What My Brain Scan Revealed About Beliefs
- By Robin L. Graham
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Several years ago, I participated in a brain-mapping exercise that profoundly changed how I think about Beliefs, behavior, and transformation.
The experience began with a simple request. I was asked to think about an activity I had been avoiding. It was something I knew I needed to do, yet I consistently found reasons to postpone it. Like many of us, I had developed a pattern of resistance without fully understanding what was driving it.
When the initial brain scan was completed, the results were clear, as seen in the image titled Before. The scan showed a pattern associated with avoidance. In other words, my brain was demonstrating exactly what I already suspected. I was resisting the activity.
Curious about whether that response could change, I took a short break and intentionally worked to shift my perception of the task using PSYCH-K® . Rather than viewing it as stressful or unpleasant, I chose to explore a different perspective and create a more supportive internal experience.
A second scan was completed less than ten minutes later. The results were remarkable, as seen in the second image titled After. The pattern had shifted dramatically. What had previously reflected avoidance now showed a balanced Whole-Brain State. The activity itself had not changed. What had changed was my perception of it.
That realization stayed with me. Yet I still wondered whether the shift would last. Was this simply an interesting moment, or had something deeper changed?
During that year, my relationship with the task had transformed. The resistance was gone. What once felt difficult had become natural and manageable. One year later, I returned and repeated the same brain scan process using the very activity I had once avoided.
The follow-up scan confirmed what I had already experienced in daily life. The pattern now reflected acceptance rather than avoidance. What began as a shift in perception had become a lasting change in behavior.
This experience reinforced a lesson that continues to influence my work today. Many people focus on changing behaviors when they want different results. We try harder. We create new goals. We develop new habits. We look for ways to improve our performance.
While these efforts can be helpful, they often overlook a deeper question: What Belief is driving the behavior?
Our subconscious mind stores Beliefs and perceptions that influence how we interpret situations, respond to challenges, and engage with the world around us. Many of these patterns operate beneath our Awareness. We may only notice them when they show up in our actions and results.
Imagine you are invited to write an article about a topic you enjoy. You begin with excitement and enthusiasm. Then life intervenes. Work demands increase. Family responsibilities arise. The deadline passes. Once you realize you missed the deadline, your self-talk begins. “There I go again. I never finish anything.” What appears to be a simple reaction may actually be connected to a deeper belief that has been operating for years. The missed deadline seems to confirm the belief, and the belief becomes even stronger.
This is what I call The Impact Cycle. Beliefs create thoughts and feelings. Thoughts and feelings create behaviors. Behaviors create results. Results reinforce Beliefs. Whether supportive or limiting, the result often appears to validate the original belief, creating a self-fulfilling cycle.
The encouraging news is that Awareness creates opportunity. When we become aware of the Beliefs shaping our perceptions, we gain the ability to explore new possibilities. Instead of focusing solely on changing behaviors, we can begin addressing the Beliefs and perceptions that set those behaviors in motion.
My brain scan demonstrated that lasting change begins beneath the surface. The activity never changed. My perception of the activity changed. And when my perception changed, my behavior and results changed as well.
The question is not simply, “What behavior do I want to change?“
Perhaps the deeper question is, “What Belief is creating that behavior?”
[Images captured during the initial brain scans]
To get something different,
from the inside out.
If you have attended a PSYCH-K® workshop, then reflect, create the Goal Statements/ Beliefs to support what you desire, and Balance to integrate your new beliefs. Then take action to demonstrate your commitment.
If you have not attended a PSYCH-K® workshop, then use what you know to transform or contact me about my private session program or find a workshop and learn how to be free to create your future.
In working with me, what is appreciated is the ease and simplicity that the PSYCH-K® approach provides in transforming experiences that hold someone back and to be able to move forward.
Robin L. Graham
Robin helps people, just like you, to have greater success in life.