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The 5-Minute Morning Habit That Changed How I Think
by Alex Rivera
Have you ever waited for motivation to strike before making a change?
That used to be me. I’d tell myself I’d start “when I feel ready.” But that feeling rarely came. One thing changed everything:
You don’t rise to motivation. You rise to your system.
This one shift became the foundation of my 7-day reset routine — and later, the book Mind Reset – 7 Days to Rewire Your Mind and Change Your Life: A Simple Day-by-Day Guide to Build Discipline, Confidence, and Clarity.
My 5-Minute Morning Reset
I designed a quick daily structure that helped me break the cycle of overthinking and mental clutter.
Every morning I practiced:
🧘 1 minute of deep breathing
✍️ 2 minutes journaling a single reflection question
🧠 2 minutes reframing a negative thought
Five minutes. That’s it. And the clarity it brought was real — because it didn’t rely on willpower, just structure.
Why It Works
Motivation is unreliable. Structure isn’t.
Small habits done consistently train your mind to work with you, not against you. That’s what Mind Reset is all about: rebuilding trust in yourself through simple, repeatable shifts.
🎁 Want to Try It?
If you’re curious, I’m offering a few free digital review copies (PDF or Word). Just message me here on Goodreads or email:
📩 alexriverabooks@gmail.com
🎁 Free Sample:
Want to try Mind Reset before buying? Get Day 1 for free — the first step of the 7-day transformation:
👉 https://bit.ly/trymindresetday1
You don’t need 30 days. You don’t need perfection.
You just need a start.
Let this be Day 1.
— Alex Rivera
Have you ever waited for motivation to strike before making a change?
That used to be me. I’d tell myself I’d start “when I feel ready.” But that feeling rarely came. One thing changed everything:
You don’t rise to motivation. You rise to your system.
This one shift became the foundation of my 7-day reset routine — and later, the book Mind Reset – 7 Days to Rewire Your Mind and Change Your Life: A Simple Day-by-Day Guide to Build Discipline, Confidence, and Clarity.
My 5-Minute Morning Reset
I designed a quick daily structure that helped me break the cycle of overthinking and mental clutter.
Every morning I practiced:
🧘 1 minute of deep breathing
✍️ 2 minutes journaling a single reflection question
🧠 2 minutes reframing a negative thought
Five minutes. That’s it. And the clarity it brought was real — because it didn’t rely on willpower, just structure.
Why It Works
Motivation is unreliable. Structure isn’t.
Small habits done consistently train your mind to work with you, not against you. That’s what Mind Reset is all about: rebuilding trust in yourself through simple, repeatable shifts.
🎁 Want to Try It?
If you’re curious, I’m offering a few free digital review copies (PDF or Word). Just message me here on Goodreads or email:
📩 alexriverabooks@gmail.com
🎁 Free Sample:
Want to try Mind Reset before buying? Get Day 1 for free — the first step of the 7-day transformation:
👉 https://bit.ly/trymindresetday1
You don’t need 30 days. You don’t need perfection.
You just need a start.
Let this be Day 1.
— Alex Rivera
🧠 Step Into Your New Identity — One Action at a Time
by Alex Rivera
There’s a point in every transformation where you stop asking “Can I change?” and start realizing:
“This is who I’m becoming.”
That’s what Day 7 of Mind Reset – 7 Days to Rewire Your Mind and Change Your Life is about.
Not just mindset. Not just habits. Identity.
“Every action you take is a vote for the person you want to become.”
It’s not about waiting for motivation.
It’s about casting small daily votes — through action — that reinforce who you are becoming.
Why Identity-Based Habits Work:
✔ They shift your focus from what you do to who you are.
✔ They create alignment between your values and your behaviors.
✔ They help you build lasting change — from the inside out.
You’re not trying to “become” confident, focused, or disciplined.
You’re practicing what it means to be that person, one step at a time.
Day 7 is the doorway.
After six days of rewiring thoughts, building habits, and mastering emotions, Day 7 invites you to step forward.
Not as the person you were — but as the version you’ve been building all along.
You don’t need a perfect plan.
You need a new identity built by action.
Want to read the full 7-day reset?
I’m offering a few free digital copies in exchange for honest reviews.
📩 Email me at alexriverabooks@gmail.com or connect with me here on Goodreads.
📘 Mind Reset – 7 Days to Rewire Your Mind and Change Your Life: A Simple Day-by-Day Guide to Build Discipline, Confidence, and Clarity
Now available in Kindle, paperback, and hardcover editions on Amazon.
🎁 Free Sample:
Want to try Mind Reset before buying? Get Day 1 for free — the first step of the 7-day transformation:
👉 https://bit.ly/trymindresetday1
Let this be Day 1.
— Alex Rivera
There’s a point in every transformation where you stop asking “Can I change?” and start realizing:
“This is who I’m becoming.”
That’s what Day 7 of Mind Reset – 7 Days to Rewire Your Mind and Change Your Life is about.
Not just mindset. Not just habits. Identity.
“Every action you take is a vote for the person you want to become.”
It’s not about waiting for motivation.
It’s about casting small daily votes — through action — that reinforce who you are becoming.
