👇 TL;DR: This Week in The Digital CEO Weekly 👇
✅ In order to create real change in your finances, business, or other area of life, this is the FIRST obstacle you have to tackle – or nothing else will shift.
✅ Why this mental "gatekeeper" blocks change before it even happens (and how to overcome it).
✅ Why your triggers might actually be the clearest roadmap to your next breakthrough.
From the Desk of James Wedmore:
If you're reading this right now, thank you. I don't take it lightly. You've got a million things going on, but you're still here. That matters.
And today, I want to invite you into a conversation that just might change the way you approach not only money and business, but life itself.
Right now, I'm hosting my Mind Your Money 30-day money manifestation challenge, and this is one of the concepts I introduced early on. And while I talked about it specifically through the lens of money, you can apply this to ANY and every aspect of life – business, relationships, health, happiness and what have you.
People ask me all the time, "James, who do you listen to? Who do you learn from?"
Since 2015, I've been blessed to learn from a Yaqui Indian Shaman. He's not a business owner or an online guru – he doesn't have a website or even a way to get ahold of him. But I've spent COUNTLESS hours recording conversations with him. He's shared ancient wisdom, universal principles, and yes... confirmed things like the Law of Attraction as very, very real.
That's why I redid the Mind Your Money Challenge this year. Because I'm still a student. Always learning and integrating what I learn into my life.
And that's today's topic: are you really a student?
We live in an age of information overload. Everyone has a brain full of ideas, information, podcasts, and TikToks. Everyone "knows" something.... everything... but most, have little to show for it.
The question is, do you really KNOW it, if you haven't lived it? Experienced it?
Here's the truth:
👉 It's not about collecting more knowledge. It's about integrating it until it becomes part of you.
For instance, there's a massive difference between knowing what the Law of Attraction is... and living it as a daily discipline, managing your frequency, broadcasting your signal, and noticing synchronicities everywhere.
That's the gap. The difference between knowledge and Knowing.
And the thing that keeps us stuck in that gap?
It's what I call The Guardian of the Mind.
When new information comes in, most people do one of two things:
- "I know this already."
- "I don't agree."
Both are examples of not learning. Both responses slam the door shut on an opportunity to receive something new.
That's the Guardian of the Mind at work.
It's sneaky. It says, "Oh, you've heard this before, skip it." Or, "Nope, that doesn't line up with what you already know to be true." (Ha! Know to be true!)
Why?
Because your brain is wired for survival. It doesn't care if you're happy or growing. It just wants to stick with what's safe and familiar. Even if what's familiar is keeping you small.
That's why people go to events, hear about concepts like integrity or alignment, nod their heads, and then... nothing changes. Because the Guardian says: "You already know this. Move along."
But knowing isn't the same as living from.
And what you have an opportunity to do, which most people don't, is simply to become aware of this.
Become aware of an aspect of YOU that is trying to keep you where you are. That is trying to delete, ignore, distort, or generalize information to stop you from receiving anything new.
The question people don't ever ask is: where did this filter get created?
Whenever you think "Is that true?", "Do I agree?", etc., you're basing your answers off of previous received information – or data that's already stored in the brain or the body.
This is what's known as your pre-existing structure. And most people never once question their structure their entire life.
And this structure becomes the criteria or knowledge base that filters every piece of new information that comes into our life.
The sole job of the Guardian of the Mind is to protect this knowledge base. It doesn't want you to upgrade your knowledge base.
But if nothing new can get in, nothing can change.
Here's my favorite metaphor for all this:
A man visits a guru and brags about all the things he's read and learned. The guru listens quietly, then begins to pour him a cup of tea. And keeps pouring.
The tea overflows everywhere. Finally, the man says "Stop! The cup is full!"
And the guru replies "Exactly. How can I pour anything new if your cup is already full?"
That's how most people approach learning. But if your cup is full, there's no room for transformation.
To grow, you need to empty the cup. You need to stay coachable.
Yet, what happens to most people when they're faced with new information that doesn't align with their pre-existing knowledge base?
They get triggered.
Think about an orange. When you squeeze it, what comes out? Orange juice. Why? Because that's what's inside.
Now... what happens when you get squeezed?
When you feel pressure, stress, or challenge – whatever comes out of you is what's inside. Anger. Frustration. Defensiveness. Or maybe patience, peace, joy.
This is why I say: the trigger is the gateway to transformation.
Emotional pain is a communication tool that says "pay attention." And when you truly take responsibility for what you create in your life, you get to say "how can I recreate this/change this/learn from this/let go of this/grow from this experience?"
If something I say (or anyone else in your life for that matter) upsets you, or if you feel yourself pushing back... that's the Guardian again. That's the filter. The part of you that doesn't want to change.
But if you're willing to lean in – to say, "There's something here for me" – that's where breakthroughs can begin.
If you're a coach, maybe you've seen this before.
You hold up the mirror for a client, and instead of gratitude, they get defensive. They lash out. They blame you.
But the mirror isn't the enemy. It's the gift.
A mirror only shows you what you couldn't see before. The question is: will you thank the mirror... or break it?
So how do you outsmart the Guardian of the Mind?
You become a spiritual warrior.
A warrior is always on the hunt. Looking for where the ego hides. Looking for where old programming still runs the show. Looking for the blind spots.
Because most of what holds you back is invisible to you – until you're ready to see it.
That's the practice: Presence. Awareness. Coachability.
And when you become ready, things can happen FAST.
Let me give you a real example:
For years, Jenni and I dreamed of building a private movie theater in our home. It sat on the manifestation board forever.
Then one day, the timing was right. The contractor showed up. Within 24 hours, half the digging was done.
Here's the paradox: things usually take longer than we think... but when the time is right, they can happen faster than we expect.
That's why faith matters.
Just because you don't see the evidence yet doesn't mean nothing's happening. Seeds sprout beneath the soil long before fruit shows up.
The Guardian wants you to rip the garden up early. The warrior stays patient.
So with all that being said, I can point the way. I can share stories, practices, and principles. But I can't do your work FOR you.
No one can.
That would be robbing you of a lesson... of the journey.
Your greatest breakthroughs will come from within you. From journaling. From sitting with these ideas. From staying open, emptying your cup, and trying things on for yourself.
And when the results come – and they will – you'll know it was all you.
So, here's how you can apply this right now:
- Journal: Write down one insight, aha, or pattern you've noticed about yourself after reading this. Even if your brain says "nothing new here", write that down.
- Check Your Coachability: Where in your life are you saying "I already know this" or "I don't agree"? Can you try on the idea anyway?
- Plant a Seed: Pick one desire you've been holding onto. Give it your attention. Nurture it. Trust the roots are growing, even if you can't see them yet.
At the end of the day, the money, happiness, success, or whatever it is we desire is just the Trojan horse. These things allow us to take a look into ourselves.
The Guardian of the Mind isn't keeping you stuck in those areas – but it's showing you where the work needs to be done.
So the question is: are you willing to be the student? To stay coachable? To keep your cup empty?
Because the moment you do... the miracles start to show up.
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