Monday, October 15, 2007

The starting point of change

If your want more courage, confidence and success, begin by accepting full responsibility for your life, just as it is, no excuses, no finger pointing, no complaining. With acceptance as your starting point, you can improve your life.

This acceptance of what is frees your energy to improve your life. Your brain is like a computer with different operating systems competing to take control the computing system. You have a confident neuronetwork (operating system) and a fearful neuronetwork (operating system). To be more confident, especially under pressure, strengthen your confident neuronetwork and weaken your fearful one.

There are specific brain training techniques that will help you strengthen your confidence and weaken your fears. One world-class athlete who had a very strong fearful neuronetwork, got so anxious at a world championship he almost committed suicide.

The next year, after working on strengthening his confident and weakening his fearful neuronetwork, he competed very successfully at the world championships.

The beginning of improving your life, is beginning with full-responsibility and acceptance of it now.

TC North, Ph.D., High Performance Expert

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