{"id":21537,"date":"2022-12-06T14:11:01","date_gmt":"2022-12-06T22:11:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/?p=21537"},"modified":"2024-02-19T14:03:02","modified_gmt":"2024-02-19T22:03:02","slug":"training-your-mindset-for-success-with-motivational-speaker-nick-santonastasso","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/training-your-mindset-for-success-with-motivational-speaker-nick-santonastasso\/","title":{"rendered":"Training Your Mindset for Success with Motivational Speaker Nick Santonastasso"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For motivational speaker Nick Santonastasso, changing your circumstances starts with adjusting your mindset. To illustrate this tenet of his philosophy, the 26-year-old entrepreneur and author tells his origin story.\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before he was born, he was diagnosed with Hanhart syndrome, a rare condition that affects limb development. His parents were told their baby had a 30% chance of survival.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe decision my parents made in that moment was to focus on the 30% chance of me living versus the 70% chance of me dying,\u201d he says. \u201cWhen you identify how the brain works, what you focus on in your life, you get more of.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This lesson is at the heart of Santonastasso\u2019s work as a speaker. Through sharing his unique story, he trains professionals around the world how to reach their full potential. In 2018, he released his first book, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Victim-Victor-Overcome-Mentality-Live\/dp\/1719954836\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Victim to Victor: How to Overcome the Victim Mentality to Live the Life You Love<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On. Dec. 14, Santonastasso hosted a webinar for <a href=\"https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/\">Founders Network<\/a> where he provided his strategies for personal and professional success.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-nbF9DLwMu4\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>To learn more about mindset awareness <b data-stringify-type=\"bold\">check out the\u00a0<\/b><b data-stringify-type=\"bold\"><a class=\"c-link\" tabindex=\"-1\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/nZjZOEsPSyY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/?page_id=20424&amp;preview=true?wchannelid=1kf2f5hdr1&amp;wvideoid=f9ukh2h6xr\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\" data-remove-tab-index=\"true\">webinar<\/a><\/b><b data-stringify-type=\"bold\"> from December 14 <\/b>or explore our entire\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/fndrs.net\/3utK12X\">event video library<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Learn from Mentors<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Santonastasso started out his career as a bodybuilder.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During one of his competitions, he shared the story of his disability and was approached by someone who told him, \u201cYou\u2019re going to be on stage with Tony Robbins one day.\u201d That early supporter believed in the power of Santonastasso\u2019s story and pushed him to make a career out of it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At 21, Santonastasso didn\u2019t know who Tony Robbins was. So he looked him up and attended his first Robbins event. As Santonastasso watched Robbins captivate an audience for hours at a time, he knew he wanted to do the same.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He looked into Robbins\u2019 background and started to study what Robbins studied, from neuro linguistic programming to timeline therapy and hypnosis.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThere are a lot of gurus and teachers out there, but 99% of them haven\u2019t had to overcome the physical and mental things that I\u2019ve gone through, and so I have a unique perspective on overcoming specific things and obliterating specific challenges,\u201d he says.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Do You Understand Your Mindset?<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During his lectures, Santonastasso takes participants on a journey, informed largely by his study of psychology.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He starts with the psychological limitations of the human brain.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We are naturally predisposed to focus on threats, failures and insecurities, says Santonastasso. As a result, change is challenging, because your brain disincentivizes risk.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe big idea is: look at me. I have no legs, one arm, and I built a business, &#8221; he says. &#8220;I have the cars; I have the house; I have the amazing relationships; I have the body that I nurtured. But I\u2019m not different. The only thing that\u2019s different is I\u2019ve trained my brain to act a specific way, and you can do it, too.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To reach this conclusion, he leads audiences to examine their emotional states and invites them to visit their younger selves to heal past trauma.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Practicing What You Preach<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even therapists have therapists.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When Santonastasso started preaching to others how to optimize their mental capabilities, he was forced to look inward and examine his own relationship to himself.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Like the people he encounters in his audiences, he\u2019s also on a journey of self-love and compassion, especially after his brother\u2019s death from a drug overdose two years ago.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To maintain his inner stability, he has some non-negotiables. They\u2019re like guardrails he practices on a day to day basis for the health of his mind. That means moving his body, consuming valuable information and being very intentional about the company he keeps.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cSo, I\u2019m constantly practicing what I preach, but I also fall off my wagon. I\u2019m not perfect,\u201d he says.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In his webinar, he covered:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Identifying where you live emotionally<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Training your brain to be happy\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to extract wisdom from the past<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Addressing mental health<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To learn more about mindset awareness,<a class=\"c-link\" tabindex=\"-1\" href=\"https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/request\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/request\/\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\" data-remove-tab-index=\"true\">\u00a0see if you qualify for membership<\/a>\u00a0<b data-stringify-type=\"bold\">and check out the\u00a0<\/b><b data-stringify-type=\"bold\"><a class=\"c-link\" tabindex=\"-1\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/nZjZOEsPSyY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/?page_id=20424&amp;preview=true?wchannelid=1kf2f5hdr1&amp;wvideoid=f9ukh2h6xr\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\" data-remove-tab-index=\"true\">webinar<\/a><\/b><b data-stringify-type=\"bold\"> from December 14.<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For motivational speaker Nick Santonastasso, changing your circumstances starts with adjusting your mindset. 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