What are you carrying around?

Let’s talk about mindset — not the fluffy, motivational-poster kind. I’m talking about the kind that actually changes how you show up in sales, business, and life.

There’s one mindset tool I keep returning to — especially on the tough days. I call it the Backpack Analogy, and it’s simple but powerful:

Every thought you have? You’re carrying it like it’s packed in a backpack.

Some of those thoughts help you climb the mountain.

Others? They weigh you down like bricks.

Here’s the game-changer:

You get to choose what stays in the bag.

I’ll be real with you.

There were seasons (okay, many seasons) when my backpack was overflowing with fear.

Thoughts like:

“I’m never going to make money.”

“All my clients secretly hate me.”

“Who am I to be doing this?”

Wild how one tiny worry can spiral into a full-blown doom-day scenario, right?

But then I started asking myself:

Is this thought serving me — or sinking me?

And that’s when things started to shift.

I began pulling the useless thoughts out of the pack.

Now, let me be clear: the doubts didn’t vanish.

They just don’t get to ride around on my back all day anymore.

Here’s the Spark:

Next time your inner Negative Nelly shows up, ask yourself:

“Is this thought worth carrying?”

“Is it helping me move forward or weighing me down?”

You don’t have to carry everything.

Just what keeps you climbing.