2. The Rope of Life Model Objective To illustrate how things we learn as a child affect our adult life and our decision making To illustrate what occurs when the emotional subconscious takes control Developed by

3. Rope of Life Model The White inside strands are the Emotional mind and each strand is an Emotion, Early Life Decision, or Habit The outer Blue strands are the Conscious, Rational, Adult mind This is where the Emotional mind takes control as an Adult BORN ADULT

4. When We Are First Born Emotional 1.We have only an Emotional mind Conscious 2.It takes about six weeks to two months before the Conscious mind begins to reason Conscious (Adult) Emotional Subconscious 3.As the Conscious (Adult) mind develops, the Emotional mind becomes part of the also developing Subconscious Conscious 4.The Conscious mind bases all decisions on rational learned information that it can remember Subconscious 5.The Subconscious mind bases all its decisions on emotion, habit and Early Life Decisions (ELDs)

5. E arly L ife D ecisions Make each of us what we are today

6. ELD E arly L ife D ecisions are 1. made mainly between the ages of one and three 2. the Child’s attempts to make sense of the Adult world 3. based on emotion and not rational thinking 4. part of our Adult Subconscious 5. part of all our decision making 6. sometimes like a filter to reality 7. what makes each one of us different not 8. difficult but not impossible to change 9. strong influencers of our Adult behaviour

7. ELD E arly L ife D ecisions Provide each of us with a map of life – as we see it Provides each of us with our values Are the basis for our attitude Makes each of us what we are today

8. Who’s Takes Control? or Subconscious? Conscious or Subconscious? or Emotional? Rational or Emotional?

9. E.L.D. for Road Rage?

10. Rational versusEmotional Controls your reasoning Controls your emotions, happiness & ability to enjoy life Born with a finite amountBorn with a full range of emotions Can improve only within a very limited range Can be increased, massaged or squelched - limited only by one's wiliness to apply Environment has little influence on it Environment has a great influence on it Is a part of all decision making. Measurable Very difficult to measure Will help determine what you do in life Will determine how well you do in life Can do little about it if Can do everything with it if willing to make the effort Is a part of all decision making. Is developed mainly by learning Is developed mainly by experiences

11. Who Decision Always Know Who is Making The Decision