2. Binary mindset action: In an area that you fear making mistakes, create a binary perspective.

Then
go out and get the win! To make this a daily action, require yourself to define a binary setup
applicable to your life OR to achieve a binary win that you’ve defined. You could create ideas for the
first few days, and then switch to application.

If you’re concerned over mistakes, you’re going to be concerned your entire life, because mistakes
are frequent happenings for everyone. The binary mindset is an effortless way to take your mind off
mistakes you might make and onto the actions you have the opportunity to take. Instead of seeing a
situation as going from 1 (poorly) to 10 (perfectly), see situations as 0 (not doing anything) and 1
(doing something). When you focus on doing things and counting that as an automatic success, you’ll
make more progress in life and do so in a more relaxed manner.

Examples:

Say “Hi” to a person you find attractive = win.

Send any email to a person of interest (for business, networking, or a specific request) = win.

Write a story outline (it doesn’t have to be good!) = win.

Publish a book = win.

Give a speech = win.

A person might say “Hi” to someone and be ignored, send an email proposal that is rejected, write a
story about a penguin going to prison, publish a book that doesn’t sell, and stutter along to boos
from the crowd. These are still five wins. The resilience built, the courage generated, the
empowerment you’ll feel by putting yourself out there and the valuable feedback you’ll receive will
make this one of the most productive days in your life. And that’s the worst-case scenario—negative
results in all of these cases are unlikely. Failure is never as discouraging as doing nothing is. That’s
why the binary mindset is gold.