A boxing metaphor shows how plans fall apart when unexpected challenges hit. The speaker shares a two-week habit: move your watch to the opposite wrist each morning. That small discomfort forces your brain to rewire itself, training you to handle change better.
And although you step into the ring with a plan, just like everybody has a plan for 2022. Remember, everybody has a plan. You get punched in the face. And it's all out the window. And here comes the adaptability. Here comes our ability to change, move quickly, and work on something differently. So, relating to what goes on in the ring to business and leadership and people is very similar. That ability to step back, adapt, change is all the same. So, the brain learns. We can rewire the brain, which is a brilliant thing. So, if you weren't going to change or you're not going to change, start slowly. You know, Marc, I share with people when I'm on stage like you giving keynotes. I have them take their watch off. I ask them to put it on the opposite wrist. And I ask them to do that for 2 weeks every morning. Now, you're fumbling around with it like this and it's a bit difficult because it's odd and it's change. By the end of the 2 weeks, you're slapping that watch on the other wrist in no time because your brain has rewired itself to understand how to do it. The motor skills come along too. It's no different in change. We can rewire our brain so that we're better at it on an ongoing basis. So, that's really what's important. And that's how the two get tied together.
