Lindsey 00:12
Welcome to the Mindset Coach Academy Podcast. I'm Lindsey Wilson. And I am a high performance mindset coach, a mom, a former professional athlete and an entrepreneur. I help coaches and high performers optimize their mindset to improve their coaching their performance and those other athletes and their lives. Here you'll learn all about mindset, how to live it, how to teach it, and how to sell it.
Lindsey 00:37
Hi all and welcome to the Mindset Coach Academy podcast. My name is Lindsey Wilson. How are y'all doing? It is Tuesday. And for an October, can't believe it's October, the weather has been so nice in Seattle. And we're kind of moving into a little bit of cold but it's just been super sunny and like it's my favorite time of year really in Seattle.
Lindsey 01:00
I know the rain is coming. So I am soaking in all the vitamin D I possibly can. We are settling back into school and the routine. And you know I love fall, I love fall because it is that routine. And it is getting back to some structure.
Lindsey 01:14
And if you're anything like me, you really like structure, you really like some boundaries, some things to do some checkboxes, some sticker charts, and we're going to be talking about some of that today, I want to talk about the power of one thing and one goal, and a different way of thinking about goals. So this past month in the mindset coaching Collective, we did goal work.
Lindsey 01:43
And this is different than some of our larger goal setting, affirmations visualization where we turn it into the system that we can do to train our brain and train our subconscious. That is high-level thinking. That's what we work on in our transformation project. That is how we get to our next level of self. And it's a deep, deep work.
Lindsey 02:06
But those are big goals. Those are, you know, for me, it's like making 10 million in my company. And it's something it's going to take a while. And it's something that I need to consistently over time, train my brain, train my subconscious elephant to get to. That is not what we're talking about today. What I want to talk about today is the power of doing one simple thing.
Lindsey 02:30
Some people call this like a keystone goal, right, doing something really crazy simple. And I want you to think about doing something for the next two weeks, or the next four weeks. And I'll talk you through how we did this in our coaching call. But this is the way that I want you to think about it.
Lindsey 02:51
So again, we have our life goals, we call them affirmations because we use them in our process to train our subconscious. But we have our bigger goals, right? I want to buy a house, I want to become a mindset coach, I want to go back to school, I want to change careers, whatever it is, something that's going to take a little while.
Lindsey 03:11
What we're talking about today is one goal for a couple of weeks for a month, something like that. And I, the way that I want you to think about it is not that it is going to be a results-based goal and is going to be metrics-driven, because I want you at the end of that time period to say, Yes, I accomplished this, or No, I didn't.
Lindsey 03:33
But we are going to focus on the process to get to that result. And within that process, even more than focusing on the process, I want you to focus on the mindset that you're going to need to get there. So what am I talking about? So first of all, the purpose of this goal is small. We want this to be simple.
Lindsey 04:01
We want this goal to be something that maybe you've already thought about doing. Maybe you've even been like I should do this. And this is the opportunity that you need to actually do it. Because sometimes we have things that we want to accomplish in our life. And the way that we self-sabotage sometimes the way that we self-sabotage is we take the wrong action, right, we just stay busy.
Lindsey 04:23
But sometimes we self-sabotage by thinking we need to do so so so much. And we have these big, huge goals. And we self-sabotage because it's too much, too overwhelming. We don't even know where to start. And we lose, we don't have time to get those quick wins and that momentum.
Lindsey 04:40
So the purpose of this goal is not the results. It's not even the accomplishing of the goal. It's this, it's to get some momentum to gain some confidence in yourself to accomplish things. The purpose of this goal is to remind yourself, wait for it, that you do what you say you are going to do. That is the, when we're looking for this month or these few weeks, reminding yourself how powerful you are, reminding yourself that you do what you say you are going to do.
Lindsey 05:21
You keep your promises to yourself that you follow through, that you are brave enough to make commitments to yourself, and brave enough to keep those commitments to yourself. That is what this goal process is all about. So this is what we did with our coaching students, this is what we did. In our mindset coaching collective.
Lindsey 05:47
Again, we have a results goal that we want, we focus on the process. And even more than that, we focus on how this is going to change us. The purpose of this goal is for the power deep inside us now we do this whole process and we do a guided visualization that people listen to the whole month, and really get into reminding yourself how powerful you are, reminding yourself that you're disciplined. reminding yourself that you can do it, you can set goals, and you can go accomplish them.
