You know how your phone connects to Wi-Fi networks? The universe works similarly - except its power is always available, completely free, and you don't need a password. This infinite source of energy, which Jen Sincero calls "Source Energy", is constantly buzzing around us. You just gotta learn how to tap into it, harness that energy, and be the badass we already know you are!

The gateway to this cosmic power is surprisingly simple: meditation. But don't roll your eyes just yet. While meditation might sound like something reserved for monks sitting cross-legged on mountaintops, it's actually as basic as sitting still and letting your mind take a coffee break. It's both the easiest and trickiest thing you'll ever do! Because the execution? That's where things get tricky.

Here's the instruction: you sit down, close your eyes, and try to quiet your mind. Notice we said "try" - because your thoughts will be all over the place. One minute you're focusing on your breath, and the next you're mentally reorganizing your sock drawer or planning your next vacation. Sincero gets this struggle. She's been there, done that. But even with all these mental gymnastics, meditation still works its magic. Every time you meditate, you're essentially plugging into the universe's power outlet. The benefits start flowing whether you think you're doing it "right" or not. Your frequency rises, stress melts away, and your intuition gets sharper. You can start with five minutes a day. You can use a mantra (even "meatloaf" works, according to Sincero, though she suggests more traditional options like "love" or "thank you"). You can focus on your breath, visualize light flowing through your body, or attend guided sessions. The universe isn't picky about how you connect - it just wants you to show up. And showing up consistently is what transforms this simple practice into a life-changing tool.

Speaking of sitting still - that's becoming a rare superpower in our world of constant notifications and updates. This makes meditation not just helpful, but essential for maintaining our sanity in the digital age.

More lessons on badassery, next!

The Source Energy we were talking about earlier is this ridiculously complex machine where everything from gravity to food chains works together like a perfectly choreographed dance. And we're basically its mini-mes when it comes to creating our reality. So how else can we create that?

Take her client with the Tuscan villa story. Here's this bartender-poet who could barely afford a plane ticket to Italy, looking at a house she had no business even considering. But instead of doing the "logical" thing (aka running away screaming), she decided this villa was hers. Period. While everyone around her was having collective heart attacks about her sanity, she kept believing. And through some wild journey involving rental schemes and pure stubbornness, she now owns that villa. Why? Because her brain refused to accept any other outcome.

Most people demand to see evidence before they'll believe something is possible. But that's backwards as hell. You need to believe first, then the evidence shows up. Your current reality? You created it with your thoughts. That means you can UNcreate it too. But - and this is crucial - you can't expect things to change by wishful thinking alone. You've got to upgrade your environment, even in small ways. Paint that wall. Fix that chair. Show the universe you're serious about leveling up.

And please, for the love of all things awesome, stop hanging out with the "whiners, pessimists, tweakers, bleakers, freaker-outers and life-is-so-unfairers." The more time you spend with them, the deeper you sink into their limited thinking. Instead, find yourself some big-thinking friends who make you feel like you could leap tall buildings in a single bound.

Here's something practical you can actually do: Make a vision board. Your brain thinks in images. When you feed it pictures of what you want - that dream house, that perfect job, that amazing relationship - you're basically giving your mind a blueprint to work from. We kid you not, people have manifested exact replicas of what they put on their boards, down to the tiniest details. Once you get your brain on board, reality has no choice but to catch up!

Our next lesson lies in what Sincero titles How to Get Over Your B.S. Already!

Listen up, because this is going to be good. Most of us aren't actually unqualified for the things we want to do. We're just scared to death of trying them. We spend more energy crafting elaborate excuses than it would take to actually do the thing we're avoiding. Take Sincero's preparation before writing her book - she spent weeks getting the perfect chair, organizing and reorganizing her materials three times, and cleaning until the floor was operating-room sterile. Where did she end up writing her book? At her kitchen table. We trick ourselves into feeling productive while actually avoiding the real work.

This self-deception leads straight into our favorite escape route: procrastination. Sure, it feels great to blow off work and watch cat videos instead, but fast forward a few years and you're sitting there wondering why everyone else is living their dreams while you're still "getting ready" to start yours.

All our excuses are usually just fear wearing a fancy disguise. When Sincero kept landing and succeeding at "unqualified" positions, it wasn't because she suddenly became more qualified - she simply pushed past the fear and did the work anyway. She discovered that passion and determination trump perfect credentials every time. Successful people aren't magical beings with secret powers. They're just people who decided to stop making excuses and start taking action.

How to kick procrastination to the curb? Start by accepting that done is better than perfect. Waiting for perfect conditions is just another trap.  That website you've been tweaking for six months? Launch it. Those sales calls you've been preparing for since last spring? Make them. No one else cares about the imperfections you're obsessing over. They're too busy worrying about their own stuff.

And here's a radical thought - if you know you're the type who only works well under pressure, stop fighting it. Instead of spending weeks pretending to work while stressing yourself out, own your last-minute tendencies. Calculate how much time you actually need, then go enjoy yourself until the pressure kicks in. At least you'll have some fun before the inevitable cramming session.

Now, for our last lesson on activating your badassery!

When Henry Ford wanted an eight-cylinder engine block cast in one piece, his engineers told him it couldn't be done. But Ford stood firm, sending them back to work not once, not twice, but repeatedly until finally those engineers did what they'd sworn was impossible - they created that V-8 engine block. THIS is a real decision - not the kind where you say you'll try something but when it gets tough, you drop it. But the all-in kind of decision where you commit completely.

This total commitment needs to touch every part of your life. Decide to become someone who creates what they want instead of settling for what they can get. And then, level up every aspect of your life to match that decision. This is where people mess up. They try to change one thing while keeping everything else the same. They'll attempt to build a business while hanging out with friends who mock ambition. They'll try to get healthy while keeping their late-night junk food habits. They'll aim for wealth while maintaining a poverty mindset. Real transformation requires ruthless focus. When Sincero decided to quit smoking, she didn't leave room for "maybe just one drag." She didn't negotiate with her old habits. She became a non-smoker, period!! Money follows this same principle. Sincero stopped playing small, raised her prices, expanded her vision, and aligned every aspect of her business with her new standards. The money followed because her entire approach changed.

Your current life is calibrated to give you exactly what you're getting right now. Want different results? Everything needs to shift. The good news? This total commitment actually makes things easier. The challenge is having the guts to look at everything - your social circle, your daily habits, your money mindset, your self-talk - and ask the hard question: "Is this aligned with where I'm going?"