Break Your Old Patterns
We all have times in life where it feels like we’re stagnating. We’re unfulfilled, bored, or trapped in cycles of behavior that don’t serve us. We’re stuck in a rut. Today Dr. Rick and Forrest Hanson explore how we can break old patterns, and get un-stuck.
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Key Topics
0:00: Introduction
2:00: What tends to keep us stuck in a rut?
5:15: Limiting beliefs.
7:45: Appraisals and attributions.
9:30: The invisible cage.
11:15: Challenging our assumptions.
15:20: A 3-step process for challenging assumptions.
18:30: Rick applies the process to his own material.
22:15: Core skills that support the creation of new beliefs.
25:45: Social scripts.
31:30: Key skills for building new beliefs.
34:00: Avoiding “must.”
38:00: Groups don’t like to change.
41:30: Finding those who grow alongside you.
43:20: Have the courage to change.
48:10: Recap
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