$5 Million Mental Technique: The Science of Success

Podcast

Interview with John Mitchell and Kevin Kauffman

Intro 

Think and Grow Rich is by far the most successful book on building wealth and achieving more, but the biggest challenge many people face is how to take the principles in the book and implement them into their daily thoughts, habits, and actions. If we’re able to distill the fundamentals of the book into what we do, we can significantly transform our lives, which is what my guest, John Mitchell was able to do. He developed a mental technique that changed his life by just setting 12 minutes aside each day to work on personal development, self-control, and focus. Over two decades into his career, he was able to make the jump from six figures to a seven-figure income. 

How do we shift our mindset and behavior towards an internal operating system that helps us achieve our goals? How does John’s “Think It Be It’ technique set us up for success? How can we retrain our subconscious minds? On this episode, John Mitchell shares the process that took him from earning in the low 6 figures to making $5 million dollars. 

Quotes 

What you envision in detail on a daily basis is what shows up in your life.

– John Mitchell

If you’re not as successful as you think you should be, it’s not your fault, you’re just missing some information.

– Kevin Kauffman

You have to be productive, creative and happy to succeed.

– John Mitchell 

Key Points 

The flawed operating system human beings have

All of us are operating with an antiquated operating system which is geared towards survival. This causes our thoughts to be fear-based, it causes us to be reactive, not proactive and it doesn’t allow us to operate in a way that we’re productive, creative and happy. We overcome our antiquated operating systems by reprogramming the subconscious mind through repeated action and behaviors. 

Being taught how to be successful is different from the action it takes to make it happen

Most of what we’re taught about succeeding is strategic, but it’s hard for those strategies to seep into our thought process, actions and behaviors. If we’re not constantly thinking about the improvements we want to make in our lives and linking those goals to what we do, we won’t get any traction. 

The subconscious mind is what determines the actions we take

The conscious mind sets our intention and is influenced by logic. Our subconscious mind controls your everyday thoughts and ongoing actions and it’s influenced by repetition. 

Summary 

On this episode we discussed

• Why it takes more than hard work to earn seven figures, and the significance of Think and Grow Rich. 
• How John Mitchell went from six figures to seven figures 25 years into his career.
• How to reprogram our operating system so that we’re not working from a place of fear and reactivity. 
• The 2 key behaviors that set mega-achievers apart. 
• John’s 12 minute “Think It, Be It” mental technique.  
• Darren Hardy’s success story and how John connected with him.

Closing Paragraph 

Our ongoing thoughts determine our success, but in order for those thoughts to translate into new habits and different results, we have to consistently work on reprogramming how we think. We need to lead a life of intense intention, clarity, discipline and focus, and there needs to be a tool we can rely on to implement them into our lives. That is how we break through the ceiling and grow in every key area of our lives.

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