Balancing intellect and emotion
Ask Tonic’s Coach September 2018 Balancing intellect and emotion By Rod Macdonald, Certified Coach Practitioner and Tonic’s Resident Coach Q: I create plans for things all the time (new year’s resolutions, new diet, new exercise program, etc.) and then somewhere along the way I get derailed and fall back into bad habits. How can stop this frustrating cycle of failure? -Delvana A: Delvana, you are experiencing what sounds like the neurological battle we all go through when seeking to make a change, and you are wired to react the way you are. However, there is something you can do about it. The human brain was designed and has evolved to keep us safe, happy and alive. Without going into technical terms, we are wired to be governed by our emotions much more easily than our intellect. You may create a plan intellectually, but as soon as emotions swell up, your brain will throw that plan out the window. This is why a great diet will be tossed out by a broken heart. Having said that, there a