This document provides an overview of mindset from Alan, an expert. It discusses that mindset comes from family, friends, and experiences. Negative mindsets are stronger in our brain and come from fears of failure. The brain's role is survival and pain avoidance. There are four levels of mindset: survival, stability, success, and significance. Expectations can create a negativity gap. Positive mindset examples are provided. Taking action involves admitting problems, identifying fears/doubts, listing procrastination habits, and committing to a positive mindset and action. Developing new habits takes time through phases. The document emphasizes overcoming fears to follow your dreams.

1. MINDSET

2. What This Course Is All About

3. About Me
I have a degree in Marine Biology, with a
focus on sharks
I have worked in pet stores and cleaning
aquariums professionally (like the ones
at Chinese restaurants and dentist
offices)
Worked in restaurants – from washing
dishes, to cooking, to busboy, to waiter.
I have done tech support at Microsoft
Mortgage loan officer, loan loss
mitigation, and short sale negotiations.
Managed call centers and sales
departments.
Worked as a government civilian
contractor on classified projects in South
America and the Middle East.

4. Hello,
I am Alan
Hi,
I am Peter Alan
&
Peter
What will be If I
failed! I will be
joke to everyone
Lets try to reach
our dream atleast.
Its better to try
than regret

5. What is a
‘Mindset’?

6. Mindset
Mindset is the thoughts and
believes that you have
General Mindset Specific Mindset

7. Why Is Mindset Important?
Thoughts
Beliefs
Attitudes
Actions

8. Why Is Mindset Important?
Thoughts
Beliefs
Attitudes
Actions

10. •By analysis is an anti-pattern, the state of overanalyzing
(or overthinking) a situation so that a decision or action is
never taken, in effect paralyzing the outcome. A decision
can be treated as overcomplicated with too many detailed
options so that a choice is never made rather than trying
something and changing if a major problem arises. A
person might be seeking the optimal or “perfect” solution
up front and fear making any decision that could lead to
erroneous results while on the way to a better solution.
(Wiki)

11. What is Analysis Paralysis?

12. Alan
&
Peter
Will I do it?
Or not? What
if I fail again!

13. Mindset
Time!

14. Nature vs. Nurture
Where Does Mindset Come From?
Family, Friends,
Peers, Teachers

15. Where Does Mindset Come From?
Just like our
parents Or exact
Opposite

16. Where Does Mindset Come From?
Just like a 12 step program….
First step is admitting
you have a problem
Second step – Fix It!
Trace it backwards

17. Negative
Mindset

18. Family, Friends,
Peers, And Other
People
Experiences
Where does it
come from?
Source of Negative Mindset
‘Memory’
Test
Positive
Negative
Negative Is Way
Stronger In
Our Mind

19. Negative Ones Are
Stronger
Negative Memories
Why Can’t Our Brain Just Be
Positive?

20. Alan
&
PeterVolcano
PETE!!!!

21. Brain’s
Function:
Keep Us
Alive &
Procreate
Survival
Pain
Avoidance
Brain’s Role

23. Pain
Avoidance
Brain’s Role

24. Brain’s Role
What you were told when you were growing up…

25. Brain’s Role

27. ‘Hey Brain – the
world is safe!’
Really just
about safety
UNTIL
procreation

28. What Are You
Really Afraid Of?
…very
little to
actually
be afraid
of!
Completely
ILLOGICAL!

29. Survival –
Ensuring basic human needs
(Food/Water, Shelter, Clothing)
Lowest
Level:
Survival

30. Calmness Of Mind, Not Focused On ‘Survival’
At All Times
Now Mind Is Able To
‘Create’
Next
Level:
Stability

31. Living out your purpose
Impacting future generations
Higher Level:
Success

32. WORLD
Highest Level:
Significance

33. Why Do These Levels Matter?
Levels

34. Expectations
Negativity Gap
Experience
Gap = Disappointment

35. Negativity Gap
Negativity
Expectations
Gap = Disappointment
Experience

36. Negativity Gap
Negativity
Expectations
Gap = Disappointment
Experience
Bitterness & Anger

37. Negativity Gap
Negativity
Expectations
Gap = Disappointment
Experience
Bitterness & Anger

38. Alan
&
Peter
Son! Don’t let your expectations
killl you! The less you expect the
better you live. Not everyone can do
all they want!

39. Negativity Gap
Negativity
Expectations
Gap = Disappointment
Experience
Bitterness & Anger

40. Negativity Gap
Expectations
Gap
Experience
Is Your Expectation Worthy
Of You?
Is The Expectation
Attainable?
Are You Willing To Do
Whatever It Takes?

41. Realistic

42. Negativity Recap
Family, Friends, Peers, and Other People
Parental influence – exactly the same, or exactly the opposite
There isn’t really much to truly be afraid of
Brain’s job
Four levels: Survival, Stability, Success & Significance
Expectation Gap
Don’t lower expectations….raise efforts!
Don’t let gurus tell you to set reasonable or realistic
expectations

45. Anything other than ‘normal’
stands out
Living your passion and BIG WHY
shows other it’s ‘possible’
Comfortable

46. Playing
it safe
Keeping your
dreams from
becoming
reality
The ‘Middle’
mindset is
about avoiding
risk

47. Alan
&
Peter

48. Some people are Sheep
(well…lots of people are)
Sheep want everyone to stick with the ‘herd’
Black Sheep
…get KILLED

49. Sheep don’t want
you to get hurt
Provide ‘safe’
support

50. When One Crab Climbs
Towards Freedom…
…The Other Crabs Drag
It Down!
Is safety back in the ‘pile’?

51. If we can escape the
‘middle’ and follow
our passion…
Safety
…then it means it is
actually possible!

52. Can be worse than a
Negative Mindset
Dangerously Mediocre
Be careful about who you
share your goals with
Don’t Sheep & Crab other
people!

