The Chimp Paradox: The Acclaimed Mind Management Programme to Help You Achieve Success, Confidence and Happiness

by Steve Peters

more preparation you make with your plan the more likely you are to succeed.

plan is best constructed in stages, based on your goals, so that you can measure how well you are doing

Define exactly how you will measure each goal

need realistic time scales to show exactly where ...

• Form a plan in stages with measurable goals. • Give time scales to each stage and goal. • Select two target goals to work on.

doing things that keep you happy, encouraged and committed.

When you reach a camp (goal) make sure you celebrate

Monitor the success with a chart or some form of visible record

When you reach a camp always look back to see how far you have come;

partial success is better than no success.

you must find out what your Chimp will tolerate and how they will react to what you plan.

Plan a reward and celebration for each goal achieved

Make a visible record to measure progress

Display helpful reminders and...

Get a friend to share your journey with;

just to encourage you.

Audit Cog is looking at the progress towards the dream and seeing if it is on track.

holding up a mirror and being honest with yourself.

Revisit your goals and decide if they are still the right ones

It is a SKILL to recognise when you are off track and then deal with it appropriately.

be flexible in your thinking

Successful people tend to think with their Human

‘What have I done, or what am I doing, to contribute to this problem?’

‘What can I do to change my own behaviours or beliefs in order to...

consider the circumstances that the problem h...

‘What can I do to change the c...

finally look to others and ask, ‘What are others doing to contr...

our Chimp excuses us when we go wrong but blames others if they do exactly the same thing that we have done.

Using attribution error is a learnt behaviour,

sit down with a piece of paper and pretend you are going to represent yourself in court and put a light on the situation.

Write down all of the evidence (no feelings or ‘might be’s, only FACT) both for and against how you are behaving and why.

Recruit someone you can be accountable to.

Regularly check your goals are realistic and be flexible

Check the Human method of thinking is ...

problem-solving is by ...

Don’t repaint the...

Turn the light on and go...

first danger is complacency. Whenever we have achieved something there is a tendency for the Chimp to forget quite quickly exactly what we had to do to succeed.

Success can also lead to fear: of not being able to repeat what you have achieved

Stop your Chimp from comparing your achievements from past events to future ones

A common problem people experience, following a success, is to go into an emotional dive or feel depressed.

experience is very common and it is really just your mind demanding time out from the battle.

Setting another goal or planning a reward to satisfy the Chimp often works well. Don’t ignore your Chimp’s needs at these times.

it is worth celebrating a partial success.

Trying to aim for partial success is not usually a good thing as your Chimp is likely to become indifferent and your drive to succeed may well diminish.

Try to see a failure or setback as a challenge.

The Chimp sees it as a catastrophic event and typically gets the outcome completely out of perspective.

Humans see failure as being relative;

Anything in life is only as important as you want it to be.

make time to develop perspective on life events.