Mindset Matters More

Andy Hoffer
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I'm Andy – your Mindset Engineer. I’m so glad you’re here. This show is your go-to guide for unlocking the power of your perspective and reshaping the way you approach life. Each episode is packed with real, practical strategies to help you overcome challenges, build resilience, and grow into your most empowered self. Whether you're navigating setbacks or striving for new levels of success, you'll find the tools, inspiration, and mindset shifts to keep you moving forward with confidence. Because here, we believe mindset matters more than anything else. Let’s dive in.

  1. 11h ago

    The Positive Lens Is Not Toxic Positivity

    Welcome back to Self-Help Book Junkie, where we are finishing our review of Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life by Arnold Schwarzenegger. In this final video, we are talking about one of the most powerful mindset shifts you can make: the lens you choose to see life through. Because every day, we give our time, energy, attention, and emotional capacity to things we cannot control. We complain.We worry.We replay traffic.We doom scroll.We read things that make us angry.We carry one negative moment into the rest of the day. And the question is: How much of your life are you giving away to negativity? This matters deeply when it comes to manifestation. Because the lens you choose affects what you notice, what you expect, how you respond, what you create, and what you allow yourself to receive. In this video, we talk about: Why negativity steals time from your dreamsHow complaining, worrying, and doom scrolling drain your energyWhat it means to see life through a positive or negative lensWhy your perspective shapes your manifestationHow two people can look at the same situation and experience it completely differentlyWhy seeing the good is not the same as pretending nothing hurtsHow to zoom out when you cannot understand why something happenedWhy challenges can still carry lessons, protection, redirection, or growthHow forgiveness, reframing, and perspective can transform your energyWhy living in optimism feels different in your body than living in fearHow your emotional state impacts what you create nextWhy shifting your mindset can shift your destinyThis is not about denying pain. It is not about pretending bad things never happen. It is not about toxic positivity. It is about understanding that the meaning you attach to an experience determines how long that experience gets to live inside of you. One lens says: “This is bad. I hate this. This should not have happened. I never want to go through this again.” Another lens says: “This hurts. This is hard. I do not understand it yet. But somehow, I believe something good can still come from this.” Both acknowledge reality. But only one gives you your power back. When you choose the positive lens, you are not saying everything feels good. You are saying: I refuse to let this moment steal more of my life than it already has. That shift changes your energy. It changes your vibration. It changes what you can see. It changes what you can receive. And in manifestation, that matters. Because the more time you spend feeding negativity, the more you train your mind, body, and spirit to expect more of it. But when you practice looking for the lesson, the blessing, the redirection, the growth, or the higher meaning, you begin living from a completely different state. You begin shortening the distance between who you are now and what you are trying to create. This final video is about choosing your lens. Not because life is always easy. But because your energy is sacred. Your time is sacred. Your dream is sacred. And you do not have to hand it over to every negative thought, headline, inconvenience, fear, or frustration that crosses your path. Please support the author by buying the book, borrowing it from your local library, listening to the audiobook, or reading it in whatever way works for you. Don’t just watch these videos for cliff notes. Engage with the material. You can check out Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life and other books I recommend here: https://amzn.to/4cA8Orm Welcome back to Self-Help Book Junkie. Let’s talk about the two lenses of life and how the one you choose can change everything.

