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I hope you are ready for today’s Millionaire Mindset Monday! Each Monday we will be focusing on developing the mind necessary to achieve success. We will be talking about daily habits, tips, productivity, how to stay motivated and disciplined, and much more. The best way to start the week! I hope this is helpful.

Before We Get Started Here’s Your News Recap:

⚠️ Trump Fires BLS Head Amid Weak Jobs Data
President Trump dismissed Erika McEntarfer, head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, after the July jobs report showed just 73,000 new positions and significant downward revisions—a move condemned by economists for politicizing economic data.

🏛️ Fed Governor Resigns, Opens Door for Trump Appointment
Fed Governor Adriana Kugler stepped down unexpectedly, accelerating Trump’s ability to reshape the Federal Reserve. Her resignation aligns with the administration’s broader pressure campaign, including branding Powell as insufficiently dovish.

📉 Labor Market Shows Stress: July Adds Only 73K Jobs
Nonfarm payrolls rose by merely 73,000 jobs in July, marking the smallest gain in nearly five years. The unemployment rate ticked to 4.2%, highlighting softening hiring trends.

🏭 Manufacturing Rolls Into Fifth Month of Contraction
July marked the fifth consecutive month of contracting manufacturing, with factory employment at its lowest in five years—tariff-driven cost hikes cited as a major headwind.

📉 Berkshire Takes $3.8B Write-Down on Kraft Heinz
Berkshire Hathaway recorded a $3.76 billion write-down on its Kraft Heinz investment. The move slashed operating profits by 4% and net income by 59%, reflecting ongoing pressure on consumer goods subsidiaries from Trump-era tariffs.

🌍 GLOBAL TRADE & MACRO

🤝 Tariffs Hardening: Latest Duties Stay Fixed in Trade Talks
U.S. Trade Rep. Jamieson Greer confirmed new tariffs—35% on Canadian goods, 50% on Brazilian imports, plus duties on India, Taiwan, and Switzerland—won’t be negotiable in current trade rounds.

📈 IMF Revises Growth Forecast Up to 3.0% Amid Tariff Risks
The IMF lifted its global 2025 growth outlook to 3.0%, citing strong pre-tariff stockpiling and declining effective U.S. tariff rates. But persistent trade friction, deficits, and elevated fiscal risk continue to cloud the outlook.

🕵️ Experts Warn: U.S. Economic Data Integrity at Risk
Market watchers and economists—including ex-Fed officials—warn that firing BLS leadership and reshaping the Fed leadership pipeline threatens long-term credibility in U.S. data systems. The S&P 500 fell 1.6%, the sharpest drop in two months, as market faith wavered.

📉 Tech earnings stumble: Amazon shares dropped 8.3% after disappointing AWS results, dragging indexes lower.

📈 Markets show resilience: Megacap tech names remain favored by investors, even amid economic uncertainty.

🌐 Trade truce reset: Even as some trade deals progress, the U.S.–China tariff deadline on August 12 remains critical—talks in Stockholm ongoing

Millionaire Mindset Monday’s  

Inspirational Quote

Focus of The Week

Build Decision-Making Discipline

Millionaire Mindset Principle:
The ability to make clear, confident, and timely decisions is one of the most underrated millionaire skills. Successful people don’t waste time stuck in indecision, and they definitely don’t let fear paralyze their momentum. They move. They adjust. They learn.

Most people overthink small choices and underthink big ones. Millionaires flip that: they systematize small decisions and save their energy for the few that truly matter. Every minute you spend "thinking about it" is a minute you’re not taking action.

This week, it’s time to sharpen your decision muscle.

Apply It This Week:

• Create a decision filter: Ask yourself: Does this move me closer to my 1-year goal? If not, it's probably a distraction.

• Time-box decisions: Give yourself a 10- or 30-minute window. No more analysis paralysis.

• Separate fact from fear: Most hesitation is emotional. Define what you're afraid of. Name it. Decide anyway.

• Default to action: Clarity often comes after you move, not before. Start, then adjust.

• Practice decisiveness on small things: What to eat. What to wear. What time to wake up. Be sharp in the little choices to build momentum for the big ones.

Remember: indecision is expensive. Not deciding is still a decision—one that often costs you more than you're willing to admit.

Take Action!

“The Decisive Doer Sprint”

Goal: Train your brain to make sharper, faster decisions all week long—and see how much time, energy, and stress you reclaim.

🔹 Day 1: Identify 3 Decisions You’ve Been Delaying

Write down 3 choices you've been sitting on—big or small.
Examples:

• Should I start that side hustle?

• Should I reach out to that mentor?

• Should I invest in that course or tool?

Set a timer: 15 minutes per decision. Research, reflect, and make the call.

🔹 Days 2–5: Make 5 Micro-Decisions Quickly Each Day

Train your reflexes. Choose your meals, clothes, or next task immediately.

• No debating

• No second-guessing

• No looping in 10 opinions

Track how it feels to operate with speed and clarity. You'll be shocked at the energy boost.

🔹 Day 6: Tackle 1 Bold Action You've Been Avoiding

Choose one action you've been hesitant to take and do it.
Examples:

• Launch that first product/post/service

• Apply for something big

• Make the ask (job, sale, pitch, connection)

• Cut something toxic

Don’t wait. Act.

🔹 Day 7: Reflection & Reset

Journal this:

• What changed when I acted faster?

• How much time did I save?

• What decision felt most powerful?

• Where am I still holding back—and why?

Reset for next week with a stronger bias toward action.

Millionaire Myth-Busting

“You Have to Be Lucky to Succeed”

🧨 Verdict: Myth — Luck Favors the Prepared and Relentless

The Myth:
“You just got lucky.”
“They were in the right place at the right time.”
“Some people are just born with it.”

The Reality:
Luck does play a role in success—but it’s not what drives it. The truth is that most millionaires created the conditions for luck to find them. They showed up every day. They built skills. They took risks. They positioned themselves for opportunities and then capitalized on them.

Here’s what millionaires know:

• Consistency creates collisions with opportunity

• Preparation makes you lucky when the moment strikes

• Repetition creates reputation, which attracts deals and partnerships

• Calculated risks feel like “luck” in hindsight—but were really bold, strategic moves

Example:
You might hear that someone “went viral” or “got a big break.” But what you didn’t see were the years of content, failed pitches, sleepless nights, or quiet rejections behind that moment.

This Week’s Truth Bomb:
If you wait for luck, you'll wait forever.
If you work like luck doesn’t exist, it starts showing up more often.

Final Charge

Act fast.
Think clearly.
Move with intention.

Don’t get stuck wondering what if.
Millionaires don’t wish their way to wealth—they decide their way there.

That’s A Wrap

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