I wanted to bring to your attention an article that just appeared in Forbes entitled “Five Key Neuroscience Concepts Every Coach Should Know.” The article appears to be written for people who are life coaches, but it contains lessons for everyone who tries to support others in achieving their goals—and I suspect that is all of us.
It’s important to remind those you want to help that the brain is plastic—meaning you are always capable of change. Also, that you can drive change in a positive direction through repetitive and progressively challenging practices, and that mindfulness, a growth-oriented mindset, and feeling satisfaction from your efforts (which pumps dopamine) will help you in making positive changes. Users of BrainHQ may find these are very familiar concepts.
We all can benefit from good coaching. I hope these neuroscience concepts help coach you to be the best coach you can. |
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 Best regards, Jeff Zimman
Co-founder
Posit Science |
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