[Coaching] What are the 'mental habits' that hide your potential? - The truth about Lock-on & Lock-out

Good morning and hello.
This is Tokoma from Life Coaching.
Thank you for always reading.

This time, I will tell you about a mental mechanism called 'Lock-on & Lock-out'.

Does locking on cause a lock-out?

For example, have you ever been so focused on solving a problem during a test that you couldn't hear the sounds around you?

This is a 'lock-on' state.

But actually, at that time, other information, such as the voices of friends or the scenery of the classroom,
has become completely invisible.

This is 'lock-out'.

The human mind has this function of 'lock-on & lock-out', and it has the property that when you focus on something, you become unable to see anything else.

What is scary is 'unconscious lock-on'.

The problem is when this lock-on is not something you chose yourself.

For example, if you grew up being told 'you can't do it' since you were a child...

Those words might have entered your mind deeply, and you might have come to believe that 'I can't do it'.

If that happens, you will unknowingly lock out 'things you can actually do' and 'opportunities for new challenges'.

Do other people's words shape your mind?

Our minds (ways of thinking and seeing) are not actually created by ourselves alone.

They have been shaped without us noticing by the words and attitudes of people around us, such as parents, teachers, and bosses.

'This is suitable for you.'
'You should do XX.'

If you keep accepting words like these, your power to choose freely for yourself will weaken.

Choose your own lock-on.

The mechanism of lock-on & lock-out can become a great power depending on how you use it.

The important thing is to choose for yourself 'what to lock on to'.

For example, try locking on to the idea that 'I have infinite potential'.

Then, you might start to see ideas and opportunities that you had been locking out until now.

Let's create the future with your own goals

If you knew you couldn't fail, what would you do?
What is a dream you want to fulfill before you die?
If you had all the money and time in the world, what kind of life would you want to lead?

Try asking yourself these questions from time to time.

It's okay if you don't have an answer right away.
The important thing isto choose your future yourself, not let others choose it for you!

Thank you for reading until the end.
Here is the book I referred to this time.