{"id":2122,"date":"2021-11-19T11:54:43","date_gmt":"2021-11-19T11:54:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thrive-coaching.biz\/test.thrive-coaching.biz\/?p=2122"},"modified":"2021-11-19T12:00:17","modified_gmt":"2021-11-19T12:00:17","slug":"thought-for-the-week-your-reticular-activating-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thrive-coaching.biz\/test.thrive-coaching.biz\/2021\/11\/19\/thought-for-the-week-your-reticular-activating-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Thought for the Week – Your Reticular Activating System!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Last week\u2019s Thought for the Week, was about the 21\/90 rule, based on the philosophy that it takes 21 days to make a habit and 90 days to make it a permanent lifestyle change. You can see all previous Thoughts for the Week below.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u201cIt’s not what we do once in a while that shapes our lives, but what we do consistently. Courage, like fear, is a habit. The more you do it, the more you do it, and this habit-of stepping up, of taking action-more than anything else, will move you in a different direction\u201d. -Tony Robbins-<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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So, maybe you are 7 days in to making a new habit!<\/p>\n

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When I deliver training programmes, this always comes up because of course people want to know how to apply the new things they learn. Last Friday, I ran a one-day course \u201cEffective and Assertive Communication\u201d and, as I am sure you\u2019ll appreciate, this is a huge topic to cover in just a day!<\/p>\n

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And I don\u2019t just stand there talking about it, what would that achieve! A big part of it is the application and practice and my programmes are always interactive for this reason.<\/p>\n

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\u201cNo role plays please!\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

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I hear this all the time and no, I no, I don\u2019t ask people to sit in front of the class and do a role play. (By the way I deliver virtual programmes as well as face-to-face). I introduce other ways to practice the skills that are engaging and useful at the same time. So, by the end of the day, delegates leave the course feeling like they are on track to learning new habits and my testimonials speak for themselves.<\/p>\n

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However, what then happens?<\/p>\n

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Yes, it is down to them to keep practicing and experimenting with their new tools, tips and techniques because it\u2019s only when we do that, we change old habits. Not just now and then, but consistently several times a day, every day, so the new habits develop, becoming easier and easier until they become automatic!<\/p>\n

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That\u2019s how our brains work \u2013 our \u201cReticular Activating System\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Like learning to ride a bike, drive a car or learn a new language. At first, we probably thought; \u201cthis thing is much harder than I thought!\u201d<\/em> Right? And we have to focus on what we want and where we are going to re-train our mind.<\/p>\n

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So, this week\u2019s Thought for the Week is all about your Reticular Activating System and building new neural pathways so that we can put new habits and tools into practice.<\/p>\n

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When we do that, these become part of our sub-conscious mind and become automatic.<\/p>\n

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If you drive a car or ride a bike, how often have you got from A to B and forgot how you actually got there?<\/p>\n

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