2. Self Image and Performance
• Individual introductions or refresh our memory
• Your name
• Your organization
• Something unique about you – What‟s your Middle
Name? Any story about that name?
3. Recap … So Far
• Why reflect on Self Image? A better future for you!
• strengthening your own Causative Power, your Efficacy for making
intentional changes, acting with purpose
• You, your family, your work, your groups, your community
• Psycho Cybernetics, Maxwell Maltz (1960)
• Plastic Surgeon, Self Image and Happiness, Theater of the Mind
• AAUW study “Why So Few?” (Women in STEM, 2010)
• Extensive study citing the effect of cultural factors on self image and test
performance, career choice and academic achievement
• „Selective Attention‟ affects perception (Basketball video, Car Buyer Bias)
• Thoughts? Questions?
4. Thoughts on the Resources from last time?
• “Your Belief Quotient” Dr. Lisa Van Allen, 7 beliefs, sabotage or support
resilience, connectedness, initiative, excellence, abundance, faith and purpose
• Anyone attend? How was it?
• How about the AAUW report in PDF format? Executive Summary?
• Any thoughts on Psycho-Cybernetics, Maltz, Prescott Lecky?
• Wiki Cliff Young? Jim Stovall?
• Other stimulating resources?
• Prairiewoods? “Engaging Community, Narrating Change”
• Other Reflections on you, family, work, community?
5. Homework Classwork
• “Theater of the Mind”
• How did that go?
• Compose a personal list of times when things went
extraordinarily well for you, when your performance or
achievement was even a little above your expectations.
“Good for me!”
• Let‟s do some more of that now
• “Our Capacity is Highly Elastic” (music break)
• Table discussion
• and sharing with the group
6. Maltz on the “Performance Thermostat”
• “The self-image then controls what you
can and cannot accomplish, what is
difficult or easy for you, even how
others respond to you just as certainly
and scientifically as a thermostat
controls the temperature in your home”
• “The New Psycho-Cybernetics” 2001, Maxwell Maltz edited and updated by Dan S. Kennedy, page 3
• Reactions?
7. What controls the „Thermostat‟?
• Personally held beliefs, attitudes and habits
reinforce and maintain our current self image.
• We have an extremely strong instinct to stay closely
inside the comfort zone that is embodied within our
image of self.
• ( Remember the current Self Image originated largely from
authoritative, emotional and repeated experiences we internalized,
that were likely unintentional and not founded on our true capacity)
• What about Changing the Temperature?
8. Where would I Start? Balance Wheel
• Explore and articulate any components of your self image, beliefs,
attitudes or habits that correlate with areas on the Balance wheel,
both where there is dissatisfaction and satisfaction with your
achievement in those areas. What‟s “LIKE ME” or “NOT LIKE ME”?
9. If You‟re Stuck and need a Breakthrough
Reflect on this “Do I have to or do I want to?”
10. Embrace a New Normal
Allow it
• You don‟t „Have To‟, however if you want to you can change the
way you think, change the way you talk to yourself and others
towards a better future, a much more satisfying New Normal
11. Start Putting it Together
• Keep adding to your “Good for Me” list
• This is your new emotional reservoir
• Run these in “Theater of the Mind”
• Reflect and refine your Balance Wheel
• Let this lead you to
examine your Purpose
• Question the things that were said to
you as a child. Start to say to yourself
what should have been said to you.
12. Home Work
• Jim Stovall - The Spider Monkey story “In my own life,
what is it that I am holding on to that is keeping me
from everything I‟ve ever wanted?” Think and Write.
• Expand your “Good for me!” list and notice your
emotions as you reflect on these successes. Pair
those feelings with your Affirmations.
• Rework your balance wheel, reflecting on the
alignment of your Affirmations to your life‟s voyage.
