Fearless Mind
Fearless Mind
Workbook
W W W.T H E F E A R L E S S M I N D . C O M
Our Promise
The Fearless Mind System™
will provide:
• Increased Motivation
• Controlled Anxiety
• Increased Concentration
• Higher Confidence
• Better Decision Making
Potential
How we are born, our innate abilities, are indications of what we will NOT do.
For example, if I am 6’6” and 260 lbs chances are I am not going to go into figure
skating or gymnastics.
To maximize our potential we need to make sure that we are focusing on what we are
IN LOVE with.
01 02 03 04 05
Modeling
• W
e can master a set of skills in six months by modeling the practices of those
who have already blazed the trail.
Who, in your profession, is the best role model for your strengths or physical
potential?
Identify times when you tell yourself to NOT do something. Change the don’t do’s to
what you will do.
DON’T DO CAN DO
Don’t mess up. Focus on plan.
This group believes that how they are born determines who they are.
• P
otential = Performance
What 2-3 areas of your life do you feel you are in the low 10%?
Reflect and write how you felt as you wrote down those things.
Potential = Performance
Often they want to maximize their potential but don’t know how to do it.
Write 2-3 areas in your profession where you identify the error & learn from it.
What 2-3 areas of your profession do you feel you are in the low 10%?
What is one area you would like to improve? (Write it as what you will do.)
Reflect and write how you felt as you went through the 3:1 ratio exercise.
What is your goal for the next 1-4 weeks that is a little beyond your reach?
First, write down the single most important skill for you to do to achieve your objec-
tive that is a little beyond your reach.
Now, write down the second most important skill for you to do to achieve your
objective that is a little beyond your reach.
Finally, write down the third most important skill for you to do to achieve your
objective that is a little beyond your reach.
The Strengths
• Skill sets are accelerated when we identify and reinforce what we did well
Be detailed
• The more detailed we are the more we can measure and repeat the skill
• Details make the skill more real and tangible
First, what was the single most important skill I did today to help me reach my
objective?
Now, what was the second most important thing you did today to help you reach your
objective?
Finally, what was the third most important thing you did today to help you reach
your objective?
Your aggregated score will be shown on your daily journal entries in the “Journal”
action of your resource center.
The scores that you input each day will be recorded and averaged in the “Stats”
section of your resource center.
21 - 25 = In the Zone 15-20 = Good, not great 10-14 = Not going well
• Be grateful • Be Genuine
Which intelligences of your make-up do you feel you are strong in and why?
Motivation
Task VS. Ego Orientation
Goal setting is the single great cause behind psychological issues. When we have
control anxiety goes down. When we have little control stress and anxiety go up.
Future
• All fear originates in the future
• Anxiety comes from a fear in the future
• Our goals need to be a little beyond our reach
Present
• Love is the great motivator
Past
• Guilt and frustration originate.
Set your objective a little beyond your reach (Step 1 in the The Journal).
The optimal time frame is 1-4 weeks.
This provides good motivation and a controllable level of anxiety.
What motivates me the most that I will achieve in the next 1-4 weeks?
Motivation
Task VS. Ego Orientation
Ego Orientation
• Focused on the result of the performance
• Ego Oriented individuals are show to be:
• Lower work ethic
• Do not persist at tasks
• Set Extreme goals
• Do not perform well under pressure
Task Orientation
• Focused on the task the performance requires
• Task Oriented individuals are shown to be:
• Hard work ethic
• Persist longer at tasks
• Set challenging goals
• Perform well under pressure
Step 2 in The Journal. Write down 2-3, in order of importance, skills, you will
implement to achieve the goal that is a little beyond your reach from pg. 19 (Look at
pg. 18 for possible skills).
Motivation
Stages of Development
1st Stage
• Growth is rapid
1st Stage
2nd Stage
2nd Stage
• Growth slows down
3rd Stage
3rd Stage
• Growth stops completely
Motivation
Deliberate Practice
1. Objectives are a little beyond our reach. (Step 1 in The Journal)
• We want our objectives to stretch us, but not stress us.
2. Skills (tasks) specifically designed to improve performance. (Step 2 in The Journal)
• Focused on the skills (task) rather than outcome.
3. Provides feedback on results. (Step 3, 4 & 5 in The Journal)
• We need to hold ourselves accountable to our objective
4. High levels of repetition (Daily use of The Journal)
• We need to condition the muscles and neuro pathways
Be very precise and exact. Complete steps 1 & 2 of a journal entry from the work you
have done on pg. 19-20.
2-3 Tasks
Anxiety
Good or Bad?
Yes.
Oscillation
• We need some degree of variability
• We do not want to flat line
• Determine your threshold and stay below
• Keep it in check
Anxiety = Stress
Anxiety
Origins
Fear exists in the future
• We have no control over the future
• Focusing on the future can lead to interference
• We need to act in the present
• We don’t need to live in the future; we need to prepare for the future
Identify an upcoming event. What do I need to focus on today to be prepared for this
event? What will I do right now?
