One way to understand how CBT can make such great improvements in so many performance areas simultaneously is to visualize your brain as a computer.

The picture above illustrates this concept:

• Every activity (the applications) relies on procedural cognition and can be improved through education, training and practice. The more efficient the procedure and the more often it is repeated, the better the performance (“muscle memory”). This is why good instructors are so important. However, the procedural skills learned in a sales class don’t translate to better tennis since the training is focused on obtaining results in a specific area.
• How we view ourselves, others and our environment can be changed through psychology, and this can have a positive (or negative) effect on our overall performance in many areas. To this end psychologists can be very beneficial to help us improve our conceptual cognition. However, this process typically takes place over months or years and often starts with the mistaken belief that your personality remains constant (typically measured using DISC or Myers-Briggs).
• There are specific foundational mental processes – foundational cognition – which control the flow of information through our brains just as the basic input/output processes of a CPU control the data throughput in a computer. The efficiency of the CPU determines how well both the operating system and the applications will perform. MPT increases the efficiency of these processes, “pushes” them down to the unconscious, freeing the conscious mind to be more focused and relaxed. By also stimulating the pre-frontal cortex, the “conductor of the brain”, critical information is brought to the execution point (called Krinosynthesis) faster as well. Because all the “applications” as well as the “operating system” rely on the CPU to perform, MPT creates performance improvements across all activity areas. For example:
  • The members of the executive team of a large insurance company achieved their MPT goals of faster, more efficient meetings and more effective management, but also reported better athletic ability including lower golf scores and easier gym workouts, better relationships with family, and less stress.
  • Experienced SpecOps improved marksmanship and LandNav skills, but also reported increased alertness and situational awareness even after sleep deprivation.
  • Young Marines in the Squad Leaders class not only scored the highest averages in the history of the school and also significantly improved their marksmanship, but reported that they required far less time to study since their reading and comprehension skills were much better.
  • A professional basketball player achieved his goals of better focus and faster reaction times, but also reported significant improvements in his reading and ability to communicate during stressful contract negotiations.

Just as putting a faster processor in a computer is a relatively quick way to improve computer performance, MPT is also extremely fast to perform – noticeable performance increases often occur after as little as 3 hours of training.

Break it down ~ Think it thru ~ EXECUTE!^©