The Neuroscience of Change

Empowered Leadership & Well-being, Part II

Thursday, May 21, 2020 25-min​​ ZOOM presentation

Our guest presenter, Lisa Jacenich, will discuss why change is so hard and provide some simple steps for lasting change you can implement right now to improve your leadership skills AND boost your immune system!

On May 14th, in Part I, we learned about PPN Nutrition for heart and mind, Emotional Intelligence (EI) & self-regulation • Empowered Leadership and Well-being • Mental and Emotional Health • Why is change so hard? • Simple steps for lasting change

Why is change so hard?

  • Focus on causes / external

  • Survival mechanisms

  • Imprinting / cultural / institutional programming

  • 70% of our day is in the stress response

  • Each thought, each feeling releases chemicals / signals to the body

  • Reliance on the chemical rush

  • We operate on a memorized set of behaviors, emotional reactions, unconscious habits

  • Hardwired attitudes, beliefs and perceptions that function like a computer program

  • Hebbian Theory - Neurons that fire together .... Wire together

  • Replace old programming

  • Repeat over and over to create new neural pathways

How do we change?

Simple steps for lasting change

  • Become more aware - Metacognition

  • Don’t react (implode or explode) - shorten the refractory period

  • Make new choices leading to new thoughts, feelings, actions

  • Reset our baseline / recalibrate

  • Emotional intelligence / Self Regulation

  • Put your oxygen mask on first!

  • Be present with yourself and others (listening-self/other)

  • Use transitions (segment) intentions

    Create a new “familiar”

    • Non duality–infinite possibilities

    • Rehearse higher energy, restorative, energizing, expansive, H/B Coherence thoughts/actions/feelings

    • Utilize authentic premise (visuals, sensations, favorite videos)

    Listen to how you speak to self/others

    • Avoid catastrophic language

    • Avoid self deprecations

    • Choose “I AM” statements carefully

    • Be aware of speech patterns

    • Use self affirming/self soothing

    Let’s put practices into action

    • Keep a “Well-being” Journal

    • Listening to your subtle signals

    • track trends (time/day/anniversary/triggers/patterns)

    • Plan for known stressful events

    • Celebrate your accomplishments

CREATION = Attention + INTENTION

To join Thursday’s discussion, email Trupoint Health for a ZOOM Meeting Invitation.