You'll get there faster if you just slow down
Master Your Mind offers a bit of perspective and a lot of insight for anyone seeking long-term success. Success in business is spelled M-O-R-E: better results, faster growth, more revenue, greater efficiency. Do more. Make more. Achieve more. And do it now. Eventually, ambition turns to stress, then to frenzy, then to emptiness as once-ambitious workers endlessly trudge the hamster wheel chasing the next promotion. While top-level performance is the holy grail of business at all levels, there is another, much better way to achieve it: slow down. Yes, you read that right - S-L-O-W. This is your permission to jump off of the hamster wheel.
Slowing down is not a luxury, it is a necessity. A frenetic brain simply doesn’t perform at optimal levels. By maintaining a snail's pace, you actually achieve better results - at rocket speed - because you're firing on all cylinders. You'll think of new things, approach old problems from new perspectives, and breathe a breath of fresh air into everything you do. This book shows you how to achieve this state of steady, sustainable fire, and how to get further by crawling than you ever did while attempting to fly.
- Learn how slowing down can lead to better, faster results
- Achieve optimal performance thought patterns
- Enhance your creativity and effectiveness
- Build energy, revenue, and good health in a self-sustaining way
You know you're capable of more, but the stress is eating away at your body, your brain, and your soul. Relax, take a deep breath, and buckle down. Clear your mind, and then put it to work. Stop juggling and start doing. Master Your Mind shows you how to supercharge your trajectory by taking it S-L-O-W.
Table of Contents
Introduction ix
Part I Slow Down Your Brain: Let an Elephant Do Your Work for You 1
Chapter 1- Slowing Down, Speeding Up, and Your “Runaway Brain” What Are We Talking About? 5
Chapter 2- Understanding and Harnessing Your Subconscious Brain 15
Chapter 3- Understanding and Harnessing Your Brain Wave Patterns 39
Chapter 4- Your Brain’s Unhelpful Default Settings 51
Chapter 5- The 2-Millimeter Principle and the Recipe for a Breakthrough 59
Part II Slow Down the Game: Counterintuitive Strategies and Tactics That Really Work 73
Chapter 6- Master Your Mind by Mastering Your Input: Programming Your Mind for Automatic Results 77
Chapter 7- Master Your Mind by Mastering the Voices in Your Head 97
Chapter 8- Master Your Mind with the Ridiculous Power of Clarity 109
Chapter 9- Master Your Mind by Mastering Your Week: The Two-Hour Solution 119
Chapter 10- Master Your Mind by Mastering the Art of No 137
Chapter 11- Master Your Mind by Mastering Your Environment: Declutter 151
Chapter 12- Master Your Mind by Mastering Your Body: Take Care of Yourself 161
Chapter 13- Master Your Mind by Mastering Silence and Presence: Shut Up and Listen 169
Chapter 14- Master Your Mind by Getting Micro: Start Small and Improve Incrementally 177
Chapter 15- Mastering Passion and Excellence 189
Conclusion: Next Steps: What to Do from Here? 197
Resource Guide 205
About the Authors 209
Index 211
