THE EXECUTIVE SERIES

I did not know it at the time, but when I created the Meta-States Model in 1994 and modeled self- reflexivity, the factor that makes human consciousness so special— I was simultaneously modeling the highest factor of all of the executive functions. And it is the executive functions that uniquely combine to make us the unique species that we are— that has allowed us to create literature, science, technology, civilization, etc.

Developmentally, the executive functions arise in our prefrontal cortex and is the source of language, self-consciousness, time-consciousness, social-consciousness, morality, responsibility, learning, etc. It is these executive functions that enable us to truly “think” so that we can rise above and transcend our learning, habits, and programs. It is the executive functions that enable you to be able to chose your ideas, beliefs, knowledge which you create and therefore operate as the CEO of yourself— the company of you.

So when you develop and activate your executive functions, you can transcend yourself, your family’s programs, your cultural programming, your childhood programming— in fact, any and all programming that does not serve you well. To that end, I have been working on how you can do just that— namely, to develop and activate your executive functions. That had led to the most recent books and trainings that we have developed in Neuro-Semantics.

Book 1: Executive Thinking (2018) While your brain anatomy equips you to think at higher executive levels, to think like a high quality and successful executive requires a good bit of learning and training. You have to learn to think like an executive in gathering information, questioning, exploring possibilities, thinking long-term to check out consequences and repercussions, making intelligent decisions, etc. Doing all of this is an inherent part of your biological heritage.

With your executive thinking you can explore the subject of thinking itself, the problems that thinking presents, how to get out of the non-thinking stages and become mindful, and how to think more effectively. You can learn to engage in all sorts of thinking patterns — critical thinking, creative thinking, metaphorical thinking, humorous thinking, hypnotic thinking, etc. After all, the quality of your thinking determines the quality of your life. Other executive thinking books: Hypnotic Thinking (2020) Humorous Thinking (2020) Thinking as a Modeler (2019) Metaphorical Thinking (2021)

Book 2: Executive Decisions (2021) Once you learn how to use your executive thinking, you can make executive decisions. What’s the quality of your decisions today? How well do your decisions turn out in creating a high quality success in achieving your goals? Do you feel proud and confident that you can make intelligent decisions? The quality of your life is the quality of your decisions.

The problem with making decisions is that we humans have an astonishing weak and miserable history in making intelligent decisions. Why do we humans make so many poor decisions? Because smart decisions is an advanced skill requiring learning and practice. All around us are multiple signs of really poor decisions: divorces, failed mergers, incompetent employees, closets filled with unused items, conflicts between business partners, people choosing drug addiction, stealing, shootings, etc.

While it is our glory as human beings to be able to choose our attitudes, beliefs, lifestyle, career, and ten-thousand other choices, choosing is complex. Choosing well also involves navigating many hidden biases and cognitive distortions. Your everyday decisions are functions of higher executive decisions which are mostly unconscious. Little decisions can wallop you with a devastating impact making life a living hell.

Book 3: Executive Learning (2021) When it comes to learning– learning is at the very heart of being human. Learning enables you to be fully alive/fully human. It opens up everything beautiful and transcending about being human. Learning drives self-understanding — how to tap into your strengths and pull up your weaknesses, how to cope, how to get along with others in respectful and loving relationships, how to develop your talents, and how to unleash your potentials to be the very best version of you. Learning enables you to know how to succeed in business, finances, and career. Learning drives your ability to solve problems, invent solutions, innovate life transforming products, and on and on. Everything you are and everything you achieve comes through learning.

Yet learning has gotten a really bad rap and it has a dark side. On the surface it seems boring and then there are “learning disabilities.” Most people do not know how to access a great learning state or to discern the best learning strategy for expertise. They have not learned how to learn. The good news is that you can learn how-to-learn and stay ahead of the game. You can discover the secrets of the executive functions in meta-learning and activate the seven dimensions of learning. Then learning can be an exciting adventure of discovery.

Book 4: Executive Wisdom (scheduled for 2022) Then above and beyond your intelligence by which you build up knowledge and understanding, there is the mystery of wisdom. Wisdom is practical, yet also heavenly. It speaks about how you treat yourself and others, yet as it deals with timeless truths, that makes it philosophical. Moments of creative insights give you that Aha! wherein suddenly and inexplicably you discover a wisdom that changes everything. Then instead of foolish thoughts, words, and actions, you wisely know what to do and how to do it. It is as close to magic as we humans get.

As wisdom transcends intelligence and knowledge, it empowers you to avoid both the foolishness of rash responses and the stupidity of forgetting to fully contextualize an insight as you speak and/or take action.

The Executive Series is not only for company executives, it is for every human being who wants to be the executive in his or her own life. This fulfills the NLP dream of “running your own brain.” Now you can truly take charge of yourself— from the inside-out. No ore victimization, instead personal empowerment. No more dominated by a trauma, instead resilient to your core. No more whining about life being unfair, instead becoming a self-actualized person who strives for social justice.