Rewiring Your Brain for Success

Okay, so you're already aware that you have this nagging pattern that is blocking you from what you truly desire right?

Maybe you want to start a new art business because you absolutely love it, but you're finding every reason to avoid getting started that lets your artwork be seen by the masses.

Perhaps you have taken that leap of faith in yourself and started your business. YES! Except when realize that you have to connect with people to get it going, you quickly abandon ship.

Maybe you're already a leader in your area of genius yet you find yourself imagining ways to avoid exercising your leadership and instead plunge into an escape route as quickly as possible. 

I know that there is a part of you inside that is begging you to stop doing what you're doing so that you can have what you truly want. Maybe that is success, maybe that is financial freedom, and maybe that is fulfillment and purpose in your life.

Naturally this is my zone of genius and I absolutely LOVE it. So, I want to help ⬇️ 

Here are three practical steps rooted in neuroscience and introspection that can empower you to overcome self-sabotage. By understanding how our brains work you can rewire your neural pathways for success.

1. Awareness and Mindfulness: The first step is to cultivate awareness of the unhelpful behavioral response as it occurs. Pay close attention to your thoughts, emotions, and physical sensations when you engage in self-sabotaging behaviors. This heightened awareness helps activate the prefrontal cortex, which is responsible for decision-making and impulse control.

By practicing mindfulness techniques such as meditation or deep breathing exercises regularly, you can strengthen your ability to observe these automatic patterns without judgment. This process allows you to interrupt the automaticity of the neural pattern associated with self-sabotage.

2. Cognitive Restructuring: This is what the big-wigs call it, but I like to call this simply, "course-correcting" Once aware of your self-sabotaging behavior, it's essential to challenge and reframe the underlying negative beliefs or thought patterns driving it. Engage in introspection by asking yourself questions like "What triggers this behavior?" or "What am I trying to achieve through this action?" ⬅️ THiS IS A KEY QUESTION that yields a key underlying belief that is keeping you in the problematic loop! 

By identifying any distorted thinking patterns or limiting beliefs that contribute to self-sabotage, you can consciously replace it with a true and realistic thought. This cognitive restructuring helps create new neural pathways that support healthier behavioral responses.

3. Behavior Reinforcement: To solidify new neural patterns associated with helpful behaviors, it's crucial to reinforce positive actions consistently over time. Set achievable goals related to overcoming self-sabotage and reward yourself when you successfully exhibit desired behaviors.

Positive reinforcement releases dopamine in the brain, which strengthens connections between neurons involved in those specific actions or thoughts. By repeating these positive experiences consistently, your brain will gradually automate more constructive responses instead of defaulting into self-sabotaging ones.

Why does this work?

1.) Awareness increases activation in the prefrontal cortex responsible for conscious decision-making.
2.) Cognitive restructuring challenges negative thought patterns, creating new neural connections.
3. Reinforcing positive behaviors strengthens the neural pathways associated with those actions.

By combining neuroscience-based techniques with introspection, you can revise the neural pattern that automates self-sabotage and cultivate more helpful behavioral responses.

The KEY you ask: Remember to be patient and persistent as rewiring neural patterns takes time and practice! But I believe in you.

And hey, if you're here right now because you've read all of the self-help books and have tried several exercises with little positive return, don't give up. My signature program, Transform Me, is a step-by-step guide to resolving your unhelpful patterns at the root. When the roots are strong and nourished, a tree can thrive for years! I want to help you strengthen your beliefs and nourish your thoughts so that you can thrive the way you want to for as long as you got left in this life, right? No more wasted time. 

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