Anxiety
Perfectionism
Extreme Outcome Orientation
• Passionate people
• Live in the future
• Create more and more anxiety
Prescription
• Shift the form of evaluation
• Evaluate based on those things that are controllable
• Focus on what is happening in the present rather than the outcome
• Develop the skill of being rational and reasonable
Anxiety
Controlling
Anxiety is good, we just need to learn to control it.
How?
• Muscle relaxation deep breathing, meditation & yoga
• Good amount of sleep
• Avoid alcohol and excessive amounts of caffeine
• Confront our challenges
The help to bring our attention to the present.
Write down a time when you focused to much on the outcome. For example, We have
to finish the project by 5 p.m..
Identify the skills you should have evaluated. For example, I was precise in my
expectations, I used 3:1 when evaluating.
Concentration
Concentration
Our ability to attend to relevant stimuli and not attend to irrelevant cues.
Relevant Cues
• Create 2-3 relevant cues
• One is too boring
• If we have more than three we become overwhelmed
• These serve to direct our attention to the present
• Plug these in to step 2 of your Fearless Mind Journal
• Say these statements firm and steadfastly
Examples
• Give 2-3 tasks at a time
• Solution based mindset
• Slow down to speed up
• Choose my words carefully
Identify an area of anxiety and create your own power statements. Write down two
or three that you will use.
Concentration
Relevant & Irrelevant Cues
Hick’s Law
• The more we think (worry), the slower we react
Experiment
• Control and Intervention Group
• The intervention group was taught how to recognize relevant cues
• The intervention group improved 150%
• They learned to recognize and adhere to relevant cues
Concentration
Approach VS. Avoidance Mentality
That which we give our attention to grows.
Confidence
Confidence
Trust in one’s abilities.
Make a list of the things that you love to do (list at least 20):
Confidence
Assertive VS. Others
Passive - “I stink, you’re good.”
Aggressive - “I’m good, you stink.”
• Both rooted in comparison
• These people can’t get much better
Cockiness - “I’m good and I need to tell everyone.”
Assertive - “I’m good.”
• Assertive confidence is independent
• It will stand the test of time
• I focus on what I need to do and my performance
Passive/Aggressive
• Are confronted and pout until they regain control
What is one situation where you feel you are too passive?
What is one situation where you feel you are too aggressive?
Write down an appropriate assertive attitude for one or both of your situations.
Confidence
4 Ways to Build Conference
1. Previous Performance Experience
• The first way to build confidence is through proper evaluation
• Utilize the 3:1 ratio
2. Vicarious Experience
• Learn from what the best are doing
• We can beat the 10,000 hour rule by modeling
3. Verbal Persuasion
• We can tell ourselves what we can do
• Use the power statements you have created
4. Physiological State
• How behave effects the way we feel
• Say it like you mean it
• Communication
• 55% - Body Language
• 38% - Tone of Voice
• 7% - Verbiage
• S
elect a verbal cue. Use the right words, the right tone, and have the right
body language. Practice in the mirror. Use for one week.
Decision Making
The Process
Bottom 10%
• Do not want to make decision
• Avoid engagement
• Avoids the fight
Middle 80%
• Oscillate between good and poor decision making
• Indecisive and panicked
• Fence-sitters
Top 10%
• Deal with the past, present & future
• Rational, reasonable and logical
• In the fight
Where do you feel you fall (bottom, middle or top) and why?
Decision Making
Fundamentals
Adhering to natural law
• Stacks the odds of success in your favour
• T
he first step to becoming a good decision maker is to understand the
fundamentals of your realm
Write down 2-3 of the fundamental laws of the profession you are involved in.
Ex: Align tactical plan with strategic objective.
1.
2.
3.
“Once we get the fundamentals down then big changes are not needed,
but small “tweaks.”
Decision Making
The Next Level
Positioning ourselves to leverage our strengths
First, we need to understand when we are strong and when we are weak.
• We need to understand and adhere to the fundamentals
• We need to mold our strengths on top of the fundamentals
• We need to understand our weakness’
How will you develop your game around the fundamentals of your profession?
Decision Making
The Highest Level
Free from the guilt of the past and fear of the future and completely in the present.
• Fundamentals have been conditioned into muscle memory
• Strengths have been moulded upon fundamentals
• Complete trust in your instincts
Utilizing the Journal System
• Implement 2 to 3 action items
• Focus on the 2 to 3 items through the performance
• After the performance use the 3 to 1 ratio to evaluate and adjust
• Create 2-3 new or adjusted action items and execute
Spiritual
Emotional
Mental
Physical
4% Character
Write down specific situations where you have demonstrated your character.
5% Professional Skills
Write down specific situations where you have demonstrated professional skills.
7% Emotional Stability
Write down specific situations where you have demonstrated emotional stability.
8% Confidence
Write down specific situations where you have demonstrated your confidence.
