How Neuroplasticity Can Change Your Life

Yes, I’m channeling my inner nerd here, but I’ve been geeking out lately on this thing called neuroplasticity.

Once the argot of neuroscientists and psychologists, neurplasticity is quickly becoming the dernier cri for life and business coaches who focus on changing mindset, negative habits, and limiting beliefs as part of their programs to help people achieve success in business and in life.

Neuroplasticity is the ability of the brain to change continuously throughout an individual’s life. The aim of neuroplasticity is to optimize the neural networks during phylogenesis, ontogeny, and physiological learning. In Lehman’s terms, it is the way the brain reorganizes itself by forming new connections throughout life. This is how you change the habits that hinder your success in any area of your life.

Think of it like any learned behavior or craft: If you practice something long enough and with consistency, it eventually becomes ‘old habit’ be it an activity like golf or tennis, playing an instrument, or learning a new language. Your thought patterns, beliefs, and habits are programmed in the same way.

If you’ve spent years practicing thoughts that tell you you are too fat, or not good enough, or incapable of making a lot of money, then you developed a complete belief system around that negative thought…