Jennice Vilhauer, PhD author of “Think Forward to Thrive” visits the Late Night Health crew. Dr. Vilhauer and Mark talk about New Year’s resolutions - are they good or bad and why? Dr. Vilhauer also shares her thoughts on how to make good resolutions and how to keep them.
Is it truly your past that informs your life? Most people are stuck in reverse. Their memories of the past influence what they expect in the future and they act accordingly, which creates a self-fulfilling prophecy. They relive the past over again in their minds—thinking about and dreading what they DON’T want to experience.
In the landmark book Think Forward to Thrive: How to Use the Mind’s Power of Anticipation to Transcend Your Past and Transform Your Life Dr. Jennice Vilhauer, Emory University psychologist, says you can train yourself to set your sights on the future, which can be the actual determination of your life to come. By thinking about and visualizing the future, the mind begins to create the problem-solving steps and thoughts that can actualize what you DO desire, not what you fear will occur from your past. In other words, it’s time to step on the gas, and get out of reverse!