Rewire your brain for permanent change with Dr. Kerry Spackman
Can we really rewire our brains? What makes a world champion special? Dr. Kerry Spackman shares his expert knowledge, personal experience, and advice for workplaces with Sir John Kirwan.
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Starting as a maths teacher at Auckland Grammar school to consulting with Formula One teams for over 10 years, Dr. Kerry Spackman credits his success to a mix of luck and hard work.
“I sort of just followed all these doors that opened, I was very lucky in some cases to meet the right people.”
He has worked with some of the most impressive people and companies on the planet, from the All Blacks and Formula One to Sir Jackie Stewart and Lewis Hamilton, on how to optimize their performance at the highest level.
He let Sir John Kirwan pick his mighty mind on neuroscience (brain stuff), growth mindset, his learnings from the world’s best, and his advice for workplaces on creating an environment that fosters creativity and growth.
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“A growth mindset is about constantly evaluating your assumptions. Constantly looking at something from a different perspective. If someone is fixed in their mind, they aren’t learning and they aren’t growing.”
— Dr. Kerry Spackman
Dr. Kerry Spackman is a winner and champion in his own right, receiving the 2010 World Class New Zealand Award for Creative Thinking and the 1992 NEEDA Award.
He is a world-leading elite coach, with a focus on attitude and mental skills. With a Ph.D. in cognitive neuroscience under his belt, he has also authored best-selling books and founded two companies ⏤ The GoldMine Project and Cognitive Performance Labs.
We were very lucky to get his take on the secret sauce to success.
What makes a winner, world champion, or successful person
Working with the best of the best across multiple fields and disciplines, Dr. Kerry Spackman has noticed some common threads between these individuals.
Relentless attention to detail
According to Kerry, successful people often have relentless attention to detail, noticing the most minute details and smallest things that the average person might not see.
Extraordinary work ethic
The people that succeed at the top level have a work ethic beyond anything else, with some top athletes training to the absolute limit, seven days a week, 52 weeks a year. That’s what it can take to become a world champion, Kerry shares.
Unbelievable belief in yourself
The last trait Kerry has noticed is an unbelievable belief in yourself. And he’s not talking about ego or thinking you’re the best, but truly believing that you can achieve your purpose through dedication and putting in the hard work.
Rewiring the brain
Some people are born with a predisposition physically in their brain to be negative or down, while others are born with a strong and solid setup. The good news, Kerry explained, is that it is possible to re-wire your brain.
Listen to the full episode to dive into how.
Read
The Winners Bible: Rewire your Brain for Permanent Change by Dr. Kerry Spackman (2013)
The Ant and the Ferrari by Dr. Kerry Spackman (2012)
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