COVID-19 Productivity: Being Indistractable Pt. 4

04/14/20 • 9 min

In this episode 542, Dr. Rob continues to talk about last week’s episode about the article from Stanford about being Indistractable.

Things you will learn in this episode:

● Dr. Rob McCleland Opening Segment (0:20)

● The importance of thinking about yourself differently (1:04)

Winning or losing the "Mental Game"

● Identifying yourself as somebody new (1:56)

Dr. Rob tells how you can identify yourself as somebody new
The challenge of making the "Switch"
Cognitive Dissonance

● "Baby Steps" (2:54)

Dr. Rob talks about small progress
Baby steps to prevent yourself from getting distracted
When you make progress, don’t go back to it

● Dr. Rob shares a story about how he manages priorities and distractions in life (4:49)

● You have the tools at your disposal (6:27)

You are in control of your schedule

● Final Words from Dr. Rob (7:41)

Tweetable Quotes:

“Whatever our behavior is, that is who we become.” - Dr. Rob McClenland

Resources mentioned in the episode:

● Last Week’s Episode

● Stanford Article

You can connect with Rob on Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook or listen to previous episodes on Your Daily Dose of Growth Podcast by Dr. Rob McCleland for free!

You can also visit his website at LeaderTribe.com to know more about leadership courses that you can enroll yourself in.

He’d love to connect with you.

LEAVE A REVIEW + help someone who wants to explode their business growth by sharing this episode.

In this episode 542, Dr. Rob continues to talk about last week’s episode about the article from Stanford about being Indistractable.

Things you will learn in this episode:

● Dr. Rob McCleland Opening Segment (0:20)

● The importance of thinking about yourself differently (1:04)

Winning or losing the "Mental Game"

● Identifying yourself as somebody new (1:56)

Dr. Rob tells how you can identify yourself as somebody new
The challenge of making the "Switch"
Cognitive Dissonance

● "Baby Steps" (2:54)

Dr. Rob talks about small progress
Baby steps to prevent yourself from getting distracted
When you make progress, don’t go back to it

● Dr. Rob shares a story about how he manages priorities and distractions in life (4:49)

● You have the tools at your disposal (6:27)

You are in control of your schedule

● Final Words from Dr. Rob (7:41)

Tweetable Quotes:

“Whatever our behavior is, that is who we become.” - Dr. Rob McClenland

Resources mentioned in the episode:

● Last Week’s Episode

● Stanford Article

You can connect with Rob on Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook or listen to previous episodes on Your Daily Dose of Growth Podcast by Dr. Rob McCleland for free!

You can also visit his website at LeaderTribe.com to know more about leadership courses that you can enroll yourself in.

He’d love to connect with you.

LEAVE A REVIEW + help someone who wants to explode their business growth by sharing this episode.

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COVID-19 Productivity: Being Indistractable Pt.3

In this episode #541, Dr. Rob continues to talk about last week’s episode about the article from Stanford about being Indistractable.

Things you will learn in this episode:

● Dr. Rob McCleland Opening Segment (0:20)

● Continuation of last week's episode (2:27)

Dr. Rob will continue to talk about last week's article from Stanford
Becoming unstoppable, indistractable and getting it right

● Acknowledgments (2:51)

Dr. Rob does some short acknowledgments before jumping into today's episode
Unprecedented times

● We are jumping back to the article (3:38)

Dr. Rob jumps right back to today's episode
The power of timebox calendar

● What Bosses' love most (4:41)

Taking the initiative to talk to your bosses about your work progress or where you are at with the stuff that you are working on

● The importance of having restraints or constraints (5:12)

Following guidelines and schedule to get things done
Dr. Rob talks about Time boxing, Time-blocking and 0-base calendar

● Final Words from Dr. Rob (8:38)

Tweetable Quotes:

“We perform better if we have some restraints around us.” - Dr. Rob McClenland

Resources mentioned in the episode:

● Last Week’s Episode

● Stanford Article

You can connect with Rob on Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook or listen to previous episodes on Your Daily Dose of Growth Podcast by Dr. Rob McCleland for free!

You can also visit his website at LeaderTribe.com to know more about leadership courses that you can enroll yourself in.

He’d love to connect with you.

LEAVE A REVIEW + help someone who wants to explode their business growth by sharing this episode.

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COVID-19 Productivity: 5 Strategies to Overcome Negative Thoughts Pt. 1

In this episode #543, Dr. Rob talks about 5 strategies to overcome negative thoughts. Let’s dive into today's episode and find out how you can take advantage of these 5 strategies to make your life better!

Things you will learn in this episode:

● Dr. Rob McCleland Opening Segment (0:20)

● Dr. Rob talks about his friend who is a Rocket Scientist in her industry (1:32)

Dr. Rob talks about people around him dealing with negative thoughts (2:52)

● Dr. Rob talks about another friend who is a "World-class" athlete (3:43)

● 5 Strategies to challenge negative thoughts (4:18)

Dr. Rob talks about these 5 amazing strategies that you can do to challenge negative thoughts and depression

● Strategy # 1: Learn how to meditate in stressful situations (6:06)

You should learn to activate your brainpower to meditate when you need it most
Dr. Rob talks about how he meditates

● Strategy # 2: Listen to your mental criticism but don't dwell on it (10:12)

● Final Words from Dr. Rob (11:55)

Tweetable Quotes:

“You need to learn how to activate that brain in the middle of war, in the middle of challenges, in the middle of crises” - Shirzad Chamine

Resources mentioned in the episode:

● 5 Strategies To Challenge Negative Thoughts

You can connect with Rob on Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook or listen to previous episodes on Your Daily Dose of Growth Podcast by Dr. Rob McCleland for free!

You can also visit his website at LeaderTribe.com to know more about leadership courses that you can enroll yourself in.

He’d love to connect with you.

LEAVE A REVIEW + help someone who wants to explode their business growth by sharing this episode.

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