Why Identity-Based Habits Work:
✔ They shift your focus from what you do to who you are.
✔ They create alignment between your values and your behaviors.
✔ They help you build lasting change — from the inside out.
You’re not trying to “become” confident, focused, or disciplined.
You’re practicing what it means to be that person, one step at a time.
Day 7 is the doorway.
After six days of rewiring thoughts, building habits, and mastering emotions, Day 7 invites you to step forward.
Not as the person you were — but as the version you’ve been building all along.
You don’t need a perfect plan.
You need a new identity built by action.
Want to read the full 7-day reset?
I’m offering a few free digital copies in exchange for honest reviews.
📩 Email me at alexriverabooks@gmail.com or connect with me here on Goodreads.
📘 Mind Reset – 7 Days to Rewire Your Mind and Change Your Life: A Simple Day-by-Day Guide to Build Discipline, Confidence, and Clarity
Now available in Kindle, paperback, and hardcover editions on Amazon.
🎁 Free Sample:
Want to try Mind Reset before buying? Get Day 1 for free — the first step of the 7-day transformation:
👉 https://bit.ly/trymindresetday1
Let this be Day 1.
— Alex Rivera
Behind the Book: 2 Interviews That Dive Into the Mind Reset Journey
📚 by Alex Rivera
Hi everyone!
If you’ve been curious about the inspiration behind Mind Reset – 7 Days to Rewire Your Mind and Change Your Life: A Simple Day-by-Day Guide to Build Discipline, Confidence, and Clarity, I recently shared the story in two interviews that explore how this book came to life — and where it’s heading next.
📘 Awesome Gang Interview
🔗 Read the interview here: https://awesomegang.com/alex-rivera/
In this Q&A, I talk about:
The personal experiment that inspired Mind Reset
What I learned writing my first book
The next two titles in the trilogy
✍️ Tumblr Q&A: Behind Mind Reset
🔗 Read the Tumblr interview: https://www.tumblr.com/alexriverabook...
This is a more reflective interview, where I share:
How I overcame mental blocks and self-doubt
Why mindset habits matter more than motivation
What “resetting” really looks like
💬 Mind Reset is a short, structured guide that helps readers build clarity, confidence, and discipline in 7 days. If you're looking for a simple but powerful tool to upgrade your mindset, give it a try.
📖 Available in Kindle, paperback, and hardcover formats on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FBLLJPWJ
🎧 Audiobook coming soon!
If you'd like a free digital review copy, feel free to message me here or email me at alexriverabooks@gmail.com.
🎁 Free Sample:
Want to try Mind Reset before buying? Get Day 1 for free — the first step of the 7-day transformation:
👉 https://bit.ly/trymindresetday1
Thanks for reading — and for being part of this journey.
— Alex Rivera
Hi everyone!
If you’ve been curious about the inspiration behind Mind Reset – 7 Days to Rewire Your Mind and Change Your Life: A Simple Day-by-Day Guide to Build Discipline, Confidence, and Clarity, I recently shared the story in two interviews that explore how this book came to life — and where it’s heading next.
📘 Awesome Gang Interview
🔗 Read the interview here: https://awesomegang.com/alex-rivera/
In this Q&A, I talk about:
The personal experiment that inspired Mind Reset
What I learned writing my first book
The next two titles in the trilogy
✍️ Tumblr Q&A: Behind Mind Reset
🔗 Read the Tumblr interview: https://www.tumblr.com/alexriverabook...
This is a more reflective interview, where I share:
How I overcame mental blocks and self-doubt
Why mindset habits matter more than motivation
What “resetting” really looks like
💬 Mind Reset is a short, structured guide that helps readers build clarity, confidence, and discipline in 7 days. If you're looking for a simple but powerful tool to upgrade your mindset, give it a try.
📖 Available in Kindle, paperback, and hardcover formats on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FBLLJPWJ
🎧 Audiobook coming soon!
If you'd like a free digital review copy, feel free to message me here or email me at alexriverabooks@gmail.com.
🎁 Free Sample:
Want to try Mind Reset before buying? Get Day 1 for free — the first step of the 7-day transformation:
👉 https://bit.ly/trymindresetday1
Thanks for reading — and for being part of this journey.
— Alex Rivera
How I Rewired My Mind in 7 Days — Reflections from the Author of Mind Reset
If you're anything like me, you’ve probably experienced seasons where your thoughts felt like quicksand — the more you struggled, the deeper you sank.
That’s where I was. High-functioning on the outside, mentally burned out on the inside. Overthinking everything, doubting myself, losing touch with what really mattered.
Then something shifted.
One evening I asked myself:
What if the problem isn’t my life… but the way I think about it?
That question led me to design a 7-day experiment — one that changed how I think, feel, and show up in the world. I called it Mind Reset.
It became the foundation of my book Mind Reset – 7 Days to Rewire Your Mind and Change Your Life: A Simple Day-by-Day Guide to Build Discipline, Confidence, and Clarity — and in this post, I want to share the 3 mindset shifts that made the biggest difference.
