Be present in the moment without being pulled by desire or fear, allowing your mind, body, heart, and soul to align and operate at full potential. This enables spontaneity and full engagement in what you’re doing.
Recognize that ‘being unlocked’ is not a permanent state, but rather a continuous process of using tools to return to presence and full engagement when you get stuck in habitual patterns.
When facing a challenge, cultivate awareness of what’s happening, accept it (even if painful), take compassionate action, and then assess what worked to learn and adapt.
View struggle and error correction as essential for developing strength and wisdom, similar to a caterpillar’s effort to break out of its chrysalis to gain the ability to fly.
When facing challenges, move from survival mode (fight, flight, freeze) to ’love mode’ (rest and digest), viewing difficulties as lessons and opportunities for growth.
Actively generate hope, optimism, and faith (HOF) to enhance your cognitive functioning, broaden your perspective beyond tunnel vision, and provide the perseverance needed to overcome adversity and achieve goals.
Actively challenge and dismiss the ’negative committee’ of self-doubt and criticism, especially when facing insecurity, anxiety, or uncertainty, to access your inner potential.
Counteract negative self-talk by intentionally reflecting on and replaying past successes in your mind, as this positive mental imagery enhances cognitive functioning and builds faith.
Nurture faith as a complete acceptance of your inherent greatness, trusting that things will turn out well even when you don’t know how, which grows through learning from mistakes and not quitting.
Embrace errors and failures as crucial learning opportunities, understanding that they are necessary for growth and ultimately lead to success.
Develop the ability to create space between a stimulus and your response, allowing you to choose wisely based on your values and goals.
Recognize ‘hideouts’ as behaviors like denial, blame, or rationalization that prevent you from embracing present reality and learning, then actively work to move past them.
After a successful moment, ask ‘how did that happen?’ to understand the essential aspects and replicate the experience.
Pay attention and become aware when you are in a state of flow, as consciously noticing these moments helps you recognize and sustain them more often.
Every 24 hours, write down three new things you are grateful for to program yourself to automatically notice and appreciate positive aspects of your life.
Actively choose to feed the ’love wolf’ within you by cultivating an open mind and heart, rather than the ‘fear wolf,’ to respond to challenges in ways that create less suffering.
Cultivate an open mind and heart to enable measured responses to situations, aligning with your values, rather than impulsive reactions driven by fear.
Train yourself to remain centered and present with equanimity, like the eye of a hurricane, regardless of whether experiences are pleasant or unpleasant, without spacing out.
Train your mind using principles of wisdom (right view, right intention), integrity (non-harming, right speech, action, livelihood), and mental discipline (right effort, concentration, mindfulness) to enhance presence and performance.
Actively cultivate positive heart qualities such as joy, compassion, love, kindness, and equanimity to foster an open heart and enhance your ability to be present without judgment.
Engage in service, not just for yourself, but for the greatest good of all beings, as it is a significant way to alleviate suffering and express your unlocked self.
Understand love as an active process of openness, caring, respect, and self-knowledge, where you work to help yourself and others grow, rather than just a feeling.
Actively know yourself by understanding how to care for your needs, respecting who you are authentically, and recognizing when you are not responding to your own needs.
Seek to understand how things truly work in the universe and align your actions and mindset with these principles to foster a more positive and less suffering experience.
When faced with unexpected challenges or communication barriers, simplify your approach and focus on being fully present in your body, allowing wisdom to emerge from that state.
Develop confidence and faith that by dropping plans and being spontaneously present in the moment, you will have access to the right responses or insights.