Sleepy Time Power Down

At what point do you check out mentally?

We all have certain things that we have a genuine non interest in doing, but we have to do them anyway. For the most part, we fight through the apathy of disinterest and do what we have to do. However, there is always that one thing that immediately results in a complete mental shutdown or power down.

• It could be that moment of a particular conversation where you realize the other person is not listening to you.


• It could be that when a particular required task comes up and you don't understand the purpose of it, the task then feels pointless.


• Maybe it's when someone is trying to motivate, but it is way over the top and seems phony.

The problem with the total power down is that sometimes when you tune out mentally, you could miss something substantial.

So how do you stay mentally checked in the majority of the time?

1. Understand that while every task may not be that important, until you are in a position to make changes the task must still be done.


2. When you realize that someone is not listening to you, either stop talking and walk away or ask them why they aren't listening.


3. If some is coming across as the "over" motivator understand they are trying to bring up the level of excitement in an effort to get a better result. If nobody seems to be responding to the message, perhaps a conversation with the person that hired the over motivator is necessary.

I have been guilty of letting myself power down on many occasions in the past, but eventually realized that I was only harming my future productivity by not being in control of my mental awareness.

Is it hard to always be at least marginally tuned in? Yes it is.

But it is worse to check out mentally and miss out on a huge opportunity that you didn't allow yourself to be receptive too.

Curt Fletcher aka The Likeability Guy, is a Real Estate Professional, Business Development Strategist, Published Author of the book, "How To Sell More Homes and Increase Your Income," Sales Trainer, and Professional Speaker that focuses on improving your Likeability to increase your Opportunities for Success!