  2. Sep 29

    Your Energy Is Too Sacred for This

    Welcome back to Self-Help Book Junkie, where we are finishing our review of Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life by Arnold Schwarzenegger. In this final video, we are talking about one of the most powerful mindset shifts you can make: the lens you choose to see life through. Because every day, we give our time, energy, attention, and emotional capacity to things we cannot control. We complain.We worry.We replay traffic.We doom scroll.We read things that make us angry.We carry one negative moment into the rest of the day. And the question is: How much of your life are you giving away to negativity? This matters deeply when it comes to manifestation. Because the lens you choose affects what you notice, what you expect, how you respond, what you create, and what you allow yourself to receive. In this video, we talk about: Why negativity steals time from your dreamsHow complaining, worrying, and doom scrolling drain your energyWhat it means to see life through a positive or negative lensWhy your perspective shapes your manifestationHow two people can look at the same situation and experience it completely differentlyWhy seeing the good is not the same as pretending nothing hurtsHow to zoom out when you cannot understand why something happenedWhy challenges can still carry lessons, protection, redirection, or growthHow forgiveness, reframing, and perspective can transform your energyWhy living in optimism feels different in your body than living in fearHow your emotional state impacts what you create nextWhy shifting your mindset can shift your destinyThis is not about denying pain. It is not about pretending bad things never happen. It is not about toxic positivity. It is about understanding that the meaning you attach to an experience determines how long that experience gets to live inside of you. One lens says: “This is bad. I hate this. This should not have happened. I never want to go through this again.” Another lens says: “This hurts. This is hard. I do not understand it yet. But somehow, I believe something good can still come from this.” Both acknowledge reality. But only one gives you your power back. When you choose the positive lens, you are not saying everything feels good. You are saying: I refuse to let this moment steal more of my life than it already has. That shift changes your energy. It changes your vibration. It changes what you can see. It changes what you can receive. And in manifestation, that matters. Because the more time you spend feeding negativity, the more you train your mind, body, and spirit to expect more of it. But when you practice looking for the lesson, the blessing, the redirection, the growth, or the higher meaning, you begin living from a completely different state. You begin shortening the distance between who you are now and what you are trying to create. This final video is about choosing your lens. Not because life is always easy. But because your energy is sacred. Your time is sacred. Your dream is sacred. And you do not have to hand it over to every negative thought, headline, inconvenience, fear, or frustration that crosses your path. Please support the author by buying the book, borrowing it from your local library, listening to the audiobook, or reading it in whatever way works for you. Don’t just watch these videos for cliff notes. Engage with the material. You can check out Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life and other books I recommend here: https://amzn.to/4cA8Orm Welcome back to Self-Help Book Junkie. Let’s talk about the two lenses of life and how the one you choose can change everything.

  3. Sep 22

    Master the Boring Stuff

    Welcome back to Self-Help Book Junkie, where we are continuing our review of Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life by Arnold Schwarzenegger. In this video, we are talking about one of the most important parts of success, manifestation, mastery, and becoming excellent at anything: the fundamentals. Because the people we admire do not become great by skipping the basics. They become great because they practice the basics over and over and over again, usually when no one is watching. The athlete making the game-winning shot has practiced that shot thousands of times. The musician who looks effortless on stage has played the boring scales, drills, and repetitions for years. The speaker who commands the room has practiced speaking before the big room ever showed up. The successful entrepreneur has practiced the sales calls, the messaging, the delivery, the mindset, and the follow-through long before the dream opportunity arrives. That is the part most people want to skip. We want the breakthrough. We want the platform. We want the manifestation. We want the applause. We want the moment where everything finally works. But the moment only works because of the reps. In this video, we talk about: Why fundamentals matter more than fancy strategiesWhy success is built through repetitionHow elite performers practice hundreds or thousands of times for the few moments that countWhy manifestation requires practice, not just desireHow to rehearse the version of yourself you are becomingWhy the boring work is often the most important workHow practice builds confidence, clarity, and capacityWhy mastery makes you dangerous in the best possible wayHow to practice conversations, sales calls, presentations, parenting, business, and leadership before the moment arrivesWhy quality of practice matters as much as time spentHow repetition turns into flow stateWhy complicated tools will not save you if you have not mastered the basicsHow Be → Do → Have connects to daily practiceThis is also a huge manifestation lesson. Because conscious manifestation is not just about visualizing the thing once and hoping life figures out the rest. You have to become the person who is ready when the opportunity arrives. That means you practice now. You practice the conversation before the relationship. You practice the sales call before the client. You practice the presentation before the audience. You practice showing up before the platform. You practice your nervous system before the pressure. You practice being the version of you who can hold the manifestation before the manifestation appears. That is why I always say: Manifestation is easy. Becoming a conscious manifestor is the work. The fundamentals may not look glamorous. They may not feel exciting. They may not make for the flashiest story. But they build the foundation that allows everything else to stand. So before you go looking for the most complicated strategy, ask yourself: Have I mastered the basics? Have I done the reps? Have I practiced the one thing enough times that it becomes part of me? Because mastery is not built by doing ten thousand different things one time. Mastery is built by doing the right things consistently until they become who you are. Please support the author by buying the book, borrowing it from your local library, listening to the audiobook, or reading it in whatever way works for you. Don’t just watch these videos for cliff notes. Engage with the material. You can check out Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life and other books I recommend here: https://amzn.to/4cA8Orm Welcome back to Self-Help Book Junkie. Let’s talk about why the boring reps may be the exact thing that makes your manifestation inevitable.

