Brain Plasticity: How to Reprogram Your Mind We are what we repeatedly do.  Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. – Aristotle

Kristopher L. Walton, MSW, LCSW

KristopherWalton@gmail.com

208-403-3597

Navigating Your Mind:

Achieving a Life of Peace, Joy and HappinessAnticipated Publish Date: Fall 2010

Solidified Brain

No free will or choice

No chance of change

4 Points to Remember

1. What Is Neuroplasticity?2. Why Does It Matter?

3. Changing My Habits!

4. Creating My Successful Life!

Neuroplasticity

Brains Ability to Restructure Itself

Neuro-net

Law of Associative Memory

“Neurons that Fire Together, Wire Together…”

“Neurons that Fire Apart Wire Apart.”

Or Loose It

4 Points to Remember

1. What Is Neuroplasticity?

2. Why Does It Matter?3. Changing My Habits!

4. Creating My Successful Life!

Addicted to EmotionsAnger

AnxietyDepression

Victimization

HYPOTHALMUS

Frontal Lobe

Changing our mindsImaginationFree willCreativityOpportunity

Stop Living in the Past

“CHATTERBOX”

Stop “Doing” Life Based in FEAR

Choice Points

Black (always wrong) vs. White (always right)

“Create” Your Life inNew Opportunity and Adventure

Choice Points

Option A vs. Option BOptions C, D, E… vs. Options F, G, H…

4 Points to Remember

1. What Is Neuroplasticity?

2. Why Does It Matter?

3. Changing My Habits!4. Creating My Successful Life!

Persistence and Determination

Freedom to imagine…

MINDFULNESS

RE-LABLING

Mental Rehearsal

Turn Around Statements1. Thoughts and events from my past cause how I feel. I will always be bad.

My past does not cause how I feel. It is what it is and I let it go.

2. He/she is supposed to like or love me all the time.It’s okay! I can’t be liked or loved by every all the time.

3. I must be achieving in all important respects in order to be worthwhile.I cannot be everything to everyone all of the time.

4. I should be everything to everyone all of the time.It’s okay not to be everything, for everyone, all the time.

5. It’s awful and terrible when things are not the way I want them to be. Life’s an adventure and I can stand it.

VisionSpecific and Crystal Clear

Goals

Beliefs

Daily Tasks

Procrastination

Habit Killer

Thoughts

Feelings

Actions

15 Minute RuleMindful Activity

Active and Directive Thoughts

Create

Habits

Success Comes From Tracking Your Habits

Neuro-linking Habit Formulation

Link New Habit with Environment orSituations you Enjoy

4 Points to Remember

1. What Is Neuroplasticity?

2. Why Does It Matter?

3. Changing My Habits!

4. Creating My Successful Life!

DREAM

BIG

Memory and Dreams vs.

Environment

Power/Vision Board

Audio Recordings

Outcomes

Assaraf, J, M. Smith. The Answer. Grow Any Business, Achieve Financial Freedom, and Live and Extraordinary Life (2008).Canfield, J. with Switzer, J. The Success Principles. How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be (2005).Cooper, Robert K. The Other 90%. Three Rivers Press (2001).Ellis, A. Institute, Bernard, M. W. and Wolfe, J.L. Editors. The Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy Resource Book for Practitioners (2000).Fullan, Michael. Leading in a Culture of Change. Jossey Bass (2003).Maxwell, John C. Developing the Leader Within You. Nelson Business (2005).Schwartz, J.M., S. Begley. The Mind & The Brain. Neuroplasticity and the Power of Mental Force (2002).

References

Kristopher L. Walton, MSW, LCSW2775 Channing Way

Idaho Falls, Idaho 83404(208) 403-3597

Workshops, Coaching, Training, Keynote Speaking, Adolescent/Adult Therapy

Author: Navigating Your Mind:

Achieving a Life of Peace, Joy and Happiness (anticipated publish date autumn 2010)

Appendix I

I don’t like it, that’s okay. I can stand it anyway. It is what it is.He/she is supposed to like or love me all the time.It’s okay! I can’t be liked or loved by every all the time.I must be achieving in all important respects in order to be worthwhile.I cannot be everything to everyone all of the time.I should be everything to everyone all of the time.It’s okay not to be everything, for everyone, all the time.Life should be fair and the way I want it to be.It’s okay. Life is not fair. I can stand it.It’s awful and terrible when things are not the way I want them to be. Life’s an adventure and I can stand it. What happens to me causes how I feel.The past is not a predictor of the future. I can stand this!I should look good to all people in order to be worthwhile.I love myself for who I am and for where I am at. I am great!Reverse Paranoia (Jack Canfield)This bad event is happening to prepare me for future events that are great.