Benefiting at work from Brain Based Insights

Ten habits of highly effective brains in flow

1. Dance to tunes of a different drummer – and focus on wonder that inspires top performance. Check out video of world renowned dancing mare and rider.

2. Outsource details to free up  brainpower. Working memory jam packs with details that could be jotted onto paper … to free up brainpower for a peak performance.

3. Hook new performances onto skills you already do well. Let’s say you are sketching plans a new business project. Toss in a few components that worked well in your best deal to date – and watch those hooks create new flow for current plans.

4. Draw from multiple intelligences and you’ll also tap hidden and unused talents for flow in surprising areas. It’s the difference between operating on all eight cylinders or running on a few.

5. Increase serotonin, your brain’s best flow hormone.  Deliberately stop to smell coffee brewing, laugh, stretch, breathe deeply, or take a brisk walk – and serotonin spikes your mind into faster flow.

6. Step outside routine zones to explore new locations. Try new adventures, meet new thinkers, and pay more attention to different people who add unique ideas to ordinary events.

7. Shoot for the sky … and then hitch your wagon to a star while you step in its direction. The brain is designed for flow when we aim high and move forward in a step by step manner.

8. Engage others in your ideas. Practice using the kind of good tone that draws millionaire minds together in mind-bending discussions that lead to innovative directions.

9.   Run, walk or jump … just exercise. Even if that means slipping up and down stairs at work – move when you get the chance. Blood flow to the brain opens the door to flow in its performance.

10. Eat with the brain in mind, and you’ll be surprised at the high energy fuel intake for mental flow that follows. It’s fine to step away from brain foods for a holiday – but make sure you shift back to hit new strides with your brain back in gear.

Since the brain is shaped for flow – more by what we do than by what we think about … why not pick one or two of these mental flow factors and then get started on next possible peak performance. Flow often comes after we create the neuron pathways and then jump into a project with a positive performance in mind.

Once you’ve experienced flow – there is no turning back. Just ask the rider of a brilliant mare dancing in flow.   

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