Brain Training
Good morning! I
hope you had a fantastic weekend. Are you ready to fast track your success?
Research shows that we can consciously
keep about seven things in our heads. Once numbers get to 10 or higher, we need
to break them into smaller groups. Which list is easier to remember? 15557874567
or 1-555-787-4567?
Functions such as our heartbeat, the air temperature and
the position of our feet are on autopilot, allowing us to focus on more
important things. This is a very useful feature of our minds. The problem is
that if we keep only consciously seeing the seven things we’ve noticed in the
past, we’re going to miss the 8th, 9th and 10th things that might change our
lives. So we have to tell ourselves to look for something new and different
instead of what we already know.
Imagine your brain as a control tower on
a battleship in the middle of the ocean. Instead of one radar system, you have
dozens: the happiness radar, the misery radar, the problem radar, the failure
radar, the beauty radar, the peace radar and the self-critical radar. You can
choose which radar you want to turn on and which ones you want to turn off.
The happiness radar is simple to activate. Just write
this question on an index card, and read it a few times a day: “What is another
reason to be happy NOW?” While this question seems simple, it’s linguistically
elegant because it presupposes that there already is another reason to be happy
(now your brain is finding two things, not just one). And it has an embedded
command to be happy right now… not in the future. Asking the
question is part one. Finding the answers is part two.
Allocate 60
seconds to this question, five to 12 times a day, and this mental process will
become a habit. You will be rewiring your brain and creating new, stronger
neural pathways each time you answer it. Do this every day for 21 days, and you
will be happier and more successful!
Something to Think
About
How many things would you like to change in your life?
Could it really be that simple? Are you willing to invest 21 days to find out?
Weekly Challenge
Let’s apply this
lesson to your real estate career. Write a question on 10 index cards, and
scatter them around where you will see them a few times a day (e.g., your
computer, your bathroom mirror, the dashboard of your car). You don’t have to
work on the answer, just read the question. See it, and let it percolate in your
mind. Here are some examples: How can I double my income? How can I make a
million dollars? How can I experience more freedom while earning money? Use
the same question for a day, a month or even a year.
Words
of Wisdom
“Accept responsibility for your life. Know that it is you
who will get you where you want to go, no one else.” – Les Brown
“Challenges are what make life
interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.” – Joshua J.
Marine
“Don’t be afraid to stand for
what you believe in, even if that means standing alone.” – Andy Biersack
“Life is short, live it. Love is
rare, grab it. Anger is bad, dump it. Fear is awful, face it. Memories are
sweet, cherish it.” – Unknown
“The
only thing that stands between you and your dream is the will to try and the
belief that it is actually possible.” – Joel Brown
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