S.U.M.O (Shut Up, Move On)

Our responses to situations have now become habits; habits which were not necessarily consciously chosen but acquired unconsciously over time.
That’s why, even when we begin to understand the impact our responses have on our outcomes, it’s still not easy to change them. To put it bluntly, our habits can handicap us and prevent us from succeeding in life

If you were to live your life over again, what would you do differently next time?’

Take responsibility for your life (Change Your T-shirt).
Take charge of your thinking (Develop Fruity Thinking).
Understand how setbacks affect you and how to recover from them. (Hippo Time Is OK).
Increase your understanding and awareness of other people’s world (Remember The Beachball).

Zig Ziglar said, ‘At the end of your days, do not be the kind of person who says I wish I had, I wish I had. Be the kind of person who says I’m glad I did, I’m glad I did.’

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It can serve as a reminder that what we are allowing to cause us great stress at the moment could actually be forgotten in six months’ time. (Stop reading for a moment. Cast your mind back six months. Can you remember what was causing you stress at the time? Probably not, eh?) Is your issue something you may struggle to recall six months from now? If not, fine, but at least you are gaining some perspective.

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But when you change the question, you change your focus. Your RAS starts to notice ‘things’ it had previously been ignoring. So let’s explore how to re-tune our RAS and tap into the benefits of using our rational brain.

So your RAS acts like a filter and helps you to ‘notice’ information that is relevant, important, of interest or perhaps unusual.

Be careful what you say to children. If they hear it often enough, they begin to believe it.