1. Connecting to Swami within
Group 3 SSE

2. Prayers Starting prayer
Multi faith prayer:

3. Recap Practice from last week Recap activity from last week
Separate Internal and External Distractions
Activity Time

4. DISTRACTIONS
You might be easily distractible but may not even understand what the distractions are or that you are, in fact, distracted.  You just feel the frustration of failure and disappointment. The first step is separation of External distractions and Internal distractions.

5. Activity summary (1/14 class):
Top distractions identified by children, reason they distract and we discussed how to avoid them.
Distractions
Reason in impacts
How to avoid
Phones\Devices\Media
Unable to complete work on time
Keep the devices away to stay focused on goal
Food\Hunger
Cannot focus
Do not over or under eat
People\Friends\Social network
Trying to impress others and talking too much
Always remind yourself of the goal. Only one to impress is SWAMI
Fears
Fear of failure
Do not focus on result, but give 100% effort.
Curiosity
Side track from work
Remind yourself of the goal and tell you will come back to it or write down in your to do list for later.

6. Internal distractions
These are harder to manage.
Identifying is a big win.
These are the thoughts in our heads, the beliefs that have been created over past disappointments, fear, and anxiety. 
The brain is made for thinking, it can be your strength or weakness!
Internal Distractions
Impact
How to avoid
Fears
Fear of failure
Do not focus on result, but give 100% effort.
Curiosity
Side track from work
Remind yourself of the goal and tell you will come back to it or write down in your to do list for later.

7. Activity Time (2/4/18) Mindful meditation
Lets stay in current moment and see how long we can stay focused
Lets us focus on Swami with eyes closed and use help of video to stay focused.

8. Activity Time (2/4/18) Manage Internal Distractions:
Mindful meditation: Let’s do it 2min everyday to focus on Swami and notice thoughts that distract but not go away with them.
Strengths: Learning how to use strengths can help build self confidence which leads to better focus
Being Positive: Set small goals and reinforce on your wins than failures.
Learn to notice: Identify when you are off task. Have a word to remind yourself to comeback.
I can do this: Believe in yourself. If you think I can’t do it, your never going to be able to.

9. The most highly priced article in the world is Time
The most highly priced article in the world is Time. If even a moment is wasted, life is a waste. - Baba