A shift in thinking leads to a shift in behaviour. Where could that lead?

1. 28 Ways to
SHIFT YOUR BRAIN
Julie Cooper
www.springdevelopment.net
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2. like you
WHO ARE NOT
from people
SEEK OPINIONS
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3. DO THINGS IN A
DIFFERENT ORDER
2.
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4. ROUTINELY
Question the things you do
Do you really still need to do them?
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5. Use
colours
and
different
fonts
when
you
make
notes
to
reflect
your
mood
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6. Feed all your senses:
Smells can evoke
memories and
emotions.
Herbs, lavender,
spices... allow
yourself to savour
the aroma.
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7. Use your eyes to stimulate your brain
Look at art and try to work out what drove the artist
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8. Listen to
different
music.
If you don’t
get it,
discuss it
with
someone
who does.
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9. Listen to TED
talks on subjects
outside your
usual range
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10. Know your own comfort zones
and work out how to
stretch them
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11. Notice
nature
close up
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12. Use spidergrams
and
brainstorming
to get
your
thoughts down
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13. Don’t judge your
ideas until you’ve
generated
as many
as you
can
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14. Stretch your
creative muscles
regularly by
playing games like
‘What else could you
do with this object?'
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15. Make up stories
with other people,
because
other minds
are fascinating
and different
from yours.
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16. Cook something different,
using new ingredients.
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17. DON'T ALWAYS TAKE
THE SAFE OPTION
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18. Seek out all manner
of new
experiences
even if it’s
only using a
different shop
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19. Learn to name your emotions as
accurately as you can, then explore
why you are feeling them.
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20. If you are writing or painting, don’t stop when you reach the
end of the chapter or section – you will be faced with a
blank page or canvas when you return.
Instead, start on the next part, even if it is minimal.
It will make it easier
to get back into it.
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21. If you get writer’s block,
or hit a section you can’t put into words,
write a bit of
drivel, put the
font into a
different
colour, then
carry on
regardless.
When the words come to you, go back and fill
the gaps
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22. Learn about
personality traits.
Once you understand
your own, stretch
yourself by thinking
about how people with
the opposite traits to
you would handle your
issues.
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24. Take five
minutes to be
silent and still
in a busy day
to allow your
thoughts to
organise
themselves
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25. Remember
the
radiators
and
drains
If you are spending more time
with people who drain you than
people who warm your soul,
shift the balance.
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26. SHIFT
YOUR
BUTT!
Exercise gets everything moving,
including thinking and ideas
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27. If you are stuck,
clarify the problem
as far as you can,
then park it.
Go and do
something else.
Your subconscious
will work on it.
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28. Make a
VISION BOARD
of
things
that
INSPIRE
you
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29. Allow your inner
child out to play.
Children don’t
have the self
imposed
restrictions that
we have.
Remember how to
have silly fun.
Ask the advice of a
4 year old.
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