Lindsey 06:26
Now, back to the simplicity of this, I want this to be simple. Now it's going to be a little bit of scrappy, maybe a little bit of a hustle. Because it's going to be in a short amount of time. Right? So this isn't like, big, huge strategy. This isn't changing your whole diet, this isn't going back to school. This is like, what can you do in a couple of weeks or a month? Scrappy, right?
Lindsey 06:50
We don't need a whole big plan, we just need to do something. So again, we're coming back from like these big, huge affirmations, big next-level stuff that we talk a lot about that I want something that you can do this month, a couple of weeks. Simple, straightforward. And again, it's probably that thing that's been in your mind that you're like, ah, should do. Let me give an example. I decided to drink more water. Now, there's a lot of goals that I have in my life.
Lindsey 07:17
And staying hydrated is not like the highest priority, the highest next level best self Lindsey is not. But is it something? Yes. Is it important? Yes. And the mental discipline that it's going to take for me to stick to that and set a specific goal in that area is huge. That's why I'm doing it. It's not just to get more water. That's great, I'll probably feel better. It's something I've been thinking of.
Lindsey 07:47
But it's more about the person that I am becoming by committing to this thing and doing it every day. Does that make sense? I hope so. So, again, mine is water now. You choose my mindset coaching students, my certified students, my mastermind insider students, a lot of them are choosing how much money they want to make.
Lindsey 08:07
Okay, and with that, they are not coming up with a strategy for changing their business. They're not going from, you know, making $1,000 a month to $20,000 a month. That is not what this is. This is can I make an extra $1,000 A month this month? How can I get to $2,000 Extra this month? How can I get five more clients, right?
Lindsey 08:28
Something that is doable and simple, not strategy, not big, high-level thinking we do that other types. For me, so those people are choosing something in their business, and maybe they're choosing something in their life as well, but not more than two things. Okay. Another one is thinking about how he wants to do all these things, changing his diet and getting in shape, right?
Lindsey 08:49
Long-term project this month, can he stop eating at six o'clock every night? Can he not have that second glass of wine? Right? So something simple and doable. So again, now for me. I want to drink more water. Okay, so when you choose that thing and don't overthink this, choose something that you're thinking about right now and you're like, Oh, she's calling me on it shit.
Lindsey 09:18
Now I gotta do it. What is the thing you've been thinking about doing that you just haven't done? Just do it. That's it, just do it. Don't overthink it. Don't overcomplicate it, and don't allow yourself to make this more complicated that needs to be. Choose. Maybe even the first thing that comes to mind. Okay.
Lindsey 09:33
Now for me for the water. You also want to choose your thing. You want to think through the process to achieve this goal and the obstacles. Okay, so my goal was to drink more water. That's very vague. So my goal is to drink every day. Half my body weight in ounces of water. Okay, that is my results-driven goal.
Lindsey 10:05
Now, I want to think through the process and the obstacles and build those obstacles into the process. What do I mean by that? So for me, probably the biggest obstacle to not doing this is forgetting, right? Just forgetting to drink water, and then it's three o'clock or five o'clock at night. I'm like, Oh, should I haven't drank any water today?
Lindsey 10:26
Or not having it next to me speaking of I'm gonna drink water, I'm talking, okay? Because I just started the school. Okay, so I have to build in that obstacle of forgetting into my process. What does that look like? So I have my goal, drink half my body weight in ounces of water a day.
Lindsey 10:44
So step one was to get one of those obnoxious water bottles that measures your water intake, and it says, like, keep going, you're almost there. Great job. You guys know what I'm talking about. Okay, so I got one of those. We had one. So I got I took that for myself. That was step one.
Lindsey 11:03
Step two, because I know that I could forget is to set an alarm on my phone every night at eight o'clock. And then step three is to fill up that water bottle and put it on the counter. Okay, every day, that's part of my process. Now, whatever your process is, build in those obstacles, right?
Lindsey 11:26
Anticipate what the obstacles are, and then build that into your process. Very simple. That sounds so silly, stupid, simple. And yet, it's very, very important. Okay? Then your last two steps are these you're going to take out a piece of paper. So whatever your steps are, you come up with them. And then the last two steps are take out a piece of paper and give yourself a visual reminder, a visual cue of your progress.
