Rewiring The Brain and Forming New Habits
How do you rewire the brain and create transformational change?
Great coaching is all about supporting your client to make long term transformational change : it's why coaching isn't about one off sessions or quick fixes and equally why coaching relationships aren't years long - the whole point is that you support your clients to develop their own skills so they can change.
Our ability to build new neural pathways and change the way that we think, feel and act is called Neuroplasticity and this provides the scientific basis for coaching which can be transformational on a structural level.
In the past people believed that when you became an adult your brain had fully developed and reached it's capacity, and that a period would come later on in your life when your brain would gradually begin to shrink and the brain cells would die.
We now know that throughout our lives, our brains are continuously changing and adapting and reorganising themselves in response to external and internal prompts.
This process called Neuroplasticity means that our brains are constantly undergoing physiological and structural changes forming new connections between Neurons and creating new networks in response to our experiences, actions, thoughts, and emotions.
By harnessing the power of Neuroscience, you can create lasting and foundational change not just for yourself but for future clients. True transformations can take place.
This is the basis of forming new habits : consider who you'll be when you are working on this habit and the identity that you want to embody. Then think about the first step to move towards this new way of behaving: it is that compound effect through consistency which makes the difference:
- Consider who you want to become: what identity would you hold as this person? what would you be thinking / feeling? how would you be acting? what would you believe about yourself?
- Now reflect on the first step you can take to move towards this new identity ; maybe it's an action or maybe it's about starting to think about yourself in a different way
- Continue to take small steps towards the desired outcome
Each time you behave in a way that is congruent with the new identity you're voting for this to become true and you're building new neural connections which support this new version of you.
Why do some people seem to be more successful than others?
In this episode, I explore ways which you can help yourself to become and feel more successful. These tips may not give you financial riches, they might not bag you the CEO role but they will make you feel better.
I believe whoever we are, if we feel better about ourselves, if we feel more confident and if we have higher self-belief - then it’s easier to be more successful.
Here are the highlights:
- (03:00) Sleep, sleep, sleep
- (05:24) Get away from your desk
- (07:15) Take ownership of your time
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