How To Stay Positively Focused When Your World In Imploding

In the face of overwhelming challenges, maintaining a positive focus can seem nearly impossible.

Whether dealing with personal setbacks, professional hurdles, or global crises, our ability to stay grounded and optimistic is crucial for navigating turbulent times.?

I know! It’s easier said than done, but everything worth doing is hard.?

But hardship rules! It makes us stronger, better.?

As Byron Katie says “ There is no problem outside the human mind”?

Just think about that for a second, all the problems that you have faced…

What has been more devastating, the problem or your thoughts and feelings towards the problem?

This article explores practical strategies to help you stay positively focused, even when it feels like your world is imploding.

The Power of Cleaning Up Your Inputs

What do I mean by input?

Well it's the shit we expose our mindset to.?

People, music, podcasts, books, newspapers, social media, what we write about and what we talk about.

The information we consume greatly influences our mindset.?

Constant exposure to negative news, toxic social media interactions, and pessimistic friends can drain our energy and cloud our perspective.?

To maintain a positive focus, it’s essential to clean up these inputs.?

Start by curating your social media feeds to include uplifting and inspirational content.?

Limit your news consumption to reliable sources and allocate specific times to catch up on current events, avoiding the 24/7 news cycle.?

Surround yourself with supportive, positive individuals who encourage and uplift you.?

By consciously choosing what information you allow into your life, you can create a more positive mental environment.

This is one of the primary tasks I do with my clients.?

Use an Internal Locus of Control

Adopting an internal locus of control means focusing on what you can control rather than what you cannot.?

This mindset shift empowers you to take responsibility for your actions and reactions.?

Instead of feeling helpless about external circumstances, concentrate on how you respond to them.?

Imagine if you will, the locus of control being three “Layers” or “Bubbles” surrounding your life.

The “Outer” layer is things that you have no control over:

War?

Weather?

Your football team is losing.

Traffic.

The economy.?will have no control over:

War?

Weather?

Your football team is losing.

Traffic.

The economy.?

The problem is, most people focus on this pointless shit, why??

Because it’s easy to blame anything else, other than you!?

The “Middle” layer is something you have influence on, but not full control:

Who you vote for.

What football team you support.

What someone thinks of you.?

Promotion.?

Your Job.

The last “Layer” you have full control over:

Your thoughts.

Your Feelings.

Your Actions.?

Your Behaviours.

If everyone focused on taking actions towards these areas, people would be a lot more empowered, but they don’t.

The Power of Small Wins

Something that I get my clients to focus on…..

Evidence of change!?

If you can build a portfolio of evidence, from achieving tasks that work towards your future self, then you will always win.?

But people have this all or nothing mentality!

They have to be perfect, when actually no one is perfect.?

Progression is the real winner.

When everything seems to be falling apart, large goals can feel impossible and you will feel like? giving up.?

Focusing on small wins can provide a sense of accomplishment and momentum.

Break down your tasks into manageable pieces and celebrate each success, no matter how minor it may seem.?

These small victories can boost your confidence and motivation, helping you to build resilience against larger challenges.?

Over time, these incremental successes contribute to significant progress and reinforce a positive mindset.

Now you know these three tips, by the way, they work!

I follow these and my clients follow these tips and they get results.

Remember, knowledge isn’t power!?

Application of knowledge is TRUE power!?

So, stop fuck*ng about and get to work.

P.S?

When you are ready to ASCEND your life to the next chapter and build the best version of you, book a FREE call with myself.

Let's see how we can achieve great things together!

Or don’t, the choice is yours!?

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Enjoy the rest of your week!

Carl