HOW ARE YOU LIKE THIS FISH? Years ago, when brain science was in its infancy, a test was done on a Northern Pike... a common freshwater predator in the northern hemisphere. Scientists put it in one side of an aquarium with a glass divider, and filled the other side with minnows. The hungry pike immediately went after the minnows, banging his nose against the glass. This went on for some time, until eventually the pike gave up. He learned his lesson. Thats when it got interesting: the scientists removed the glass divider! The minnows swam all around him, but it didnt matter to the pike. He had been conditioned that whenever he tried to go after the minnows, hed hurt his nose. They could swim right through his open mouth and he wouldnt even try. The Pike Syndrome was one of the earliest tests that demonstrated how our conditioned thoughts, beliefs and habits can cripple us, hold us back, cause uncertainty, doubts, fears, anxieties and so much more. AND, how we ourselves can RETRAIN our brains in ways that hold us back OR make us successful. ~ source of this material is from John Assaraf email received March 1st, 2014
Posted on: Tue, 04 Mar 2014 03:02:12 +0000