“Achievement and satisfaction are dependent on the sense of purpose. They can come from a career, work or leisure activities.” PurposeWorkAchieveSatisfactionLeisureCareerFulfill Author:Steve Peters
“Be sure you have realistic expectations of yourself. Remember: the values you hold in yourself are likely to be far more important than what you look like or what you can achieve.” AchieveValueRealisticLookExpect Author:Steve Peters
“Humans need healthy minds. There are a number of ways to keep your mind healthy. Some examples include intellectual stimulation and challenge, laughter and fun, purpose and achievements. Making these happen will bring your mind into a healthy state as long as you don’t overdo it and stress yourself! Laughing and having a sense of humour can be the best tonic that you can give your mind. Try to see the funny side when things don’t go according to plan. Learning to laugh at misfortune and at your self is a learnt behaviour, a strong Autopilot, and one worth developing.” PurposeFunAchieveHealthyIntellectualLaughterStressChallengePlanMisfortune Author:Steve Peters
“As the Chimp has based its confidence on giving a good talk and impressing people, it’s now severely lacking confidence and is looking to see what could go wrong. In contrast, the Human in Liz has decided that she will base her confidence on doing her best. The objective, therefore, is to do her best. She cannot control the level of the talk or what people think but she will be able to deal with these outcomes because she is an adult Human. Liz knows that she will definitely do her best, even if at the time it goes wrong and the talk is not quite up to scratch. It will still be the that she can do AT THE TIME of giving the talk. She cannot do better than her best. Therefore, Liz will definitely achieve her objective – ‘doing her best’ – and anything else is a bonus. With this approach she can relax and see the talk as an opportunity. Her confidence in doing her best is 100 per cent. Liz can also remember that she can reward effort rather than just celebrating achievements.” EffortAchieveBestImpressReward Author:Steve Peters