Matt Schnuck
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Founder helping founders unlock potential | 10x founder, 3 exits | Building The Inflection holdco with Sahil Bloom.
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18 years ago, a struggling actor named Bryan Cranston made a shift that changed his life. His mindset (and how you can use it to change yours): Bryan was going from audition to audition but not getting parts. He was trying to win the job each time. But he had the job wrong... Old mindset: The purpose of an audition was to get a job. New mindset: The purpose of an audition was to serve the script in a unique way that only he could do. Whether he got the job or not was up to someone else. This mindset shift was an inflection point in his career. Bryan has been busy ever since, starting with guest roles on Seinfeld to 6 Emmy awards for Breaking Bad. Takeaway: Attachment to outcome gets in the way of our best work. This is true in business, in art, in life. Goals are important because they set a direction. But goals are in the future. If you are overly focused on your goal in the moment, it will block your authentic best. As the Stoic Philosopher Seneca wrote: “The more you seek to control external events, the less control you will have over your own life.” If this resonates, comment below and follow Matt Schnuck for insights on inflections in life, entrepreneurship and 25 years in business.
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In 2012 Novak Djokovic had a breakthrough in his mental game. His insight (and what it can do for you): As he began playing on the biggest stage - he’d have doubts at the worst moments. Match point. Self Doubt. Pre-breakthrough, he saw these thoughts as a major problem...As bad...As something he needed to eliminate. “I used to freeze up whenever I made a mistake.” His breakthrough - accepting he could not eliminate his negative thoughts and self-doubt ...Even at the worst times on the court. Old Mindset: I need to improve so that negative thoughts NEVER arise on the court. If doubt occurs, something is wrong. New Mindset: Because I am human, I expect negative thoughts to happen when the pressure is highest. When they arise I just use my tools to manage them skillfully. Now he EXPECTS doubt to arise on the biggest stage. His insight: “Everyone goes through these thought processes of self-doubt. I don’t think it is particularly bad. I used to think it was bad. So I was trying to ignore it or shut it down.” “But the major transformation in a positive way for me started when I acknowledged and accepted those thoughts as part of me.” Novak’s radical shift was to stop trying to eliminate negative thoughts. But instead to develop strategies that acknowledge his humanity and would be effective when they would inevitably arrive. Takeaway 1: Even the best in the world face self-doubt, often at the most inconvenient times. The goal isn’t eliminating these voices - it is finding tools to deal with them skillfully. Takeaway 2: Conscious breathing can be an anchor to come into the present moment when negative thoughts arrive at inconvenient moments. Practicing breathwork in low-stakes moments allows one to use this tool to move beyond negative thinking when it matters most. Novak: “Now when I blow a serve or shank a backhand, I still get those flashes of self-doubt, but I know how to handle them.” Mental fitness is a state of readiness. Readiness is judged by how quickly can you recover... It’s not about staying perfect. It’s about practicing to be prepared. If this resonates, comment below and follow Matt Schnuck for insights on inflections in life, entrepreneurship and 25 years in business.
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