1. IMAGINE THAT!

4. Magic Wand Question “If you could wave a Magic Wand that changed one thing within six months which would have a positive impact on your life – personally and/or professionally… …What would you change?”

5. IMAGINE THAT!

6. You are of “Two” Minds… The Conscious Mind The Subconscious Mind

7. Conscious Mind Voice in your head – “Self-Talk.” Rational and Analytical Visionary – Can imagine a future

8. Subconscious Mind Center of Emotions and Instincts Cannot tell the difference between a real or an imagined experience Storehouse of memories – DNA, Habits

9. IMAGINE THAT!

10. But, which mind really controls you?

11. “The most recent brain research strongly indicates that the subconscious mind controls 90% of our choices and the conscious mind controls 10 %.” - Richard Granger Professor of Psychological & Brain Sciences, Dartmouth Author, Big Brain: The Origins and Future of Human Intelligence

12. Plato’s Chariot (Phaedrus, 370 B.C.)

13. Sigmund Freud (1856-1939)

14. Freud's Metaphor of the Mind

16. IMAGINE THAT!

18. Elephant – Weaknesses (Subconscious) Wants what it wants ‘now’ and does not like to make a short-term sacrifice for long-term payoff. Is fearful of change, skittish, likes the status quo and has a default setting of “survival.” Does not “reflect” in the traditional sense but thinks in absolutes: “right and wrong”- “like or dislike” - “love or fear

19. Elephant – Strengths (Subconscious) Is the power and the energy – the heavy lifter. Is the center of our emotions and the storehouse of our memories. Cannot tell the difference between a real experience or one which is imagined by the Rider. (But, maybe not always.)

20. The Rider – Weaknesses (Conscious) Is at the whim of the Elephant and can serve only as a kind of “advisor.” Has a natural tendency to see mostly the negative and over-analyze (analysis paralysis). Has limited reserves of mental energy. Will-power and decision-making can sap its resources.

21. Rider – Strengths (Conscious) Can look into the future and visualize alternate paths of choice and – make a plan. Is a master storyteller The Rider loves to make up and tell stories, even if many of the stories are a complete confabulation and often a rationalization. Can influence but not control the Elephant with vivid, emotionally charged pictures and images.

22. YOU ARE THE ELEPHANT AND THE RIDER!

23. IMAGINE THAT!

24. The Tricksters’ Tools of Fear 1. Rejection 2. Change 3. Failure 4. Success 5. Commitment The Bite of Illusory Fear

25. “ILLUSORY FEAR” CAN MAKE US VERY STUPID!

26. IMAGINE THAT!

27. 5 Keys to Live an Exceptional Life 1.Make friends with reality. 2.Adjust your attitude. 3.Create a solid support system. 4.Ask for help and express your gratitude. 5.Create a strong vision that will see you through a crisis.

28. IMAGINE THAT!