Rewiring Your Brain

Many of the mental hurdles that we battle in life we’ve programmed ourselves by the choices we make. Sure how we were raised, taught, and coached have a huge impact on our inner coach voice. But those things are out of our control. Once we take responsibility for the choices we are making, which we do control, the sooner we can start to REWIRE our brain!

Take a look a this list below. Put a + sign next to it if the current choices you are making in that area has an overall positive impact on your mindset. Put a - sign next to it if the current choices you are making in that area has an overall negative impact on your mindset. You do not get to say that a statement doesn’t have an impact on you, that’s the easy way out of this activity.

• What you EAT rewires your brain.

• The GOALS you set rewire your brain.

• The SKILLS you learn rewire your brain.

• The BOOKS you read rewire your brain.

• The HABITS you build rewire your brain.

• The way you EXERCISE rewires your brain.

• The MUSIC you listen to rewires your brain.

• The CHALLENGES you face rewire your brain.

• How much you SLEEP rewires your brain.

• The GRATITUDE you practice rewires your brain.

• The THOUGHTS you choose to focus on rewires your brain.

• The CONTENT you consume online rewires your brain.

• The PEOPLE you choose to surround yourself with rewire your brain.

• The way you TALK to yourself rewires your brain.

• The EMOTIONS you dwell on rewire your brain.

JOURNAL ACTIVITY

What’s your overall evaluation on the decisions you are making that are affecting your mindset?

Which statement or statements that you identified as negative do you believe have the biggest impact on your mindset? What do you want to do about it?

Which statement or statements that you identified as positive do you believe have the biggest impact on your mindset? How can you better leverage that in your life right now?