Did you learn something important in 2009? Did it make you change any behavior for the better? If we spend time reading an article, report or blog, should we gain new useful knowledge?
Is this worth knowing?
Reality: The word Persona comes from Latin and means our Role (in life, a play or a story). Expect. It is derived from persona, the mask worn by ancient Greek actors. Get this: it’s the face we wear for our public life.
There is another side of our Persona, it is called Anima: our higher self, mind, spirit or soul. This is our non-social side, and scientifically called our Unconscious Mind. Persona (persona, ego) is our public face, and Anima, our deepest hidden inner self, also known as Character.
And that?
How many thoughts run through our minds daily? If you answer who cares? o How can we really know? Calm. Neuroscientist Dr. Deepak Chopra says 60,000 thoughts daily. Researchers using fMRI (functional magnetic resonance imaging) can track 15,000.
Dr. Dennis Gerstein, Solana Beach, California, says 15,000, and half of them are negative thoughts that insult our talents and abilities. Important? Our self-image, self-esteem, and character are shaped by our daily thoughts.
Willpower
Is our willpower more powerful than our non-conscious mind (left versus right brain)? First of all, willpower is called our decision-making brain. It is the seat of our intention, volition and attitudes. Goal…
He is NOT our decision maker; It has input through planning, organizing, and reasoning. If you understand this principle, you will discover how Homo sapiens are influenced, persuaded, and convinced without their conscious knowledge.
Listen: our left hemisphere (cerebral cortex) can process 15 to 60 bits of information per second. Now our right hemisphere processes 11 million bits of information per second. Which is dominant, your left or right brain?
Test it. Google: neurofeedback. See: Beta, Alpha, Theta and Delta cycles per second using EEG (Electroencephalogram).
Principle: When willpower is in conflict with our unconscious mind, our willpower is always the loser and the unconscious mind is always the winner. Google: Dr. Emile Coue – Law of Reverse Effort
Internal dialogue is self-awareness
Do you talk to yourself? Sure, that’s the 15,000 thoughts a day going through your Inner Dialogue. It’s called internal dialogue. It is so common that we swear it does not exist. Humans question, consult and make decisions only after communicating with their Still-Small-Voice.
When you read a book, article, or report, each and every word (unless you’re a speed reader) rings through your mind like a newscaster reading scores on TV.
For 99% of us, we cannot understand the meaning of what we read without hearing the words of the sentences. Question: Who is reading and who is the listener? The left brain reads, the right brain interprets what it hears.
From top to bottom
“Every day of our waking life, every hour, and one might even say at least once a minute, we TALK to ourselves,” Professor Alain Morin, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada. Call it self-talk, self-talk, or self-talk: we are constantly talking to ourselves for answers to problems.
Neuroscientists say that top-down brain talk is an executive function that comes from our prefrontal cortex. It is the core of our cognition, logic, and reasoning. It operates from our primary motor cortex, which helps produce speech, and our left cerebral hemisphere.
In 1861 Dr. Paul Broca discovered the area of the brain that produces speech. It is called Broca’s Area and is associated with the motor control of our larynx. Where is it? In our Frontal Lobe. Please remember this expression: Surprise Broca.
To influence, persuade, and convince in words or in writing, we must surprise Broca or the listener or reader is bored to tears.
Bottom up
Our right brain is responsible for the function of our brainstem and midbrain, which controls our central nervous system. And that? Breathing, heartbeat, blood pressure and blood circulation.
All of our autonomic life forces are powered by the nonconscious right brain. The process of human growth and development is from the bottom up.
emotions
Question: Emotions are linked to every decision we make. There are no exclusively logical decisions or pure reasoning. They are first cleaned and approved by our limbic system, the generator of all emotions.
The limbic system is closely associated with our genes: hardwired instincts and conditioning. Where they are located? Right cerebral cortex.
If you want to persuade, influence and convince, you have to convince people on a Non-conscious level and add logic and reasoning to engage our left brain Consciousness. If there is a conflict, which side wins? Unconscious right hemisphere, always.
Stress
Remember that stress (long-term chronic) attacks our right hemisphere. It activates our Sympathetic Nervous System, which alerts us to our fight or flight syndrome. It signals the release of adrenaline (epinephrine) for safety and self-preservation.
Who cares? People (including us), who are stressed, make impulsive and negative decisions. To influence people, we want to awaken their Parasympathetic Nervous System by causing relaxation. The release of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine counteracts adrenaline and causes relaxation. Produces better decisions.
final words
If you could read and remember three (3) books, articles, and reports in the time your peers can barely finish one, would you have a competitive advantage? Ask us for our detailed free report; can help you improve your career.
Did you know that the expression Still Small Voice is from 1 Kings 19-12-13, about Elijah on Mount Horeb, and guess who spoke to him? Right. We suggest that you allow your Still Small Voice to guide you.
See you,
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