Understanding where you are on the mindset ladder can transform the way you approach life’s challenges and opportunities. In this inspiring episode, host April Shprintz breaks down the steps to mastering your mindset, from overcoming intrusive thoughts to reframing setbacks as growth opportunities. With practical tips and relatable insights, April shows how to shift from merely reacting to life to intentionally creating the life you want. Whether you’re just starting your mindset journey or ready to reach the top rungs, this episode will leave you motivated to take the next step.
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Where Are You On The Mindset Ladder?
Good, Better, Best: The Mindset Ladder
One of the things I hear from people a lot when we talk about their mindset journey is, “Are we there yet?” Not like that but wondering, “Where am I in this journey? How much further do I have to go? How much better can it get?” I see it as a good, better, best. If you want to know where you are on the mindset ladder because it always goes up and better, I’m going to give you some ideas of where you are, what the next place is, and what it will feel like when you get there.
Good or bottom few rungs of the ladder are when you’re working to catch and control your thoughts. This is when you see mindset as being positive instead of negative because you’re just learning about it. I remember this so well. I thought I was a very positive person before I started working on my mindset. I realized that not only was I not positive but I was what I call a disasterizer.
If something bad happened, I would push it out to what is the absolute worst thing that can happen and make sure I could handle it. I then can be calm. What I didn’t realize was at that point, I was making it more likely that those bad things would happen because that’s what I was focused on. The thing is even when you’re in this place where you’re noticing that your mindset is maybe worse than you thought it was or you have more negative intrusive thoughts than you ever thought, you’re already getting into a better place.
I have a cute little tip for you on those intrusive thoughts. It sounds crazy but I’m telling you it’ll work. If you find yourself in these first few rungs of the ladder, thinking things you don’t want to think, you can’t get off of it, and you’re in the hamster wheel of anxious thoughts, start to hum. It doesn’t matter what you hum. You can hum Three Blind Mice. You cannot have intrusive thoughts and hum at the same time. It’s almost like how you can’t sneeze with your eyes open. If you didn’t know that, you’re welcome.
Believing Things Happen For You
Better. When you go from good to better and you’re on the middle rungs of the mindset ladder, here’s what you’re going to notice. Things are happening for you, not to you. Not only are you going to think that repeatedly but you’ll believe it. When you encounter something that you didn’t want or a situation that isn’t ideal or let’s say you didn’t get the thing that you wanted, you’re going to trust that that’s because there’s something even better.
Your mantra will become, “This is happening for me, not to me.” You’ll be looking at how. “Let me find that out. That could be exciting and fun.” You’re always asking that question. “I wonder how this is working out for me.” You’re starting to develop that trust with yourself, the universe, and everything that happens to you. Things are always going to work out.
Your mantra will become: This is happening for me, not to me. Share on XYou may have more bumps in the road than you expected when you’re in this area of the ladder because you still have some residual momentum from when you were thinking the other way. We’re getting what we focus on. You may be getting some things that you focused on in the past but this is where it starts to get fun. Not only are you thinking that things are happening for me, not to me, but you’re starting to do it automatically.
This is when you’ve worked on getting your unpaid assistant AKA your unconscious mind to start to reframe things for you to start and see them in a better way. It becomes easier and easier. That is when you start to get towards the best part of your mindset. These are the top rungs of the ladder. This is where life is golden and where the lucky people live. Everyone says, “She’s so lucky. He’s so lucky.” No. They’re at the top of the mindset ladder.
The lucky people live at the top of the mindset ladder. Share on XThere were two things we talked about. You’re able to catch and control your thoughts. You’re reframing and understanding that things are happening for you, not to you. It’s happening automatically all the time. Instead of life living you, you are living life. When I say life living you, if bad things happen, you have a bad day. If good things happen, you have a good day. Life is in control. It is living you. When you are living life, you are creating the life that you want with your focus and feelings. You’re doing it deliberately
You are creating the life that you want with your focus and your feelings. Share on XLiving Life Deliberately
You know that you’re going to get more of what you focus on so you only focus on the things that you want. You also know that the quicker that you can feel like you already have the thing you want and feel as if, “I already have that promotion or the body of my dreams. I’m already on vacation,” the more quickly you are going to see the opportunities to bring those things towards you. It’s going to happen much more quickly too. Think about it. Time flies when you’re having fun. If you can already feel like you have that thing that you want, there’s not much that’s more fun than that.
Feeling As If You Already Have It
Time flies when you're having fun, and if you can already feel like you have that thing that you want - there's not much that's more fun than that! Share on XI want to hear from you. Where are you on the mindset ladder? Reach out to me. You can go to the website, WinningMindsetMasteryPodcast.com. Towards the bottom of the page is the Ask April button. That is a direct line to me. Not many people have it but if you put a message in there, I’ll get it right away. It’s private. I won’t answer you personally but I’d love to know where you are on the ladder. Do you have struggles? Do you want help with them? I am here for you. I cannot wait to hear how this is working out. Here’s to your success.
