Strategic Discipline Blog

At the Nashville retreat, Dr. Joe Dispenza reminded us:

“Nobody is coming for you. You must be your own hero.”

True transformation begins when we take full responsibility for our lives—when we stop waiting to be rescued and start doing the inner work.

Let’s explore what keeps you stuck, how to break free, and how to start living as the creator of your own future.

Why You Feel Stuck

Watch this short video from Dr. Joe Dispenza: Why You Feel Stuck → 

Many of us live in a loop, reliving our past experiences. Because our thoughts, emotions, and actions are rooted in old memories, our future ends up looking exactly like our past.

As we teach in Change Your Mind. Create New Results:

How we think, act, and feel becomes our personality—and our personality creates our personal reality.

Here’s how the cycle continues:

• We think the same thoughts,
• Make the same choices,
• Act the same way,
• Experience the same things,
• Feel the same emotions—
  which leads us right back to the same thoughts again.

So, what’s the first step toward a different reality?

New Thoughts → New Results

Change begins with new thoughts.

• New thoughts lead to new choices.
• New choices create new behaviors.
• New behaviors generate new experiences.
• New experiences evoke new feelings.
• And those new emotions fuel even more new thoughts.

When you shift your attention away from the external world—the senses, the routines, the familiar—you begin to “unplug” from your old identity.

As Dr. Joe teaches, when you let go of who you think you are—your history, roles, and limitations—you can access a higher state of consciousness. In that state of “no body, no one, no thing, no where, in no time,” you open yourself to pure possibility and creation.

The longer you linger in this space of “nothingness,” the more you connect with the field of unlimited potential—a place of inspiration, energy, and awakening.

Overcoming Is Becoming

Watch this short clip: Overcoming is Becoming →

But overcoming that mindset is worth more than any wealth—because it creates the foundation for true abundance and health.

The overcoming process is the becoming process. That’s how you move toward your vision.

No one else can do this for you. The energy to change must come from within. Each time you rise from inertia, take action, and choose growth over comfort, you build sovereignty and self-belief.

This isn’t a one-time event—it’s a daily practice.
The more you live in your envisioned future, the more naturally the universe aligns with your vision.

In time, you become your vision.

Choose You

At the Nashville Retreat, Dr. Joe reminded us:

“No person is coming for you. Go back to your past, keep choosing you. Be more present—with family, with friends. The more you practice, the better you get at it. Joy.”

Invest your energy in possibilities—in your envisioned future.

To do this, you must become comfortable with discomfort. Transformation requires stepping into the unknown and crossing the river of change.

To change, you must be greater than your feelings.
If you can’t think beyond your emotions, you’ll never change.

As Dr. Joe challenged us in Nashville:

“We’re never going to change unless we are challenged.”

You can change in two ways:

• In times of pain and suffering, or
• In times of joy and inspiration.

Which will you choose?

Ready to Create Your Future?

Now is the time to choose you.

At Positioning Systems, we help leaders and teams move beyond the familiar past to create cultures of inspiration, accountability, and growth.

If you’re ready to rewire your thinking and step into your envisioned future, explore our
NCS – Change Your Mind. Create New Results Training.

Challenge yourself.
Challenge your team.
Challenge your business.

👉 Contact us today for a free exploratory meeting—and start becoming the hero of your own story.

Growth demands Strategic Discipline.

One thing that has always sustained and inspired me is learning. I’m a lifelong learner—once an avid reader, now an audiobook enthusiast. Every evening on my daily walk, I listen, reflect, and let new ideas shape my thinking.

Recently, a former client recommended a fascinating book: The Source – The Secrets of the Universe, the Science of the Brain by Dr. Tara Swart. It explores many of the same principles we teach in Change Your Mind. Create New Results.

One chapter that stood out to me—“Motivation: Stay Resilient to Achieve Your Goals”—dives deep into the power of purpose. In next week’s blog, I’ll share Dr. Swart’s insights on what drives purpose and why the people of Okinawa live longer, healthier lives because of it.

Building an enduring great organization requires disciplined people, disciplined thought, disciplined action, superior results, producing a distinctive impact on the world.

Discipline sustains momentum over a long period, laying the foundations for lasting endurance.

A winning habit begins with 3 Strategic Disciplines: Priority, Metrics, and Meeting Rhythms.   Forecasting, accountability, individual, and team performance improve dramatically.

Meeting Rhythms achieve a disciplined focus on performance metrics to drive growth.

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NEXT BLOG – Why Okinawans Live So Long – Purpose