Create Your Future

Mandy Mackowiak

Create Your Future is your guide to living your best life, thinking bigger, and becoming your Future Self. Hosted by Mandy Mackowiak — founder of the Athentis app and firm believer that you have the power to design a life you’re obsessed with — each episode delivers powerful insights, inspiration, and actionable tools to help you unlock your potential, achieve your biggest goals, and step fully into your Future Self. If you’re ready to grow, achieve, and align with your highest self, you’re in the right place. This podcast will inspire you to stay motivated, make massive progress, and become the person you’re meant to be. Your future starts now. Let’s dive in and make it happen.

  1. 30 Day Goal February 2026 + Moving in the Direction

    11 HRS AGO

    30 Day Goal February 2026 + Moving in the Direction

    Success isn’t a finish line you cross someday; it’s a direction you choose today. Most of us learn to obsess over specific outcomes and distant destinations, but what if the real magic is found in your trajectory? In this episode, we’re shifting the focus from what you want to achieve to who you are becoming. I’m sharing my personal philosophy on "Daily Votes"—the small, intentional wins that act as a bridge between your current life and your most impactful future self. This isn't about the pressure of a deadline or arrival; it’s about the power of a direction. In this episode, we dive into: Trajectory over Result: Why moving in the right direction is a win in itself.The "Daily Vote": How to use your everyday choices to build the day and the life of your best self.The February Invitation: A 30-day challenge to commit to a direction that is meaningful to the life you want to create, impactful to who you are becoming, and inspires you to move forward daily.Stop waiting for a result to give you permission to feel successful. Choose your direction, cast your daily votes, and choose you. Whether it’s creating change, anchoring in a new habit, moving toward a big goal, or simply stepping into a better-feeling version of yourself, keep moving forward. In the Create Your Future podcast with Mandy Mackowiak, Certified Life Coach, you will get tools and practical strategies for elevating your self-concept and mindset, achieving your goals, and creating the life and future of your dreams. Please expect to be uplifted, learn, and be inspired as she and her guests cover topics ranging from life coaching and habits to mindfulness and spirituality to goals and happiness. For more information, visit mandymackowiaklifecoach.com. Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/15wlXdzmJaA5044Nn_NF_88TLc-T6Il2a/view?usp=sharing

    11 min
  2. Happiness First: The Strategy for Your Goals and Dreams

    JAN 23

    Happiness First: The Strategy for Your Goals and Dreams

    Most of us often treat happiness like a finish line, something we get to feel after we hit the goal or realize the dream.  In this episode, we flip the script and explore why Happiness Firstis the most practical, research-backed strategy for a life you love living. We dive into the neurology of expansion versus contraction. When you are stuck in negative emotion, your brain physically narrows its perspective, keeping you in a "contracted" thought loop where you can't see the way out.  When you lead with positive emotion, you keep your thinking brain thriving, allowing you to see the opportunities and solutions that were there all along. I’m sharing three sophisticated mental practices to help you cultivate the expansive state required for the next level you: Making the Best of Everything: The high-level practice of finding the "up-level" in any circumstance so you never stay stuck.Choosing Optimism: The deliberate, logical decision to use the lens that reveals your potential.Feeling Good About Yourself: The quiet, elegant act of self-love that changes your entire frequency.In the Create Your Future podcast with Mandy Mackowiak, Certified Life Coach, you will get tools and practical strategies for elevating your self-concept and mindset, achieving your goals, and creating the life and future of your dreams. Please expect to be uplifted, learn, and be inspired as she and her guests cover topics ranging from life coaching and habits to mindfulness and spirituality to goals and happiness. For more information, visit mandymackowiaklifecoach.com.

