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August 15, 2014 By Tom Mungavan Leave a Comment

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I am recovering from the second of two back surgeries this summer. Thank God that surgeons can work miracles. Both surgeries went well. The driver part of my personality thinks with a couple of surgeries, I can still do 80% or maybe 90% of what I would normally do this summer. My driver would be wrong.  I did not fully recover from the first surgery before going into the second surgery.  I am now trying to control my driver to take care of my body for at least the next few weeks.

The absurdity is obvious when looking back.  The truth is that if I had pushed myself another six months instead of doing surgery, I would likely have experienced permanent impairment in the use of my arm.  I was that close.

My body is sending me a message. I need to pay more attention to the message even when I am not post-surgical:  ”Take care of your body, spirit, and mind.”

I am not alone.  Like me, there are many of our clients who have a driver pushing them and at some point it exceeds the body, mind, and spirit’s ability to keep up. At the moment, it seems so obvious – yet time and time again I have ignored that message. I am getting older …. OK, I said it.  Even if I feel like a 30 years-old inside … that time is long past.

If you have been going to look into something that concerns you with your body, mind, or spirit….commit to act now…not next week.

 

The Academy

“An informal assessment of the last year’s participants showed very positive feedback, even nine months after the experience.  Everyone took away one or more learnings that they have applied and has stayed with them.”

A senior P&G leader who used the 23 Mundane Moments over the last year reported the above outcome for a global group of 200 leaders around the world. It is representative of the many positive messages. We are impatiently working on updates and new products that we expect to achieve similar results.  Next up in our plans are two video series; a new version of the 23 Mundane Moments for 2015 and The Sport of Business.  Many more ideas are in the works.

Some blog entries in the last couple of months worth reviewing:

Forgetting helps you learn

juggling_soccer_ball_150_clr_2819 After a great workshop or other learning experience, we often “see the light” and are energized to use the new insights. So why is it often only a week or a couple of months we have trouble remembering what we learned? I know that I can learn to use a special program for a project and do fairly well even if it is new and slow. When I go back six months later I have to learn things over again. If I do this iteration multiple times … eventually most of it “sticks” to my brain.

It turns out we are better off if we learn, forget, and re-learn. Our natural way to learn [MORE link to blog]

 

TIP: Stop unwanted calls and text messages on iPhone

Another bogus call!  Does that happen to you? What can you do about all those unwanted calls? [MORE link to blog]

Executive Skills for Children

Go ahead … eat the marshmallow.  Many business arguments have been based on early tests where young children had the choice of one marshmallow now or wait and receive two marshmallows later (delayed gratification). New brain scanning technology now allows researchers to see how the brain actually works when making decisions. The research being conducted with children at the University of Minnesota  provides new insights into executive skills and emotional intelligence. What can this research reveal about adult executive skills? [MORE link to blog]

 

 

Executive Skills for Children

August 14, 2014 By Change Masters Academy Leave a Comment

4 year-oldNew brain scanning technology allows researchers to see how the brain works in the process of making decisions. The Minneapolis Star Tribune reported on research being conducted with children at the University of Minnesota that provides new insights into executive skills and emotional intelligence.
What can this research reveal about adult executive skills? Interestingly, the ability to make choices based on another person’s point of view emerges around the age of three or four years. While a three-year old will likely make the choice to take one marshmallow now instead of two marshmallows at a later time, the same three-year old will recommend that the adult researcher should wait for the two marshmallows. This shows that they understand delayed gratification even when they do not use their executive skills to make that choice. This behavior is observed by looking at brain scans of the prefrontal cortex as decisions are being made.

By four years old, children can make the delayed gratification choice and also understand that someone elses’ preference may be to take one marshmallow now.

There is strong evidence that people can be taught to be less impulsive and more considerate of the other person’s point of view even at a very young age. The ability to understand the other person’s point of view, think longer term, and control behavioral choices is seen as a way to make better decisions at all ages and even manage ADHD with a lessened need for medication.

This finding does not only apply to children. We see that the understanding of the other person’s point of view (OPPOV™) is a powerful awareness at any age to make better executive decisions.

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