Effective Personal Development

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Why Is It So Easy To Get Stuck In Complaining Mode

By John, 3 months and 6 days ago

Group TalkingHave you ever noticed how easy it is to get stuck in a mode of complaining about things even though that's not you conscious intention? Why is this, even when we basically don't want to be doing it? In personal growth work, understanding your thinking can be a great help with managing what you may think you are stuck with and not have any control of.

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Are You In Command of Your Life's Priorities?

By John Halderman, 1 year and 10 months ago

Are you focusing your time and attention to the right things? Are you placing importance on the right thoughts, feelings and behaviors?

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Are You Blinded By Your Life?

By John Halderman, 1 year and 10 months ago

Your life is going on and on and on. This is a good thing of course and your brain is designed to keep it this way. Part of your brains function is to simplify as much as possible and to help you feel good which it is very good at. Now you may think that you are always feeling as good as you want this is because your brain sees keeping things the same as more comforting than change. So even what may not be good for you is perpetuated. Your brain is very good at keeping everything the same, in fact it helps to enhance whatever has already been experienced. The way the brain sees this is, you must want it – you chose it, even if not consciously.

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Experiencing More Self-Discovery

By John Halderman, 2 years ago

Self-discovery happens as the result of conscious mental and physical action. Doing the same things over and over is not conscious mental action, it's passive unconscious automatic beahavior.

We think we are thinking because our brains are working, that is not thinking. Real thinking is active curiosity, analysis, planning, dreaming and questioning. When you carry on only doing the same things each day in the same ways, you are essentially living one day many times. But when you are actively thinking, you are living a new day each day. And your personal growth and development is based on self-discovery. If you don't find out more about yourself, who you are and what you can do, there is nothing to grow into. Becoming aware of yourself right now is the first important step- you can't do anything about what you aren't aware of.



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Your Brain Stores Memories and Recalls With The Same Neurons

By John Halderman, 2 years ago

A recent study has proven that your brain uses the same neurons when you
recall a memory as it did when you initially had the experience. This
has been thought to be the case for some time but the study now shows
scientific proof. This is good news for your personal growth and
development.





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