Unconscious outer focus will dominate your attention, if you let it. Fueled by survival instincts, it will keep you caught up in comparison, judgment, and anxiety, distracting you from the inner focus where your freedom and responsibility reside. Practicing the Goodfinding skills of gratitude,
appreciation, and optimism helps you to balance internal and external focus, by activating your positive emotions. With a primarily inner focus, you are the captain of your own ship.
Inner/Vertical & Outer/Horizontal Focus
As you can see in this diagram, your internal stabilizer and centering process is in your self-awareness and self-management, which help you bring more awareness to your social awareness and relationship management. These are the four domains of emotional intelligence, which provide the
backbone and integrity for your Goodfinding practice. Learn more about this in the Goodfinding Book.
"When awareness is brought to an emotion, power is brought to your life." --Tara Meyer Robson
"We cannot tell what may happen to us in the strange
medley of life. But we can decide what happens in us — -how we can take it, what we do with it —- and that is what really counts in the end." --Joseph Fort Newton
"There are certain emotions that will kill your drive; frustration and confusion. You can change these to a positive force. Frustration means you are on
the verge of a breakthrough. Confusion can mean you are about to learn something. Expect the breakthrough and expect to learn." --Kathleen Spike
