Mind
Master your mind. Shape your reality.
The MIND pillar is clarity, attention, and emotional mastery—applied daily.
Thought patterns create life patterns. PDH helps you build awareness, focus your attention, and rewrite the inner narrative—
so choices come from alignment, not impulse.
Foundations
Awareness
See Clearly
Change begins when you can name what’s happening inside.
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Mental spotlight: Notice thoughts without judgment.
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Emotional labeling: “I’m feeling… therefore I might be needing…”
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Pattern spotting: Triggers → stories → reactions.
Awareness creates choice—and choice creates change.
PDH Principle
Try this week
- 2-minute “name it” pause before big decisions.
- Evening note: one trigger you handled well (or want to improve).
Focus & Attention
Direct Your Mind
Attention is your most valuable asset—invest it on purpose.
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Single-tasking: One tab, one task, one timer.
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Peak-time deep work: Schedule hard tasks when you’re sharpest.
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Reset rituals: 90-second breath & walk between blocks.
What you repeatedly attend to, you become.
PDH Principle
Try this week
- One 25–50m deep-work block with your phone out of reach.
- Write tomorrow’s #1 task before bed.
Inner Narrative
Beliefs & Story
Rewrite the Script
Your story can be a cage—or a compass.
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Spot the script: “This always happens to me…” → pattern.
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Reframe: Replace absolute language with options and agency.
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Identity shift: “I’m the kind of person who follows through.”
Language shapes reality. Speak to who you’re becoming.
PDH Principle
Try this week
- When you catch a limiting line, add: “and another way to see this is…”
Emotional Mastery
Regulate, Don’t Repress
Feelings are signals—learn the message, then choose the move.
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Pause & name: Label the emotion, rate intensity (1–10).
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Nervous system tools: Box breathing, long exhale, cold splash.
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Wise action: Respond from values, not spikes.
Regulation turns reactivity into leadership.
PDH Principle
Try this week
- Before replying when triggered: 4 slow breaths, then write—don’t send—first draft.
Clarity Systems
Clarity Systems
Make Thinking Visible
If it’s not on a page, it’s still fog.
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Daily braindump: Empty the head; sort later.
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Two lists: “Must today” vs “Could later”.
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Weekly review: What moved the needle? What muddied it?
Clarity is kindness—to your future self.
PDH Principle
Community
Think Better, Together
Your environment upgrades your thinking.
- Weekly prompts to sharpen focus and self-awareness.
- Threads on attention, emotions, and decision-making.
- Accountability that’s supportive, not performative.
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