  4. Sep 15

    There Is No Substitute for Doing the Work

    Welcome back to Self-Help Book Junkie, where we are continuing our review of Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life by Arnold Schwarzenegger. In this video, we are talking about one of the biggest themes in the book: There is no substitute for doing the work. Arnold makes the point that he may not have been the strongest, smartest, richest, fastest, most connected, or most naturally talented person in the room. But what he did have was the will to work. And that changes everything. Because talent is wonderful. Natural ability is wonderful. Opportunity is wonderful. But none of it matters if you are not willing to put in the time, energy, focus, discipline, and repetition required to actually become excellent. This is also one of the biggest misunderstandings about manifestation. Manifestation does not mean you sit still and wait for life to hand you the dream. It means you align your mindset, identity, vision, energy, and action so that when the opportunity shows up, you are ready to meet it. You still have to do the work. You still have to show up. You still have to train. You still have to study. You still have to practice. You still have to put in the hours. You still have to become the person who can hold the result you are asking for. That is Be → Do → Have. You become the person.You do what that person would do.Then you can have what that person can hold. In this video, I talk about: Why work is the foundation of successWhy natural talent is not enoughHow people with less talent can still become wildly successfulWhy the will to work is one of your greatest advantagesHow manifestation and work go togetherWhy aligned action mattersHow work can become flow stateWhy passion requires devotionHow to look honestly at where your time is goingWhy one hour a day can change your life over timeHow to stop saying you do not have time and start asking what you are giving your time toWhy nobody can take away your willingness to show upThe truth is, there will always be someone more talented. Someone smarter. Someone more connected. Someone better looking. Someone further ahead. But they do not get to decide how much work you put in. That part belongs to you. And when you are willing to pour yourself into your dream, your craft, your purpose, your content, your body, your business, your children, your art, your calling, or whatever it is that matters to you, something shifts. The work becomes more than effort. It becomes devotion. It becomes flow. It becomes the place where you meet the next version of yourself. So ask yourself: What am I willing to do for my dream? Where am I spending my time? Am I actually working toward the thing I say I want? Or am I waiting for life to make it easier first? Please support the author by buying the book, borrowing it from your local library, or reading it in whatever way works for you. Don’t just watch these videos for cliff notes. Actually engage with the material. You can check out Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life and other books I recommend here: https://amzn.to/4cA8Orm Welcome back to Self-Help Book Junkie. Let’s talk about the will to work.

  5. Sep 11

    Ashley Day on Akashic Records and Healing

    What are the Akashic Records, and how can they help you trust your own inner knowing? In this episode of Mindset Matters More, I sit down with Ashley Day, embodiment coach, yoga instructor, community builder, and founder of Ashlightenment, for a beautiful conversation about intuition, healing, spiritual breadcrumbs, the Akashic Records, and what it means to come home to yourself. Ashley shares how her journey into the Akashic Records did not happen overnight. It started through life transitions, big moves, divorce, healing, curiosity, spiritual exploration, and the little breadcrumbs that kept leading her deeper into intuition, energy work, yoga, astrology, and eventually Akashic Records readings. In this conversation, we talk about: What the Akashic Records areHow Ashley began working with the Akashic RecordsWhy these readings are not predictive or fortune-tellingHow the Akashic Records can help you gain clarity, perspective, and self-awarenessWhy people often seek readings during major life thresholdsHow intuition can show up through visions, sounds, feelings, and inner knowingWhat the “claires” are and how Ashley experiences themThe difference between an Akashic Records reading and a psychic readingWhy free will matters in spiritual workHow readings can validate what your soul already knowsWhy skepticism is normalWhy integrity matters when doing intuitive workHow Ashley’s own readings supported her through divorce, moving, and rebuildingWhy spiritual breadcrumbs often make more sense in hindsightHow learning to trust your intuition can open unexpected doorsWhat channeling feels likeHow yoga, coaching, podcasting, and spiritual work can all become a form of flow stateWhy coming home to yourself is one of the most powerful parts of healingOne of my favorite parts of this conversation is Ashley’s reminder that the Akashic Records are not here to scare you or tell you exactly what to do. They are here to illuminate. They help you zoom out. They help you see patterns. They help you reconnect with your intuition. They help you remember that maybe the answer was already inside of you, but your nervous system, fear, doubt, or overthinking made it hard to hear. This conversation is for anyone who is curious about the Akashic Records, spiritual healing, intuitive development, energy work, embodiment, or what it feels like to be guided through a major life transition. Because sometimes the thing that feels like a setback is actually a sacred redirect. Sometimes the life you thought was ending is the beginning of a completely new chapter. And sometimes the breadcrumbs that seem random in the moment are actually leading you back to yourself. Connect with Ashley: Website: https://ashlightenment.com Ashley is offering listeners $22 off an Akashic Records session with the promo code: MINDSET22 She is also hosting Activate, a 3-hour immersive event in Kansas City this October with yoga, silent disco headphones, sound healing, community, and integration. Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and share this episode with someone who is learning to trust their intuition, follow the breadcrumbs, and come home to themselves.

