Outsmart Your Brain: How to Master Your Mind When Emotions Take the Wheel

by Marcia Reynolds

“Change your thoughts, change your behavior” has long been the mantra for the personal growth movement. Yet no matter how hard you try, thereare times you can’t to stop the mental chatter that leads to needless arguing, tension, frustration, and eventually a numbing process that restricts access to your joy and passion.Why can’t you stop the noise? You are under the spell of your over-protective brain. To feel more energy, stimulate creativity, strengthen relationships, and live healthier, more joyful lives, you have to be smarter than your brain. Once you know how your brain works, you can consciously choose how you want to feel and act. Knowing how to shift your emotional states at will is the most important factor in achieving success and happiness.Outsmart Your Brain is full of exercises, examples and guidelines that teach you how to tap into your hidden mental powers to make better decisions and establish powerful connections with others. Readers from around the world have shared their success based on the teachings in Outsmart Your Brain.Read this book to...* Become emotionally “self-aware”* Make good choices when consumed by emotions* Understand what triggers the emotions of others* Improve leadership, coaching, and conflict-resolution skills* Use insight and empathy to inspire engagement, creativity, and results

Genres: Nonfiction, Psychology

180 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2001

About the author

Marcia Reynolds, PsyD has a passion for discovering and sharing how the brain works, especially the brains of high-achieving women. She speaks globally on the needs and challenges of today's smart, strong women and provides customized programs on creating workplaces that inspire high-performers. Her books been quoted in many publications including Harvard Communications Newsletter, U.S. Business Review, and The New York Times and has appeared on ABC World News and National Public Radio."

Reviews

[Larry Hiner · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent recommendations and exercises, based on extensive experience.

The stories are illuminating, admonitions are eminently quotable, references are sound, and the exercises practical. All of the sound thinking you'd expect from Dr. Reynolds.

[Keith · Rating 4 out of 5]

I acquired this book as part of a class when I worked at Medtronic.

04/06/2006. The first day of class we covered the relationship between the brain and the
emotions. We learned how to keep emotions from running totally wild. In addition to the perfect bound book, we also received a spiral bound book of class notes.

[Frances Flynn Thorsen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Book Review to come

[Karlyn Farris · Rating 4 out of 5]

Helpful in dealing with workplace drama and politics.