Top 10 Takeaways from Brain-a-thon

Science is unlocking and bringing more credibility to what philosophers and highly successful people have been telling us for ages. Here is a blog post from Dave Sjolin from the 4th Annual Brain-A-Thon.

Dale Carnegie said it so well:

"Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage.
If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it.
Go out and get busy."

The following is from Dave Sjolin (please note: items in italic are my comments):

A week has passed since the awesome 4th annual Brain-a-thon where we were offered much in the way of new and actionable information. These are my top ten takeaways from the event, and the six brain and mindset experts that presented.

1. Fear is the #1 block to our success. Evolution has programmed our brain for fear. We are designed to worry, feel anxiety and believe in scarcity. In the past, we had to worry about that movement in the grass. If it was a Sabre Tooth Tiger, we were going to have a bad day unless we reacted immediately to that potential threat. Today, we get much the same response when we go to make a sales call. (Fear is in the future -  Action will melt the fear.)
    
2. The fear center in the brain controls our motivation. When we feel fear, it stops our motivation. On the other hand when we feel hope, our motivation is rekindled. (Again, Action will melt the fear.)
    
3. 95% of our behavior is driven by our subconscious thoughts, beliefs and habits. We like to think that our conscious brain is in control but most of our behavior is directed by our subconscious. What we are willing and able to do is controlled by fears and limiting beliefs.  (Question your beliefs and take action.)
    
4. We all have a money story. A Money Story is our entire relationship with money. It's the unconscious tale we continually tell ourselves about what money means to us, and what money says about us to others. It defines how much we deserve, how much we think we are worth, and how much we are capable of earning. It's about what would happen if we had more and what would happen if we had less.
    
5. Most of us tend to repeat the same money story and not surprisingly we achieve the same results over and over again. We repeat this money story because it's safe and predictable. Our comfort zone may be limiting and uncomfortable, but at least it's familiar.
    
6. Due to neuroscience's recent discovery of Neuroplasticity, we now know that our brains can change. We are not stuck with the brain we were born with. We are not hard wired at birth nor does our brain stop changing at some point in our childhood. Our brain continues to grow and change based on life experiences and the positive inputs we provide such as the "Innercise™" offered in Winning the Game of Money.
    
7. To create a new money story we need to recognize that we are writing our story now and that we can write a more satisfying one if we choose. We need to own our story and realize that we are in control.
    
8. Commitment is the first step in achieving our goals. We have to ask ourselves, am I interested or am I committed? If we are interested, we will do whatever is convenient. If we are Committed, we will do whatever it takes. That commitment gives us the drive to overcome all blocks that our subconscious throws in our way.
    
9. To change our money story and live an exceptional life, we need absolute clarity on what we want and why we want it (our BIG WHY). First, we need a target for our brain to focus on so we can notice all the information, people and opportunities that can help us achieve our goals. We also need a big why to motivate us to do what whatever is necessary to achieve the goal. If we don't have a big enough why, we won't expend the effort when things get tough.
    
10. Finally, to achieve our goals, we need to daily prime our brains to adopt the new beliefs and create the new habits that we will need to become the person that can achieve the goals we have set. Part of this will come through our brain retraining audios and part from visualizing our goals with emotion.