VICTUS MINDSET & MEDITATION: Enjoy a Victus M&M every day! This is the 5-STAR System to Attain Unstoppable Self-Belief!

The sweet, quick ‘n easy way to entrain your brain!

Marisa Victus

Oct 24, 2024

Are you merely interested — or DEDICATED — to improving yourself?

Do you simply dabble in self-improvement, or are you willing to do whatever it takes to reach your goals?

Do you want to be dragged or propelled to greatness?

Do you ever wonder, “What could I do if I had unstoppable self-belief?”

If the answer’s yes, I hope you take me up on this invitation, to give yourself what’s best: a fully-realized, deeply-embodied sense of Self.

If you’re serious about being the absolute BEST YOU, I want to share the daily practice that’s made all the difference for me.

Multiple times a day, I enjoy a Victus M&M treat that centers & strengthens me all day long.

I used to torture myself. To put myself down. I demanded perfection. It was impossible. But, I faulted myself just the same. I really made myself miserable.

Not anymore!

When the pain became unbearable, I came up with the VICTUS Mindset.

Victus is Latin for “way of life.”

It reminds me to BE INTENTIONAL about how I live my life, starting with the words and thoughts I choose to think.

Every day, I entrain my brain with a Victus Mindset Meditation.

It only takes a few minutes a day, but it’s a life-changing practice: I’m happier, more motivated, able to take action, and expand my comfort zone — with significantly less fear, anxiety, or stress.

I’m using it now to pursue all of my passions. Gone are the days of denying who I am. I’m pursuing all of my dreams, without the shackles of old Limiting Beliefs.

I want the same for you.

So, I will start sharing my VICTUS Mindset Meditations here.

Subscribe to my Substack to get a new one every day.

Then commit to reading it multiple times.

You can do it whenever it suits you.

Or, if you’re serious about maximizing your reps, use all your senses.

Make it sparkle in your mind,

like a 5-point Star ⭐️:

(1) See: Read it silently to yourself. This cultivates the Inner Voice (wisdom & intuition) inside of you.
(2) Hear: Read it out loud. Hear yourself saying it in your own voice. Your Outer Voice (confidence & expression) will grow stronger, the more that you do.
(3) Feel Your Feelings While you Meditate: Close your eyes. Take 10 deep, steady, calming breaths, and focus your attention inward. Allow yourself to completely embody the message. Imagine how it feels in your body to believe it, wholeheartedly. Imagine what you will be able to do when it becomes one with you. Feel the joy you’ll have when you truly believe in yourself and trust the most important person in your life: YOU.
(4) Touch – Electrify Your Intention to Heal with the Power of Kinesthesia: With your hands on your heart, lock in the goodness of this healing practice. Acknowledge the immense power of taking the time to honor yourself today. Welcome the love you have for yourself. It’s always there, waiting and ready for you.
(5) Speak – Express Yourself to Maximize Your Dopamine Reward System: I like to think of this 5^th Step as the tip of my 5-Point Star.

For the first 4 points, you’ve looked inward.

For the 5^thpoint, you’re sending your message out into the world, like you’re shooting your own unique star into the Universe.

You can hit the “Like” button to affirm the message and/or Comment.

You can keep it simple with a heart emoji.

Or, 10x your intention by sharing the Action you’re doing or have already taken — today — to actively align yourself with the message.

It can be as simple as, “I took 10 deeply calming breaths today.”

Or, hitting “Like” on another person’s comment, like a virtual high-five from you to them.

Whether it’s a detailed comment, or a simple “Like” or thumbs-up emoji, do what feels right for you, to affirm the message to yourself and share this goodness with the world outside of you.

That’s precisely what I’m doing.

When I post my M&M every day, I’m affirming the message I’ve posted.

And when you see me in the comments, posting a heart, you’ll know I’m thinking of what I’ve handwritten for you, here:

The Science

The first 4 points of our Star work together to regulate our body’s nervous system. To shift ourselves out of the Sympathetic Nervous System, and any state of fight-flight-freeze-or-fawn that we might be in during the chaos of our regular day.

When we take the time to enjoy the M&M and go inward, the 4 points center us, and activate our Parasympathetic Nervous System, so we can rest-and-digest. This will center us and give us greater focus and clarity of thought, so we can take intentional, yet relaxed, action. The more reps we do, the more steps we’ll take toward our goals.

The 5^th point is the tip on our Star, and it packs a powerful punch because it actively rewires your brain when you engage with the material. Your brain sees you taking ACTION. You’re no longer a passive consumer. The act of engaging counts as a quick & easy “First Win.” And, the more action you take, the more Stars you shoot throughout the day, the more progress you’ll make to win with your emotions, goals, and life.

What’s more, when you set the intention to celebrate the sincere effort you’re making to embody the message and adopt it as an integral part of you, you get an immediate hit of the dopamine that’s part of the Seek-and-Reward cycle.

Most importantly, you’re giving yourself this hit of dopamine now, to celebrate the process, rather than reserving it for some distant future, when your ultimate goal is finally achieved.