• Create theater in your mind from Me, to Community
13. Resources until Next Time
Green Gazette 1/12/2013 “Tips to break those bad habits”
also at http://sistershealthclub.wordpress.com/2013/01/12/the-truth-about-habits/
NYT article “Appily Ever After” - humorous look at cell phone Apps
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/07/fashion/appily-ever-after-the-s martphone-as-
shrink.html
also several simple AFFIRMATION apps available
Movies, books and many more Web resources
by Jim Stovall
• The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business
• Charles Duhigg
14. Resources until Next Time
• Paula‟s recommendation “With Winning in Mind” by
Lanny Bassham
(As shown on Amazon‟s website)
16. Crucial parts of who 0% ------------------------------- Satisfied ----------------------------------100%
‘I Am’
Life Dimensions Inventory Alternative
Editor's Notes
Hopefully some new people So I can start, Remembering the time I changed my name between 1st and 2nd grades
Just step through RESOURCE bullets Then TELLQuick note on Jim StovallProgressive Blindness through late 20’sAuthor, Speaker, Founder of Narrative Television Network(This sets up discussion point in later slide)
Theater of the Mind – If anyone experimented with this, or read more about it, would you care to share with us all?How might the ‘Theater of the Mind’ work for you in your life today? OPEN DISCUSSIONFor those of us familiar with AFFIRMATIONS, how is this similar and how is it different? Doing someCLASSWORK nowHow about composing and adding to that list of personal success memories? “Capacity is Elastic” – Music – write some more – consider writing things you’d feel good about sharing laterHow did that go? Was anything hard or difficult about it?What would you share?
Though I most recently bought “The New Psycho-Cybernetics” 2001, this information dates to the original work published in 1960Does anyone find this difficult to believe or accept?Why? What else could be responsible for your ability to accomplish various things?What about accidents? What if you were injured seriously as a child?Some People would argue “Are there NOT things outside our control that affect and influence what we can and cannot do?”Unlike some people in Self Image field, I DO believe there are extenuating outside circumstances. It’s how you react that matters. Look at Jim Stovall as a prime example.
OK, so exclusive of uncontrollable circumstances, childhood injury, progressive blindness, etc. we know that BELIEFS, ATTITUDES and HABITUAL BEHAVIOR control the performance thermostat.Most of these date back a long time ago, and most were acquired by happenstance NOT by intent.Who would care to talk about this from their own personal perspective?I can tell the story of being 6 years old and learning from Louella,my mother that “WE COULDN’T AFFORD TO GET SICK”Beliefs may combine Both Positve and Negative AspectsI’m Poor Paired but Contrasted I Stay Healthy
Hand Out Balance Wheel Templates
Remember When we are PUSHED we PUSH BACKEven if it’s us doing the PUSHING, Even if we are pushing for our own good
Align and Empower your Balance Wheel / Life List work with some thoughts about “Wanting to”Use WORDS that reflect “Wanting to”Possible to tell the Bruce A. Story(Yes we can “Coerce Ourselves to Excellence” only if we LOVE it anyway )Tell the Lisa Groff SWIMMING STORY “I Am a Great Swimmer”DO YOU HAVE ANY STORIES TO SHARE?
The “promise” of this study is to develop a New Normal for yourself and the world around you.You can adjust your Performance Thermostat
Tell How to Capture a Spider Monkey - Jim Stovall’s “Ultimate Productivity”Reflect on “What am I holding onto that is holding me back”?GOOD FOR ME LIST is a Well of Deeply felt positive emotions, Use ThemRefine, re-form, re-think your Balance Wheel, let it lead you –and- make sure your AFFIRMATIONS fit with what you want MOST in your lifeLike the Prairie Woods Conference on Community, (It Started There)We will step forward from work within ourselves to work within CommunityTry a THEATER of THE MIND ME Out to Family, to Job, to Community
Tell my Jim Stovall story of going to meet himOr perhaps just mention that Movies are another MEDIUMPoint Sales People to his Ultimate Productivity book
