Interrupt
This is the behavioral change model. You think something. You form a belief about it. Based on that belief, you take some sort of action. The action then reinforces the thought. Round and round we go.
What if something is not working? OR, just as importantly, what if something is working “just OK”?
What do you want? If you want suboptimal, you can stop reading here.
Most people try to make the change at ACTION. “I’ll go on this diet.” We all know how that works out for the most part. Changing at ACTION calls for something few of us have – Will Power. In the case of a diet, self-deprivation kicks in because the thought is, “I really want that cookie but I can’t have it.”
Diet vs Cookie – you now have a Conflict of Thought
Conflicting thoughts cancel each other out and you regress to homeostasis…the known…the way things are….to what is comfortable and familiar. Hello, cookie!
If you interrupt the pattern above and change the underlying thought, you can change the belief. At that point, the action takes care of itself. No will power…no deprivation. “Why would I even want to eat that cookie? The sugar in it is rat poison. That’s not even a treat for a rat.”
Fears, addictions, phobias…pretty much anything. You came up with the thought…which is really cool. It means you/we can create a better thought. Your mind will believe whatever you tell it to.
It’s that simple.
Need help with it? It’s why I am here. You know how to get in touch with me.
Scott is a visionary in the world of human potential. He doesn’t see the glass as half full or half empty. While others gaze at their navels debating that hackneyed yarn, he is asking questions and solving the problem.