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  • Research has shown that 40% of our day is spent in autopilot. When we’re on autopilot, we’re operating solely out of habit.

  • Our brain wants to protect us. It wants to keep us safe…Keeping us from doing anything that feels scary, hard, or uncertain.

  • Chalk it up to our ancestral DNA, which evolved in an environment where stress was like radar, upping our chances for survival.

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What we are avoiding is not the task

but rather

The stress that we associate with the task.

Knowing that we’re avoiding the stress assists us in suspending the negative behavior and judgment about ourselves !

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Do These Behaviors Serve Us

Often not, as we are typically …

Locked into a Negative Feedback Loop

Habitual Behaviors

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BEHAVIORAL FLEXIBILITY

Recent research has shown that our brain never stops growing.

In fact, we have the ability to learn new things throughout

our entire lifetime.

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A BIAS TOWARDS ACTION

Simply put …

it means that you are inclined to take action.

… Instead of feeling fear, hesitating and procrastinating, our default mode becomes one of taking action.

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Every time you feel yourself shifting into autopilot …

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Use This Tool

A tool, I and others have learned to

use that has

been quite

helpful.

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Bring your awareness to

your Prefrontal Cortex

Identify Operative Words

and

!!!! Act !!!!

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Utilize HIGHER-ORDER THINKING

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Count 5-4-3-2-1 …

Shift Into Control …

then

Immediately Act …

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As a result …

You will lower your stress !

Empower yourself to make positive decisions !

Leave Negative Habits & Negative Habitual Thinking

in the DUST !!

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Thank You

Thoughts …

… Defining Moment

…Questions?