Aaeren T. Beck, E.P. Seligmann, Robert A. Harper, Albert Ellis (died 2007) 8:45 – 10:00

Book

Book

People

People

Buildings

Streets

Parks

Lights Cars

City

Pattern

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100,000 Neurons 2 Million Axons

1 Billion synapses

Book

Lights

Skyscrapers

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That holds us back…. From learning…

And growing…

And changing…

Is what we say to ourselves!

Died 2003, Age 81

People behave and

act not according to

the truth, but the truth

as we perceive it to

be.

• Activating Events (“A”)…

• do NOT lead to…

• Consequential emotions (“C”)

• A does not lead to C

• Rather - A C B

“I sometimes feel so stupid because I’m

so forgetful!” Who Said???

Who Said???

• Being forgetful •Marketing

Explain how we feel…

• Our belief about being forgetful

• Our belief about marketing

Explain how we feel…

I feel to stupid because I’m so forgetful!

• I’m tired, • I’m stressed • It is not important to me.

I’m still learning…

Our Beliefs come first

Then the Feelings

• Restrictive Motivation

• Constructive Motivation

• When I push…

• Based on fear…

• It is always followed by “Or else….”

• Most of us…

• You suddenly slow down

• Or get tired

• Other stuff to do…

• Teens washing the dishes

Asking Your Teens to

Wash the dishes

• I don’t have to market…

I GET to!

• I like what I am learning…

• I love what I am becoming…

• …and this is my idea.

• A chance to educate others • About you…

• About what you do!

• A chance to honor your values

• A chance to choose what you love

• A chance to solve the right problem

Really?

• Prohibition – 1920 - 1933

• Intelligent Heart

The brain doesn’t care

who is forcing you

• I don’t have to market…

• I GET to!

• I like what I am learning…

• I love what I am becoming…

• …and this is my idea.

Like a child’s first step

Information YOU

1.) We Pass Over Our Successes…