53. Alan
&
Peter

55. Positive Time
No limitations or
barriers
Focused on passion
and purpose

56. ‘Let’s do this’ mindset
What Does Positivity Look Like?
Absence of
stopping because
of fears and doubts
Optimistically blind
to bad things

57. Use 90 Day Goal
Example
Don’t Just Divide
By 3 Months
Big Why

58. Circumstances
Use 90 Day Goal
Example
Don’t Just Divide
By 3 Months

59. Gabe Murfitt
Positive Mindset Examples
All about overcoming his
challenges
Inspiring kids all around the
country
http://gabemurfitt.com/

60. Nick Vujicic
Positive Mindset Examples
Life without limbs and
without limits!’
http://www.nickvujicic.com/

61. Haixia (Blind) &
Wenqi (No Arms)
Positive Mindset Examples
Planting trees to help the
world!
http://www.onegreenplanet.o
rg/news/blind-man-and-his-
armless-best-friend-plant-
trees-in-china/

62. Are They As Bad As
You Think They
Are?
Sometimes Yes,
Sometimes No!

64. Your goals
Your passion
and BIG WHY
are relative to YOU
Your Relativity
Never compare
Never feel like your
goals/passions/Purp
ose are ‘good
enough’

65. Your BELIEFS create your ATTITUDES which affects your ACTIONS
Mindset Recap
Focus on positive mindset variety
Live a life of purpose and passion.
Doubts & Fears…lead to…a Negative Mindset…which
cause Analysis Paralysis and Procrastination on your
goals and passions.
‘Impossible Is Nothing’ attitude…causing you to be
Positively Optimistic…allowing you to live your BIG
WHY!

66. Crab & Sheep don’t help!
Support
What does ‘real’ support look like?

67. Ever shared your dreams, hopes, goals and heard:
Non-Support
“You can’t do that”
“What makes you think you
can do _______?”
Watch out for Haters!

68. The closer people are to you, the longer they have known you…
Support Proximity

69. Alan
&
PeterLets try my T-shirt idea.
What can be worse! Lets be
confident and try! I hope it
will work out.

70. Be careful,
Especially at first,
Who you share with
Don’t assume others will want you to succeed
Find the RIGHT support!
Support

71. Should
Won’t ever
get banned
Obligation
GuiltNegative
Yes
everyone
uses it…
Worst….Word….Ever!!

72. “You should go to college”
“You should clean your room”
“You should read a book instead of watching TV”
“You should take the dog for a walk”
“You should go outside and do something fun instead of sitting there
playing video games. It’s a nice day outside!”
Should

73. You should eat better.
You should exercise.
You should read more self-help books.
You should read the Bible every day.
You should visit your parents/grandparents/family.
Should Sucks

74. Use language driven by your BIG WHY
Turn Should into Want
“I should eat healthier and
exercise” (said while putting
another donut into your
mouth)
“I want to eat healthy and
exercise so that I can be there for
my family and watch my kids grow
up.”
Or (expert level)
“I will eat healthy and exercise so
that I can be an example of a
healthy lifestyle to my family and
others.”

75. Social Pressure
Fears
Doubts
Why Do We Should On Ourselves?
Instead…use language that is supportive of your BIG WHY
Don’t ‘should’ on other people either!

76. No such thing as a permanent, perfect mindset

77. Action Time

78. Admit you
have a
(negative/med
iocre mindset)
problem
Action Step: #1

79. Identify Fears
& Doubts
Action Step: #2
What Is Running Your Life?

80. List of ways
you
Procrastinate
Action Step: #3

81. Compare
lists…create
your ultimate
‘Cause’ and
‘Symptom’ list
Action Step: #4

82. Positive
Mindset +
Taking Action
Action Step: #5
Must have both parts of the
formula!
‘Motivation is not enough. If you take an
idiot and motivate him, you then have a
motivated idiot.’ – Zig Ziglar

83. Habits
Or “The chains of habit are too weak to be
felt until they are too strong to be broken”
– Samuel Johnson

84. Phases Of
Creating A
New
Habit:
Honeymoon
Stall
DoubtPersistence
Autopilot
Habits
How Long Will
That Take?

85. Get REAL Support
Habits
Find A Mindset Accountability Partner
Here are some
basic steps to
help you develop
this habit:
• Stop what you are doing and/or thinking about
• Ask yourself questions like these:
• “Is what I am doing right now the best thing for me to do?”
• “Why am I doing this if it’s not getting me where I want to be?”
• Take time out to identify mindset issue – journaling, meditating, going for a
walk – whatever will help you dive into what you are thinking and where it
came from (just make sure that this task isn’t one of your procrastination
symptoms)

86. Do You Have A
New Understanding
Of
Lastly…
There Is A Right
Mindset –
Live Your
Passion And Purpose
Now

87. Alan
&
Peter
Thanks Alan.
Your motivation
change my life!
I did nothing Peter.
Everybody should just
overcome their fear and
follow their dream.

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