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Your Future Is Already Written
If your next 6 months look like your last 6, do you really think your life will improve?
Listen
Everybody thinks they’re the exception.
They tells themselves:
“I know I’ve been drifting, but I’ve got time.”
“I know I’ve been slacking, but I’ll get serious soon.”
“I know I’m not where I want to be, but I’m working on it.”
And in their mind…
That counts for something.
In their mind, they’re becoming someone.
Even though they’re doing the exact same sh*t they did last year.
Still hitting snooze.
Still skipping workouts.
Still overthinking instead of acting.
Still lying to themselves that change is coming… eventually.
But here’s the thing:
You don’t rise to your potential.
You fall to your patterns.
If your actions haven’t changed, your life won’t either.
There simply is no “one day.”
No moment when it all clicks, or a magical shift in motivation that suddenly makes you disciplined and focused.
That future you’ve been fantasizing about…
It’s already been decided.
By the corners you cut.
By the habits you repeat.
By the standards you quietly accept when no one’s watching.
Ask yourself this:
If the next 6 months looked exactly like the last 6—
Would your life improve?
Or would it get worse?
Because that’s the real test.
Not what you hope happens, but what you’re actually doing.
And if you’re honest…
You already know the answer.
It would get worse.
But here’s what you need to hear:
You’re not in a “transition period.”
You’re not in a “figuring it out” phase.
You’re in a loop.
And the longer you stay in it, the harder it gets to escape.
No amount of reflection, planning, or intention will save you.
Only different actions will.
So:
Don’t upgrade your goals.
Upgrade your behavior.
Show up when it’s boring
Cut the sh*t that makes you soft
Keep the promises you’ve been breaking
Your future isn’t some vague possibility.
It’s just your current lifestyle, repeated.
If you don’t like where you’re headed?
Stop hoping.
Interrupt the pattern.
Much love,
Mason – Founder of New Mentalities