The Ignited Life: Build a Life That Matters

The Ignited Life: Build a Life That Matters

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Core Belief Wheel: 30 Principles to Live with Intention

You weren’t born to coast. You were born to live with intention, change your core beliefs, and ignite a life that truly matters.

These 30 core beliefs aren’t just words. They’re the exact blueprint I’ve used to go from Navy combat veteran and Fortune 50 executive to building a global movement around purpose and mattering.

They started as the foundation of Passion Struck, but they belong at the heart of The Ignited Life, because this isn’t surface-level motivation. It’s a daily rebellion against comfort, conformity, and settling.

This is your mirror. Use the Core Belief Wheel below to uncover the hidden convictions that shape every result in your life — then rewrite them. When you change core beliefs, you change everything: your actions, your impact, and the way the world experiences you.

Ready to go all in? Download the free Core Belief Wheel PDF right now and start mapping the beliefs that will fuel your ignited life.

📥 Grab your free copy here.

The Belief Wheel diagram showing the cycle of change: Beliefs (heart icon) → Judgments (scales icon) → Actions/Non-Actions (hourglass icon) → Results (growth chart icon) and back to Beliefs. A simple model to change core beliefs and live with intention.

My Ignited Life Code: The Beliefs That Fuel a Life That Matters

These are not platitudes. They are principles that shape how we rise, serve, and show up every single day.

I. Lead Yourself First: Live Intentionally Every Day

  1. I was born to live intentionally. Every moment is a chance to become the person I choose to be.

  2. I center my life on passion and perseverance. They give me fire when life gets hard.

  3. I win the daily battle with myself by choosing growth over comfort.

  4. I resist the tyranny of the ordinary. I protect my wonder.

  5. I am never afraid to reinvent myself.

  6. I see beyond who I am now to the marvels I can become.

  7. I compete with yesterday’s version of me—no one else.

II. Grow on Purpose: Change Your Mindset, Change Everything

  1. I can learn, grow, and elevate daily. Mastery, creativity, and courage are inside jobs.

  2. I don’t care where I start. I only care about committing to mastery in who I am and what I do.

  3. I reject the status quo. A life of purpose doesn’t allow for stagnation.

  4. Past pain and present frustration are not the end of my story.

  5. I know my capacity to develop new skill sets is nearly boundless.

  6. I honor the quiet genius and triumphant hero within me.

  7. I measure my worth by the intangibles I cultivate: integrity, courage, and love.

III. Ignite Impact: Discover Your Why and Serve the World

  1. I write my history one decision at a time. I choose to write a legendary one.

  2. I finish strong. I honor the physics of progress: no greatness without effort.

  3. I believe I was born to solve a meaningful problem that the world needs fixed.

  4. I strive to become someone who uplifts the world, not just myself.

  5. I only work where my dreams are respected and where I can build something that matters.

  6. I make bold choices. I work hard. I do what scares me every day.

  7. I lead wherever I am, in whatever I do.

IV. Build Courage Through Connection and Compassion

  1. I lead with compassion and respect for every person, regardless of faith, caste, or color.

  2. I give myself and others grace to make mistakes. We are all works in progress.

  3. I am a warrior of growth and a guardian of unconditional love.

  4. I am a creative amplifier. I use my voice and gifts to change culture for good.

  5. Legendary impact requires original thinking. I do not retrace old steps.

  6. I chase meaning and work that serves others, not fame.

V. Own Your Energy: How You Start Your Day Shapes Your Life

  1. I own my mornings. How I begin the day shapes the impact I make.

  2. I always compete, especially against the limits I set for myself.

  3. I only work in environments that move me closer to my dreams. Labor for impact.

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The Core Belief Wheel: How Real Change Actually Happens

Here’s the truth most people never hear: Transformation does not start with a to-do list. It begins with a belief.

The Core Belief Wheel is the simple, proven model at the heart of The Ignited Life. It reveals exactly why most change fails and how to change core beliefs so new results last forever.

The wheel turns through four stages:

  1. ❤️ Beliefs – Your hidden core convictions. Always running the show.

  2. ⚖️ Judgments – The lens that limits or liberates you.

  3. ⏳ Actions or Non-Actions – What you actually do (or avoid).

  4. 📈 Results – The life you experience, proving what you truly believe.

The cycle repeats until you interrupt it at the source. Want different results? Don’t force new actions. Change the belief first.

Diagram of the Core Belief Wheel showing four interconnected segments—Beliefs, Judgments, Actions/Non-Actions, and Results—illustrating how our inner beliefs shape our outcomes through a continuous cycle of perception, decision, and behavior.
The Belief Wheel

Ready to map and change your core beliefs today?

Download the free Belief Wheel PDF + worksheet right now and start living with intention.

📥 Grab your free copy here.

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