Mental Performance Daily with Brian Cain Developing Focus and Awareness
Nov 8, 2025
Discover the essentials of training focus and awareness as mental performance skills. Learn how focus works like a muscle and why being aware is crucial for performance. Hear a compelling story about a PGA golfer who spiraled after a single mistake and how he found a reset routine. Brian explains the importance of noticing emotional tells and using techniques like deep breathing to regain composure. Transform your focus with practical strategies that emphasize narrowing attention to what you can control.
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Awareness Is The Basis Of Control
- Awareness is the foundation of control because you cannot control what you don't notice.
- Focus is the intentional aiming of that awareness toward what you can influence.
Golfer Learned A Reset Routine
- A PGA golfer imploded after one bad shot until Brian taught a simple reset routine to let shots go.
- The routine cured emotional carries and allowed him to play one shot at a time and regain performance.
Respond To Your Response
- Recognize emotional tells like shallow breath or clenched jaw as triggers to reset.
- Responding to your response converts awareness into actionable control.