8 - Pychological Halloweenism for Goals

• https://digest.bps.org.uk/2019/11/20/simply-imagining-other-people-can-change-our-own-sense-of-self/

Being creating by pretending

• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4749277/

Acting changes the brain

• https://www.bustle.com/p/acting-out-a-character-can-change-your-brain-a-new-study-says-it-helps-explain-why-this-kind-of-therapy-works-16966396

Power Poses

• https://www.forbes.com/sites/kimelsesser/2018/04/03/power-posing-is-back-amy-cuddy-successfully-refutes-criticism

Summary

1. When you're stuck in a situation, and you can't think about how to do this thing properly, step into someone else's shoes, find someone who would do a great job at this particular situation, pretend like you're them, and figure out what they would say,

2. Come up with a cast of characters who you can commonly refer to when you're stuck in that situation. Who's someone I can refer to when I need to be more resolved? Who's someone I can refer to when I need to be more healthy? Try to come up with that cast of characters you can refer to frequently.

3. Come up with non-negotiable rules or guidelines that will help you stick to the goals that you're seeking to do. Again, these are just for you. But they will help you if you come up with them and you repeat them often.

Challenge

Come up with your number one goal, maybe in some of the exercises that we've done in other podcast. What's the number one thing that you want to work towards? Find an alter ego who can help you build those skills to achieve those goals? What would they do if they were in your situation? How can they encourage you to do the right thing?