Lindsey 11:52
Okay, so for some people, this is going to be the result. And some of this is going to be the process. For example. For me, it's definitely the results, like I'm just going to track every day, it's pretty simple. Not the process, the processes is the steps. But for some people, you know, if you want to get more clients, maybe the process to get there is a certain amount of sales, calls. And that's the thing that you want to measure.
Lindsey 12:19
For me, my results are in my control. So I want to measure those. Okay, so really, that's the difference, what can you control, and you want that visual reminder. So whatever your steps are, your last two steps are take out a piece of paper and do like it's almost like little sticker chart, little star chart, and how many days you're going to do it and where you can put a star or a checkmark.
Lindsey 12:40
Okay, and you're going to put that, let's call a star chart somewhere where you can see it. Okay, so just to recap, for me, my goal is to drink half my body weight in water, that is my results-based goal, the process to get there is step one, getting one of those water bottles have done that step two is setting an alarm on my phone at eight o'clock.
Lindsey 13:03
Step three is setting the water bottle out every single night. Step four is taking a piece of paper and having this visual to reminder of my progress. So every day I get to check it off. And step five is to put it somewhere that I can see it everyday. So I have it in my journal, so I will see it every day. So again, choosing your goal, and the process building in the obstacles in the process, and then having a visual cue and reminding yourself, one this can and should be very, very simple.
Lindsey 13:36
Give yourself it's like a little challenge, right? Two weeks, we're doing it for four weeks, in the mindset coaching collective, whatever, four weeks, we're setting ourselves up. And just to reiterate, I've said this like five times, but I'm gonna say it again, the goal is not the goal. That's not the goal is who you are becoming by committing to that goal, reminding yourself of how powerful you are. Because here's what's happening.
Lindsey 14:03
I know for a lot of you, you want to accomplish things in your life. You're setting half-assed goals, things that you want, but not really setting, you know, putting your feet to the fire, then you're feeling bad because you're not doing it and you're blaming yourself. Because there are 50 billion things going on your life. It's so busy so fast all around you.
Lindsey 14:23
And it's like you need to grasp onto something. And this goal can be that anchor that reminds you, you can do this. You can set goals, even if they are small, and build off them. In fact, you should start small and then build off them. You can get momentum, and gosh darn it. You're powerful beyond belief. And the only reason you haven't been feeling powerful here's good or getting distracted.
Lindsey 14:51
There's too much. Pick one. Keep it simple. There are so much power and keeping things simple. Do not overthink it. Do not overcomplicate it, this is gold right here, setting a simple, you heard it enough times a simple goal. Do it for two weeks, four weeks. Get your process down, what steps is it going to take? And then give yourself a visual reminder. That's it.
Lindsey 15:24
You will feel different after that amount of time. You will, you will feel proud of yourself. You will feel like you can do this you will be reminded of how dang powerful you are. Come on over Instagram Lindsey positive performance. Let me know what you're gonna do be brave. Say it out loud. Tell me, tell me what you're going to do. I'm drinking the water.
Lindsey 15:45
Half my body weight in water and ounces. Okay, you can do it, pick something and go for it. Because you're tough and you're powerful and you can do this. Alright guys, if you're interested in the mindset coaching collective, it might be open. I don't know by the time you read this, it might be closed or my sign listeners might be closed. Might be opening it up. Take a look. Check it out. If it's open link will be in the show notes. Alright, guys, we will see you soon. Go set that goal. You got this. Alright guys, talk to you later. Bye for now.
Lindsey 16:17
Hey, if you love this episode, make sure to check out all of our free and paid resources over at positiveperformancetraining.com You want to take mindset training to the next level we got you. But here are three more specific ways.
Lindsey 16:30
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Lindsey 16:47
Again, you can check that out at positiveperformancetraining.com It is a great course that will teach you and your athletes how to have pre, during, and post-competition routines to up your performance. And if you want to learn how to have a mindset coaching business in order to sell mindset coaching, highly recommend signing up for our waitlist for our next certification cohort, which usually opens about once a year, but in the meantime, go to positiveperformancetraining.com.
Lindsey 17:13
And check out our Ultimate Mindset Coaching Toolkit which will show you exactly how to get started with your first mindset coaching clients. Again, go to positiveperformancetraining.com for all of our free and paid resources.
