Thinking On Purpose: A 15 Day Plan to a Smarter Life

220 Pages·2019·1.445 MB·English

by  Dr. Richard Bandler, Owen Fitzpatrick, Dr. Glenda Bradstock

THINKING
ON PURPOSE
A 15 Day Plan
TO A SMARTER LIFE
ISBN 978-0-9987167-4-9
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DEDICATIONS
(from Dr Richard Bandler)
IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY MOTHER RUBY RYAN
(from Dr Glenda Bradstock)
TO MY PARENTS FOR TEACHING ME HOW TO BE HEALTHY AND
HAPPY
(from Owen Fitzpatrick)
TO MY PARENTS FOR THEIR SACRIFICES, UNWAVERING
SUPPORT AND ALL THE LOVE IN THE WORLD.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
(FROM US ALL)
JOHN AND KATHLEEN LA VALLE for their wonderful support and
friendship.
DOMINIC LUZI for his fantastic support and expertise in helping this book
to come to fruition.
JANE PIKETT for her invaluable editing skills.
SHERRIE GRANA for her great help and advice with the book.
GILLIAN MCNAMARA-FOWLEY and DONAL KEARNEY for their
wonderful support and suggestions from reading the book.
(FROM RICHARD)
Thanks to a lifetime and students and clients for all of the learnings I’ve
gotten from them.
(FROM GLENDA)
Thanks to all my patients throughout the years that inspired me to continue
learning to help more and more people.
(FROM OWEN)
To my incredible family, friends, colleagues, students and readers around the
world for all their love, support and all I’ve learned from them. Also, to the
Kessi’s. Especially Will.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SOCIETY PAGE
DEDICATIONS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
HOW TO USE THIS BOOK
INTRODUCTION
A brave new world
The key to adaptation
Starting to Think Differently
Doing it with enjoyment
Building flexibility
THINKING
Thinking versus remembering
A more intelligent learning machine
Learning to Think on Purpose
How humor helps us think
What are you going to do with all your spare time?
Being strategic
THE CURRENCY OF LIVING
The monkey effect
Updating your thinking apps
Wasting time
Scheduling the most important moments
Budgeting your time effectively
Turning planning into action
A new way of thinking
Build new rituals of thinking
Finding versus creating
Happiness is something you practice
Being versus becoming someone
A better kind of goal
15-DAY PLAN
DAY 1: What are you going to trade?
Our memories are distortions
Memories make things familiar
DAY 1 TASK
DAY 2: Putting your mind on the controls
Taking control of your mind
Updating your fear app
Planning to change your feelings
DAY 2 TASKS
Option 1 - Change the movie
Option 2 - Change the feeling
DAY 3: Ask better questions
DAY 3 TASK
DAY 4: Building better beliefs
Deciding ahead of time
Your old behavior is stupid
The power of Just
DAY 4 TASKS
This is stupid
Building beliefs
DAY 5: Building new behaviors
Addictions and obsessions
DAY 5 TASKS
Changing habits
Building urgency
DAY 6: Making good decisions
Making good decisions long-term
Good versus bad decisions
DAY 6 TASKS
Good decision versus bad decisions
Long-term decisions
DAY 7: Time to start planning
Making lifestyle changes
Guides for your behavior
Planning for different perspectives
DAY 7 TASKS