80: Clear Your Negative Thoughts With This Mental Training Exercise

11/03/21 • 9 min

When’s the last time you were working on a project and got distracted by your thoughts? Even though you’re trying to stay focused, your brain keeps pulling your focus away from your work. In this episode I’ll share one strategy to train your brain to remove distracting thoughts and stay focused.

When you’re feeling a bit insecure and your confidence is wavering, negative thoughts of failure can easily creep inside your mind. Our brains like to remind us of mistakes from the past and how the future can go awry, especially if what we are working on challenges our confidence.

Listen in to discover how you can utilize the “mental bookshelf strategy” to put aside negative thoughts that distract you and how you can use my checklist (link below) for more strategies to set your workday up for success!

Show Highlights

[01:25] Being in creative mode gives me a stream of new ideas!

[03:38] Why journaling in the moment can throw off your game.

[03:55] How you can use the mental bookshelf strategy.

[08:10] Picking up your thoughts off the shelf or leaving them to process later.

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