lizard brain
Trying to set goals? The professional mindset coaches at Rewire created a free 30-Day Sprint for...
The big myth (whether we're aware of it or not) that works against work-life balance is LIFE IS A...
People that chose to develop the habit of working out regularly understand the value of a good...
From the Rewire Live Series: a short video on "control" taken at a recent workshop in Portland, OR...
For the past year, we've been hinting about developing Rewire's first assessment. After much...
We had run almost two miles from one side of JFK to the other, only to miss our plane. We were...
Isn't that amazing?! Those people ended up having a long conversation and bonding over their near...
There is another spin on “investing” that I would like us all to consider, and I am going to draw...
Have you ever noticed how draining some decisions can be to make? Or how sometimes we make snap...
There are a few important things happening here: You are signaling to the other person that......
The Retreat was a transformational time: both for the people who came and for the Rewire Team as we...
And furthermore, what if that learning was programmed into us early on, long before we could make...
Anger is on display everywhere: the office, on streets (“road rage”), the internet, at sports games...
Sustainable growth depends on a why — a reason to push through the discomfort and stay committed to...
I have enough humility to recognize that the lizard brain isn't the grand unifying theory that...
Today we wrap up our series with two time-management practices that seem counter-intuitive at...
Have you ever seen those old ads for cigarettes? There’s one that says “More doctors smoke Camels...
This is something we at Rewire have been thinking about frequently as we use Patrick Lencioni's...
In short, humble leaders bring out the best in their people, and rally them to perform collectively...
First off, let’s all appreciate the irony here. I used technology to compose this article. And...
Most animals in the Kingdom travel and live in some kind of grouping. Sure, there are a few...
Commuting by car is such a strange thing. Strange that, on the one hand, it can be so boring and...
In an article in HBR “How Ritual Delivers Performance,” Paulo Guenzi offers some extraordinary...
Ah….the weekend. Over 48 hours of possibilities and opportunities. The chance to sleep, to get...
In today’s article, I want to give another simple concept and skill as one solution to the “I have...
What if I told you that there is one activity that can make you smarter, happier, healthier and...
He had more plans for the spot: He was going to build a fire pit, clear some trees, and put in a...
If I have a big presentation coming up or one of my kids is having a hard time with something or...
We all subjected ourselves to be trained by Navy SEALs....Thankfully, the training we went through...
The joke among songwriters is “I’d totally have a top-10 album if I could just get back all my...
Recently, Rewire created a small video that I would like to present to you here about this very...
Multiple studies have shown the link between a psychological/behavioral preference for the familiar...
What else does a part of me want? I really want to eat whatever I want, play whenever I want, sleep...
Frankly, it seems as though the scientific community is learning just as quickly how much a lack of...
Starting a new habit sounds easy — even thrilling — if it is something novel or something you’ve...
Logically, we know that we should begin some of these things, and there is even a part of us that...
Today was not an easy day. Good things happened today, but it was not easy. Here’s the story: About...
This is why I am always interested in the ubiquitous question “How are you?” My closest friends...
You’ll Grow Faster If You Can Be Wrong Every Now And Then
Rewire has been on a tear lately getting the concepts of “Lizard Brain Control” into the hands of...
A few months ago, we published an article about not quitting something that you start. This article...
Have you ever had a sequence of events happen around you that are so insane that it makes you...
What a year it has been! I hope that you get some time at the end of this year to sit back, relax...
Make more money, have more peace and get almost anything you want with this one uncomplicated...
I want to tell you a story. Actually, “story” might be the wrong the word. “Confession” is more...
It was Fall 1979 and my Dad and I had just finished the last leaf raking and lawn mowing of the...
As you read this short piece from us today, the Rewire Team is in Sunny Southern California...
The pull in our businesses and lives to repeat old patterns is as pervasive as gravity. Starting...
For those of you following us on social media (insert shameless plug to follow Rewire on Facebook...
Most of us feel awful when the main option presented to us is "do nothing and just think." A
Deep conviction can serve us well in our work, but there is a potential dark side.
We're now introducing the various aspects of Lizard Brain in the Rewire Live series. Today's is on ...
We're now introducing the various aspects of Lizard Brain in the Rewire Live series. Today's is on ...
Are you going to be right or will you find peace? This question can not only save you a lot of...
Today's video in the series is an introduction to a concept that we spend a lot of time thinking...
An inadvertent and little-talked-about side effect of this desire to always be right is that when...
Most of us will easily relate to the challenges associated with changing a habit. You try to drop...
One thing I've been enjoying about his video blog series is that I get to watch these cuts of video...
Two of my favorite quotes that have accompanied me on my life journey through varied trials. The...
I have droned on and on about writing this blog and it is about time I sat and got to it. I have to...
How good does it sound to get more Rest? As I watched this video clip on rest from an event I did...
Today’s post is special group post. It’s from me (Longan) and Jason and Carrie and Steve because we...
People that have chosen to develop the habit of working out regularly understand the value of a...
Initially, my thinking was “Hey, it’s probably a good thing to do, the CEO of our company is doing...
A few years back, I was walking through a store when this shirt called to me from the shelf “Buy...
I am so grateful for the many people in the world who are so much more knowledgeable than me (an...
The title to this post came from words that I wrote at the bottom of a sheet of lined yellow paper....
We love our dogs. Our pets, in general, are big parts of our lives. In fact, so much of our lives...
The title of today's post is a direct quote from my son, JJ, when my wife asked him if he wanted to...
I recently asked a mentor of mine about planning and how much he thought was required in order for...
As I sit here, having just re-read a post Steve Scanlon wrote about me joining REWIRE and the...
Some people seem to have a propensity to enjoy life. Do you know someone like this Someone that...
Hello everyone. I’m Jason and I’m the newest member of the Rewire team. Let’s say it’s a Monday...
A colleague of mine recently went to a seminar and snapped a picture of some books that were being...
Over the years working with clients, I have been on a merry-go-round with regard to New Year’s...
“I wanna have friends that I can trust — that love me for the man I’ve become not the man that I...
Rewiring our minds is often about challenging the manner in which we think about things. For...
We just recently completed a key project at Rewire, but not long after the completion, I realized...
Accountability is one of those interesting concepts that most everyone thinks they need but just as...
Hi all! Quick blog for today. I’ve been out this week working with people in Wisconsin rewiring...
Ah, the things we can learn from the idioms we use everyday. We’re awash in them for better or...
Are you part of the 2%? I recently read in an article that around 2% of the world’s population has...