👇 TL;DR: This Week in The Digital CEO Weekly
✅ Why having a business isn't really optional anymore and why you need to go all in on your business now more than ever.
✅ A simple yet powerful protocol that gets you re-aligned and lit up when doubt starts to creep in.
From the Desk of James Wedmore:
Today, you're getting a SIMPLE mental Cheat Code for a successful life and business. Not just "quick" success... LASTING.
Like... for the rest of your friggin' life!
This tool came to me while driving one day, so I thought I would share. I realized I've been applying this tool to my life. It maaaay just be the thing that's allowed me to have perpetual, consistent success for 20 years now.
20 years of making butt tons of money, and LOVING what I'm doing!
But before I do...
I think I've already shared that I have massively changed my stance on something, ya?
I used to believe NOT everyone should start a business... the idea that "business is not for everyone."
Well...
I've changed my mind.
In 2026 and moving forward... EVERYONE NEEDS a business. It isn't a luxury or virtue anymore, it's a prerequisite.
It's one of the FEW (only?) ways you can truly create your own level of CASHFLOW. YOU create your income ceiling when you OWN the business vehicle.
Inflation is increasing... and with that the cost of living. Industries are rapidly changing as well. Meaning that JOB is even LESS stable today than people thought.
A business let's you supplement income, create a little on the side... and even SCALE to big, BIG numbers. And I think EVERYONE needs to own a business today.
So... with that being said, business can be VERY TOUGH. Especially when you second-guess yourself all day. It can feel like you are walking into an abyss of the unknown, wondering if you are even doing the right things...
If you're wasting... Your Time? Your money? Your life?
Then... from that place of uncertainty, you pull your punches. You hesitate. Lean back. Waffle. Avoid ever giving it your ALL out of fear it won't work, won't succeed.
Well... this "energy" almost guarantees FAILURE. If you've decided it ain't gonna work... then it ain't!
So, here is the INSTANT-MIRACLE protocol you can follow NOW... and any time you doubt your dreams or feel like "something is off."
This is a very simple (like, SUPER SIMPLE!) mental-thought-protocol I follow in my life. It's two steps. Take a moment now to follow it.
STEP 1: "IS THIS WHAT YOU WANT TO BE DOING? YES OR NO?"
Ask yourself if what you are doing in your business IS what you WANT to be doing.
AS AN EXAMPLE: "Do I want to be teaching new dog owners how to train their dogs?" (not a task, but the BIG PICTURE essence of what you are doing).
What's your answer? Did you get a "YES!" Like a YES that came from your body? Your SOUL?!
If it's a "YES," continue to Step 2. If not... GO FUQIN DO what you want to be doing, stop ignoring your Soul! Stop ignoring your Dharma! The Desire IS the DHARMA!
Like seriously! What are you doing?!
This is your one, short, precious life! You're gonna waste it doing something you don't want to do? Something you're not meant to do?!
STEP 2: GET INTO COHERENCE. EVERY. DAY.
Ok, you got a "YES!" This is the business/project/career you want to be doing... GREAT! But how does it feel?
Does your business feel "off" or wonky? If so, YOU are simply OUT of coherence with your Dharma. And your job is to get back into coherence.
Untangle all the INCOHERENT energy, feelings, ca-ca, etc. you have associated with this goal/outcome/business you just said "YES" to.
Because, when approaching your business (for example), it should feel nothing but LIGHT and EXCITING! If it's not... you have incoherence. Distortions of the mind... tangled thoughts that are preventing you from proceeding.
GET BACK INTO COHERENCE FIRST!
FEAR is a lack of coherence. OVERWHELM... lack of coherence. STRESS. STUCK. CONFUSION... all a lack of coherence.
And this lack of coherence is primarily caused by you feeding erroneous thoughts or beliefs.
Change the thought. Feed the Truth. And you'll know you are doing this correctly when you are once again feeling excited and energized by your business.
The TLDR of this is: Change from within first and how your business/goals look will change. Duh, you know this.
EXAMPLE:
Here's a hypothetical example of this in action.
Take Susie. Susie got a "yes" in Step 1. But she is still feeling the heaviness of her business. She feels "stuck, unmotivated and overwhelmed."
Upon a bit of digging, her brilliant and wise beyond his years coach (me!) discovers her last two promotions fell far below her goals and expectations. Those experiences FED a sneaky little thought: "My business is on the decline, and it's going to get worse from here."
A new MEANING got created that is predicting her future!
Now, if ANY one of us believed that thought, we would ALL feel the heaviness. And if you feel that way... you probably WILL take your business down, right?
Susie's job now (with the help of her coach) is to move away from this distortion and move closer to TRUTH. Because...
YOU ARE WHERE YOUR ATTENTION IS.
To skip to the good part: Susie got curious and did a deep dive debrief on those two promotions and found a starting trend with her audience and their changing sentiment. It led her to an epiphany in creativity and a new offer that would better suit their needs.
All of a sudden this new offer has Susie excited again. She is on fire seeing the possibilities! This has the chance to do BETTER than anything she has ever promoted.
Her coach leaves her with one final thought...
"Would this great idea have emerged if you would have never experienced the disappointments of those two past launches?"
Your Challenge This Week: Drop the Baggage
I went deeper into this on the podcast, so if you haven't listened to this episode yet, make sure you click below.
Because getting back into coherence isn't usually about adding more. It's about releasing what no longer fits. Old patterns. Old reactions. Old stories that quietly keep you out of alignment.
As you continue to step into this year, ask yourself:
What am I still carrying from last year that doesn't belong where I'm headed?
What has already taught me what it needed to teach me – and now needs to be let go?
Think of it this way: What BAGGAGE from the residual weight of 2025 needs to be dropped because it doesn't fit on the train you're getting on to reach your 2026 destination?
When you reframe or release what's out of sync, something powerful happens. You feel lighter. Clearer. More energized. And suddenly, business and life starts to feel lit up again.
I've been seeing this firsthand inside our Next Level community. Members have been doing this work deeply – and the breakthroughs they're having right now are massive. I've shared a couple of them below.
This is what happens when you drop the weight and get back into a state of coherence. And the momentum that follows is powerful.
Thanks for reading and see ya next week!
- James
New on The Mind Your Business Podcast:
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There's one number you need to pay attention to that tells you how healthy your business really is. And no... it's not total revenue.
Today, we're breaking down the exact framework we use to keep operations tight and profit margins high. I'll also reveal some hidden forms of waste that can quietly drain your business without you even realizing it's happening.
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