Pain los[es] its power when other things bec[o]me more important.
I stopped taking notes on my Palm Pilot and started playing the little chess game.
Sometimes I finish a movie, and I get used to a certain lifestyle, and when that stops, I get a bit lost for about a week. 'No one is bringing me lunch anymore - I've got to go do that myself?' I lose the main point of my focus.
I don't take on big things. What I do, pretty much, is make the big things small and the small things big.
Nine times out of ten it's a minor shift in your focus and your attitude that makes the difference.
When you're trying to solve a problem on a new product type, you become completely focused on problems that seem a number of steps removed from the main product. That problem solving can appear a little abstract, and it is easy to lose sight of the product.
Records must not be the focus and that's the most important thing. It mustn't come at the cost of the team.
During a tournament, I'm not thinking about mechanics at all. I'm in scoring mode.
You can get so focused on a strategy and making it work that you lose sight of your larger mission.
When the game starts, you don't really look at uniforms.
To change your LIFE you need to change your PRIORITIES.
I always try to have something that keeps my mind relaxed, keeps my mind a little bit off tennis.
I celebrate a victory when I start walking off the field. By the time I get to the locker room, I'm done.
The hardest thing in golf is trying to two-putt when you have to, because your brain isn't wired that way. You're accustomed to trying to make putts, and when you change that mind-set, your brain short-circuits, especially under pressure.
When I was a little kid I wanted to be an artist or a painter. But once I got into boxing, all I wanted was to box.
When I'm around animals, I don't pay attention to people.
You can get caught up in making and missing shots, but the game is so much more.
When I see the ball going in the hole, I'm a completely different player.
I'm about great competition. That's why I can have a great smile beforehand and connect with the crowd, and then, when I get in the ring, I flip that switch.
We stress out over things we can't control. So if something is a stressor, you can just simply take the power away from it by focusing on something else.
When a problem threatens to engulf you, there's nothing like irrelevant detail to keep your head above water.
I tend to take on too many projects at the same time, but as I've always done, I will continue to shift my focus onto whatever feels most urgent in the moment.
One of the most effective ways to overcome anxiety is to try to shift the focus of attention away from self and toward others. When we succeed in this, we find that the scale of our own problems diminishes. This is not to say we should ignore our own needs altogether, but rather that we should try to remember others' needs alongside our own, no matter how pressing ours may be
I have learned that while your putting your record together you can get so caught up in making what you want that you forget what you wanted in the first place.
Once your product is working, switch from not caring about this to caring about this a little bit.
