Words don’t change your life, but the meaning you give them can. Hence, the power of books! I was not a uber committed high schooler, or collegiate for that matter, but as I reached my late twenties I soon realized the power of learning. Education and information is important for developing skill sets and specialties in areas of career and study, but knowledge is vital to feeling fulfilled in your life and equips you with a mindset for taking action. Learning must be our quest until the moment we stop breathing.

Would you like to fast track your dreams into goals, Yet you are unsure of where start? Here is a Mindset Hack that can get you there.

It’s called the Power of AS IF.

Here’s what to do: Reverse engineer your goal.

Start by getting a visual of who you’d like to be as the expanded version of yourself. Perhaps you’d like to land that promotion, start a business, shed 50lbs or just have more love in your life?

Next, get a blank sheet of paper. Draw a horizontal timeline with two dots on either end. One for the present moment, and one for your future self. Write your goal above like a big flashing Vegas sign.

You’re off the hook. It’s not entirely your fault that you may not be at your healthiest. You have been in a trance; hypnotized by the habits and thinking of your subconscious.  Many of our trance-like states started years ago. Known for bridging science with spirit, Bruce Lipton Phd, says, “Our thoughts are mainly controlled by our subconscious, which is largely formed before the age of 6, and you cannot change the subconscious mind by just thinking about it. That's why the power of positive thinking will not work for most people. The subconscious mind is like a tape player. Until you change the tape, it will not change.”