Who’s at the Controls of Your Brain’s Switchboard?

What do you think is the one thing that successful people have in common? Life circumstances? Financial resources? IQ? Knowing the right people? Luck?
If you guessed any of these, you answered in line with the thinking of most people. If you answered “none of the above,” your thinking is correct. That’s because successful people do something different with the neurocircuitry of their brains that maximizes their potential and helps them achieve their goals.
I know that you already know this, but it’s worth repeating and reflecting upon a little because we all need a reminder once in a while. Successful people are good at tuning out any distractions and selecting the best way to focus on their task. They have the ability to stop and reorient the processing power of their brain to help them, regardless of any interruptions. It’s not easy and takes practice, but achieving an objective, whether it is getting a new job, finding a date, getting in shape, earning a degree, or reaching any other objective that may have failed previously, requires laser focus.
Easier said than done, right?

Think about a time in your life that you may have felt “stuck” or you may have told others ad nauseum how you were in a “rut.” The more you talked about it and ruminated, the more miserable you became just thinking about it. The negative thoughts held in your mind caused changes in the biochemistry of your brain and cortisol, the stress hormone, was released into your blood, which in turn may have weakened your immune system, which in turn may explain why you got the nasty flu that winter! Okay, that may not describe your actions, but it certainly happened to me that way once or twice. What did you do about the situation and what was the outcome? Did you tell your story over and over to colleagues, family and friends? Or did you stop and recalibrate your brain ’s neurocircuitry in a positive way?
Successful people adapt to adversity and setback in specific ways. They harness their brain’s neuroplasiticity. Every time we think a thought, feel an emotion or show certain behaviors, there’s a corresponding change within our brains. We can consciously and deliberately control a lot of our brain’s switchboard to put ourselves in a position of achieving our dreams and goals. We hear of “success” stories and think people were born hardwired for success, but actually the brain changes throughout our lives based on what we, the owners or operators, do with it.
The first step in boosting your success potential is to get behind the controls of your Starship Enterprise, your brain’s switchboard. The first thing is to take charge of your brain’s adaptability and use your brain power.
Did you know ….? The Starship Enterprise was the name of the fictitious spacecraft on the popular Star Trek TV series.
Did you know ….? August Rodin, the great French sculptor, was from a poor family and got kicked out of school several times.
Auguste Rodin’s, The Thinker
http://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/Collection/art-object-page.1005.html

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