Leadership and Yoga Finding Focus and Staying Focused
Welcome to a solo episode on how to find focus and how to stay focused with me, Shawna Krueger. I have found that one of the antidotes to fear is focus. Yes, familiarity beats fear, but focus is an element that helps us transform. And FOMO is the enemy of focus.
Fear needs something to feed on. Use focus to connect to your why and to tame your mind and actions in the face of fear. I tell a story of how my focus on growing my podcast helped me face a fear. Plus, I give some funny stories from my last retreat and travel, and some personal stories that’ll give you chills.
BY THE WAY. We are giving away a spot in our upcoming retreat next February 17-22 in Río Chirripó, Costa Rica! This is an inversions focused retreat with Ness Baker - Inversioness and Katie. All levels are welcome! Maybe you’d like to try your very first handstand, or you’d like to learn to press. Check out the retreat details and sign up below. Giveaway post is on my instagram!
https://shawnakru.com/retreats/
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Richard Rudd playlist I mention:
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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
03:30 Retreat giveaway!!
05:15 What used to scare me
09:09 If I can teach with no stomach, I can teach anytime
10:30 Fear needs something to feed on.
16:20 Why focus? Agenda.
19:45 Human condition on the plane: we’re all just going somewhere, but where?
22:50 Why get focused?
24:45 Identify pillars.
28:00 If you don’t choose, someone will choose it for you.
31:30 How to find your focus. How to choose.
32:30 Pause first.
35:00 Where the river divides.
37:00 Rehearse the first five minutes until you cannot fail.
39:45 Get inspired: rigid or relaxed?
42:40 Storytelling exercise.
45:05 From numbness to inspiration, from inspiration to focus.
46:10 FOMO vs passion. Trim away distractions.
51:00 How to stay focused.
56:15 Take actual rest, not a distraction disguised as rest.
58:25 How badly do you want it? Be resourceful.
59:30 Crunchwrap.
1:03:40 Work fully, rest fully beats stagnation.