Reminders

It's so simple. Daily, we meet with clients who set up either a week's worth or two-weeks worth of action steps to help them get closer to where they want to be.

Some of them don't accomplish their steps, but many of them do. What sets them apart? Reminders. 

The prefrontal cortex of the brain, where all of our executive functioning happens is activated when we are trying to create new behaviors. Brainstorming sessions, goal planning and strategizing all happen here. 

When we are doing hard things (you know, the magical stuff), the amygdala, a different part of the brain releases a stress hormone, which then can shut down our executive processing.  This is where we feel overwhelmed and start to give up. The basal ganglia, your auto-pilot, takes over and progress comes to a halt. 

Here is where you coach comes in: we will pull you out of autopilot and into that higher order  thinking part of your brain. The problem is, your coach can't always be around. I know, it's very sad. 

So what do we do? It's so simple, we write it down and we put it where we're going to see it all the time. 

Yet, it's very effective. People who write down their plan and put it in front of them as a constant reminder - those are the people who get results.  

The people who do versus the people who wish they had done. 

Want to get your prefrontal cortex firing on all cylinders? Call us today and we’ll get you set up with a coach who will help you get the progress you need.