
Hope Filled Mind Control EP 331
From Your Daily Dose of Hope by Phyllis Nichols,, SoundAdvice Strategies
May 4, 2026 · 4 min · Season 2 · Episode 331
About this episode
The episode discusses the impact of thoughts on life and how changing one's perspective can alter personal experiences.
We’ve all heard that our thoughts matter. There are lots of idioms like “what you think about you bring about”, “thoughts become things” and a quote from Buddha that goes like this: "What you think, you become. What you feel, you attract. What you imagine, you create." — Buddha So you likely know that your thoughts are part of what determines what you life will be like. This was a hard concept for me to understand the first time I heard it. What do you mean, I can just think different thoughts and change my life? It didn’t just seem far-fetched, it felt impossible. I didn’t feel like I had much control over my life. I had a job with a boss who was okay, but it was clear what I needed to do each day. I had bills to pay and I didn’t have a lot of free time or cash so dreaming about options honestly felt out of reach. A mentor at work suggested I just change the narrative I had around a difficult co-worker. Instead of telling myself she was manipulative and unkind (see really was!) he said to change that to something like “Her actions have nothing to do with me, and I don’t have to respond to her comments. Now, this didn’t feel like a complete lie like saying something like we’re…
People in this episode
Host: Phyllis Nichols
Topics covered
- mind control
- thoughts
- perspective change
- personal growth
- mental health
Keywords
- mind control
- thoughts
- perspective
- Buddha
- personal growth
- mental health
- narrative change
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