The silent killer of success – What will you get from it?

Is this FOR you?

By the end of this article, you will have :

☑️ Raised your awareness of one of your instincts

☑️ Realised how this instinct prevents your optimal performance in ALL aspects of your life

☑️ Set foundational knowledge for improving your cognitive skills

Is this like YOU?

When speaking and dealing with others, did it ever happen to you to :
� Check out when others are speaking to you?
� Lose track of what they are saying?
� Wander off mentally when you are learning?

Also, did it ever happen to you to :
� Go blank, during a presentation or when speaking to someone?
� Freak yourself out by thinking about what could happen next?

What will you learn?

You will :
– Learn about your natural instinct to constantly interpret
– Find out how it prevents you from doing things naturally
– Understand how mindfulness can help with that

Reminder – Why learn this?

With this knowledge, you would be in an improved position to:
✔ Increase your self-awareness
✔ Manage any unwanted thoughts or behaviour steeming from your PRIMAL (Emotional) mind

E-motion brings motion !

Reminder – Your brain innate sequence

As presented in the mind map article, your brain follows an innate sequence of :

• Perception
• Interpretation
• Reaction

Your instinct to CONSTANTLY interpret information

Notice how our minds are naturally, automatically & CONSTANTLY interpreting information.
Our brains are wired to give meaning to the present experience 

As highlighted in this article, often the interpretation is either in reference to your:

• Past 
• Future consequences
• Incoming consequences (Not present)

Event example #1: You see someone running/exercising

Interpretation/meaning examples : 

→ Past
– It can remind you of how you used to run or that you never liked running.

→ Incoming consequences
– It may remind you that you can’t be bothered to exercise today.

→ Future consequences
– Or that you might try to get back on exercising this weekend

Your brain is set for constantly give meaning to a present experience

This in reference to your past, future or incoming consequences

Event example #2: You are being asked to do a presentation

Interpretation/meaning examples : 

→ Past
– It reminds you of the last time you did a presentation

→ Past
– It may trigger events linked to memories that might be recalled as unhelpful “Last time it was a disaster”

→ Immediate consequences
– You may think how it feels uncomfortable to have that many eyes on you

→ Future consequences
– While presenting, you may feel that the audience is not really listening and that you have to do well otherwise people will laugh at you.

What does science say about thoughts?

💡 Science fact

According to this article, a study suggested that the people observed have more than 6,000 thoughts per day.

A psychotherapist in this article indicated that a good amount of these thoughts are either about the past or the future, specifically about:

– What went wrong?
– What will go wrong?

→ What does this say about your thoughts? 

Realise that these behaviours are essentially caused by your internal chatter, your thoughts.

→ How come these thoughts prevent you from performing well?

Your THOUGHTS can HURT your performance

Why this instinct worsens your performance

Realise that in these examples and eventually in your own life experience, you can notice that often we are busy interpreting, judging, and thinking.

All of this instead of just being present.

We are busy judging, interpreting & reacting instead of just being present

Would it be helpful to :
✔ STOP this internal chatter?
✔ Move your attention to what’s happening?
✔ Be immersed by listening & observing?
✔ Respond instead of reacting?

This internal chatter PREVENTS you from entering a flow state or “being in the zone”.

To be or not to be “in the zone“

Be “in the zone” or a flow state, is your mental state when you are fully immersed & focused on an activity.

In that state, you are fully involved, you can perform well and naturally in this activity.

⚠️ Note :
Internal chatter prevents you from “being in the zone”.

These thoughts are constantly disturbing your focus, it doesn’t allow you to be fully present & immersed in the moment.

Internal chatter STOPS you from “being in the zone” & immersed in the present moment

→ How effective will you be once you mastered how to be mindful of the “present moment”?

Maximise your performance with mindfulness

The capacity to be in the present moment can be developed by mindfulness practice.

Its benefits are numerous as exposed by several scientifical research all highlighted in this article.

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