This document discusses customizing one's brain through learning and practice. It uses an analogy of a man customizing his small red convertible car with unique gauges and dials. Similarly, most people use their brain in a standard, uncustomized way by going through school and work like everyone else. However, customizing one's brain through learning how to think differently can allow one to handle unexpected challenges without getting stuck like others might. It suggests starting today to learn how to customize one's brain so you can take action and leave others behind when faced with new situations.

1. Customize Your Brain

2. When I was in high school I went to
this party.

3. I'm not sure what the occasion was,
but there was a mix of kids and adults.

4. I don't even remember if it was a kid
party with a bunch of grownups, or a
grownup party with a bunch of kids.

5. Anyhow, I was in the garage, and I
noticed the homeowner had a car
covered up.

6. But it was a pretty small car.

7. After a few questions, the owner (of
the home and the car) came out and
took off the cover.

8. I don't even remember what kind of
car it was (I was never a "car guy")
only that was a little red convertible.

9. And he was spending his free time
customizing it, down to the super cool
looking dash board, with all kinds of
gauges and dials.

10. One thing that struck me was how this
guy lit up with enthusiasm when he
was describing it.

11. Something he was obviously
passionate about.

12. Most people buy a car, and they're
good.

13. They may put down some custom
mats, or maybe even put something
cool on the dash, but that's about it
with how much people "customize"
their cars.

14. Most people use their brains the same
way.

15. They figure they'll use their "stock
model" without doing any custom
work to it.

16. Sure, they'll go to school, like
everybody else.

17. Fill it up with enough data to pass the
next test, like everybody else.

18. Then get a job, like everybody else.

19. And show up on time, and do what
they're told, like everybody else.

20. That strategy works, until it doesn't.

21. Then what?

22. What happens if you want to do
something, and you look upside your
brain for a strategy, and come back
with nothing?

23. What happens if you (gasp!) have to
try something you've NEVER done
before, in an attempt to get your
needs met, but your factory-setting
brain says, "No way, dude!"

24. You could vacillate, like everybody
else.

25. You could look for somebody to blame,
like everybody else.

26. Or you could do something different.

27. You could get started TODAY learning
how to customize your brain.

28. How to practice thinking, so the when
the inevitable situation comes up, you
won't be stuck.

29. You'll take action, leaving everybody in
the dust.

30. How do you do that?

31. Here's How:
mindpersuasion.com/fearless/