HOW FOCUSED ARE YOU IN CRITICAL MOMENTS?
Or are you like this guy?
I was watching "Wheel of Fortune" recently with my dad and we couldn't help but feel sorry for one of the contestants on that night's show. In one puzzle the guy landed on the Million Dollar space (which is nice but only good if you make it to the final puzzle ... AND solve it - but still pretty exciting). Next spin he lands on BANKRUPT, losing everything including that newly-won card.
Next puzzle he landed on the $3,500 space, called "T" - there were two of them and how he's got $7,000 riding on this puzzle. Spins again and straightaway lands on ... BANKRUPT!
By now you could see he was starting to feel stressed, especially as the other players were racking up big bucks. So what happens on the next spin? He lands once more on big money, and calls "N." Normally a good call, except that the N had already been called.
This fellow's stress had gotten the best of him and distracted his focus. You could just see thinking about those previous puzzles and replaying those bankrupts in his mind - when winning depended on him being FULLY FOCUSED IN THE PRESENT MOMENT. Totally understandable but NEVER a good thing.
How about you? How good are you at letting go of those big mistakes you just made and staying FULLY FOCUSED IN THE PRESENT MOMENT?
Or are you like this guy?
I was watching "Wheel of Fortune" recently with my dad and we couldn't help but feel sorry for one of the contestants on that night's show. In one puzzle the guy landed on the Million Dollar space (which is nice but only good if you make it to the final puzzle ... AND solve it - but still pretty exciting). Next spin he lands on BANKRUPT, losing everything including that newly-won card.
Next puzzle he landed on the $3,500 space, called "T" - there were two of them and how he's got $7,000 riding on this puzzle. Spins again and straightaway lands on ... BANKRUPT!
By now you could see he was starting to feel stressed, especially as the other players were racking up big bucks. So what happens on the next spin? He lands once more on big money, and calls "N." Normally a good call, except that the N had already been called.
This fellow's stress had gotten the best of him and distracted his focus. You could just see thinking about those previous puzzles and replaying those bankrupts in his mind - when winning depended on him being FULLY FOCUSED IN THE PRESENT MOMENT. Totally understandable but NEVER a good thing.
How about you? How good are you at letting go of those big mistakes you just made and staying FULLY FOCUSED IN THE PRESENT MOMENT?
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