Christian Ray Flores

you know, because it's painful to think beyond the uncertainty, you know, start thinking, making choices that feel dangerous, right? And we'll talk about uncertainty a little bit later maybe. But so a metacognition, a metacognitive skill set

you know, because it's painful to think beyond the uncertainty, you know, start thinking, making choices that feel dangerous, right? And we'll talk about uncertainty a little bit later maybe. But so a metacognition, a metacognitive skill set

is the ability to every single day have the space and the ability to get to a place where you know exactly how you feel, why you feel it, where you want to go, what's in the way, what feelings are constructive, what feelings are destructive, and every single day. And I mean every single day. And you're totally capable of doing it.

is the ability to every single day have the space and the ability to get to a place where you know exactly how you feel, why you feel it, where you want to go, what's in the way, what feelings are constructive, what feelings are destructive, and every single day. And I mean every single day. And you're totally capable of doing it.

The way we do it, the way I teach to do it is, when you wake up in the morning, your mental and emotional tank is the fullest. You can do it another time of the day, but that's where you're the fullest, right? You have the most potential. You have more to work with. Let's put it that way. The autopilot hasn't even kicked in yet fully, right?

The way we do it, the way I teach to do it is, when you wake up in the morning, your mental and emotional tank is the fullest. You can do it another time of the day, but that's where you're the fullest, right? You have the most potential. You have more to work with. Let's put it that way. The autopilot hasn't even kicked in yet fully, right?

So what we do, we spend an hour, 20 minutes, 20 minutes, 20 minutes. One is contemplation. So it could be journaling, meditation, prayer, all of the above. There's like a variety of combinations that you can do that. That allows you to think outside of yourself, right? And you start becoming way more self-aware, way more positive, way more happy, way more objective, right?

So what we do, we spend an hour, 20 minutes, 20 minutes, 20 minutes. One is contemplation. So it could be journaling, meditation, prayer, all of the above. There's like a variety of combinations that you can do that. That allows you to think outside of yourself, right? And you start becoming way more self-aware, way more positive, way more happy, way more objective, right?

The second is physical activity. Why? Because your brain spies on your body and your body spies on your brain. So if your body is not engaged in the thing, you're only half aware. Your body is aware, actually. And when you are exercising your body, you're contracting muscles, you're overcoming obstacles, you're doing hard things.

The second is physical activity. Why? Because your brain spies on your body and your body spies on your brain. So if your body is not engaged in the thing, you're only half aware. Your body is aware, actually. And when you are exercising your body, you're contracting muscles, you're overcoming obstacles, you're doing hard things.

Your mind is beautifully designed to give you antidepressants, to give you all kinds of cognition spikes and stuff like that. It makes you... You're smarter when you work out, basically. And then the third piece is learning. There's always something that we lack.

Your mind is beautifully designed to give you antidepressants, to give you all kinds of cognition spikes and stuff like that. It makes you... You're smarter when you work out, basically. And then the third piece is learning. There's always something that we lack.

In whatever endeavor, and especially if you're trying to build a new future, you're literally leaning into a future where you're missing pieces, or you would have that future today now. So to get those pieces, you're probably not exactly fully equipped to get those pieces in place yet.

In whatever endeavor, and especially if you're trying to build a new future, you're literally leaning into a future where you're missing pieces, or you would have that future today now. So to get those pieces, you're probably not exactly fully equipped to get those pieces in place yet.

But if every day you pick anything, you know, let's say I'm talking back to marriage or it could be business, right? I'm like, all right, I have no idea how to even pick a mate. I don't have to, you know, like, what do I look into in a woman, you know, or I'm divorced. I don't even know how to start over, you know, or I want to switch this career to this career.

But if every day you pick anything, you know, let's say I'm talking back to marriage or it could be business, right? I'm like, all right, I have no idea how to even pick a mate. I don't have to, you know, like, what do I look into in a woman, you know, or I'm divorced. I don't even know how to start over, you know, or I want to switch this career to this career.

Or I want to, for example, have a business that has hit a plateau and I want to scale. Obviously, I'm missing some pieces there. What is the most painful? What's the lowest hanging fruit? Something that I can solve quicker maybe, or maybe something that scares me the most. That's where you fill those 20 minutes with.

Or I want to, for example, have a business that has hit a plateau and I want to scale. Obviously, I'm missing some pieces there. What is the most painful? What's the lowest hanging fruit? Something that I can solve quicker maybe, or maybe something that scares me the most. That's where you fill those 20 minutes with.

And obsess about it until you get a more or less functional understanding of the thing that you're missing. And what that gives you is this sense of accomplishment. Oh, I can do this. This doesn't scare me anymore. Or even, I've mastered this. In any phase of that continuum of obsessing over one thing. And I obsess over stuff that I don't know every day. There's a place for it.

And obsess about it until you get a more or less functional understanding of the thing that you're missing. And what that gives you is this sense of accomplishment. Oh, I can do this. This doesn't scare me anymore. Or even, I've mastered this. In any phase of that continuum of obsessing over one thing. And I obsess over stuff that I don't know every day. There's a place for it.