Module 12
Review & Moving Forward
REVIEW
You learned that circumstances are always neutral until you have a thought about them, that your thoughts create your feelings, and your feelings drive your actions, which create your results.
What have you learned?
Where do you still have work to do?
ASK YOURSELF:
How has the Model helped you so far?
What do think of the concept that you can put whatever you want in the R line?
What other goals or dreams would you like to put in your R line?
CREATE A PLAN FOR DESIRED OUTCOME
We’ve looked at the idea of obstacles on a couple of occasions. You’ve taken those obstacles and turned them into plans with actionable steps.
Which strategies have you fully embraced? Where else would you benefit from focusing your attention? What new obstacles need to be planned for? Are any of the strategy steps not on your calendar or in your plans?
BRAIN RESISTANCE
Our brain’s job is to be efficient by using as little energy as possible. It also wants to keep us safe. Both of these directly conflict with our goal of believing something new. It’s completely normal and natural for our brain to resist new patterns of thinking. We should expect that our brains will offer us a million reasons why we shouldn’t do something. We have to practice new thoughts so we can establish new neural pathways and our brains can become efficient at thinking our new thoughts. When we experience resistance, we should view this as a sign that we are likely on the right track and our brain is just trying to do its job.
COGNITIVE DISSONANCE/RIVER OF MISERY
When there is discord because you have two conflicting thoughts in your mind, this is where most people give up on new thoughts. This is normal and our brain will always defer to old thoughts. New ones must be practiced purposefully.
LADDERING THOUGHTS
Sometimes when we try to believe a new thought, it’s too far away from our current thought to feel believable. This is often why affirmations don’t work and where laddering can be helpful. Laddering is a way for you to baby step into a new belief. You start where you are and then reach for a thought that feels believable and slightly better than the one you are currently thinking. Then, once you have practiced that thought, you reach for the next better and believable thought. You keep doing this until you reach the thought you want.
Imagine your current, undesired thought on the bottom rung of a ladder. Then imagine the thought you want to believe but don’t as sitting on the top rung of the ladder. I want you to find your way up the ladder one believable thought at a time.
Consider using modifiers like these:
“I notice I keep thinking the thought that… and that’s OK.”
“I’m becoming a person who…”
“It’s possible that…”
“I’m open to the idea that…”
“I could be wrong about…”
“I will someday…”
Look for ways to neutralize the current belief (i.e., “I hate my body” could be “I have a body.”)
Put the new thought as reminder in your phone, on post-it notes around the house or office, write it on the bathroom mirror, or create a new thought using your screensaver.
THE ELEVATED ALPHA SOCIETY SPARTAN ACADEMY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF COGNITIVE MASTERY
OPTIONS FOR CONTINUED SELF MASTERY:
The Elevated Alpha Society Alpha Academy For The Development Of Cognitive Mastery (Spartans)
One-on-One Coaching
Another specialized home-study course (Amazing Relationships or Indomitable Self-Confidence)
WORKSHEETS
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No worksheets – this concludes the How To Live Your Purpose (And Create Massive Wealth While Doing It) Course.
Review all your work to date and repeat any worksheets or daily self-study tools that you thought were highly effective for you.