Self-awareness leads to self-regulation which allows for stress mastery but what does that really mean? “Everything you do in life is based on your brain’s determination to minimise danger and maximise reward.” Dr Evian Gordon, 2013
When you use this premise along with the lens of neuroscience you can begin to unravel the mysteries of your own brain. When you understand your own brain you can then lead others.
That’s why it’s so important to train your own brain.
This is why cognitive brain training is so important as the next breakthrough in leadership. It’s not just about thinking you are smart, this is about thinking smarter by using the power of neuroplasticity and training your brain every day.
This emerging field along with easy to access apps are allowing you to do this work anywhere and at any time. So instead of starting the morning with the news try instead this cognitive training approach which will them prime your brain to be constantly looking for improvements.
Improving neuroplasticity is key to improving cognitive function. With a less malleable brain, individuals are more likely to fall into bad habits and refrain from picking up new skills or exploring unfamiliar viewpoints.
Arguably, these behaviours impede one’s quality of life, but it goes further than that: by becoming complacent in this way, we might be speeding up deterioration in our brains. Giving up on brain fitness, therefore, becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.
There are so many neuroscientific breakthroughs happening every week, that’s why this field is so exciting.
– Did you know that we can now measure the effects of trauma on your DNA? That this not only affects you but future generations.
– Did you know that when you quit a difficult challenge that there are neurochemicals released that decrease dopamine which is the reward/goal driving neurotransmitter?
That’s why you have to start somewhere and begin training your brain. Download an app, read a book, listen to a podcast, take a course, just start somewhere but remember unless you are training your brain, someone else will train it for you!
So in this knowledge based world we are moving towards, do you want to be ahead and leading the pack?
Start small, start somewhere, start today, and like NIKE says “Just Do It.”
Let us know how we can help you – book a time with the NeuroCapability team here.
