Definitions

Glossary

 Note: These are the working definitions for this book, which may differ from your dictionary.

abundance mindset: The mindset of seeing possibilities, opportunities, and richness of life. An abundance mindset comes from always looking for the positive, tuning into beauty, and being grateful.

affirmation: A positive statement about who or how you want to be or what you want to achieve in the future, as if it were true today. For example: I am an incredible public speaker. I live in a world of abundance. I am poised under pressure.

affluenza: The insecurity that arises from placing your identity in money, possessions, achievements, or status. This "virus" causes an endless desire for more of any of those four elements because it never truly satisfies. Many people carry the virus unknowingly until their deaths.

best self: The person within that emerges when you rid yourself of all that's not you; you when you're most powerful; a synonym for the true self.

centering (getting centered): The process of bringing your energy to the center of your body, just below the belly button; clearing the mind through deep breathing and focused concentration.

conscious mind: The part of the mind's workings of which you are aware and that does the thinking.

courage: The ability to be fully present at what matters most.

Critic: The part of the mind that judges everything and labels it good or bad, to which you then react emotionally. The Critic is attached to your circumstances.

dreams: The intense feelings that come when you're fully present doing what you love. Goals are set in order to feel the dream.

ego: The part of the mind most susceptible to the affluenza virus, finding identity through money, possessions, achievements, and/or status. It is the great barrier because it is never satisfied and is constantly under threat.

emotions: A subset of feelings; there are seven basic emotions: happiness, interest, surprise, fear, anger, guilt, and sadness.

feelings: The state or condition of your mental, physical, and emotional self. Feelings include emotions, sensations, and desires.

fixed mindset: The mindset that personal talents, skills, and abilities are mostly genetic. For example: your IQ cannot be improved. To a person with a fixed mindset, a failure comes from an inherent lack of talent or skill.

fully present: A moment of peace, focus, and clarity; abundance; a heightened awareness, with no needs, concerns, or thoughts of the past or the future.

goals: External objectives set in order to live your dreams. There are outcome goals (not in your full control) and process goals (focused on the process of achieving an outcome; much more in your control).

growth mindset: The mindset that personal talents, skills, and abilities are mostly determined by effort, perseverance, and learning.

homeostasis: The efforts of the subconscious mind to maintain a certain level of skill or achievement, that which you believe is right for you. For example, if you are performing above what you believe you are capable of doing, your subconscious will try to bring the performance down to your comfort level; it also works in the other direction when you're underperforming.

love: The ability to lead with the heart; an intense feeling focused on something outside of the self: other people, a performance, making a difference, and so forth. The word is mostly used herein to describe intense passion for life and for the moment. Love (outward focused) overcomes fear (inward focused).

mindset: A habitual state of mind.

Monkey Mind: The endless flow of thoughts, mostly negative and/or unproductive.

monster of self: The self-centered human nature that, undisciplined, moves toward fear.

purpose beyond yourself: A purpose that directs your life and gives it meaning. With a strong enough purpose, people will give their lives in exchange for it.

reboot: To turn off the mind and turn it back on. Doing so stops the Monkey Mind; part of getting centered.

resonance: The feeling of being fully present doing what you love. Usually has the best chance of occurring when your gifts are challenged in a meaningful way.

scarcity mindset: A negative mindset that sees problems first and gets weighed down by unconstructive thoughts.

self-acceptance: Peace of mind that comes from realizing your unique value, regardless of money, possessions, achievements, or status.

self-actualization: The journey toward Zoe; a life experienced fully, vividly, and selflessly, with full concentration and total absorption; the feeling of long-term fulfillment, accompanied by a purpose beyond the self; the peace and fulfillment present when life has meaning.

self-awareness: Consciousness of your thoughts, feelings, and actions and the ability to see them objectively, in order to grow. The ability to see your own patterns of thinking, feeling, and behavior and how they affect your life and those around you. Self-awareness is the first step toward growth and Zoe.

self-care: Controlling your energy in order to be your best self. Eating healthily, exercising regularly, thinking positively, visualizing, and getting centered are all examples of self-care.

self-centeredness: Attachment to your past; preoccupation with self; the natural limited viewpoint that humans posses from birth; the fuel for self-consciousness and the ego, because with constant self-focus, your limits and failures continually emerge. Self-centeredness is the root cause of most harmful fears.

self-concern: The focus on self that leads to doubt, anxiety, and eventually fear.

self-conscious: Uncomfortably conscious of yourself; the feeling of discomfort from being noticed and perhaps judged by others.

selflessness: Putting the greater good in front of individual desires or needs. Selflessness helps everyone, including the selfless individual.

self-mastery: The self-control and presence that come when your life is focused on love, wisdom, and courage; the pursuit of self-awareness, self-discipline, and self-education in order to grow to be your best self.

self-rejection: Personalization of failure. Rather than objectively analyzing a setback or an unwanted outcome, you feel as if you not only failed in the task but also are a failure as a person, or you feel like less of a person because of some external event.

self-talk: The internal dialogue that goes on in the conscious mind.

sense of self: Your feeling of value; your sense of identity. If you have a strong sense of self, you are comfortable being uncomfortable, need no validation, are comfortable in your own skin, and do not rely strictly on successful outcomes to feel good as a person. A person with a weak sense of self lives in constant comparison with others and continually looks to satisfy the needs of the ego.

state: The condition of your mental, physical, and emotional self; feelings.

subconscious mind: The part of the mind that works beyond your awareness, allowing you to function and not think of every little thing (such as tying your shoes, walking, and breathing). The subconscious mind is continually being programmed to make your habitual thoughts and beliefs reality.

Trickster: The voice that reminds you of all your failures and projects them as future probabilities; the part of the mind that tells you why you cannot improve, win this match, or achieve your goals.

true self: The best part of you that emerges when you rid yourself of all that's not you; the part of you unattached to worldly success; your authentic self.

wisdom: Keen insight on how to live; the expanded vision that sees unobstructed views of beauty, opportunities, and connections with others.

Zoe: Absolute fullness of life; the state of being possessed of vitality; life, real and genuine; vigor and vibrancy of life; the culmination of love, wisdom, and courage; self-actualization.