Episode 554: The 3-Step Process to Taking Control of Your Mindset with Yvonne Trost

In this master's class episode of the Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast, I sit down with Yvonne Trost, happiness coach, certified hypnotherapist, and co-founder of Limitless You, for a conversation that hits the hardest part of our genius model head-on: mindset. We can teach skill set. We can teach systems. But when life throws curveballs, mindset is what determines whether you stay stuck or move forward. Yvonne shares her journey from a small-town upbringing in central Illinois, to a high-performing consulting career, to a life-changing personal transformation that led her into hypnotherapy, mindfulness, and transformational coaching. We unpack how limiting beliefs get formed, why so many high achievers are unknowingly running on subconscious autopilot, and how fear, judgment, doubt, and self-pity quietly cap your growth in business and life. We also talk about anxiety, nervous system triggers, identity, visibility, and why self-help is not selfish. If you're an entrepreneur, investor, or leader who knows the next breakthrough is not just about tactics but about who you are becoming, this episode will give you a fresh lens on how to stop recreating the past and start building your future on purpose. Key Talking Points of the Episode 00:00 Introduction 01:10 Who is Yvonne Trost? 02:13 Yvonne's backstory: small-town Illinois and a sheltered upbringing 03:46 How love can still create limiting beliefs 04:50 Divorce as the wake-up call 05:35 How hypnotherapy changed everything 06:51 The yacht and dock metaphor: why so many people stay stuck 08:05 The past and future do not exist the way we think they do 09:02 Creating your future present instead of your past present 10:21 Why hustle and grind may be the wrong operating system 11:16 Understanding that things are happening for you, not to you 13:20 Anxiety is often a side effect, not the root problem 14:30 The zebra and lion analogy for the nervous system 17:23 Why mindset work matters more than the next tactic 20:20 What Yvonne's programs actually look like 21:27 The 3-Step Process: realize, recode, rewrite 24:21 Why most self-help does not go deep enough 28:11 Program delivery: Zoom and in-person experiences in Washington DC 29:43 How to choose a coach to work with 33:08 Free resources and the Limitless You quiz 34:20 Why self-help is not selfish Quotables "We cause ourselves suffering based upon the past or the future, but those things don't exist." "Your mind only will entertain things that are one, good to have done, and two, possible to do." "Self-help is not selfish." Links Limitless You The Limitless You Quiz 3 Paydays® Live Free Discovery Call 3 Paydays® System Mastery Course - Use coupon code for 50% off Coupon code: pod Apprentice Program Coupon code: Podcast Masterclass 3 Paydays Books Partners

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Episode 554: The 3-Step Process to Taking Control of Your Mindset with Yvonne Trost is an episode from The Smart Real Estate Coach Podcast|Real Estate Investing by Chris Prefontaine.

This episode is 39:21 long.

This episode was published on Apr 8, 2026.

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