Attention

The capacity to direct your attention to things relevant to the task at hand.

Not good at paying attention to the right stuff,

and we can't control our attention very well.

Brief attention exercise

Poise

Act in service of your values, despite thoughts, emotions, and physical sensations

Control

I want to perform,

but I'm angry.

I want to lead,

but I'm annoyed.

Accept

I want to perform,

and I'm angry.

I want to lead,

and I'm annoyed.

Brief Poise Exercise

Internal States

The struggle to be without distress, that is the problem.

Not the existence of those feelings.

Parade Metaphor

Brief Centering Exercise

Commitment

Physical Fitness

Metaphor

Brief Centering Exercise

Overcoming Internal States

Brief Centering Exercise

The Coffee Challenge

• Go to Starbucks (or similar chain fast-food)
• Make your order
• When you go to pay, ask for a 15% discount.
• You can argue your case, but no excuses

The MAC Athlete

• Be aware of your internal states -- No blind focus
• Accept that they are impossible to control
• Commit yourself to action despite them

The MAC Athlete

The Mindful Athlete

Our greatest glory is not in never falling,

but in getting up every time we do.

Confucius

Brief Centering Exercise

Willing Acceptance

Valued Commitment

MAC Program

• MAC 1 -- Introduction
• MAC 2 -- Mindfulness
• MAC 3 -- Valued goals
• MAC 4 -- Acceptance
• MAC 5 -- Commitment
• MAC 6 -- Consolidation
• MAC 7 -- Habits

• Mindfulness exercises
• Learning logs
• Portfolio

Start by doing what's necessary,

then what's possible,

and suddenly you are doing the impossible.

Francis of Assisi

Brief Centering Exercise