F. A. R IMAGINE THAT!

IMAGINE THAT!
F. A. R IMAGINE THAT!
F. A. R IMAGINE THAT!
IMAGINE THAT!
F. A. R IMAGINE THAT!
Magic Wand Question

If you could wave a Magic Wand that changed
one thing within six months which would have
a positive impact on your life
personally and/or professionally
What would you change?



F. A. R IMAGINE THAT!
IMAGINE THAT!
F. A. R IMAGINE THAT!
You are of Two Minds
The Conscious Mind
The Subconscious Mind
F. A. R IMAGINE THAT!


Conscious Mind

Voice in your head Self-Talk.
Rational and Analytical
Visionary Can imagine a future
F. A. R IMAGINE THAT!


Subconscious Mind

Center of Emotions and Instincts


Cannot tell the difference between a
real or an imagined experience

Storehouse of memories DNA, Habits
F. A. R IMAGINE THAT!
IMAGINE THAT!
F. A. R IMAGINE THAT!
But, which mind really controls you?
F. A. R IMAGINE THAT!
The most recent brain research strongly
indicates that the subconscious mind
controls 90% of our choices and the
conscious mind controls 10 %.


- Richard Granger
Professor of Psychological & Brain Sciences, Dartmouth
Author, Big Brain: The Origins and Future of Human Intelligence

F. A. R IMAGINE THAT!
Platos Chariot
(Phaedrus, 370 B.C.)
F. A. R IMAGINE THAT!
Sigmund Freud (1856-1939)
F. A. R IMAGINE THAT!
Freud's Metaphor of the Mind
F. A. R IMAGINE THAT!
F. A. R IMAGINE THAT!
IMAGINE THAT!
F. A. R IMAGINE THAT!
F. A. R IMAGINE THAT!
Elephant Weaknesses
(Subconscious)
Wants what it wants now and does not like to make a
short-term sacrifice for long-term payoff.

Is fearful of change, skittish, likes the status quo and has
a default setting of survival.

Does not reflect in the traditional sense but thinks in
absolutes: right and wrong- like or dislike - love or
fear
F. A. R IMAGINE THAT!
Elephant Strengths
(Subconscious)
Is the power and the energy the heavy lifter.

Is the center of our emotions and the
storehouse of our memories.

Cannot tell the difference between a real
experience or one which is imagined by the
Rider. (But, maybe not always.)
F. A. R IMAGINE THAT!
The Rider Weaknesses
(Conscious)
Is at the whim of the Elephant and can serve only as
a kind of advisor.

Has a natural tendency to see mostly the negative
and over-analyze (analysis paralysis).

Has limited reserves of mental energy. Will-power
and decision-making can sap its resources.
F. A. R IMAGINE THAT!
Rider Strengths
(Conscious)
Can look into the future and visualize alternate paths of
choice and make a plan.

Is a master storyteller The Rider loves to make up and
tell stories, even if many of the stories are a complete
confabulation and often a rationalization.

Can influence but not control the Elephant with vivid,
emotionally charged pictures and images.

F. A. R IMAGINE THAT!
YOU ARE THE ELEPHANT
AND THE RIDER!
F. A. R IMAGINE THAT!
IMAGINE THAT!
F. A. R IMAGINE THAT!
The Tricksters
Tools of Fear

1. Rejection
2. Change
3. Failure
4. Success
5. Commitment
The Bite of Illusory Fear
F. A. R IMAGINE THAT!
ILLUSORY FEAR
CAN MAKE US VERY
STUPID!
F. A. R IMAGINE THAT!
IMAGINE THAT!
F. A. R IMAGINE THAT!
5 Keys to Live an Exceptional Life
1. Make friends with reality.
2. Adjust your attitude.
3. Create a solid support system.
4. Ask for help and express your gratitude.
5. Create a strong vision that will see you through a
crisis.
F. A. R IMAGINE THAT!
IMAGINE THAT!