OPPOSITE HAND ATTACK! What is that??? It is one of my CONFIDENCE-BUILDERS, brain exercises, that helps you become the driver of change (rather than getting run over by it) so you can achieve EXPONENTIAL CONFIDENCE for growth in your business and your life. And, it’s simple. I use this CONFIDENCE-BUILDER in my life every day. In fact, I use it many times a day. Ok…here’s how it works.
Let’s start by calling the hand you use the most often your dominant hand (DH) and the one you use less, your nondominant hand (NDH). By the way, it occurred to me that “Opposite Hand Attack” sounds a lot cooler than “nondominant hand focusing”. Wouldn’t you agree? I hope so. Anyway, what we are going to do is use your NDH to do something that is very common to you on a daily basis.
I’ll give you three examples. You can do one, two, or all three. It’s your choice.
Why do OHA, Opposite Hand Attack? The key reason to do Opposite Hand Attack is to keep your brain functioning at its peak by creating new neural pathways for EXPONENTIAL CONFIDENCE and growth. When you do your routines with your DH such as brush your teeth, pour your coffee, open a door, hang up your coat, you are using the same neural networks over and over again. The results are a life of predictability. It’s almost as if you do these routines at a subconscious level. You are not giving your brain change.
So when you say you could probably drive to work with your eyes closed, you are closer to the truth than you might think. . When you do the same things over and over, year after year, you get to a point somewhere in your life that it becomes the only way you do a particular action. In fact, you believe that it is the only way you are able to do that particular action. This CONFIDENCE-BUILDER is designed to change that concept and drive you in the direction of belief in your FBP, Fuller Brain Potential.By using your NDH, you create new neural pathways that stimulate EXPONENTIAL growth
Here’s how to do Opposite Hand Attack. Go get a pen and a piece of paper to write on. Put the pen in your dominant hand (DH). Now, for most of the world, that would be their right hand. For those of you whose DH is your left hand, I want you to know that this CONFIDENCE-BUILDER may be a bit easier for you than for the right-handed folks. Now take the pen and put it in your nondominant hand, NDH, your opposite hand, hence the title Opposite Hand Attack. With the pen in your NDH, I want you to write your name on the paper. I’ ll give you a moment to do that…Pretty simple technique, huh?
Here’s what Einstein said about simplicity. “Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.”
Here are three keys you can learn about yourSELF from this CONFIDENCE-BUILDER:
1st Key… Did you write it as I asked you to, or did you print it like most people often do? Could it be that you tackle change by taking the easy way so you will have a better feeling of success? Sometimes change is hard. And to be truly successful with it, you can’t take the easy way out.
2nd Key… Do you like how it looks? Most people don’t. Ever heard the question…How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. Or the more common question I often use in my consulting and workshop sessions is…How do you eat a sandwich? Same as the elephant, one bite at a time. Maybe you set your standards too high too soon. You’ve been writing your name with your dominant hand for at least how many years? To expect it to look good so quickly with your opposite hand might be a tad unrealistic., Big goals are important, but when it comes to change, if you are a bit more patient within your business and personal life’ s situations, you will achieve more. Remember when you set your standards too high too soon you can end up giving up too soon. This may seem like a simple concept but it’s powerful.
3rd Key… Did you accomplish the task even if you didn’t like the results?So you successfully changed. Accomplishing a new task can build confidence. I tell all my clients, if you can do that, what else can you do you haven’t even attempted. Sure you won’t be great at the changes at first. I have them start small. And you start to see that there’s limitless possibility if we can open ourselves up to it for EXPONENTIAL growth.
There are many other OHA CONFIDENCE-BUILDER choices that my clients have sent me. Some try pouring coffee with their opposite hand, or brushing their teeth, or eating a meal. As they become successful with these simple changes they realize that change is not a matter of IF but how soon and how often. They recognize its return on time investment and start to use this CONFIDENCE-BUILDER to drive EXPONENTIAL CONFIDENCE and growth in all aspects of their business and personal lives.
I invite you to try that on as well. For me, by practicing this CONFIDENCE-BUILDER, I HAVE LEARNED HOW TO shave my face and even tie my shoes with my opposite hand. This CONFIDENCE-BUILDER has opened my mind to my true potential ( a huge boost to my confidence) and continues to drive EXPONENTIAL growth for my business as well as me personally. Since this CONFIDENCE-BUILDER we’ve covered here is called Opposite Hand Attack, take that opposite hand and find your other shoulder and give yourself a confidence pat on the back. . Doesn’t that feel good?
When you practice switching it up a few times a day and let the change or unexplored into your life, it serves as a reminder of allowing ourselves to not get it perfect right away. All the while you’re actually building new neural pathways in your brain – you could say, you’re taking your brain to the gym. Talk about driving change and building confidence! So take it on.
Make this CONFIDENCE-BUILDER your new daily brain exercise and watch your confidence soar!