Learning

Just registered for the second part of my Wilderness First Responder training. I'm realizing that something that many of us may need to pay attention to is the vulnerability of falling into old patterns when we are surrounded by routines, habits and people who align with those old patterns.  The brain works with what it gets. If we rob it of new information, new ideas, it can only resort back to what it has already done many times.  It's an energy-conserving system. We have to intentionally push it to new levels, or it will fall back.

This happened to me recently and made me very aware of how important it is to constantly strive to raise the bar. That's what the brain is designed to do. It's so much more powerful than any of us can comprehend. Even though the potential is there, however, it must be pushed, evoked and activated by our own actions and effort. Otherwise, that power lies dormant.

Although it can be hard to get out of our routines, and sometimes change who we are surrounded by, it's up to us to honor that power waiting in its potential state. For me, moving to a new community and engaging in many new types of training and connections who align with my values and desire to continuously learn and challenge myself is a key to that.

Have a great weekend!

With Love from Me to You

xoxo Stefanie

On a side note..

Episode 3 of the Mindset Neuroscience Podcast next week!  Covering some key processes of developmental maturation and what education is truly meant for in my interview with homeschooling leader, Noor Sayed.

Other topics coming up: filtered reality and social media, stewardship and service, systems traps (such as drift to low performance and tragedy of the commons).  Will be participating in some amazing trainings as well including one called Program 62, where we'll be learning everything from food preparation, to self-defense, mobility and trauma first aid; as well as a Personal Security course, Wilderness Therapy, and Leadership & Entrepreneurship workshop, which is something I feel will be critical to my next phase of career and lifestyle. Excited to share what I learn and some parallels with those in the realm of neuroscience and mindset