When Working Memory Kicks In

Unless looking for lost golf balls, that hold up games –  stay with a thing until you find it. The brain's working memory kicks in to land life-changing dreams, when you GO FOR IT. On the flip side of waiting for windfalls – winners run with What if … possibilities – and working memory lands new deals.

When Working Memory Kicks In

How so?

An autistic teen ran for his chance, from a basketball bench when his team lost yet another devastating shot.  J-Mac wondered what if he could score – in spite of the fact he'd never before been allowed off the bench.  With all hope to win lost, the coach pointed to J-Mac, who suddenly shocked an entire nation.  As if Magic Johnson shot, he scored 20 points in the final four minutes. Working memory kicked in and an autistic teen won the title for Greece Athena High School. Nobody except this alert teen expected it. In fact, when denied a place on his dream team, J-Mac  agreed to serve as water boy, cheer leader, and captain just to participate.

In Spite of Setbacks Hold Onto a Dream

A resilient what if question led J-Mac to win gold on his first time off the bench, and the same brain equipment will kick in for you. Working memory triggered a best selling book with Daniel Paiser titled,  The Game of My Life: a True Story of Struggle, Triumph and Growing Up Autistic. You may not end up on CNN as J-Mac did, but imagine a novel initiative stoked.

Wins rarely take as long as people think, and often come with more missteps than most expect. J-Mac put it this way, "My first shot was an air ball. Then I missed a lay up., and then as soon as the second shot, as soon as that went in, I started to catch fire."

Think like a Genius

Ask what if, and jump in with two feet? Yes, power up both sides of your brain, as J-Mac did in last few seconds of that losing game. From the second he suited up, J-Mac expected gold. Others saw an autistic player enter an already lost game.  J-Mac spotted an opportunity and his working memory did the rest to set up a win.

Forget Past Failures

Rather than focus on regrets, rev up winning brainpower as this teen did, by mentally reinventing novel approaches to problems that hold others back. What if questions open success opportunities, one brain cell at a time. Stoke curiosity for what could be, and your brain's creative capability begins to convert ordinary steps into winning strategies.

Brain gurus would say J-Mac generated new neuron pathways to achieve his dream. Whatever you call this mental reboot, it takes less effort and adds more dividends to a day than most people predict. What if you triumphed, as J-Mac did, over one challenge today?

Unlike your brain's basal ganglia that defaults into boring routines and slides you into ruts, the working memory springs you forward to triumph in life-changing opportunities. Worth a risk?

Thanks to Dr. Ellen Weber / Brain Leader And Learners
http://www.brainleadersandlearners.com/ellen-weber/when-working-memory-kicks-in/

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