What if the life you desire begins with the thoughts you rehearse every single day?
In this episode of the Redefining Wealth Podcast, Patrice Washington sits down with bestselling author, executive coach, and speaker Sarah Centrella for a powerful conversation about mindset, alignment, manifestation, and the intentional practice of training your thoughts to support the life you say you want.
This conversation isn’t just about positive thinking.
It’s about understanding that:
your thoughts create patterns,
your patterns shape behavior,
and your behavior influences every result you experience.
Because sometimes the biggest thing standing between you and your next level…
is the story you keep telling yourself.
In This Episode, You’ll Learn:
- Why your thoughts are shaping your reality more than you realize
- How to interrupt limiting beliefs before they spiral
- Sarah’s “Mental Tennis” tool for reframing negative thoughts
- Why vision boards work when they’re rooted in alignment
- How to protect your dreams when others don’t understand them
- The importance of surrounding yourself with people who speak the language of possibility
- Why abundance often shows up long before financial breakthrough
Thinking Creates Outcomes
Sarah shares how her journey began after experiencing divorce, foreclosure, bankruptcy, and rebuilding life as a single mother of three.
In the middle of that difficult season, she started creating vision boards—not as wishful thinking, but as a way to focus on possibility instead of pain.
What surprised her most?
The things she was visualizing slowly began showing up in real life.
Not magically.
Not overnight.
But through aligned thinking, new opportunities, intentional action, and the willingness to believe that something different was possible.
The “Mental Tennis” Tool
One of the most powerful moments in the episode is Sarah’s explanation of what she calls “mental tennis.”
She explains that every day we experience thousands of thoughts—many rooted in fear, lack, criticism, anxiety, or limitation.
Most people simply absorb those thoughts.
But Sarah teaches that we can learn to:
notice the thought,
interrupt it,
and consciously return it with a different belief.
So instead of:
“I’m terrible at this.”
You practice:
“I’m getting better.”
“I can learn this.”
“I’m capable.”
Because thoughts repeated consistently eventually become beliefs.
And beliefs shape behavior.
Vision Requires Supportive Thinking
Patrice and Sarah also explore how many people have a vision for their lives but continue rehearsing thoughts that contradict the very thing they desire.
You cannot consistently think from scarcity while trying to build abundance.
You cannot constantly criticize yourself while expecting confidence to grow.
Alignment requires your thoughts to support your vision.
Protect the Seed of Your Vision
Another powerful theme in this episode is the reminder that not everyone deserves immediate access to your dreams.
Sometimes your vision is still fragile.
And in those early stages, it’s okay to protect it while it grows roots.
Sarah and Patrice discuss how your environment and relationships influence what you believe is possible—which ties directly to the PEOPLE pillar and SPACE pillar. The rooms you enter, the voices you listen to, and the people surrounding you all shape your ability to stay aligned with your vision.
Let the Dream Be
One of the most beautiful parts of this episode is the reminder to reclaim childlike curiosity and audacity.
Children often dream freely before life teaches them to shrink.
But what if you gave yourself permission to dream again?
To ask:
What do I actually want?
What would feel aligned?
What if more is possible for me too?
Because sometimes changing your life begins by simply allowing yourself to imagine a different future.
About This Season: The Anatomy of Alignment
This season of Redefining Wealth is dedicated to unpacking what alignment really means — not as a buzzword, but as structure.
We’re dissecting how misalignment impacts each of the Six Pillars of Wealth — Fit, People, Space, Faith, Work, and Money — and what it truly costs when we tolerate what drains us.
Each episode builds on the last. So subscribe and journey with us as we move from awakening… to redefining… to actualizing.
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📗Order Think It: How to Train Your Thinking to Get Everything You Want by Sarah Centrella: https://a.co/d/0e78cxSa
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Facebook: @sarahcentrellafan
Website: www.sarahcentrella.com
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