Bringing the Principles of Neuroscience to Educational Practice and Career Development.
It is often a personal internal change that brings about a change in our outside worlds.
We hear people cry out for peace on earth but they are neglecting peace with their neighbours, relatives, and co-workers. The fact is that peace starts on the inside of our person and without it, there is no peace on the outside. I observe that most of the conflict in the world comes by comparing each other’s ‘stuff’.
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What is potential? I like the definition that is an untapped energy source or a latent ability that can be developed and lifted.
When have we reached our potential? I do not know if anyone can answer that question. With ideal conditions, we may have gone further in our goals. Maybe though, the obstacles that got in our way were actually catalysts to strengthen us to push on further.
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It is amazing how often people have an opinion to share these days.
When I was younger, people often listened to a discussion on a subject they knew little about and were interested in hearing other people’s views. These days, with the advent of mass media and the digital age, so many think they are informed about things and want to advise you.
In the relatively new science of brain elasticity, it has been shown that we have the power to change our brains, even physically! Our neurons are constantly being renewed and pathways of habits and opinions are constantly being formed, reformed and re-enforced.
Backing up new ways of thinking with actions that support the ideas helps solidify the mindset.
Continue reading “Changing Outcomes”
For me, the words of the great Master Leonardo are very apt. We need to constantly remind ourselves of what’s really important and be aware that time is always moving on.
In the last month, I have stepped back and gone on a few trips away to refresh and de-stress myself. I had found myself in a series of mental ruts that were halting my progress and affecting my attitude.
Sometimes, through fear or regret, we do not change course when we know we should.
Like a gambler who keeps trying to win back their losses only to lose more, we keep trying and losing.
In my recent article ‘Changing Outcomes‘, I talked about how ‘we keep getting what we get because we keep doing what we are doing’ and that can be through fear of making mistakes.
In the small town of Enterprise, Alabama there is a monument to an unusual hero on the corner of a main street which celebrates the true story of curse being viewed as an opportunity.
Erected by the people of the town in 1919, the stone plaque is dedicated to a highly destructive insect, the ‘Boll Weevil’.