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Life and Business Leadership Insight
- October and November 04

In this issue:

“Neural Plasticity" is all in the Mind-Literally!" 

To maintain a sense of fun and challenge the way my mind functions I will often jumble up the order of words I use especially around friends and family. Words such as "Pisadointed", "Motorrow", "But Guster" and "Fest Briend".

Nothing especially intriguing about this because as you have probably realised all l have done is rearrange the sequence of a couple of the letters and produce a different sounding word with exactly the same meaning (...in my mind) with some added mental gymnastics.
Harmless fun and frivolity... but as it is with all of our experiences there is always something that can be learned and an insight gained.

 

The insight occured after reading a fascinating book titled "Destructive Emotions" which is an insight into how the brain functions and how it initiates and directs behavior.
The book is authored by Daniel Goleman the father of "emotional intelligence" and it further explores the link between brain function and human outcomes.

The book introduces some interesting concepts which are of crucial importance to all "self- leaders":

Firstly, the brain is increasingly revealing itself to have incredible flexibility in the way it functions hence the term "neural plasticity".
Secondly, according to Goleman and recent research new neurons are being produced on a daily basis throughout our whole life which challenges the theory that our brains cease to be as adaptable and functional as we get older.

 

This brings me back to those interesting words at the start of the article.

Once I programmed my brain to use these words as substitutes the "plasticity" of my brain took over. As I have said in previous articles the brain responds incredibly quickly to any new behaviour you program for use; the more you practice something the better you become at it.

 

The speed of this can be scary...

 

Recently whilst giving a presentation I said to the audience that "pisadointment is one of the nigsals of the emotional system that demands your attention". The words flowed fluently and it was only the somewhat startled look on the faces of the delegates that alerted me to my error.

With a brief explanation to the audience I continued to deliver my presentation and when I had finished took some time to quietly reflect on what had happened and identify why I had included the "jumbled" words in my speech when I obviously didn't intend to.


The answer is both simple and exciting for all of us who are dedicated to getting the most out of how our brains function.

Firstly, learning how to hardwire your brain is simply a matter of persistence and practice and secondly, the brain will accept changes in process and sequence and will actively recreate a different neural circuitry to reproduce different behaviours.

 

As most of us know, living in the technological age, improving your hardware is often just a case of rewriting your software.

 

Richard

 

"Australia's Self-leadership Specialist"

 

Some material may be adapted from the Crocodiles not Waterlilies Self-leadership Program with kind permission from Roger Anthony.

 

 

  

 

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This month’s challenge: 

Managing  the culture of your business  more effectively.

First, establish or revisit your company values and mission statement.
Second, ensure that you identify how effectively these values and are being led in both your personal and business life.
Third, identify what you need to refocus on and what has to change for this to be achieved within your own performance.
Finally, decide who needs to be informed if the values of the organistion are not being embraced.

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