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MASTER YOUR MIND
Contents
Introduction
Roger’s Story of “Slowing Down to Speed Up”
Robb’s Story
Getting Results Faster . . . What Does That Mean?
Less Really Can Be More
How to Get the Most from This Book
Tip #1: Just Read the Book
Tip #2: As You’re Reading, Be Actively Looking for a Small Number of Things to Implement Right Away
Tip #3: Get Going, and Embrace the Ugly
PART I Slow Down Your Brain: Let an Elephant Do Your Work for You
1 Slowing Down, Speeding Up, and Your “Runaway Brain” . . . What Are We Talking About?
Slowing Down . . . What’s That Mean?
Cure for the Common “GO!”
Real-Life Examples
What’s a “Runaway Brain” and Why Should You Care?
How Your Brain “Runs Away”
A Brief Word of Caution
2 Understanding and Harnessing Your Subconscious Brain
Four Key Differences between the Conscious and Subconscious Brains
Difference #1: Your Subconscious Is Orders of Magnitude Larger Than Your Conscious
Difference #2: Your Elephant Literally Speaks a Different Language from Your Ant – You Need to Speak Both Languages
Difference #3: Your Subconscious Doesn’t Register the Word “No”
Difference #4: Your Subconscious Already Knows “How”
3 Understanding and Harnessing Your Brain Wave Patterns
The Fraternity of Beta Alpha Theta Delta
Beta: The “Awake” State
Alpha: The “Relaxed” State
Theta: The “Borderline” State
Delta: The “Deeply Asleep” State
4 Your Brain’s Unhelpful Default Settings
Not Character Flaws, Just Survival Mechanisms
Default Setting #1: Your Brain Tends to Over emphasize Negative and Under emphasize Positive Signals
Default Setting #2: Your Brain Is Easily (Really Easily) Consumed with the Urgent Matter, at the Expense of the Important Matter
Default Setting #3: Your Brain Craves Safety, Much More Than You Want “Progress”
Summary
5 The 2-Millimeter Principle and the Recipe for a Breakthrough
The 2-Millimeter Principle
The Recipe for a Breakthrough
Get Help
Get Invested
Get Away
Its Not All Resorts and All-Inclusives
Case Study: The Perfect Getaway
PART II Slow Down the Game: Counterintuitive Strategies and Tactics That Really Work
6 Master Your Mind by Mastering Your Input: Programming Your Mind for Automatic Results
Your Major Mental Input Sources
Internal Input
External Input
Winning the Beginning of Your Day
“The First Hour of the Day Is Mine ”
Remember Alpha and Theta?
You Snooze, You Lose
Stay Unplugged as Long as Possible
“Well, If I Can’t Use My Screens . . . What Am I Supposed to Do?”
Winning the End of Your Day
Transition Out of Your Day Mindfully and Gently
The “Tech Curfew”
The Question That Sextupled My Productivity Overnight
7 Master Your Mind by Mastering the Voices in Your Head
Your Brain Is Talking to You
Case Study: 5 Star Insurance
Total Lunatic or Sales Genius?
The Basic Premise: You’ve Gotta Be Working on It
You Know These Two Things Will Happen
And Then You Can Make Some Things Happen
8 Master Your Mind with the Ridiculous Power of Clarity
The Power of Not Caring
Elephants Like Clear Pictures
Energy Suckers Need Not Apply
Lessen the Caring Load
Be Too _______
9 Master Your Mind by Mastering Your Week: The Two-Hour Solution
Busy versus Productive
The Pillar of Brain-Friendly Time Management: The Two-Hour Solution
Refreshers Always Help
Step 4: Schedule Your Green Time
Step 6: Schedule or Notice Your Flex Time
Step 7: Schedule Your Recreation Time
Putting It All Together Professionally
Advanced Two-Hour Solution Tips
Perfect the Process
10 Master Your Mind by Mastering the Art of No
Nobody Likes No
The T Ris Protocol
Say No to Certain People
Revisiting “Be Too ___”
Say No to Certain Activities
Math That Motivates
Outsource It: For Goodness Sake, Just Pay Someone!
Just Skip It
Case Study: Just Skip It
11 Master Your Mind by Mastering Your Environment: Declutter
Physical Decluttering
Piles of Business under Piles of Paperwork
A Quick Way to Slow by 70 Percent
Mental Decluttering
Make New Mental Habits
12 Master Your Mind by Mastering Your Body: Take Care of Yourself
Keep Your Battery Level High
You Won’t Like Me When I’m Angry
Ways to “Plug In”
Be Kind to Yourself
You Look Ma-a-ahvelous!
13 Master Your Mind by Mastering Silence and Presence: Shut Up and Listen
Watch Out for the Dreaded MFAS
In the Game of “Negativity One-Upsmanship,” No One Is a Winner
Treating and Curing MFAS
Stop Caring about Everything
Look for Alternative Perspectives
Determine the Value of Your Comment
Get Your Fingers Out of Everything
14 Master Your Mind by Getting Micro: Start Small and Improve Incrementally
The Hudson Bay Start
Too Much, Too Fast
Mind Trap #1: The Too-Fast Start Can Wear You Out
Mind Trap #2: The Too-Hot Start Can Freak You Out
Mind Trap #3: The Too-Hot Start Can Make You Celebrate Too Early
The Antidote to the “Too-Fast” Start: Get Microscopic
15 Mastering Passion and Excellence
Passion versus Excellence . . . Really?
It’s Not “Or”. . . It’s “And”!
Chicken or Egg . . . Passion or Excellence?
Make Your Own Cocktail
Conclusion: Next Steps: What to Do from Here?
The Optimal Performance Mind: 3.5 Gets
#1 Get Clear
#2 Get Focused
#3 Get Moving, and Stay Loose
#3.5 Get Help
Resource Guide
Books
Audio
Video
Events/Seminars/Speakers
Coaching/Mentoring Programs
About the Authors
Index
EULA