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When was the last time you got so locked in that you lost track of time? Yes, let's do more of that. Welcome to message 297 of the Growth Instigators Hotline, where we ignite your personal and professional development. I'm Aaron Havens, your host and growth coach. Let's dive into today's insight.

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Top Performance Tuesday Finding your flow state. You've probably felt it before that moment when everything clicks, where you're focused, energized, creative, product, productive. That's flow, the sweet spot where challenge meets capability and time fades away. And the good news, it's not random. You can create more flow in your life. Here are a few thoughts for getting into that high performance zone.

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One match your task to your skill. Flow happens when something is challenging enough to stretch you, but not so hard that it overwhelms you. If you're bored, raise the bar. If you're anxious, simplify the task. Number two Cut the noise. You cannot multitask your way into flow. Turn off the notifications, block the time, protect the space. Flow needs frictionless focus. Notice when it happens and reverse engineer it.

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Think back when do you feel most alive and effective? What were you doing? What environment were you in? That's a blueprint worth following. And the last thought today maximize what piques your interest.

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For high school math was the opposite for me. For that I was not interested. My interest was not piqued. I was bored and didn't see the purpose in what I was learning. I applied little energy. In fact, I thought I hated math. It wasn't until much later in life I realized I actually really like math and I'm pretty stinking good at it.

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So today, can I ask you to pause and consider this? When do I, when do you feel the most in the flow and how can you recreate that? Even for 30 minutes, you don't need to be living a perfect day, you just need a focused window. Thank you for calling Growth Instigators Hotline. I'd love to hear from you. Leave a message after the beep or send an email to Aaron at growthinstigatorscom and let me know what does flow look like for you and what tends to pull you out of it, and how do you get back and if your team or organization is stuck in shallow work and needs help recapturing deep focus. That's what I help leaders build. Visit growthinstigatorscom and let's set up a discovery call. Also, while you're on our growthinstigatorscom website, sign up for our free daily emails that are jam-packed with motivating and leadership lessons and, as always, keep instigating growth in all you do.