Four Quick Tips from John Assaraf
Want more success in life? Here are four quick tips from John Assaraf, CEO of Neurogym, that you can put into action today.
Here are tips on: 1) reducing stress, 2) vision boards, 3) utilizing mental contrasting, and 4) writing down your goals.
Three Minute “Innercise” to Reduce Stress
Stress is bad for you. When you feel it starting to weigh on you, take three minutes and “innercise.” Allow the stress to evaporate. Innercise is John’s term for mindfulness. It is to your brain as exercise is to your body.
3-Minute Innercise to Reduce Stress
Some stress, when it comes to performance, may be good for you . . . but too much will drain your energy and overwhelm your willpower. This simple 3-minute Innercise can dramatically reduce stress levels so you can relax and feel more focused and productive.
Posted by John Assaraf on Wednesday, August 15, 2018
Create a Vision Board
Create a vision board and look at it frequently throughout the day.
Vision boards contain pictures of your goals: what you want to become or want to have in your life. When you see these images, they turn on the dopamine receptors in the brain.
When you take those visions and see yourself doing the things that you need to do to achieve your goals, you activate the release of dopamine which causes you to feel motivated and seek even greater goals and rewards.
Do vision boards really work? It’s a question I get asked all the time… and my answer is YES! Here’s why: It works because when you see images of the things you want to achieve, or do, or become, you're actually activating the dopamine receptors in the brain, the feel-good chemicals in the brain. And when you take those visions and you see yourself behaving in ways that are required to achieve that vision, you're actually activating the left prefrontal cortex, which is the CEO, genius part of your brain.Do you currently have a vision board?
Posted by John Assaraf on Monday, July 2, 2018
Utilize Mental Contrasting
Mental contrasting is a technique used by astronauts, navy seals, CEO’s and others to motivate themselves to take action towards their goals
To do mental contrasting, take a goal you want to achieve. Write down what that goal looks like when you achieve it and what it feels like.
Next, close your eyes and see yourself as you are today and see yourself as you want to be, achieving that goal.
When you create this mental contrast, you will motivate yourself to start taking action automatically.
Why Navy Seals and CEO's Love Mental Contrasting
Astronauts, Navy Seals, and successful CEOs all use mental contrasting. Why? Because it helps you achieve more of your goals!Here's how to put it into practice…-Pick a goal you want to achieve-Write down and think about how it will feel once you’ve achieved your goal. Really hone in on the positive aspects and emotions.-Now, write down and think about several obstacles that may make achieving this goal difficult.-Finally, close your eyes and visualize where you are today and see yourself overcoming those obstacles and actually achieving your goal. Do this frequently and you’ll start training your brain to automatically start taking action towards your goals!Let me know in the comments one goal you’ve been wanting to achieve…
Posted by John Assaraf on Monday, June 25, 2018
Write Down Your Goals
Write down your goals and review them daily.
Recent research indicates that writing down or typing our goals, makes us up to 42% more likely to achieve them.
Why? This happens because the process of writing them down, forces us to get clear about what we want. It also gives our brain a clear direction that this is something that is important to me. This is what I want to achieve. We need to figure out how to do this.
So don’t leave that goal in your head. Write it down on paper and achieve it.
Here's this week's goal setting tip. In this video, I share one exercise that recent studies show will help increase your chances of achieving your goals by up to 42%. Commit yourself to doing this exercise this week and then let me know how the process made you feel.
Posted by John Assaraf on Monday, June 11, 2018
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