GROWTH CYCLES

I believe in system and method , particularly with conquering fear and challenges.  Want to share a simple technique that did well by me back in 2009 during my McGuire speech program.   Dug out my black case , my numerous diaries , logs and jots. Lost a couple of hours back there as I ambled down memory lane.  (  Journaling is such an amazing tool and the only medium that enables you assess progress over the years , analyse the past . Events are too fleeting , they come and go,  and without records and archives it would be impossible to recall with accuracy ) 

​This is the book that fired the starting shot at my “fluency” race.  The marathon I run to this date.  The book is so logical , contains simple and effective little solutions.  A step by step battle for speech-warriors,  but also an insightful read for those with or without these disfluencies.     No one had ever tackled the subject like this before.   Earlier , it was about “healing” and “cure” and “eradication”  .  This is more like speech war  and training a sport or a musical instrument .   You simply practice and practice.    You simply do the work.
 

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The more unresolved conflicts we have , the more dysfunctional we become.  Living separate lives within life.  Having to remember so much in order to fake it.    When we are authentic , life is rich !
COMFORT ZONE - MICRO CYCLES
PROXIMAL DEVELOPMENT - MESO CYCLES
SHOCK ZONE - MACRO CYCLES - Transformation after prep and planning, failures and wins ...

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​Here is an example of  a GROWTH CYCLE  I did back in 2009 relating to SPEAKING SITUATIONS.   

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 I guess the same can be used in parallel for whatever aspect of personality we want to develop.  Plot a steady stream of situations in ever-increasing difficulty and address them one by one.  Nothing to me is as satisfying as checking things of a list as “done”  ( I might even do a small-something , and then sneakily add it to my list for the pure joy of ticking it off !! 😊 😊 )  When I assess myself now, ten years hence, I can honestly say that just about everything on that list is well within my comfort and willingness zones – except the Roller Coaster ! 
I’m happy with that.
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