Refocus to Rise Series

3 Steps to Refocus Your Mindset

Step 1: The Setback Audit This step is designed to turn past disappointments into empowerment.

1. Identify: Get a piece of paper and write down your "top three" setbacks, failures, or disappointments from the past year.

2. Learn: Next to each setback, write, "This happened and I learned..." and fill in the blank with the specific lesson you gained from the experience.

3. Release: Once you have extracted the lessons, symbolically destroy the paper (shred it or safely burn it). This signifies that you are done with the negative emotion, have kept the lesson, and are moving on.

Step 2: Reframe Your "I Can't" Statements This step focuses on changing your self-limiting language.

• Become aware of when you use negative or limiting phrases like "I can't."

• Immediately reframe the statement. For example, change "I have a big problem" to "I have a challenge to overcome."

• A powerful technique suggested by Mark is to reframe "I can't" into an empowering question: "How could I?" This shifts your brain from a state of limitation to one of active problem-solving.

Step 3: Establish the Single Domino This step is about building momentum through small, focused actions.

• Avoid the common trap of creating a massive, complex plan with multiple new habits at once, which leads to overwhelm and inaction.

• Instead, identify the one single thing you can do right now that will make an impact and build momentum.

• Examples include drinking one glass of water every morning or walking for 15 minutes. Focus on successfully doing that one thing for 30 days. This "single domino" will create momentum and make adding the next habit easier.

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