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Supporting Materials for How to Overcome the Bully in Your Brain

Extra exercises and resources to go with your copy of the book.

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The Self Identity Flow diagram: three circles showing self-identity, the why, at the centre, the story we tell ourselves around it, and the pursuit on the outside

From the final chapter

The Self Identity Flow

The simple and highly effective way to bring about a sustained change in your life

In the final chapter of How to Overcome the Bully in Your Brain, the author examines how we can bring about a sustained change in our lives.

This is an ideal model for anyone wanting to lose weight, quit smoking or vaping, start a business, procrastinate less, or simply live a happier, more fulfilled life.

A faded old photograph that can be seen as a large bearded face or as a man holding a small child dressed in white

A perception exercise

Take a look at the old photograph above. What do you see?

Did you see the lady with a wide-brimmed white hat and a gentleman staring straight into the camera lens? Oh, and did you see the large face of a bearded man, with wavy hair, eyes closed and looking to the left?

Show what's actually there

Alternatively, you may have seen what is actually there in this photo: a small child sitting on the lap of the gentleman, no doubt the child's father. The child is dressed in white, wearing a white bonnet. To the right of the child, some undergrowth.

Self-awareness

The Johari Window

One of the best ways to gain a better understanding of who we are, and how we are viewed by others, is by using a technique known as the Johari window.

The Johari window, or Johari model, is a practical tool to illustrate and improve self-awareness.

The Johari Window: four boxes showing the open self, blind self, hidden self and unknown self
A 1912 watercolour of St. Charles Church in Vienna in winter, with snow, horse-drawn carts and people walking

St. Charles Church, Vienna

Take a few moments to examine the beautiful painting above. The painting is of St. Charles Church in Vienna, and is a watercolour dating from 1912.

A Hildebrand chocolate postcard from 1900 imagining airships and hot air balloons carrying passengers in the year 2000

Theodore Hildebrand and Son chocolate company

For the 1900 Paris World's Fair, a German chocolate company made the magnificent decision to create a range of beautifully detailed postcards depicting life 100 years in the future.

For a short time, the Theodore Hildebrand and Son chocolate company placed these colourful cards, depicting life in the year 2000, into the boxes of their scrumptious sweets. In total, 12 such cards were created, predicting how a range of activities would be upgraded for the 21st century.

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