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CREATING A LIFE WELL-LIVED
DISCOVER HOW TO ELIMINATE THE 5 HABITS THAT SABOTAGE YOUR HEALTH, HAPPINESS, AND
WELL-BEING
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Invictus (1875) by William Ernest Henley, the poem that inspired Nelson Mandela during his 27 years in jail for fighting South African apartheid.
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INVICTUSUNCONQUERED…
UNDEFEATED You’re each the master and
captain of creating a life well-lived.
You can choose from millions of “maps” guiding you to your chosen destination.
HOWEVER
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What the maps, or books, or DVDs, or workshops can’t tell youis what the trip will be like, what you will experience along the way, and how to respond to the storms you always encounter on your journey.
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THE CHANGE PROCESS
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PRESENT LIFE
DESIRED LIFE
•Confusion•Loss of control•Stress•Disorientation•Resistance•Anger
•Depression•Annoyance•Frustration•Disappointment•Anxiousness•Disillusionment
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WARNINGS(That You’ll Never Read nor Hear)
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TAKE CHARGE OF
YOUR LIFE
Prepare yourself for:Delays.Mistakes.Deprivation.Loss of control.Hard work.
Before you buy self-develop material!
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Sometimes, truth feels like a
at a
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Marcel Proust
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THE FIVE HABITS:SEEING CHANGE WITH NEW
EYES
HABIT DESCRIPTION ABRIDGEDHabit 1:
Feeling impatient when results aren’t fast enough.
Want it now.
Habit 2:
Wanting to do things perfectly. Want perfection.
Habit 3:
Needing rewards that may conflict with change efforts.
Need reward.
Habit 4:
Feeling overwhelmed. Overwhelmed.
Habit 5:
Becoming frustrated when faced with more work and greater complexity than expected.
Too much work.
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WHAT DO HABITSFEEL LIKE?
Practice Routine Pattern Propensity Disposition Tendency
Dependency Compulsion Accustomed to Used to Proclivity Inclination
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HABITS ARE ADDICTIVE Habit formation occurs in the basal ganglia – a cluster of
nuclei between the analytical and emotional brains. Habits are learned in chunks and over time become paired
with dopamine-containing neurons. Dopamine is released by rewarding experiences such as
food, sex, and drugs…and habits. Once habits form, dopamine is immediately triggered when
the habit kicks-in. Even if a habit is “broken” the learned pattern remains in
the brain after the behavior is extinguished. This pattern can be re-triggered by old, durable clues.
Some habits are convenient, but all habits alter one’s brain structure, by-passing conscious control over what we are doing.
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AND YOU THOUGHT YOUR ANALYTICAL BRIAN WAS
IN CHARGE
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New, analytical brain
Old, back, emotional brain
The New York Times, 1/2/07
“…the conscious mind is like a monkey riding a tiger of subconscious decisions and actions in progress, frantically making up stories about being in control.”
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WHAT KEEPS YOUR SABOTAGING HABITS ALIVE?
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PROCESS FOR TRAINING YOUR MIND & CHANGING YOUR BRAIN
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REGAINING YOUR POWER
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We sow our thoughts, and we reap our actions;
We sow our actions, and we reap our habits;
We sow our habits, and we reap our character;
We sow our character, and we reap our destiny.
(Attributed to various authors)
