Flow Lever 6: Drop the Self-Consciousness, Ignore the Haters (that come from within)

🌊 If you're too in your head, you won't get into Flow.

A key element of flow is that feelings of self-consciousness slip away and you’re completely focused on the task at hand.

If you're focused on the negative self-talk, limiting beliefs, and fears of being judged or rejected...your attention is less focused on the present moment (and thus no Flow).

The good news is that if you've applied everything from the other Flow levers in the Find Your Flow Checklist so far, your attention naturally will be fully utilized, leaving no room for self-conscious thoughts.

BUT - you can further eliminate the self-consciousness by asking yourself these questions and getting creative with your responses:

✅ Ask Yourself: Am I feeling self-conscious or worried about being judged?

What about this makes me feel self-conscious?
What negative self-talk, worries, or limiting beliefs might be getting in my way?
How might I accept, challenge, or reframe these?
How could I lessen perfectionism?
How could I focus more on the process of what I am doing vs. the outcome?
How could I make this less about me - and more about something else (e.g. helping others, contributing to something bigger)

👇These (and more questions to help you get into Flow) can all be found in the Find Your Flow Checklist👇

My name is Jeff Fajans (rhymes with "lions") and I help creative entrepreneurs bring their biggest ideas to life and reach their next level of creative success.

I have a PhD in Positive Organizational Psychology from Claremont Graduate University, where I studied under Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, the world-renowned author of Flow. My research focused on how to help people learn, develop, and lead more effectively to better achieve creative goals.

I am also an avid music creator and guitar player. 🤘

Through my 1-on-1 coaching, 30-Day Creative Momentum Challenge community, internationally acclaimed digital courses, and speaking engagements, I've helped thousands of people from around the world connect with their purpose, clarify their creative vision, amplify their motivation, and create actionable strategies that make achieving their most meaningful goals inevitable.

These are people who are pursuing big goals like starting or leading a business (and scaling it to higher levels of innovation & growth), writing + filming a feature film (and it winning a Sundance award), building an app or product (and getting accepted into Y Combinator or getting VC funding), writing a book (and hitting the Amazon bestseller list) or even exploring a meaningful side hustle or passion project.

⚡️Flow Lever 6: Drop the Self-Consciousness

Ignore the Haters (Especially Those That Come From Within)

🌊 If you're too in your head, you won't get into Flow.

✅ Ask Yourself: Am I feeling self-conscious or worried about being judged?

👇These (and more questions to help you get into Flow) can all be found in the Find Your Flow Checklist👇

Free Guide:

⚡️Find Your Flow Checklist⚡️

About Coach Jeff