1

with Mark Robert Waldman

Self Sabotage: Tame the Critic in Your

Frontal Lobe

Executive MBA Faculty, Loyola Marymount University

Mastering Your Mindset

2

INNER SPEECH

A Neural Phenomenon

3

Positive and Negative Emotions are processed by different parts of the brain

4

Positive and Negative

DIALOGS are also

processed in different parts

of the brain

5

How to Take Control of Your “Executive” Board

6

Listen MINDFULLY to Your Inner Voices

7

TALK TO YOUR SABOTAGE BEHAVIOR

8

DIALOG WITH IT

9

But Count Your Words!

It reduces anxiety, procrastination, and communication disorders

10

ARGUE WITH IT

11

LET IT ADVISE YOU

12

WRITE DOWN A SABOTAGE BEHAVIOR:

LIST POTENTIAL COUNTER-STRATEGIES:1.2.3.

13

ASK YOUR INTUITION

14

Don’t Ruminate:Meditate!

Then Write It Down

And Sleep on It

15

The Brain’s Default Network

16

Resting State Activity:

Diffusion Tensor Imaging and the Human Connectome Project

17

Sara WhiteUniversity of California:

• Keep a written “thought record” of your inner speech

• Confront your inner critic with a positive voice and rewrite self-limiting scripts

• Look for the opportunity in every obstacle

• Focus on your accomplishments, not your setbacks

• Practice and reinforce your new self-talk

18

Mindfully study your sabotage behaviors

AWARENESS . . .

OF THIS MOMENT . . .

WITHOUT JUDGMENT

19

Practice Irrational Optimism

and Increase Your Positivity Ratio

20

MarkWaldman3@gmail.com

Neuro-Coaching: brain-based strategies for personal transformation in 1-3 sessions!