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"I love your newsletters Anneli. They are short and to the point and contain great insights for how to deal with my team of senior managers. One question: How do I transform these insights into new behaviours?"

Great question dear reader (you know who you are! J). The short answer is coaching… call me biased but that’s a big part of my work and there is a good reason that people hire coaches. People often know what they need to do but just don’t do it! A coach can work with the client to fatten awareness of what’s preventing them from achieving their result and build in support structures and accountability mechanisms to support real behaviour change. And most importantly coaching is tailored to your individual needs, and is not a one-size-fits-all approach to change.

But if coaching is not an option for you (yet J), then the answer lies in the latest research in neuroscience.

How to rewire your brain for a new habit

Let’s say you read the article   where I introduced the Meaning-Motivation cycle. You decide you want to stop judging your colleague Simon so harshly (which is driving your frustrated and snappy behaviour toward him) and instead you want to give him the benefit of the doubt and approach his behaviour with curiosity instead. How do you do it?

Here’s the formula to rewire your current habit:

Practice makes permanent as far as the habit centre of the brain is concerned. Insight is not enough. Good intentions are not enough. Consistent and concentrated action is the key. Within time, it will become the new habit and you will no longer have to make a conscious effort.

Coaching tips:

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