Whole Brain Success

Good Morning...

I thought this week about how our physical make-up (our brain function) affects our success...

In a general sense, we have a dominant side...which controls our perceptual and "computational"  preference.

Logic is controlled by one side of the brain...(the left-side)...

...and that happens to be the preference of some...

Whether right or left side dominant...

We spend a majority of our lives working to convince only half-of our head...of what we have to do!

and we neglect the other side!

So for those "left brain dominant" readers...Let's start by talking to the other side of our head!




Music and inspirational messages!

Food to the right side!

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Here is an interesting historical fact...

The first recorded war occurred in 2700 BC...

I thought about the fact that what the numbers meant...

Our species has gone over 4700 years and continues to war...

As I thought deeper I realized that about 2700 BC is also when we began writing!

That historical fact really points not to the first war...but to the first recording of one!

We probably been fighting battles much further back...

Numbers can be VERY misleading without understanding what is not said by them...

The reason why I am mentioning this...is that the number 2700 went to your left side...but as I expounded on the written word...it moved your interpretation to the right side...

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It was that simple bit of research that has pointed me to a critical element in success...

Dominant thinking risks serious bias...

Individual success requires an effort that first resists the urge to draw conclusion and engages the other side to get a BIG picture!

We are programmed to be biased!  It is a survival instinct...

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Although survival could be defined as success...it is not!

Every living thing is programmed to survive...

Surviving is is a minimal requirement...

Unless you have extremely low standards of success...surviving and success do not exist in the same category...

Survival is simply a precursor...a required element...

You disagree?

Look at Maslow's hierarchy...

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Have you found yourself less than the success that you aspire for?

It is probably the result of performing in a biased fashion...(one side of the brain or the other)

I watched a figure skater perform a technically perfect routine...

The judges and the audience saw it...

She received mediocre scores!

I expected the crowd to go into an uproar...

It did not...

In fact I saw a majority of them nodding in agreement!

Why?

Her routine lacked fluidity...

She wasn't "choppy" or robotic...

It just didn't provide what the judges and the audience expected...and therefore was not outstanding...

Her routine lacked "artistic interpretation"

The other side of the equation!

She needed input from the other side...

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If you are finding yourself in a less than "stellar" situation you may need input from the other side!

If what you are doing to be successful falls short of your expectations...you may be working only one side of the equation...you may need input from the polar opposite!

Success is defined by the majority...

In some cases, it is a majority of the population...other times a panel of judges...still others...on your own terms...

Whatever the case...if it isn't success...if there is not agreement on "success" you fail!

This means that you have defined success too narrowly and need to engage "the other side."

Success comes from a directed...a disciplined and concerted effort...

Through a well executed plan that meets the requirements of all of the "judges"

Consider seeking input from the "other side" if you are not as successful as you desire...

Pura Vida!