Find Your Zen Space

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5 years ago

After deep-thinking about an incident that happened with one of my players in the game last night to his reaction when I gave him a coach (advice), I later wrote this message to my pool team.

Soon I realized this lesson applies the same for us as internet marketers. Learning to “find your Zen space” is as essential as the air we breathe.

Control Your Emotions

Internet marketing success is as much an emotional game as it is a precision and tactical game. It is imperative that we see that critical, "take control of the game" play, or a game-winning maneuver in a timely manner to set us up for future success.

Others may see the most direct path to success in a given endeavor, but which we do not see. Conversely, you may not see what I see, but I see it. As a mentor with proven success and your good-intentions in mind, if I see that most direct path to help you succeed and win the game you should place your trust me.

Occasionally we may both see the same path, but this is often not the case. Since we both are not mind-readers, it makes no sense taking a chance by assuming knowledge and remaining in silence.

Therefore there is no such thing as asking for guidance too early in the process; sometimes the "early play" you execute from the advice of your mentor or team will be the difference between winning and losing, between your ultimate success or your failure. Don’t let your ego get in your way.

Control your emotions in the process and you will significantly raise your chances of winning the game.

Let It Go

Please don't get frustrated if a mentor or your team gives you advice which you do not agree with. Frustrating yourself over it is a waste of energy and is more detrimental then any advice.

Either way, everyone will have their own point of view. So there is really no sense getting worked up over it. Don’t argue with your mentor or your Team over disagreements, and if so don’t let those disagreements get in your head.

Let it go.

Take a deep breath, learn how to mentally refocus, and rethink your strategy.

Getting frustrated and being argumentative with others you do not agree with, whether it be your mentors or colleagues is not only counter-productive but it makes the Team look bad. And also gives fodder for the opposition to take cheap shots and make exaggerated claims against you and the Team. Avoid that.

Find Your Zen Space

We must all learn to find that "Zen" space where nothing will ever affect us. In other words, nothing distracts us, nothing phases us, and nothing gets under our skin. When you are in a calm state where you let nothing affect you, you are in the most effective winning state.

Ask any successful marketer, athlete, or money-player. It has been proven that when marketers and athletes learned to acquire that "Zen focus", they all greatly increased their success rate toward achieving optimal performance. Breathing is super important. So is taking extra time to breathe upon every move. Think about your next move. Then find the void.

Develop a systematic daily “pre-work” mental routine. This can be any simple mind-relaxing activity such as sitting in total silence, watching TV, or daily meditation.

Personally, I have found the benefits of meditation, deep breathing, and qigong to be a mental cleansing.

Meditation twice daily (morning and before bedtime) and in between those “next moves” is a great way to optimize your focus toward achieving optimal performance.

Believe me, it works. If you believe this is not true, you are only fooling yourself. This has been proven time and again in various case studies over a wide range of activities under the most stringent conditions.

Breathe, Breathe, Breathe!

So learn to "let it go", and if you aren't completely comfortable about your next move or are distracted even for a split second, get up and restart your pre-work mental routine.

Let all the "noise in your head" fade away, don’t let anything distract you and refocus on that next move.