let go of lower-level emotions through acceptance, not suppression.
The Practice: Building a New Routine
A consistent routine is the primary tool for rewiring the nervous system.
Example Routine:
- 8:00 PM: Turn off phones; begin wind-down.
- 9:00 PM: In bed; read or journal gratitude.
- 6:00 AM: Wake up; walk, breathwork, meditation.
- 6:30 AM: Journal on goals and set daily intentions.
Accountability is Key: - Knowledge alone is insufficient.
- Support and guidance are necessary for proper implementation
Next Steps:
- Audit your current routine.
- Map out a new, optimal routine using the provided framework.
- Practice stillness and boredom to build tolerance for discomfort.
Josh offered a 16-week, 1-on-1 coaching container
- Application-only (5 spots/month).