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connecting to yourself

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Some random thoughts about connecting to self: In Default mode you are able to reflect freely. Count your successes more than failures. Acknowledge the things you got done every day. At the end of the day pick one thing you got done and proud of. Begin with gratitude everyday. Choose a mantra that helps you find peace Ali baba hired people with high IQ and culture suffered. They started hiring people with more EQ and observed the change. Create empathy and compassion.  You might have met brilliant jerks in your professional life. Pause and reflect before giving feedback. Open your one on one with personal question rather than work related questions. Once a day have a conversation where you mostly listen Micro steps will train your brain to hang on to the path and provide bigger commitment. stop yourself / observe when you are doing negative self talk. Go neutral not personal in your one on one's. There is no Wi-fi in the forest but you will find a better connection.

Understanding your Stress response

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In this article we will be discussing about understanding your stress response, your stress behavior and techniques to break the stress loop. FMRI (functional MRI) is a technique to measure brain activity by detecting blood flow.  Stanford researchers used this technique to look at stress response to brain. Every human hard wired on how they are going to respond to stress. Everybody has stress response. Brain doesn't know the difference between real and imaginary stress. It consists of 100 Billion neurons firing and wiring together forming circuits that form our habits, behaviors, thoughts and emotions. Stress isn't bad. some times we respond better and some times we freak out. O ur brain is battery, keep it charged. Everybody talks about physical exercise but  there are exercises for brain as well.  Make sure you are not accumulating stress.  Your brain FMRI scan will tell you which bio type you are.  Stanford research says there are 8 distinct bio types. Rumination: This bio