BrainView Training and Surveys

     developed by Susan Fox, CH, CBT, AA, Founder of BrainView Training Institute

BrainView Training and BrainView Surveys provide a way of improving your effectiveness in all of your life situations.  You begin by first understanding how you personally engage with the world, through the way you use your own habitual patterns, brain functions and the filters you have developed.  

Recognizing and understanding specific habitual patterns and dialogue styles is very revealing and helpful in dealing with, and interacting effectively with others.  Once you understand individual BrainViews, you can easily begin improving your family, personal and business relationships. 

 

The brain contains the equivalent of 4 living computer software programs.  You interpret your life in a particular, preferred order through accessing information from 4 very distinct thinking styles.  - Susan Fox, CH, CBT, AA

Imagine, for every thought you think, each of your brain quadrants reacts or  responds with its individual intentions regarding the thought you are thinking.  So when we think, we are like 4 people - in one body!  In different situations each "voice" or intention will present its advice regarding attaining your best solution.  So recognising your thinking style and the filters you use improves your successful outcomes. 

Your Thinking Style is Unique!

Your brain thinks and makes decisions interpreting your life in a particular, naturally preferred brain sequence order.  The preferred sequencing order of your brain can adapt to, and change its sequence, when  necessary, depending on the situation you are experiencing.

Did you know your brain has a preferred thinking style, and that 'lead' (strongest or most noticeable) brain quadrant prefers to communicate and be recognized first, and uniquely?  You are supported by all 4 of your brain's quadrants, although you will very likely recognize a thinking style below that is most similar to the thinking style you most often use. 

 

Depending on your thinking style, when you interact with other people who do not communicate in YOUR thinking style, you may or may not remember some of the information.   Your brain is very powerful, and tends to 'edit' or filter information and pays attention more completely when words are spoken that interests and engages YOUR unique thinking style!

Understanding Your BrainView

Because your brain sees things from four basic viewpoints, you always have four choices you could make in any situation.  Your choices are as individual as you are, coloured by the filters of your lifetime.

Why take direct steps to have your four brain quadrants work together co-operatively?  When your four brain quadrants share ideas beneficially, you make better decisions.  You consider all options.  You can achieve a balanced outcome.

Your brain sees the answer to each question you are asked in four different ways:

The Lower Left Brain Quadrant (CEO - Leadership thinking style)

The lower left brain quadrant’s main intention is always regarding convenient, efficient, rapid job completion.  Naturally likes to be in charge, a respected leader.  Briefly and succinctly this quadrant typically thinks and insists on managing others.  Uses direct, very goal-oriented statements and actions.  Cares more about getting the work completed than how the work got done.  It is the fastest processing brain quadrant in the entire brain.

The Upper Left Brain Quadrant (Detail Oriented thinking style)

This quadrant acts cautiously, and intellectually.  It's primary intention is to analytically answer questions with accurate details to the best degree of perfection.  From here, we meticulously and accurately analyze details, with the intention of streamlining goal achievement.  However, remaining narrowly focused on details while hoping for a better (or perfect) solution, can result in a paralyzing inaction.

Remembering to be open to new information is a especially beneficial for this thinking style.  This quadrant cares about what is right, and what is fair.  Of the 4 quadrants this one does the third fastest processing.

The Upper Right Brain Quadrant (Expressive thinking style)

The upper right brain quadrant’s main intention is to feel noticed and appreciated.  From here, we naturally dramatize ideas we express.  We LOVE to feel noticed and appreciated by people.  Expressing natural creative genius comes from this quadrant.  Easily creates all kinds of new ideas, and amazing stories.  Adds ‘color’ to life, expressing and competing through drama, style, and the creative arts.  From here, we can get caught up in believing the embellishment of stories we tell, refusing to accept we are overstating our story.  In this situation, unless given an acceptable exit - such as, 'Perhaps you didn't know...'  a person may just escalate the original story told.  By offering a graceful exit (and since no one can know everything) an expressive thinking style can then exit the escalation of any situation, without feeling diminished.  Of the 4 quadrants, this is the second fastest processing one.

The Lower Right Brain Quadrant (Caring thinking style)

The lower right brain quadrant’s main intention is always relationship and feelings-oriented: acting loving, compassionate, generous, sensitive, sweet-natured, and considerately toward others.  This quadrant loves to relate to other people and discuss topics which are personally supportive or nurturing.  Patient and caring this quadrant works well as a group member, or peacemaker.  From here, we put others first, and can allow the needs of others to run our lives.  Remembering to focus on the true value of life (your inner self) instead of seeking the approval of others can be helpful to this thinking style. Of the 4 brain quadrants, this quadrant does the slowest information processing.

 

When interacting with others it is helpful to understand and recognize their preferred thinking style. When you communicate with others in THEIR thinking style, they understand you clearly.

A BrainView Survey will show you the details of your own thinking style, which allows you to more easily recognize the ways you can improve your own interactions within your personal relationships and your working environment.

An example of beneficially addressing the four brain quadrants is clearly demonstrated within The Relaxed Dental Visits program, authored by Susan Fox and myself.  The design of each audio program assists dental patients towards feeling calm, confident and relaxed while in a dental chair.  Each program addresses one of the four unique brain quadrants, and by providing each quadrant with their own custom designed audio program, the effectiveness of more fully engaging that thinking style, is expressed in beneficially increased relaxation.

 

Benefit your working and personal relationships by taking a BrainView Survey - the results may surprise you!