MINDSET-MASTERS

Mindset Masters 4. Focused The ability to stay focused and on course is a foundational quality that high performers have. With so many distractions around, it can be challenging to maintain focus on your goals and take the necessary actions to achieve them. High performers apply these simple yet powerful strategies to stay on track. A. On a regular basis, usually quarterly, they go through an exercise that helps clear their mental desk and focus on what’s really important. The exercise is: i. On a blank page, make a list of everything that is on your mind from the things you think about, things you are concerned or worried about to the things that come up in your mind when you are trying to go to sleep. Do this for about 15 minutes. ii. Go through the list and place a check mark next to everything that is outside of your control and put a star next to everything within your control. iii. Take the items that have a star next to them, which are important to you, and prioritize them into another list. This becomes the things to focus on for the next 90 days. iv. For the items that have a check mark next to them, as you go through the list, ask yourself, “Can I let this go?” and mentally release it. This is very powerful as you are consciously deciding to let go of something that has been on your mind. 131