Liar Liar: Why People Rarely Do What They Say They’re Going to Do
I’m constantly coming up with new things I want to do, new businesses I want to launch, books I want to write, instruments I want to play, sports I want to master, races I want to complete, pounds I want to lose, etc.
Some of these ideas I’ve had for years. Many I have started but [...]
Tags: behavioral change, behavioral economics, Change, self-discipline, Self-regulation
Change or Die Part III
Scientists used to believe that the brain became “hardwired” early in life and couldn’t change later on. Now researchers such as Dr. Michael Merzenich, a professor at the University of California at San Francisco, say that the brain’s ability to change — its “plasticity” — is lifelong. The key is to keep up the brain’s machinery for learning.
Tags: Alan Deutchman, Brain, Change, Michael Merzenich
Change or Die Part II
Why do we fight even what we know to be in our own best interests? It turns out that one of the most important factors in helping people change habits and behaviors has to do with motivation. See what Dean Ornish did.
Tags: Change, Dean Ornish, George Lakoff, mind
Change or Die Part I
What if a well-informed, trusted authority figure said you had to make difficult and sustained changes in the way you think and act? If you didn’t, you would die — a lot sooner than necessary. Could you change when change really mattered? When it mattered most?
You’re probably thinking yes, of course I would. But, you’d be deluding yourself.
That’s right. Scientific research has shown the odds are in fact 9 to 1 against you.
Tags: Brain, Change, Edward Miller, mind, Rapheael Levey
Have You Been Wowed Lately?
“If you keep doing what you’ve always done then you’ll keep getting what you’ve always gotten.”
Have you ever noticed that you have a set point? You likely have a set point when it comes to your significant relationships, your weight, the money you earn and the level of risk you are willing to take when [...]
Prepare for Change
Change is a funny thing. I have worked with many clients who have said they were ready for change but when it really came down to it, they weren’t. They were not ready to say “no” to things they were doing that weren’t effective because it was simply too comfortable to keep towing the line. [...]
Tags: Brain, Change, emotional feelings, Stan Goldberg
When It’s Finally Time to Change
Have you ever wondered why you and people around you will continue to do things that are just this side of tortuous? Maybe you work with clients you hate, you work in a job that doesn’t feed your soul, you work with colleagues that make you miserable or you are in a relationship that doesn’t [...]
Tags: Change, Fear, Joe Vitale
You’re Not the Biggest Loser!
Have you ever watched “The Biggest Loser”? I love that show. I am simply in awe of the whole thing. I can’t imagine what it would feel like to know that your health is in jeopardy and you weigh in at over 300-400 pounds! That’s an outrageous burden and I’m overwhelmed by what these people are doing in such a short time.
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