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Now before our episode begins, here's a quick word from our sponsors.

Hey there, and welcome to wake me up.

My friend, we all have some dream of the future.

A vision of what our life could be.

Many people will never reach that dream life,

even though it's completely possible.

In this episode, I'll explain why most people don't succeed in building their dream life.

I'll point out how you can.

And I'll guide you through a meditative mindfulness practice that will help you move past these obstacles that hold most people

back so that you can achieve your dreams.

Let me begin by just explaining.

You see, your thoughts play a crucial role in shaping your life.

We all think repetitive thoughts that keep us fixed in the same patterns.

That's true for everyone.

These repetitive thoughts are like a computer program running in the background all of the time. This is the subconscious mind and it

wields immense power in shaping your life. Most people operate on autopilot, thinking the same thoughts day after day, which locks them into repetitive behavior patterns.

Now almost everyone wants to change something about their life and it's easy to look externally to try to blame other causes

but really most of our experience of life comes from how we think, how we act, and how we feel, our personality.

In other words, for the most part, you're in control of your life. Your present personality is the one who's created this life

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