{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"What Works","title":"EP 310: Unlearning Default Thoughts With Financial Coach Keina Newell","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2515,"description":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn This Episode:\n\n\n\n* How financial coach Keina Newell realized she had a mindset problem–plus all the ways she tried to make things work without working on her mindset* The personal practices she uses to notice her thoughts and create new ones* How her sales process and revenue has shifted since she started addressing her mindset–and the incredible financial results she’s been able to create* Why taking a more objective approach to noticing her thoughts has helped her keep her mind fresh and her options open\n\n\n\nLife teaches us a lot.\n\n\n\nSome of it is good and helpful—the skills that help us make our way in the world.\n\n\n\nAnd some of it… well, some of it ends up getting in our way.\n\n\n\nBut we might not realize the friction that it’s causing or the opportunities that it’s blocking until things come to a head.\n\n\n\nOnce you’ve discovered that there’s a problem with what you’ve already learned, what do you do?\n\n\n\nAll this month, we’ve been talking about leveling up and learning new skills. \n\n\n\nBut this week, we’re going to talk a bit about unlearning.\n\n\n\nMarga Biller, program director at the Harvard Learning Innovations Laboratory, defines unlearning like this:\n\n\n\n“Unlearning is learning to think, behave, or perceive differently, when there are already beliefs, behaviors, or assumptions in place (that get in the way), at either the individual or organizational level.”\n\n\n\nOften, we try to do or learn new things without addressing the beliefs, behaviors, and assumptions that we already have—even when those things are contradictory.\n\n\n\nFor instance, it’s hard to speak up on social media and share your big message if you’ve learned through social conditioning or personal trauma that you can only be safe when you’re silent.\n\n\n\nIt’s hard to ask for testimonials or write effectively about your offer if you’ve learned that humility is always playing down your achievements or ability.\n\n\n\nIt’s hard to charge more for your services or products if you’ve learned that money...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/AmfGeDL96-fhMaeOcqmX7TK_eWrvTLco6OJj2QpZtZI/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS80NGUx/OWY5ZDg1M2E5MmU3/ZjEwOWVmNDM3MWVh/ZjZlOS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}