I don’t know if you’re like me, but sometimes, 

I just wish I didn’t have negative thoughts at all.

It can feel overwhelming.

You’re trying to build something, stay focused, be productive 

And then, out of nowhere, the thought hits.

Something cynical. Something self-defeating.

Something that doesn’t belong.

I hate it.

If negative thought was a person, I’d say I hate you.

Because no matter how much I train my mind, it still shows up.

That old residue.

Let’s define that:

Residue is the small amount of something left behind after the main part has gone.

And that’s exactly how it feels.

The old me is gone,  but sometimes, the leftover thoughts still remain.

And I’ve come to understand this truth:

As long as we’re in this sinful body, we’ll have to contend with that residue.

But here’s the good news, 

We have the power to cast it down.

The other day I was talking to my wife and I said,

“You know what? I just had a really negative thought.”

And I immediately followed it with,

“Why am I thinking this? This is not profitable.”

If I leaned into that thought,

It would’ve pulled me into a place I didn’t want to go.

It was a trap.

And I’ve learned: you can’t entertain what you’re trying to evict.

That residu,  those old patterns, old fears, old narratives, 

They try to sneak back in, but they don’t belong here anymore.

We have the mind of Christ.

That means we’re equipped.

We’ve been given authority.

In fact, God’s first instructions to mankind were:

Be fruitful. Have dominion.

So when those limiting beliefs show up,

You have every right,  and responsibilit,  to trample them down.

I was working on some content the other day and ran into this same thing again.

It was something as simple as lighting equipment.

For some reason, I assigned a high level of difficulty to setting it up, before I even opened the box.

And I realized.

I’ve done this same thing in business before.

I’ve created mental blocks where there didn’t need to be any.

But where did that belief come from?

That voice that says this is too hard,  before we even start?

Because here’s the truth:

I figured out the lights.

I figured out the business.

And I’ll figure out the next thing, too.

So now I’m paying attention to my thoughts more than ever.

I’ve learned to recognize what belongs,  and what’s foreign.

You have to be so intentional about cultivating a great mindset

That when something toxic enters, you know it instantly.

You spot the residue, and you say: You don’t belong here.

You evict it.

You cast it down.

You guard your peace.

Because that old mindset?

It doesn’t live here anymore.

God Bless The Entrepreneur®