Sunday, 14 May 2017

Mindset


This past week I had the opportunity to attend a workshop on Property Awareness Safety Training.  The intent for sending our group was to help make each of know the importance of being aware of our surroundings and to help us to make wise decisions when dealing with possible situations that can be dangerous in our jobs.  I have to say for the most part a lot seemed like common sense; however, common sense to one person differs greatly to another.  The added fact that most of us after doing a job for any length of time have a tendency to become complacent and therefore not take the necessary precautions in our everyday tasks.  During the entire presentation I saw repeatedly different lessons I have learnt in my Kung Fu.  Hearing them mentioned outside of the kwoon had a way of reinforcing just how valid they are in different areas of my life. 

A large portion of the presentation focused on the importance of mindset.  As our instructor said, “Prepare your mind like you would prepare your body.”  The point of how important the mental preparation is was not lost on me.  I have realized and continue to be reminded of that on a regular basis in all aspects of my life.  A proper mindset requires me to be more engaged with the moment. Where I am mentally in all I do determines how successful I will be. 

The points made on mental preparation:

-         Complacency is your enemy

-         You need the ability to adapt and change

-         Continue re-assessment

-         Confidence in skills and abilities

-         Elimination of distractions

Many of these should sound vaguely familiar to most of us J.  The mental component of our training is huge and to some underestimated.  I know for myself that in looking back at my greatest failures, I can now see that I had the wrong mindset.  For some I believed that the physical was all it took and in others I approached with either a negative or just an unprepared mindset. Although many of those moments were humbling and frustrating, they were the lessons I needed to and actually did learn the most. Being in the right place, at the right time and for the right reasons will help you to find success in the goals you have set out for yourself.

Alana Regier

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