Being in the Zone.
There’s nothing like it. Everything works. You stop thinking about time. You don’t worry about your thoughts or actions. Your techniques are on auto-pilot.
It’s everyone’s dream to be in the Zone when it really matters:
- In high level athletic competition
- Giving a presentation that can make or break your career
- At a high-stakes audition
- Preparing materials to persuade others of your world-changing idea
I encourage you to check out this terrific article from performance psychologist Noa Kageyama on a small change in your mental outlook that can help you get into the Zone for creating a better performance.
What’s great about strategies like the one Kageyama recommends is that these strategies will help you in many different parts of your life. You can pull up these strategies when you need them most.
This particular strategy, of having an external focus, is so helpful. I recommend it to my clients often, and I’ll explore it for specific situations in a future blog post.
