Master Your Mind: Counterintuitive Strategies To Refocus And Re-Energize Your Runaway Brain

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
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About the Authors
Index
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