How to use mental fitness activities to change your mindset with Marc Champagne
Channel: Robyn Graham, LLC
Date: 28/07/2022

Like journaling, asking the right questions can shift your perspective and mindset. But how can you change your level of mental fitness for more positive outcomes? Mental fitness and mindset go hand in hand when we refer to brain health and the ability to experience positive outcomes in both life and business.

Journaling is one way to nourish your brain and is ultimately reflection.

Robyn suggested that as individuals we should wake up every day and ask ourselves how we can be the best we can possibly be, how can we win today, and then at the end of the day, ask ourselves what we are grateful for and recap the wins we had.

The powerful questions that one can ask to improve mental fitness and mindset Questions are the pause from being on auto-pilot in life or work.  A good question or quality question is well-timed for you right now and pauses whatever you are doing right now.

The key is that people pause and take the time to ask these important questions. Kobe Bryant as an example, was so successful, because of his prompt, what do I need to do to get to the rim? It has everything to do with who he studied. He studied Michael Jordan and his footwork and where he was on the court. Asking the right question is about identifying who you can study in your realm to learn from and then adapt and be the best. Who are the best of the best that you can learn from?

History lends opportunities to learn if we pause and ask questions.

When pausing to ask questions, you give yourself a better chance to learn. If waiting until you are stressed, fearful, or anxious, you will not learn the same way because of a lack of clarity. If we are in a state of anxiousness, we may be experiencing mental pollution, be in a state of fog, and not be able to sift through to ask the right question or get the right answer.

On the flip side of that, when we are motivated and life is flowing, that is the time to give yourself time and ask yourself bigger questions.

Journaling prompts for when you are struggling with clarity. Who can you study to improve your mental fitness and mindset? First, ask yourself about the source of your mental nutrition. Do you have sources of content, podcasts, books, etc? Consume inspiring positive content to shift back into a thriving state of mind. Doing so will help put you back into a creative state of mind. Identifying sources of positive mental nutrition is empowering. Something as simple as gratitude can change your perspective. You can be stressed and grateful at the same time. Other things to add to your tool kit are breath work, meditation, and exercise. What brings you back to a positive state.

A great question to ask is how your future self would act, think, or what would she do? For example, what would $500K Robyn do? How would $500K Robyn talk to herself right now? What advice would $500K Robyn give you right now? This truly gives light to a situation and lends to a new perspective.

Another tip from Robyn is to list 25 things that you have accomplished. This can help you overcome procrastination and help you discover clarity.

It is all about a shift in perspective. Anytime you consume positive content, you can shift your perspective by finding inspiration from others. This also allows you to ask different questions.

In addition, if you are struggling with clarity, other questions to ask are who am I, and who do I strive to become?

Marc mentioned a prompt from the chapter in Personal Sacretes on James Clear, author of Atomic Habits, do my habits and systems support and optimize the person I want to become?

You don't have to change everything in a matter of 12 hours. First, identify where you are headed and make subtle micro-adjustments. life will ultimately begin to flow. You'll see opportunities that were hidden in the fog.

Robyn Graham
Business and Mindset Coach | Host of The Robyn Graham Show | Author of "You, Me, and Anxiety"
www.therobyngraham.com