Are you ever frustrated by lack of progress personally or professionally?  If so, then you’re going to love this video!

What is the Opportunity Mindset?  My definition is

“When you choose to live in your Opportunities rather than letting the obstacles of life stop you from living the life you really want.”

I find that there are 3 main obstacles that people let stop them from living in the Opportunity Mindset:

1.  LACK — The “Not Enough” syndrome at work.  A “not enough” mentality will stop you every time.  Your perception that you have not enough time, money, authority, focus, or worst of all, thinking that YOU are not enough.  Living with this mentality will sabotage efforts to move forward.
2. FEAR — So many of us are stopped by fear before we even start!  The most common fears I hear of are fear of failure, fear of looking stupid, (especially in this instantly on social media day and age), fear of other people’s opinions, fear of change and even fear of success. Can you imagine the magic that would happen in your life if you just let go of fear and stepped out as though you were the bravest person ever?  Whenever we see great things happen, it’s because the person moved through the fear into action.
3. OURSELVES — That’s right. Many of us are our own worst enemy.  We let ourselves block ourselves.  It could be our personality, our habits, our friends, our circumstances…all these can be used to stop progress.

So what should we do?  I suggest we pick one area and start working on it. For me, that’s in the area of focus. That’s what I’m working on right now.

Here’s a resource on focus I’ve found super helpful.  It’s called Deep Work, by Cal Newport.  Cal is a researcher and expert on productivity…coming from the field of Math! Can you believe it?  I love his suggestions for carving out time to really focus and get targeted with your work time.  I’ll give more suggestions for implementing Cal’s suggestions in the next few weeks.

Hope you enjoyed my first ever Facebook video! More will be coming in the weeks to come.  Until then…connect with me and let me know how YOU get deep. How do you stay focused? I’d love your ideas and suggestions!

xo

Christy

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So here are the 5 big takeaways…

1. Discover your Assets
2. Broaden your perspective
3. Find ways to connect
4. Surround yourself with people who care
5. Pay attention to your heart

Encouraging Word for the Week:  Proverbs 19:20-21 “Listen to advice and accept instruction, that you may gain wisdom in the future.  Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the Lord that will stand.”

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Today’s Tip:  Be Connected!

I want you to grow strong connections.  Here are a few ideas to help you develop strong, healthy connections.  Remember, more details are in the podcast.

1. Decide you want connection
2. Be willing to be vulnerable
3. Be focused on them when you are with them
4. Time — it Takes Time and you must Give it Time
5. Enjoy the fruits of connection

Encouraging Word for the Weekend:  Matthew 18:20  “Where 2 or 3 are gathered together, there I am with them.”

Question:  What do you think about these 5 minute Fridays?  I’d love to hear your comments!

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