  6. Sep 8

    Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Advice on Dreaming Bigger

    Welcome back to Self-Help Book Junkie, where we are continuing our review of Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life by Arnold Schwarzenegger. In part three of this series, we are talking about one of my favorite lessons from the book: If you are going to do it, do it. Don’t just aim for the bare minimum. Don’t just aim to get the diploma.Aim to learn something that changes your life. Don’t just aim to get the badge.Aim to become an example. Don’t just aim to become a mechanic.Aim to master the trade, open the shop, and become an asset to your community. Don’t just aim to be a parent.Aim to be an incredible parent who raises healthy, loving, capable children who go out into the world and do great things themselves. This is where Arnold’s message connects so beautifully to manifestation. Because manifestation is not about shrinking your dream so it feels more realistic. It is about becoming the kind of person who can hold the dream beyond the dream. The bigger vision. The deeper purpose. The version of the goal that actually stretches your identity. In this video, we talk about: Why your dreams should not stay smallWhat it means to go beyond the bare minimumWhy excellence is part of manifestationHow visualization connects to effort and actionWhy you have to show up like the next-level version of yourself nowHow to engage with your work as if the big dream is already realWhy self-concept matters when you are reaching for moreHow to stop lowering your dream because you are afraid you will not get thereWhy being worthy of more does not make you greedyHow Be → Do → Have connects to dreaming biggerWhy the journey toward the massive goal can transform your entire lifeThis is not about pretending you already have millions of subscribers, millions of dollars, the number one song, the dream business, the dream relationship, or the biggest opportunity of your life. It is about asking: Who would I be if I believed that level was possible for me? How would I show up?How would I prepare?How would I learn?How would I serve?How would I create?How would I treat the work in front of me? Because when you lower your dream before you even begin, you are already telling your mind, your body, and your life that you do not believe you are worthy of the bigger thing. But you are a child of God. You are worthy of the big dream. You are worthy of the top. You are worthy of going all in. And even if the journey takes time, even if you have to break it down one bite at a time, the vision still gets to be massive. Dream big. Reach higher. Do not diminish your desire because it feels hard, scary, or too audacious. Live your life as if you are willing to become excellent at what God placed in your heart. Please support the author by buying the book, borrowing it from your local library, or reading it in whatever way works for you. Don’t just watch the videos for cliff notes. Engage with the material. You can check out Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life and other books I recommend here: https://amzn.to/4cA8Orm Welcome back to Self-Help Book Junkie. Let’s talk about dreaming bigger, reaching higher, and giving the thing your whole heart.

