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- 2. Gazing concepts have been delivered to people in a range of sectors including Business, Sport, Education, Healthcare, Military and Police. Who are Gazing We help people perform under pressure and get better at what they do.
- 3. On your paper, please draw the following: • A line 0----------------100 • A triangle • 3 circles Before we begin © Gazing Limited 2022 3
- 4. Mindset and performance: a perspective Where do you think you are? Adapting Moving Stuck Direction 0% 100% © Gazing Limited 2022 4
- 5. The Performance Equation Example • Learning new • Focus on familiar • CPD Example • Accepting the discomfort • Engaging deliberately • Connecting with others Example • Clear purpose / direction • Resetting and reframing routines • Ways to measure progress UNDER PRESSURE Mindset Skillset Structure Direction 0% 100% © Gazing Limited 2022 5
- 6. Bad day ‘in the office’ Exercise: Make a list of things that can happen which contribute to a bad day in the office. Don’t feel restricted by work issues alone. Please include anything you feel negatively impacts on the performance of either you or others. © Gazing Limited 2022 6
- 7. Starting with Mindset 7 0% 100% Direction Skill vs. Problem ? Clarity Accuracy Intensity UNDER PRESSURE Mindset Skillset Structure © Gazing Limited 2022
- 8. Where our attention goes… Energy follows. Therefore the prime issue is control of attention © Gazing Limited 2022 8
- 9. What is the skill? Recognise Accept Choose Can’t Control Can Influence Can Control © Gazing Limited 2022 9
- 10. The prime issue is control of attention Disconnect Connect Doubt Dialogue Trust Stillness Overwhelm Fixated Past/Future Loop Concentration Overview In the present Specific RED to BLUE On Task Diverted © Gazing Limited 2022 10
- 11. © Gazing Limited 2022 11
- 12. How does the map help? • Increase awareness and therefore control (recognise) • Use Red head Blue head language – it’s normal and OK (accept) • Common language becomes part of the environment for developing mental skills (choose) © Gazing Limited 2022 12
- 13. • What are your typical ways of diverting? • What is different about you when you are really connected and engaged? • Choose some of the words / make your own ‘recognition’ template Recognising your Red Head © Gazing Limited 2022 13
- 14. Homework: Recognition Radar © Gazing Limited 2022 14
- 15. Practice • People do this already • This is about getting better at moving from Red to Blue • Performance gains © Gazing Limited 2022 15
- 16. • Awareness • Acceptance • Letting go Releasing attention Exercise © Gazing Limited 2022 16
- 17. Body Check Ritual Exercise When you start to become aware of yourself slipping into the ‘Red’. 1. Do something physical – e.g. holding the wrist, brushing hands, stamping foot. The action will be largely dependent on the context and situation you’re operating in. 2. Place your attention on something external. Notice its shape, texture. Notice the space around it. 3. Choose the next task. © Gazing Limited 2022 17
- 18. When you start to become aware of yourself slipping into the ‘Red’. 1. Place your tongue on the bottom of your mouth. 2. Feel the ground under your feet. 3. Feel your stomach move in and out as you breath. Count your breaths. 4. Hold the first two fingers of your left hand (optional). Grounding Exercise © Gazing Limited 2022 18
- 19. Get Physical When you feel your Red Head coming… © Gazing Limited 2022 19
- 20. Everyone is vulnerable Accept the discomfort Deliberately Choose © Gazing Limited 2022 20
- 21. • ‘Blue head’ is about deliberate focus of attention: clear focus on clear tasks. • Most pressure is predictable. • Preparing for how the pressure will feel allows you to free up your focus: zoom out to zoom in. Embracing the pressure © Gazing Limited 2022 21
- 22. A great example of performance under pressure © Gazing Limited 2022 22
- 23. Lucky Landing? Denial “This cant be happening” Disbelief “This doesn’t happen to ME” Acceptance “This flight probably will not end on a runway with the aircraft undamaged” © Gazing Limited 2022 23
- 24. • Aviate • Navigate • Communicate THE GAZING PRINCIPLE Zoom out / Zoom in • Checklist OVERVIEW DETAIL The Gazing Principle © Gazing Limited 2022 24
- 25. Critical Skill Zoom out Reset Zoom in © Gazing Limited 2022 25
- 26. Pressure can help drive performance © Gazing Limited 2022 26
- 27. Challenge: Practice ‘Attention Exercises’ – Body check rituals – Grounding Actions to start using Red2Blue 27 First step: Use the Map – Put it up somewhere you can see it – Observe others, reflect Am I red or am I blue? Second step: Use the tools – Control Circles – Red2Blue Recognition © Gazing Limited 2022
- 28. • Consider the last time you were in the Red • What triggered it? • How did you respond? • How did your response impact your performance? • What could you do next time to avoid you responding like that? Self reflection © Gazing Limited 2022 28 Recognise – Accept – Choose
- 29. Questions © Gazing Limited 2022 29
- 30. Thank you @gazingtraining Gazing Limited Gazing Performance gazingred2blue www.gazing.com
Editor's Notes
- This session is designed to support you with developing you mindset under pressure It will introduce a concept and tools that are highly practical and can get you started immediately
