In this episode, I talk about how thoughts are changed and explore some of the mechanisms at play when we change how we think!

So often we have problems because we have the same thoughts running in our head over and over again. We need to learn to change this so that we can think differently and find ways to solve problems.

MASTER THE BUT SEQUENCE

Negative BUT Positive

ASK DIFFERENT QUESTIONS

What else is possible?

What can I control?
What do I want?

What can I learn?
Where is the opportunity?

MAKING DIFFERENT MOVIES

PREPARE MOVIE

Imagine running into a problem

Imagine solving the problem

Imagine putting something into play at the start so the problem doesn’t happen

POSITIVE MOVIE

Vividly imagine things working out the way you want them to

PRACTICAL MOVIE

Imagine implementing something that you learned in real life

Vividly see how you would do it

PRIMING CONTROL

Prime yourself and then start thinking

When you feel a certain way it can help or hinder you in what you do. Get yourself primed into the most useful state possible

Deprime yourself and then start thinking

Research shows sometimes we act poor ways because under influence of our feelings.

Check for these factors and then make decisions

WATER THINKING

Bruce Lee Be like water – Stoicism – whatever happens good or bad avoid getting too caught up

LOGICAL THINKING

Challenge Assumptions

Challenge Certainty

Challenge Emotion connected

Challenge Generalizations

Challenge Personaliation

Challenge Time Stamp

ATTENTION NUTRITION