# Focused Under Pressure: Making Better Decisions Course (Self-Paced)

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## Overview

Have you ever had a hard time reaching your career goals? Sometimes we come up short because we don't know how to prioritize, stay composed amidst the chaos, and make the right choices under pressure.

But what if you could do your job with the laser focus, precision, and decisiveness of a Navy SEAL? Brandon Webb, former Navy SEAL, successful entrepreneur, and New York Times best-selling author of "Total Focus: Make Better Decisions Under Pressure," shares how the same qualities that served him in high-pressure operations can help anyone prioritize, stay composed, and make better decisions under pressure.

## What you'll learn

- Avoid distractions that take you away from your goal.
- Pursue the right opportunity and see it through to completion.
- Build an action plan to achieve your objectives.
- Increase your self-esteem and get rid of self-doubt.
- Overcome hesitancy and indecisiveness by moving forward with an imperfect plan.
- Persevere through difficult conditions and refuse to quit.
- Recognize that unexpected challenges may reveal your best shot at success.

## Curriculum

#### Module 1: Class Introduction

- Course overview and what to expect
- Meet Brandon Webb: former Navy SEAL, entrepreneur, and author
- How high-pressure decision-making skills apply beyond combat

#### Module 2: Focus

- Identifying and eliminating distractions that derail your goals
- Techniques for maintaining laser focus under pressure
- Prioritizing what matters most in the moment

#### Module 3: Awareness

- Building situational awareness to spot opportunities and risks
- Reading your environment before making critical decisions
- Staying present and alert amid chaos

#### Module 4: Personal Growth

- Building self-esteem and eliminating self-doubt
- Turning setbacks into growth opportunities
- Developing a mindset for continuous improvement

#### Module 5: Action

- Pursuing the right opportunity and following through to completion
- Building an action plan to achieve your objectives
- Moving forward decisively instead of waiting for perfect conditions

#### Module 6: Excellence

- Overcoming hesitancy and indecisiveness
- Committing to an imperfect plan and adjusting as you go
- Raising your personal standard of performance

#### Module 7: Adversity

- Persevering through difficult conditions
- Refusing to quit when circumstances get hard
- Reframing unexpected challenges as opportunities for your best work

#### Module 8: Teamwork

- Making better decisions as part of a team under pressure
- Communicating clearly when stakes are high
- Trusting and supporting teammates during high-pressure moments

#### Module 9: Leading From the Front

- Leading by example in high-pressure situations
- Earning trust through decisive, composed leadership
- Taking ownership of outcomes, good or bad

#### Module 10: Personal Vision Statement & Goal Setting

- Crafting a personal vision statement
- Setting concrete, actionable goals
- Applying total-focus principles to your career and life

## Pricing

**Tuition:** $649