Episode 10:

How to Rewrite Your Reality to Live Your Best Life

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘂𝗻𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹?

In this episode of The Creative Advantage, host Nicole Shannon, certified Thrive coach and founder of Create Potential, takes you inside the psychology and neuroscience of how your mind shapes the way you think, act, and create.

You’ll discover how to reframe self-talk, rewire habits that last, and use small shifts in behavior to strengthen your identity. Blending powerful research with practical tools, Nicole reveals how to move beyond limiting patterns and into a state of greater flow, energy, and fulfillment.

🎧 𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲, 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿:

✧ How cognitive reframing can shift your inner narrative and unlock new possibilities

✧ Why pairing habits with pleasure makes them easier and more joyful

✧ The habit loop (cue–routine–reward) and how to use it to make change stick

✧ How cognitive dissonance and identity-based actions can reshape who you believe yourself to be

✧ The surprising power of belief to transform outcomes—even at a physiological level

This is an episode about reclaiming your mental agency, designing habits that actually last, and using the science of your mind to fuel both creativity and life itself.

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