76% Commitment
Write down specific situations where you have demonstrated your commitment
Glossary
#
10/80/10 Rule – A body of research that states that the human population can be divided into 3
groups; The Top 10%, the Middle 80% and the Bottom 10%.
10 year rule – A body of research that states that it takes 10,000 hours, which equates to 10 years,
to master a skill-set.
3 to 1 Ratio – An evaluation tool that states we must identify 3 strengths and 1 thing we are going to
do better.
A
Accountability – Taking responsibility to report and explain something.
Action Item – The skill that you are going implement into your daily plans.
Approach mentality – Playing to win mentality. The focus is on what we need to do.
Attributes – A quality or characteristic.
Avoidance mentality – A playing not to lose mind-set. The focus is on what not to do.
B
Best Practices – Those things that have been proven to work in a certain field.
C
Can-do mind-set – A mind-set that focuses on what can and should be done.
Chemical Imbalance – Having abnormal amounts of chemical in system.
Cognitions – Thoughts.
Competence – Having the right skill or knowledge.
Control the Controllable – A mind-set and skill where the focus is on what we can control.
Cue- Something that is intended to grab our attention.
Glossary
D
Direct Control – Having complete control.
E
Engineer – To design or create.
Error Correction – Focusing on what we need to so as a result of an error.
F
Fight and Flight – A natural instinct to run or engage.
H
Hypothesis – A probable guess.
I
Indirect Control – We contribute but other variables also contribute to an outcome.
Instincts – An inborn behavior.
Interference – Something that inhibits progress.
L
Law of Attraction – When we focus on something we head in that direction. That which we focus on grows.
Law of Occupied Space – No two things can occupy the same place at the same time.
Low 10% - The portion of our population that does not perform well.
Glossary
M
Mediocre – Average.
Microcosm – A small world.
Middle 80% - The portion of our population that we would consider average.
Mind-set – The way we think and view the world. An attitude.
Modeling – Imitating or copying another.
Motivation – A driving force.
N
Natural Law – An eternal truth that everyone is held to.
Neuro Pathways – Paths in your brain in which information travels.
O
Objective – A goal. Something that we are working for.
Operationalize – To be able to put into action.
P
Passion – A compelling emotion or feeling.
Plagiarism – To copy the work of another
Potential – Capable of becoming or being.
Purpose – The reason something is done.
Q
Qualitative – Concerned with quality.
Quantitative – Capable of measurement.
Glossary
R
Realm – A space where certain things occur.
Relevant Cue – Something we need to give our attention to.
S
Skill Sets – Certain capabilities.
T
Top 10% - The high performing portion of our population.
W
Worry – to have fear or anxiety.
Index
# B
10 year rule - 6 Balance - 23, 25
10/80/10 Rule - 8, 9, 10, 30 Best practices - 13
The Low 10% - 8, 31
Middle 80% - 9, 31 C
Top 10% - 10, 31 Caffeine - 24
5 Characteristics - 35 Tone - 30
Verbiage - 30
A Concentration - 25,26, 27
Accountability - 8, 11, 20, 36 Definition - 25
Alcohol - 24 Confidence - 28, 29, 30, 35
Assertive - 29 Definition - 28
Aggressive - 29 Ways to build - 30
Aggressive/Passive - 29 Control - 17, 19, 22, 23, 24
Anxiety - 17, 21, 22, 23, 24 Correct Path - 19
Definition - 21
Origins - 21
Approach mentality - 27
Avoidance mentality - 27
Index
D H
DaVinci, Leonardo - 20 Hick’s Law - 26
Decision making - 31 High performance - 5
The Process - 31 Equation - 5
Next Level - 33
Highest Level - 34 I
Deliberate Practice - 20 Interference - 7, 26
Irrelevant cues - 26
E
Ego Orientation - 17, 18, 23 L
Ericson & Co. - 10, 19 Living in the present - 12, 17, 22, 23, 24, 25
Experiment - 26
M
Control Group - 26
Mediocre - 9
Intervention Group - 26
Meditation - 24
F Modeling - 6, 30
Fearless Mind Journal - 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20 Motivation - 17, 18, 19 ,20
Objective - 11, 12, 13, 17, 20 Muscle relaxation - 24
Index
N T
Natural Laws - 28, 32 Task Orientation - 17,18, 19
Negative Reinforcement - 27 Training - 6
P V
Passive - 29 Verbal persuasion - 30
Passive/Aggressive - 29 Vicarious experiences - 30
Past - 17, 22, 31, 34
Pavlov, Ivan - 27 Y
Perfectionism - 23 Yoga - 24
Practice - 6, 20
Present - 17, 22, 24, 25, 31, 34
Pressure - 18
Previous experiences - 30
Positioning - 33
Positive reinforcement - 27
Potential - 5
Power statements - 25, 28, 30
R
Relevant Cues - 12, 14, 16, 25, 26, 27
S
Stages of Development - 19
Stress - (See Anxiety)
Notes
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