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Unlock your Executive Functioning

Executive functioning really means learning to better manage our stress, and here are the three things I want us to focus on to level it up: Overwhelm Management (Time Management + Routine) We have to learn to deal with overwhelm, which means managing time effectively. Our brain loves certainty, predictability, and familiarity that comes from routines and schedules. And yes — a schedule can feel boring and mundane. That’s why we must build novelty into the schedule. Curiosity and play are the...

Going to ruin the surprise straight out of the gate. The cure to stress is curiosity and play. Can't stop over thinking? Default mode network kicked into over drive? You need more data, ask more questions. Focus from asking those questions will drive more activation in the PFC. Anxious? Depressed? Go for a walk, a bike ride. Or if you're brave enough find some swings and go full rocketship mode. Self Conscious about rocketship mode in front of people? Overthinking your ability to play? Ask...

Hello Everybody, Time to shed some light on the "dopamine detox" that seems to constantly be going around the internet. Most people are getting sucked into these dopamine detox programs and ideas without knowing what's is actually going on or why it might not be necessary at all. >>SHORT CUT: I rocked a youtube video on this if you prefer that formate (CLICK ME)<< The truth is that we don't need a dopamine detox, we need to re-learn association. 🙋♂️ "Cool, cool... so I know what that means,...

Let's get uncomfortable, In 100AD a Roman poet wrote..."“Two things only the people anxiously desire—bread and circuses.”This was originally written to explain basic human nature.As long as people have basic needs of food and entertainment, they can be controlled. They don't question politics or policy."Don't fix what isn't broken."We are and have become slaves of stimulation. We are okay to unconsciously consent to be programmed by stimulation rather than our own agency. It's really a...

Regulated Productivity

What if stress was your greatest resource for change? We often talk about neuroplastic change in the brain requiring 2 things. Focus: our ability to drive attention towards something while also labeling the effort required for that change to be beneficial. Frustration: agitation of the status quo, our ability to do the hard thing when the easy thing is available. To change we must have self awareness so we can take inventory in where we are and allow our guiding principles to give us...

Mastering Momentum: Self-Regulation for High Performers Thank you, everyone, for joining us; it's constantly a special event to enjoy time like this together, and it means more than I can describe in words that this many people care about themselves and how they show up in life. It's a dream come true and I'm honored to share that space with each of you. If you want even more of discussion like this and want to get all the benefits of this limited time offer just hit the button below to get...

Happy Tuesday, I didn't send out any newsletters in October so you must deal with my Dad Joke of the Month in November from October... Why don't skeletons fight...? THEY DON'T HAVE THE GUTS.... 😶🌫️ Okay, now onto business. I am more wound up than a rat in coffee can about our up coming webinar. I don't do live webinars often but they are truly one of my favorite parts of this job. Our subject for the webinar tomorrow is: Mastering Momentum: Self-Regulation for High Performers >CLICK HERE TO...