You Are Heroic with Brian Johnson Areté +1° #003: How to Close the Gap - Introducing Targeted Thinking (#1,538)
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Oct 7, 2023 Learn how targeted thinking can help you activate your heroic potential. Discover the importance of overcoming negative thoughts. Find out how to achieve clarity and reach your goals. Get special giveaways for preordering multiple copies of the new book 'Areté: Activate Your Heroic Potential'.
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Practice Targeted Thinking
- Do practice targeted thinking: know exactly what you want and what you must do to get it.
- Tell the part of your brain that resists (Part X) to settle down and act toward the goal.
Walk With Emerson Illustrates The Point
- Brian uses a walk with his son Emerson to illustrate targeted thinking in action.
- They discuss Emerson's chess goal and the concrete steps to become a grandmaster.
Specify Concrete Next Steps
- Do identify concrete actions (e.g., practice hard, play many tournaments) that lead to your goal.
- When hesitation arises, ask if that voice helps you achieve the goal and choose to act.