💡 Shift #1: Your Mind Is a Tool — Not Your Master
We believe every thought we have. But we shouldn’t.
Most thoughts are automatic — echoes from the past, shaped by fear, fatigue, or habit. I learned to stop treating my thoughts as facts. Instead, I started noticing them, writing them down, and questioning them.
Small Practice:
Write down a recurring negative thought. Then ask:
Would I say this to someone I care about?
If not, it doesn’t belong in your head either.
🧱 Shift #2: Don’t Wait for Motivation — Build a Structure
Waiting for motivation was my biggest trap. I told myself I’d start when I felt more energized, more inspired — but that day never came.
So I built structure instead:
A 5-minute reset each morning.
A core question to reflect on.
One limiting belief to reframe.
That routine created momentum — not flashy, but consistent. And it worked.
Try This:
Pick a tiny, daily habit — even 3 minutes. Repeat it for 7 days. Consistency rewires faster than motivation ever will.
💪 Shift #3: Confidence Comes from Proof
Confidence isn’t a feeling. It’s a consequence.
It’s what happens when you keep promises to yourself — even small ones. That 5-minute walk. That phone-free moment. That journaling prompt you didn’t skip.
Every time I followed through, I sent a message to my brain: You can trust me now.
Try This:
Choose one promise you can keep this week. Keep it. That’s how confidence grows — in silence, in repetition.
What Came After the 7 Days
No fireworks. No dramatic life makeover. Just a subtle, powerful change in how I felt.
The noise quieted.
My thoughts slowed.
And I felt in control again — not of the world, but of myself.
That’s what Mind Reset became:
A 7-day reboot for people who want clarity — but don’t know where to start.
If you're curious about the journey, I’d love to share it with you.
🧠 Read Day 1 free here: https://bit.ly/trymindresetday1
📚 Find the full book on Amazon: Mind Reset – Alex Rivera
About the Author
I'm Alex Rivera, author of Mind Reset — the first book in a motivational trilogy. I write short, clear guides to help people overcome mental fog, reconnect with their power, and move forward with purpose.
📩 Reach out: alexriverabooks@gmail.com
📚 Follow me here on Goodreads
💌 Ask for a free review copy if you're a reviewer — I'd be honored to hear your thoughts.
Let this be Day 1.
— Alex Rivera
That’s where I was. High-functioning on the outside, mentally burned out on the inside. Overthinking everything, doubting myself, losing touch with what really mattered.
Then something shifted.
One evening I asked myself:
What if the problem isn’t my life… but the way I think about it?
That question led me to design a 7-day experiment — one that changed how I think, feel, and show up in the world. I called it Mind Reset.
It became the foundation of my book Mind Reset – 7 Days to Rewire Your Mind and Change Your Life: A Simple Day-by-Day Guide to Build Discipline, Confidence, and Clarity — and in this post, I want to share the 3 mindset shifts that made the biggest difference.
💡 Shift #1: Your Mind Is a Tool — Not Your Master
We believe every thought we have. But we shouldn’t.
Most thoughts are automatic — echoes from the past, shaped by fear, fatigue, or habit. I learned to stop treating my thoughts as facts. Instead, I started noticing them, writing them down, and questioning them.
Small Practice:
Write down a recurring negative thought. Then ask:
Would I say this to someone I care about?
If not, it doesn’t belong in your head either.
🧱 Shift #2: Don’t Wait for Motivation — Build a Structure
Waiting for motivation was my biggest trap. I told myself I’d start when I felt more energized, more inspired — but that day never came.
So I built structure instead:
A 5-minute reset each morning.
A core question to reflect on.
One limiting belief to reframe.
That routine created momentum — not flashy, but consistent. And it worked.
Try This:
Pick a tiny, daily habit — even 3 minutes. Repeat it for 7 days. Consistency rewires faster than motivation ever will.
💪 Shift #3: Confidence Comes from Proof
Confidence isn’t a feeling. It’s a consequence.
It’s what happens when you keep promises to yourself — even small ones. That 5-minute walk. That phone-free moment. That journaling prompt you didn’t skip.
Every time I followed through, I sent a message to my brain: You can trust me now.
Try This:
Choose one promise you can keep this week. Keep it. That’s how confidence grows — in silence, in repetition.
What Came After the 7 Days
No fireworks. No dramatic life makeover. Just a subtle, powerful change in how I felt.
The noise quieted.
My thoughts slowed.
And I felt in control again — not of the world, but of myself.
That’s what Mind Reset became:
A 7-day reboot for people who want clarity — but don’t know where to start.
If you're curious about the journey, I’d love to share it with you.
🧠 Read Day 1 free here: https://bit.ly/trymindresetday1
📚 Find the full book on Amazon: Mind Reset – Alex Rivera
About the Author
I'm Alex Rivera, author of Mind Reset — the first book in a motivational trilogy. I write short, clear guides to help people overcome mental fog, reconnect with their power, and move forward with purpose.
📩 Reach out: alexriverabooks@gmail.com
📚 Follow me here on Goodreads
💌 Ask for a free review copy if you're a reviewer — I'd be honored to hear your thoughts.
Let this be Day 1.
— Alex Rivera