There are 6 Bonuses to celebrating this way:

By not delaying your pride and joy until after you’ve reached your long-term goal, you avoid a drastic drop of dopamine, known as “post achievement depression.”
By celebrating now, your brain notes how much it matters to you. It won’t be long before the Reticular Activating System in your brain looks for more ways to make the message one with you.
When you participate in the comments, you’re supercharging your entrainment with the power of community. The old adage, “Sharing is caring,” is true. When you “Like” someone else’s comment, it’s like a virtual high-five. We’re cheering each other on, as we‘re all overcoming our obstacles. And, when you share your thoughts with others, you see you’re not alone. You’re climbing your Everest, just like the other climbers around you. You have the same insecurities and obstacles to overcome as others. Whatever you write might inspire someone else to do the same. It’s a dopamine-boosting act of altruism that helps others, not only you.
You learn once and for all to stop postponing your happiness. This is how we generate a never-ending cycle of dopamine to motivate us. We must celebrate the steps as we climb, not the Summit only.
If you’re like me, the chemical rewards in your body and the surrounding sense of community will feel so good, you’ll want to repeat this transformational practice day after day.
Your dedication and determination will grow exponentially, when you notice your thinking and emotions are more positive, overall, and you take more action in your day-to-day life.

Just Remember: To truly benefit from this, you MUST repeat the 5-Star practice many times a day!

Generate as many stars as you can each day. Launch them into the sky, and watch the best of you sparkle and shine!

But — a word of caution — don’t be surprised if you don’t feel like repeating the 5-Star process.

In the beginning, a part of you might not want to repeat the process. In our instant-gratification-obsessed society, so many posts and messages compete for our attention every second.

But remember, this is a mindfulness practice.

So make mindfulness a top priority.

Personally, I love to use humor to motivate me to stick to my routines. When I picture an M&M, I think, Ooh, I’d never turn one down. I’d always want to eat it, no matter how many times a day an M&M was offered to me. So picturing an M&M makes me laugh. When I picture it in my hand, it’s a cue that reminds my mind to “eat” it, and I launch into my 5-Star M&M routine.

But, in all seriousness, the “M&M” is no joke.

That & is intentional. It requires you to commit to both practices:
(1) Focused training for your MINDSET; AND,
(2) Focused MEDITATION to entrain and reprogram your brain multiple times a day.

If you are serious about improving yourself and actually reaching your goals, you have to be dedicated to repetition.

You have to train your Monkey Mind to not jump to the next post or message. You do not want to just scroll your life away.

The purpose is to be still and engage with this one message at least five times a day if you are serious about making real change in your life.

And I do mean real change. Not just how you feel. But the physiological changes that you can actually produce in your brain with the power of neuroplasticity.

So, yes, repetition is required.

It’s the repetition that rewires our neural circuitry and prunes away older, unhelpful neural programs.

It’s the repetition that entrains our brains to make any Mindset practice a permanent “way of life.”

But, you can RELAX: Repetition can be easy.

Repetition needn’t be complicated.

We can enhance our neuroplasticity by folding it into our regular routine.

I like to do it ⭐️5 times a day⭐️.
It’s easy to remember, when:
1⭐️I wake.
2⭐️I start my work.
3⭐️I take a break.
4⭐️I eat a meal.
5⭐️I go to bed at night.

That’s at least five times a day to be mindful. To take control of who I am, in the present moment.

It’s the best treat I can give to myself.

These M&Ms have transformed my life!

My results speak for themselves:

With the right Mindset, I take the right Action.

Plus, I feel happy and excited, imagining how much farther along I will be, the longer I keep this practice up.

So, I’ll practice in public.

Day after day, I’ll think of these posts as a great big bag of M&Ms. I’ll pick my favorites to add to the bag and share them with you.

So, for your benefit & mine, let’s put our minds where our mouths are! Let’s repeat our M&M for today:

“What I give to the world comes back, ten-fold. When I follow my dreams, I know you can, too.”

And, let’s entrain our brains to remember WHY we’re doing what we do:

These M&Ms bring synergy to Positive Self-Talk and Meditation, merging them into a fast, easy, and practical 5-Star System for unstoppable self-belief!

You do NOT have to live an unhappy, unfulfilled life.

I know, because I was depressed and anxious for many years.

Trying to wear the Mask that others wished me to wear.

But that’s not me.

And these M&M’s have shown me it’s okay to be who I am, and grow into who I choose to be.

I only wish I’d created the VICTUS Method earlier.

This M&M practice is what I wish I had when I was growing up, and trying to figure out how to live my life.

Now that I have it, I’ll continue to practice it until the day I die. Because I know the process of self-improvement and self-acceptance never ends.

And now I know the process doesn’t have to be painful.

It takes me only a few minutes.

I feel amazing when I do it.

And I feel confident when I take action. I feel energized, instead of fearful — like I can take on anything.

That’s what keeps me coming back for another handful of M&Ms.

I’ve got plenty to share.

Want some?

It’s never too late!

To live life to the fullest.

To enjoy the beautiful process of Becoming who we so deeply wish to be.

To savor life’s richness, by sharing the goodness in all of us.

Try it & see how sweet life can be.

Enjoy an M&M, one day at a time.

Give yourself the very best: a truly authentic YOU.

Marisa VICTUS MINDSET & MEDITATION Synergy of Science & Self

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