Chapter 3: The Assessment

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Healthy Mindset for Athletes and Workplace Athletes Helping athletes achieve their dreams and goals while being mindful of everything in life. Written by Mike Hartman Narrated by Lisa Maslick Chapter 3 the assessment in order to figure out how to move forward, it is necessary to take a look at your current situation to find out what is working and what isn't. By breaking down your life into smaller, manageable pieces, it is much easier to see where you succeed and what is holding you back. In his book Essentialism, Greg McKeown wrote, Essentialism is not about how to get more things done, it's about how to get the right things done. It's about making the wisest possible investment of your time and energy in order to operate at our highest point of contribution by doing only what is essential. MCEW in 2022 by focusing on what is essential and eliminating the things that don't serve you, it becomes much easier to set achievable goals. Create systems that work and find success to keep you motivated. As you work through the questions in this chapter, take time to reflect on each of your answers before moving forward. At the end of the assessment, you will have all of the pieces needed to move through the rest of the workbook as you create a healthy mindset and a system that serves you in focusing your time and energy on accomplishing your goals. Reflect and celebrate List three things that you are currently thankful for List three things you have accomplished that you are proud of. List three things that you have overcome in the past. What lessons did you learn about yourself through achieving those accomplishments and overcoming challenges? What lessons did you learn about others as you work to achieve those accomplishments? Overcoming challenges Part of having a healthy mindset is not only thinking about actions, but but thinking about your thoughts and feelings. How did you feel when you reached those accomplishments? How did you feel when facing obstacles and challenges? Did you allow yourself to experience those feelings? Why or why not? Which of those feelings do you want to hold on to and which do you want to let go of? Set intentions Think of three words that can be your guideposts as you move forward. Some examples that people have used in the past include healthy, intentional, confident, peaceful, bold, compassionate, and strong. Reframe and Master Mindsets in order to change your mindset to a healthy mindset, you must first identify what your current mindsets are. There are two types of fixed mindsets and growth mindsets. People with fixed mindsets believe that their talents and abilities are set in stone, whereas people with growth mindsets believe that they can develop their talents and abilities through hard work, good teaching, and persistence. Dweck 2022 which mindset do you have? Fixed Mindset I have a certain amount of talent and ability and I can't really do much to change it. Growth Mindset I can develop my talents and abilities through hard work, good teaching, and persistence which of the following best describes your current situation? I am in a rut and I don't see a way out. I have some goals that I would like to achieve, but I'm not sure how to go about them. I am pretty happy with where I am in life, but there are always areas that could use improvement. If you are in a rut and don't see a way out, it is essential to take a look at your current situation to find out what is working and what isn't. Once you have a better understanding of your current situation, you can begin to set goals and create a plan to achieve them. It is possible to have a fixed mindset in some areas of life and a growth mindset in others. Let's take a look at what your mindsets currently are. Here are some examples of fixed mindsets. When facing challenges, my inner voice says there is no way I can do that. When facing failures, my inner voice says I stink at sports. When facing conflicts, my inner voice says I'm just a terrible person. When facing criticism, my inner voice says I'll never be good enough. When facing mistakes, my inner voice says I can't do anything right. Take some time to think about your mindsets. For each situation, write down when facing challenges, my inner voice says when facing failures, my inner voice says when facing conflicts, my inner voice says when facing criticism, my inner voice says when facing mistakes, my inner voice says you have a choice with what your inner voice says. As you look at your answers, are you happy with the way you talk to yourself? Is the way you talk to yourself healthy? Would you talk to someone else that way? Is it possible to shift your mindset? It just takes training. It's no different than drills in practice only you are focusing on the mental instead of the physical, let's take those fixed mindsets and change them to growth mindsets. Look back at your answers above and think about how you can reframe each mindset. Here is an example. When facing challenges, I can reframe my mindset to say I can learn to do that. Go for it. Make it happen. When facing failures, I can reframe my mindset to say everyone fails. Time spent learning is never wasted time. How can I approach this from a different angle? When facing conflicts, I can reframe my mindset to say I don't always need to be right or included. Disagreements will happen and that doesn't mean I am unloved or unwanted. I can listen and communicate better. When facing criticism, I can reframe my mindset to say I am good enough, but there is always room for improvement. And when facing mistakes, I can reframe my mindset to say, you can't grow without trying new things and it's okay to mess up. What can I learn and who can I ask for help? Now it's your turn. Take your mindsets from above, which are fixed mindsets, and think about how you can change those mindsets to growth mindsets. Write down when facing challenges, my inner voice says. When facing failures, my inner voice says. When facing conflicts, my inner voice says. When facing criticism, my inner voice says and when facing mistakes, my inner voice says. Trying to tackle all of your fixed mindsets at one time will not serve you well. You will be trying to tackle too many challenges at once. So pick the one mindset you want to start working on and write it here. What actionable steps can you take to start changing your mindset? For example, if you've chosen to work on your mindset when faced with challenges, you may decide to stop, realize that you can do it, and break the challenge into smaller steps. Identify and prioritize your values the next step is to identify and prioritize your values. Some examples of values include family, relationships, personal growth, health, spirituality, creativity, mental health, loyalty, honesty, toughness, determination, courage, and generosity. List up to five values that are important to you now. Let's rank those values in order of importance and reflect on how you currently act on those values. My values Health I've been consistent with workouts, but I don't make healthy food choices now. Take some time to set some intentions to prioritize those values going forward. My values Health I need to prepare healthy snacks ahead of time so they are as easy to grab as unhealthy choices. You may want to bookmark this assessment section as we will refer back to it throughout the rest of the workbook. Being an athlete requires more than just physical training. It's important to have a healthy mindset as well. That's why I'm excited to offer my healthy mindset for athletes 30 day program. With this program, you'll receive targeted assessment, coaching and motivation to help you reach your full potential. You'll also have access to the app for ongoing accountability. So if you're ready to take your game to the next level, sign up today and let's get started. Use the code Coupon1 to receive a 50% discount. Closing credits Copyright 2022 by Mike Hartman and Econet Media.

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