    9 min
  3. The 1000 Noes of Living Your Most Powerful Life

    JAN 8

    The 1000 Noes of Living Your Most Powerful Life

    "If you are saying yes to this, what are you saying no to?" In this episode, we explore the powerful coaching principle of internal opportunity cost. Inspired by the intentional focus of Steve Jobs and the wisdom of living with high standards, we look at how the quality of our lives is determined by what we choose to leave behind.  True self-mastery isn’t a one-time event; it is a daily practice of choosing your best possible future over your past. When we say "no" to the heavy weight of excuses and negativity, we are finally clearing the space to say "yes" to our own potential. Inside this episode: The Strategic Trade: Understanding how to stop "indulging" in negativity and start practicing your personal power.The Daily Pep Talk: Why self-encouragement is the only sustainable energy for positive action.Raising the Standard: Moving past the habit of settling to reclaim what is possible for you.The Art of Returning: Finding the grace to come back to your intentions, even if you’ve missed your aim a thousand times.Your most powerful life is waiting for you on the other side of your next choice. Join me as we practice the art of the "Strategic No" to make room for the most confident, happiest version of you. In the Create Your Future podcast with Mandy Mackowiak, Certified Life Coach, you will get tools and practical strategies for elevating your self-concept and mindset, achieving your goals, and creating the life and future of your dreams. Please expect to be uplifted, learn, and be inspired as she and her guests cover topics ranging from life coaching and habits to mindfulness and spirituality to goals and happiness. For more information, visit mandymackowiaklifecoach.com.

    10 min
  4. 30 Day Goal January 2026 + The Happiness Standard, Living a Non-Negotiable Life

    JAN 1

    30 Day Goal January 2026 + The Happiness Standard, Living a Non-Negotiable Life

    Happy New Year!!! Welcome back to the podcast. We are kicking off 2026 with an episode that is absolute fire—because we aren't making resolutions; we are setting the Happiness Standard and learning what it truly means to live a Non-Negotiable Life. In this episode, I’m sharing my own January 30-day goal: a brand-new daily schedule designed to reinforce my identity, along with a non-negotiable 60-minute strength and cardio session at my new training center. We’re diving deep into the two pillars that will change how you approach this year: Pillar #1: Know Your Standards. Are you letting your current self or your Future Self choose your daily rhythm? When we let our highest self inform our decisions, we move from "trying" to "being." I’m sharing the powerful questions you need to ask to close the gap between your daily actions and your self-ideal.Pillar #2: Make It a Must. Stop wishing and start committing. I want you to see your own happiness as a strategic requirement for success in every area of your life—100%.When your current actions align with the person you want to be, your self-confidence skyrockets and you find that deep sense of "rightness." It’s about being exactly who you are here to be, right here, right now. It’s pure magic, my friends. Let’s go! In the Create Your Future podcast with Mandy Mackowiak, Certified Life Coach, you will get tools and practical strategies for elevating your self-concept and mindset, achieving your goals, and creating the life and future of your dreams. Please expect to be uplifted, learn, and be inspired as she and her guests cover topics ranging from life coaching and habits to mindfulness and spirituality to goals and happiness. For more information, visit mandymackowiaklifecoach.com.

    11 min
  5. Why Have a Future Self

    2025-12-18

    Why Have a Future Self

    Why does having a clear vision of who you’re becoming change everything? In this episode, we explore the science-backed and soul-aligned reasons why defining your Future Self is one of the most powerful practices for creating your best self and a life you love living. You’ll learn how a Future Self brings direction and intention to your life, helps you access more positive emotions, and supports motivation and momentum in your daily choices. We also explore how your brain’s Reticular Activating System operates quietly in the background—filtering your focus so that you naturally begin to notice more ideas, opportunities, and possibilities when you have a clear vision for your future. We explore how Future Self thinking leads to more positive action, healthier habits, and happier routines—not through pressure, but through identity. When you know who you’re becoming, decisions are clear. If you’ve ever felt stuck or unsure of your next move, this episode will show you why your Future Self isn’t optional—it’s essential. In the Create Your Future podcast with Mandy Mackowiak, Certified Life Coach, you will get tools and practical strategies for elevating your self-concept and mindset, achieving your goals, and creating the life and future of your dreams. Please expect to be uplifted, learn, and be inspired as she and her guests cover topics ranging from life coaching and habits to mindfulness and spirituality to goals and happiness. For more information, visit mandymackowiaklifecoach.com.

    10 min

About

Create Your Future is your guide to living your best life, thinking bigger, and becoming your Future Self. Hosted by Mandy Mackowiak — founder of the Athentis app and firm believer that you have the power to design a life you’re obsessed with — each episode delivers powerful insights, inspiration, and actionable tools to help you unlock your potential, achieve your biggest goals, and step fully into your Future Self. If you’re ready to grow, achieve, and align with your highest self, you’re in the right place. This podcast will inspire you to stay motivated, make massive progress, and become the person you’re meant to be. Your future starts now. Let’s dive in and make it happen.