Reset Your Mindset: The Future Is Right Now

4 min readSep 2, 2021

Are you feeling stuck in a rut? Are you struggling to find motivation to get moving and go after your dreams? If so, it might be time to reset your mindset. By making a few simple changes, you can start to see things in a new light and get yourself back on track. Here are some tips for resetting your mindset and getting motivated again.

Talk About Your Dream

Like a lot of people it was my dream to write a novel. I was lucky. I had someone encourage me. I told them about my dream and they said do it now! Or at least START they said. They didn’t nag me, but somehow it just took hold. It was like someone planted a seed and it kept growing.

Tell someone you trust about your dream. And listen to what they say. Even if they say, what the hell for, why would you do that? Turn that around and say, well dang why the hell not? Your life could end at any moment. The Pandemic taught us all that lesson. Saying your dream out loud, not just inside your own head, reinforces it, it plants that seed.

Get Visual

To start writing my book I got a giant white board and sketched out my story. I put my characters’ names on the left side of the white board (Luna James and Stryker Caine and the rest) and I drew individual lines for the paths they would travel through the story. The lines would rise and fall. The characters’ journey had peaks and valleys, and some lines/journeys would intersect with one another. Some characters didn’t make it, and I thoughtfully erased their names.

Having the visual of a giant board with my characters lives on them, kept me writing. I’d see their names and feel I couldn’t let them down; they couldn’t die. It’s true some did die/got erased but the others, I was invested in seeing them through to the end of their voyage.

A Vision Board Party — Traditional or Virtual

To serve as inspiration or motivation for your dream try creating a vision board. You can create one alone or attend (or host) a Vision Board Party. Or in our times of COVID host a Virtual Vision Board Party or attend a Virtual Vision Board Meetup.

One benefit of doing it with others in a party mode is it’s a fun way to define your best life, while helping others realize their dreams. But no worries if you are an introvert like me, create in your own space!

Vision Board Resources

11 Online Vision Board Apps and Websites for 2021
https://www.developgoodhabits.com/online-vision-board/

131 Vision Board Quotes That Make You Want to Be Better
https://healthyhappyimpactful.com/vision-board-quotes-sayings/

3 Tips for Hosting a Vision Board Party

1. Keep the guest list at a manageable number so everyone gets a chance to share their creation.

2. Only invite positive people to your Vision Board party, no Debbie Downers allowed

3. Ask that everyone brings a few items.

Eyes On You

I put my giant white board where I would see it every day. it was such a enourmous white board, I literally would almost trip over it when I got dressed in the morning.

Whatever visual you use (white board or vision board), put in a place your eyes can’t avoid seeing every day. Keep it front of mind.

You Are Human

Remember to practice self-compassion. Accepting that you are human and will make mistakes is an essential part of changing your mindset for the better. When things don’t go as planned, remind yourself that everyone makes mistakes sometimes and it’s okay.

Take Time for You

We promise ourselves we will pursue our dreams. And then time passes, and we think: shoulda, woulda, coulda. I’ve been there. Everyone has. You deserve to be happy, take that first step!