tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2005572221369432591.post1510822197858960107..comments2023-05-04T02:26:49.748-05:00Comments on Building Personal Strength: Pay Full Price to Change Your BehaviorAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00006897130524120094noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2005572221369432591.post-47464743210269453722012-07-05T18:42:36.245-05:002012-07-05T18:42:36.245-05:00Denny,
Great article! Just like everyone says, p...Denny, <br /><br />Great article! Just like everyone says, practice makes perfect. <br /><br />@2gnoME<br />http://bit.ly/2gnoME2gnoMEhttp://2gno.menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2005572221369432591.post-14333649019274030332010-03-18T12:19:24.688-05:002010-03-18T12:19:24.688-05:00Denny,
I am rewiring my neural pathways by slowin...Denny,<br /><br />I am rewiring my neural pathways by slowing myself to become more mindful of things. Literally. I'm slowing down my walking, driving, reading, tweeting, and allowing my mind to slow down too. Meditating twice a day, turning off the computer more frequently, and shutting off the TV....except for a few NCAA Tourney games ;)<br /><br />The twitter quote you RT'ed the other day sums of my day, or at least what I am attempting to accomplish.<br /><br />Do I feel uncomfortable? Yep. Do I feel the urge to see instant results. Heck yeah. But the reward of living a stress-free life is worth it. Or at least a life where I can release stress quickly and effortlessly.Ryanhttp://cashwithatrueconscience.com/rbblognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2005572221369432591.post-70768592629586831632010-03-18T07:30:01.904-05:002010-03-18T07:30:01.904-05:00Mental rehearsal is actually a mainstream method u...Mental rehearsal is actually a mainstream method used by many athletes and there's no reason you couldn't use it effectively to reinforce any habit or skill. Thanks for mentioning it, Sean!Denny Coateshttp://www.buildingpersonalstrength.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2005572221369432591.post-17155959334635279692010-03-18T05:39:28.461-05:002010-03-18T05:39:28.461-05:00In addition to replacing bad habits with new good ...In addition to replacing bad habits with new good ones, I have a couple of other techniques, which may or may not be any good, but here they are.<br /><br />One is reframing, from NLP. When you think of the old habit, imagine yourself doing it in a small, black and white, grainy, old image, with no sound. Make it seem more and more distant. Now imagine yourself doing the replacement habit, in full living color, 3D, hi-def surround sound, with scents, warm temperatures, and friends nearby. <br /><br />When the old habit comes to mind, briefly sit it in the black & white image, but then spend much more time thinking about the replacement habit, in full living color. It's a mind trick, but just keep repeating, whenever the old habit comes to mind.<br /><br />The other trick is practice the new habit in many ways. Not only do the new habit, but from time to time, imagine doing the new habit. At other times, write about doing the new habit. At other times, talk about doing the new habit. At other times, compare doing the new habit to other fun things. At other times, think about the new habit and friends, or the new habit and successful other things you do. Associate the habit with many fun things, and try to experience and remember the new habit in many different forms of media-- this gets the new habit wired in several places in the brain.Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12390287348675887544noreply@blogger.com