We did 4 neuro coaching sessions on this topic, plus myelination homework. He would get highly irritated, affecting his ability to be present, collaborative, and to lead the team to the best outcome. Managing Emotions: A senior partner at a Fortune 100 financial services firm regularly got triggered by backstabbing and political maneuvers when dealing with some difficult partners that he couldn’t avoid. This high-functioning CEO had suffered in silence for 47 years.
One month later she no longer suffered debilitating anxiety. The results have been remarkable:Īnxiety Removal : The COO of a $500mil consumer packaged goods company did 3 neuro-coaching sessions over a period of 6 weeks. I’ve been using the understanding of myelin and the myelination process with my executive coaching clients for the past year.
Does it mean he persevered, failed, keep pushing forward with deep focused practice? Yes. Does it mean he was smarter than most? Not necessarily.
When Einstein’s brain was autopsied in 1984 record amounts of myelin were found. This is how we form new automatic behaviors, also known as habits or habitual behavior choices. They’ve also become the default behavior, as the brain will choose the most highly myelinated pathways (because clearly they are the most important). Heavily myelinated neural pathways are up to 300 times faster-they’ve been optimized for speed and efficiency. This pathway (grey matter) is strengthened via the myelin (white matter) insulation and it is transformed from the equivalent of dial up to broadband. The newly forged and repeatedly fired neural pathway is then insulated like an electrical wire wrapped in a protective coating. Repeated firing with deep practice and either struggle or ecstasy, alerts oligodendrocytes and astrocytes that this pathway needs to be upgraded, or insulated, and the process of myelination begins. Repeated firing signals that this neural pathway is important. Neurons are now firing together in a new sequence, and thus are wiring together as a collective. When you practice something deeply, intentionally, and with some element struggle a neural pathway is formed. This means to learn something new, to set a new habit in place, repetition is required. First it’s key to know that neurons that fire together, wire together. Roughly half of your brain is made of grey matter (where neural pathways are forged and reside) and the other half is made of white matter. Let’s assume “smarter” means learning things faster, having more “ah ha” moments, breaking through mental barriers swiftly and with deep fulfillment. Let’s assume “smarter” means making better choices, getting more of what you want and less of what you don’t. “What’s your greatest fear?” I asked Bill Gates one night, over Tom Yum Gai.īill then laid out his plan to ensure he’d always be surrounded by super smart people.
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