3 Quick Ideas About Focusing on What You Can Control

3 Quick Ideas About Focusing on What You Can Control

I.

Roughly one-third of your results are in your hands, one-third comes from external competition, and one-third is pure chance.

The smartest play?

Dominate your third—the part you can directly control.

(Share this on Twitter)


II.

Stop obsessing over the reward.

Instead, focus on doing the work exceptionally well. When you nail the process, the outcomes—money, recognition, success—take care of themselves.

“Focus on the trophy and you’ll miss the target. Focus on the target and you’ll get the trophy.”

(Share this on Twitter)


III.

Frustration and other emotions happen.

The trick to not have them hurt your performance? Don’t try to make those feelings go away.

Accept that they’re supposed to be there. That you’re just having a feeling and keep focusing on the actions that will solve the actual problem, not help you stop feeling frustrated or anxious.

That feeling is part of the game. Not an issue that you need to divert attention to and fix.

(Share this on Twitter)


Question for you:

Where are you wasting time stressing about things outside your control, how can you redirect that time to areas you can influence?

(Share this on Twitter)


Who dares wins,

Itamar

要查看或添加评论,请登录

Itamar Marani ? Mindset Coach的更多文章