Mostly we can handle difficult stuff in one or two areas of our life.
Acknowledge to yourself that you aren’t superman and that your life is multi-faceted and complex.
Become more objective about your life so that you can make good decisions based on that objectivity.
On your sheet of paper, WRITE OUT a list of all the major roles you play.
With the same objectivity, place a number beside each role you play.
A 10 would suggest that you love this area of your life and it is under control and a one would suggest that you procrastinate or avoid this area of your life and that you need to get it under control.
If all your roles are in the eight to 10 range you are either doing very well or you are in denial.
If a number of your roles are five or lower, is it any wonder you can struggle to keep your focus? Fixing these low, distracting roles will have a huge spillover effect on your sport performance and on your life.
Imagine now that the key roles you listed are standing shoulder to shoulder on a theater stage in front of you, perhaps like the cast of a play.
You should be able to imagine which roles are large and in the Zone and which ones that are small and insignificant and out of the Zone.
Some people see the zone roles as not only larger, but brighter, clearer and louder.
This may sound simplistic, but we are capable of creating balance in our lives by giving all our roles ample doses of the Zone.
The small, weak and quiet roles need to look in your mind’s eye as just as huge, strong, loud and capable as your more enjoyable and empowered roles.
You can even install in these roles the kinds of attributes and skills you’ve seen others use.
If you are overwhelmed with too many activities, you can get some of your roles to take a vacation.
Be honest with yourself and then work to get your whole cast of roles to be manageable and in the Zone.
Ultimately, it can help you to stay focused on your game by building positive emotions into all your roles, namely the ones that are peripheral to your sport.
He better understands his sport and business-owner roles and he has learned to shift fluidly between the roles when mixing with clients or suppliers at his competitions.
Once you do, perhaps by letting a few of them go, you will find a balance point where all your roles will improve and your game along with them.
Examine the roles you play and resolve to deal with the peripheral issues in your life.
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