- Originates form Gazing who work across a range of sectors to support focus and their general mindset under pressure
- Slide timing – 1 minute; total timing – 5 minutes To get started get everyone to draw the three concepts in the margin of their page Encourage them to take notes and have some paper available for exercises If small group allow for introductions
- Slide timing – 6 minutes; total timing – 13 minutes The perspective this session takes is that pressure does impact people. And in different ways, depending on lots of different things….but it is worth starting with this reflection and taking a step back to just really acknowledge that a lot of us will be at different places within the current context of pressure and change. How would you describe the team / yourself? Which word best describes how you're feeling / where you're at generally? Acknowledge their responses The overall goal is to get movement. And its not an all or nothing thing. Under pressure we can lose perspective and think in extremes….it’s a total disaster / or we are brilliant. Results themselves can skewer perspective too. The reality of performance doesn’t always match results …its helpful sometimes just to think about a scale….think of where you feel you are…the goal is always movement And its worth recognizing that how we are feeling doesn’t always translate into how we are doing in general if were not feeling ok, feeling stuck a bit overwhelmed by pressure then it usually impacts how well we do (at the job or other tasks) So let’s take a minute to think about where our pressure comes from now..
- Slide timing – 8 minutes; total timing – 31 minutes Debrief top 3 factors from each group In those days you either do ok or you don’t do so well…and that usually depends quality of structure, skills and mindset Give or elicit examples Relate back to adaptation and movement in pandemic…had to really put focus on getting structures and systems in place, had to learn new skills
- Let’s take a minute to think about where our pressure comes from now
- The main organizing principle in mindset as a skill is ATTENTION If you want to do well it starts with what you put your attention on
- Let’s explore that idea further Draw 3 circles List the things you can control List the things you can control (give them time circa 5 mins) Elicit some examples from each person for each side (circa 2 mins) This is not a new idea And it’s obvious Everyone knows that it’s better to focus on what you can control So does that mean the main skill is don’t worry about…just focus on… No. It’s impossible to not think about something….where attention goes can be automatic and responsive… In the quiet zoom class setting it’s easy to draw out the difference between what we can and can’t control and see where attention should go But in the heat of the moment….well we can all go there If we think back to performance terms the goal is to get movement – high performers are able to move fast from losing focus to refocusing – or are able to maintain focus on what they an control This ability can be developed and improved, and the starting point is having greater awareness of where actually attention is. That means recognizing , accepting and deliberately choosing This is how we have defined the skill
- To help individuals and teams recognize this – where their attention is - we have a map Its says that attention is either on task or diverted. This isn’t true but it’s a helpful simple dichotomy to make the map clearer. The premise is that to complete a task well requires attention, to feel more engaged in a task requires attention to be on it E.g. driving…I might not need to think about it but driving in a new city I might have to concentrate more. And if I'm looking at my cell phone (attention diverted ) I might not do so well The general characteristics of what's happening in our heads and how were feeling is different based on where our attention is…. When you are in a Red moment, there is an internal dialogue (I can / I can not, this is too much for me, it is not fair). You can feel hot and tense. you are focused on something that has already happened or something that hasn't happened yet. When you are in the Blue, things are calm, you feel connected and there is less internal dialogue. There can still intensity and emotion, but your mind is present and engaged. You have clarity on what to focus on - you focus on the process rather than the result. STOP HERE - Ask the audience if they recognize the two heads. Ask how the image can help (try and get to the answer that it just helps with recognition…which helps with choices. Try and get an answer too that say it’s gives a name to something we all do, and normalizes it, allows us to talk about it - doesn’t have to be a massive drama
- Let people reflect on map and ask any questions Key points to reinforce It's not all or nothing - we're not always all Red or all Blue. But, the more blue you are, the more likely you are to perform better. The ability to quickly recognize that we are in the red is the key skill. Being in the red or blue is a decision. Only you can control your attention. The key is to be clear about where you are going to put your attention Under pressure we need to zoom out Points you should raise proactively Is the red blue idea just positive and negative thinking.. if not what's the difference? Don’t you need to have a red head sometimes to perform well?
