93 - Mindset Monday: What Are You Waiting For?

Episode 93 of the Mindset Minutes podcast, hosted by Colm O'Reilly, titled "93 - Mindset Monday: What Are You Waiting For?" was published on September 14, 2020 and runs 1 minutes.

September 14, 2020 ·1m · Mindset Minutes

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Summary

Mindset Monday: What Are You Waiting For? This week’s Mindset Challenge is to invest some time and ask yourself, “What are you waiting for?” Maybe you’re waiting for someone, or work to get less busy, or your debt to get paid down, or to reach a certain body fat level. When we ask ourselves what we’re waiting for we’re also bringing to light what emotional payoff is on the other side of this event - be it happiness, peace of mind, freedom, security et cetera. Now there’s two ways to use this information. The first, more quote-unquote practical way, is to ask yourself what habit change or environment/routine change you can make that will improve this situation, and then make a plan to start implementing some percentage of that change today. The second one is to ask yourself what need is behind that strategy, recognising that it is a strategy, and then ask yourself what other ways might that need be met, either partially or completely. We all have a tendency to get fixated on a strategy, and even knowing this I’m no different and have to regularly check myself before I wreck myself pursuing one strategy that I’ve become overly focused on. Look at what you’re waiting for, what’s behind that and how else it can be satisfied, and you will find how freeing this thought process is. Let me know how you get on! www.thementalhealthplan.com https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=18248924&appointmentType=11286512

Episode Description

Mindset Monday: What Are You Waiting For?

This week’s Mindset Challenge is to invest some time and ask yourself, “What are you waiting for?” Maybe you’re waiting for someone, or work to get less busy, or your debt to get paid down, or to reach a certain body fat level.

When we ask ourselves what we’re waiting for we’re also bringing to light what emotional payoff is on the other side of this event - be it happiness, peace of mind, freedom, security et cetera.

Now there’s two ways to use this information. The first, more quote-unquote practical way, is to ask yourself what habit change or environment/routine change you can make that will improve this situation, and then make a plan to start implementing some percentage of that change today.

The second one is to ask yourself what need is behind that strategy, recognising that it is a strategy, and then ask yourself what other ways might that need be met, either partially or completely.

We all have a tendency to get fixated on a strategy, and even knowing this I’m no different and have to regularly check myself before I wreck myself pursuing one strategy that I’ve become overly focused on.

Look at what you’re waiting for, what’s behind that and how else it can be satisfied, and you will find how freeing this thought process is.

Let me know how you get on!

www.thementalhealthplan.com

https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=18248924&appointmentType=11286512