Shifting To Neutral — A Mindset For All Leaders and Entrepreneurs
Positive thinking is not the solution.
When people speak about neutrality today, it often relates to carbon emissions, the internet, or foreign relations. Being “neutral”, however, is also a mindset. Most people know that a negative mindset can have consequences, but few leaders and entrepreneurs appreciate the detrimental effects a positive mentality can similarly have on performance. In the midst of chaos or high-pressured situations, acting overly positive appears fake. Not only will you likely fail to convince yourself in the heat of a tense moment, you will probably appear as a fraud to those around you.
Shift into neutral instead. As quarterback Russell Wilson and mental coach Trevor Moawad describe, a neutral mindset is both about owning any mistakes that have been made and not letting them become more powerful than necessary. It is about focusing on the next objective. The shift to neutral transforms someone into an assassin of the moment, regardless of pressure or expectations. This balanced mindset prevents someone from getting too high or too low, and instead forces them to target the next goal like a sniper peering through a scope.
