Mastering the Inner Game Report: Resetting Your Comfort Zone

We had our second webinar session with John Assaraf as a part of his Mastering the Inner Game program.  In my last report, I talked about learning how to “drive my brain.”  I figured, if my brain is going to be deciding on strategies for me and my clients, I should at least know how it works.

We’re at the point now where we’re getting a good idea of what our quarter results have been.  How are yours?  Are they about the same as last year?  Have you set WILD and BIG goals?  Chances are, that you might be just shy of your goals or maybe at your goals and perhaps even slightly over your goal.  The point is — that you are within a range of where you were last year.  This is what John Assaraf calls your set point.

It seems that our conscious and unconscious brain creates a comfortable set point where we operate – and no matter how hard you might try to logically create a new goal (or set point) or how hard you work at the tasks or actions to get to your set point — your brain is on autopilot and it’s programmed to have to survive and stay in a familiar place.

The ONLY way that you can re-set your brain is to re-train, re-wire and re-program new information into your sub-conscious.  And this is where the meditations and the affirmations come in.

Before you go rolling your eyes about what may seem (or sound) like granola, new age thinking.  Understand that your brain is the most sophisticated type of software and that to re-program it requires consistent, persistent practice and the feeding of new information which will, over time, become familiar.  So familiar, in fact, that it will replace the old set point and Voila!  You are now ready to actually DO those tasks that will get you to your goal.

So, if you’ve been beating yourself up for NOT reaching those sales goals,  don’t.  There is no need.  When I say that it’s not your fault — I mean that your brain has been running the show and now it’s your turn.

Check out these links for more info:

OneCoach – this is the main page – you can hop around and read the blog.

One Coach – Master the Inner Game – This is the landing page to the Inner Game Program.  We are in week 2 of 4, and you can still sign up for weeks 3 and 4 and get downloads for 1 and 2.

OneCoach Business Momentum Club – This is a terrific DIY program.  In fact, if you don’t want to drop into the Inner Game program — just sign up for this one.  Much of the information that John Assaraf covers in the Inner Game is also covered here.

The Answer – You’ll want to pick up this book REGARDLESS.  Read my review on Small Business Trends