  7. Sep 3

    How to Rebuild When Everything Falls Apart

    Is health only skin deep? In this episode of Mindset Matters More, I sit down with Jodi Scott, co-founder and CEO of Green Goo, a plant-based first aid and wellness company she built with her mother and sister. And when I tell you this entrepreneurial story sounds like it needs to be a movie, I mean it. Jodi helped take Green Goo from farmers markets to national retail, became an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year, appeared on Shark Tank, sold the company, and then fought to buy her own company back. Yes. Built it.Sold it.Lost it.Bought it back.And is now rebuilding it again with a completely different understanding of resilience, mindset, nervous system regulation, intuition, and what it actually takes to lead. In this conversation, we talk about: How Green Goo went from farmers markets to national retailWhy Jodi had to become fearless as an entrepreneurHow she learned to get comfortable with hearing “no”Why “no” became an invitation for curiosity instead of defeatHow Green Goo became a pioneer in plant-based first aidWhy consumers were ready for cleaner products before the industry wasHow plant-based wellness can work with the body instead of against itWhat it was like to sell the companyHow the pandemic changed everything for Green GooThe devastating moment Jodi had to let go of her entire team, including familyThe moment she realized the world still needed Green GooHow she decided to fight to buy the company backWhy mindset support became essential during the reacquisition processHow presence, nervous system regulation, and strategic patience helped her navigate 18 difficult monthsWhy rebuilding required a different kind of resilienceHow Green Goo is evolving in a new world of online sales, influencers, AI, and changed consumer behaviorWhat people misunderstand about plant-based productsWhy ingredient integrity mattersHow skin connects to the nervous system and overall wellnessWhat Shark Tank taught Jodi about alignment, pressure, and saying noOne of my favorite moments in this conversation is when Jodi talks about learning that real resilience is not always pushing harder. Sometimes real resilience is getting present. Because when everything is on fire, the instinct is to react, rush, force, and control. But presence creates space. And in that space, you can hear the next right step. That is where this conversation connects so deeply to manifestation. Because Jodi’s story is not just about business. It is about identity. It is about deciding: “We are not done.” Even when you do not know how. Even when the path is unclear. Even when the old way no longer works. Even when you have to rebuild from the ground up. This is a conversation for entrepreneurs, leaders, founders, wellness lovers, plant-based product fans, and anyone who has ever had to rebuild something they deeply believed in. Because sometimes the story is not over. Sometimes the narrative just gets more colorful. Connect with Jodi and Green Goo: Website: https://greengoo.comAmazon: https://www.amazon.com/stores/GreenGoo/page/6FF119A4-AD8B-4C5E-A69F-41A810F80168Code: WELCOME15 for 15% off Green Goo offers plant-based first aid, skin repair, wellness products, and intentional self-care products designed to support the body with whole-plant ingredients. Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and share this episode with someone who needs a reminder that rebuilding is possible.

  8. Sep 1

    Arnold Schwarzenegger Is Right About Manifestation!

    Welcome back to Self-Help Book Junkie, where we are continuing our review of Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life by Arnold Schwarzenegger. And in this video, we are getting into one of the biggest misconceptions about manifestation: That it is some kind of abracadabra magic trick where you visualize something once and suddenly it appears in your hand. Nope. That is not manifestation. And honestly, Arnold makes that point beautifully in Be Useful. He reminds us that you cannot just visualize what you want and expect life to hand it to you. You still have to plan, work, learn, fail, adjust, and keep going. And I agree. But I also want to add something important: That is manifestation. Manifestation is not just wishing.It is not just praying.It is not just journaling.It is not just visualizing.It is not just affirming. Those are tools. But the real work is becoming the person who can recognize the opportunity, receive the inspiration, take the action, and walk the path. In this video, I share one of my favorite stories about a man who prayed every night to win the lottery, only to get to heaven and find out the reason he never won was because he never bought a ticket. That is the lesson. You still have to buy the ticket. You still have to move. You still have to take the step. You still have to do something. That is why I always come back to Be → Do → Have. You become the person who can receive the thing.You do what that person would do.Then you can have what that person can hold. Manifestation is not about forcing life to magically rearrange itself while you stay exactly the same. It is about shifting your mindset, opening your awareness, receiving divine inspiration, and taking aligned action so that the thing you desire becomes inevitable. Because the opportunities may already be there. But if your mindset, identity, and belief system are not aligned with them, you will not even recognize them. The love of your life might look like the electrician. The business opportunity might look like a random conversation. The answered prayer might look like a step you are scared to take. So yes, visualize. Yes, pray. Yes, journal. Yes, affirm. But then move. Walk the path. Buy the ticket. Take the action. That is not manifestation mumbo jumbo. That is conscious creation. Please support the author by buying the book, borrowing it from your local library, or reading it in whatever way works for you. Don’t just watch the videos for cliff notes. Actually engage with the material. You can check out Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life and other books I recommend here: https://amzn.to/4cA8Orm Welcome back to Self-Help Book Junkie. Let’s talk about why manifestation is not a magic trick. It is the work that makes the impossible feel inevitable.

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I'm Andy – your Mindset Engineer. I’m so glad you’re here. This show is your go-to guide for unlocking the power of your perspective and reshaping the way you approach life. Each episode is packed with real, practical strategies to help you overcome challenges, build resilience, and grow into your most empowered self. Whether you're navigating setbacks or striving for new levels of success, you'll find the tools, inspiration, and mindset shifts to keep you moving forward with confidence. Because here, we believe mindset matters more than anything else. Let’s dive in.

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    Andy Hoffer
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    2024 - 2026
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