- Now that you know what Red2Blue is…you can integrate it into whatever way you already had to develop your resilience and mentality or begin that journey now This exercise relates to the fundamental basic element recognition If the big question is ‘am I red or am I blue’ then this exercise will help you answer it You can see on the template a number of descriptions feelings / behaviours…maybe some of them apply to you Maybe you have particular quirks that you are aware of that indicate your red head / blue head Homework is to try and reflect on that and discuss it with others in the next session The point is you move from red to blue already…probably done it many times today already. This is just about having a common language for it, normalizing it, and working on it
- Slide timing – 1 minute; Ask individuals to grab the pen tight and try and pick something up/ let the pen go Metaphor only…but makes the point…the hard bit is letting it go…the accept part of the skill. We get stuck, or try and move forward in the red Letting go is about zooming out / resetting
- Slide timing – 2 minutes; You can practice doing this Try it now Lots of notable well published examples of sports people doing these sorts of rituals Find a ritual that works in your setting. Practice often
- Try this grounding exercise Might all seem silly but its just a way to get present again, get out of your head and into your body. Take control physiologically of your attention When under stress bodies can do all sorts of weird things….generally this is a good exercise to counter over excitement / panic Not recommended if you're feeling flat
- Slide timing – 1 minute; total timing – 1 hour 1 minute Key is to find your own ways for in the moment shifting of attention In the pack we will send out there are 10 starting exercises to try – the slide shows some that kids use
- Main points – being in red doesn’t make you stop completely- (sometimes it can but usually we carry on) but it will impact quality / enjoyment of what you do - can impact others Sometimes it feels like everything is coming in on top of you (like the red situation circle) …when you can shift attention onto the one thing you can control it will feel different - you'll feel like you're working the problem (like the Me circle) Its about finding that blue dot under pressure But…it doesn’t mean it will all feel lovely…accepting the discomfort is part of freeing up your attention. Acknowledging the discomfort doesn’t make it go away but it does allow you to manage it better than pretending its isn’t there
- Like the pink elephant example shows its not about not thinking about something…its about shifting attention onto something And keeping attention fluid – keeping moving The kayaker here knows what to do (we hope) and will be scanning the scene and making decisions and applying their process
- What were your thoughts about the video example? What did they notice What score would you give Sully out of 100? Would you say he was blue head? Actually, he moved from Red2Blue (in our language) He describes an initial response of ‘oh no…disbelief, before accepting it was going to be different and committing into to the process…what needs to happen
- Slide timing – 3 minutes; The process though for pilots is very clear It has to be Under pressure, they aviate, navigate, communicate. Overview helps the pilot think clearly – zoom out And in the end all he had to do was fly the plane…he’d made the decision and communicated it so just concentrated in on that The co pilot was in the manual – check listing the detail trying to restart the engines Both overview and detail matter (refer to Musashi)
- Slide timing – 2 minutes; total timing – 1 hour 18 minutes That’s why the Blue head is always 2 x Blue – keeping moving between the overview and the detail The Gazing Principle – zoom out / zoom in Its not just about concentration on…its about switching attention on, and keeping it moving
- Today we have focused on just describing what Red2Blue is…a skill, we can all practice and improve The overriding organizing principle is control of attention The skill to practice is recognizing (am I red / blue) Accepting that you own your response whatever is happening Working out what you can control Its not easy, but it is important, and the map can really help normalize and demystify mindset practice. We do not improve without pressure
- Slide timing – 1 minute; Suggested ways to keep practicing are to use the map, use the tools, do some exercises
- Set exercise for homework
- Slide timing – 1 minutes; total timing – 1 hour 30 minutes