The Power of Novelty and Challenge

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SUMMARY:
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We can experience more energy, engagement and enthusiasm in life when we tap into the power of novelty and challenge. Here's how to do it:

1. Making Novelty Meaningful: When something is novel to us, it feels fresh and activates our brain in a very different way. When we see or experience something new, we feel rewarded. The challenge in the modern era is when novelty drives us to distraction. That drive of dopamine that rewards us for paying attention to new things can therefore become our worst enemy! For novelty to positively activate us in our lives, we must plan for it. Make sure you're learning new things you that will help you grow and advance your life. Ask yourself, "What would I love to learn to get better at what I do in my life?" When you pay attention to new things in this area, novelty becomes meaningful and helps you develop. This is the way to make sure the novelty you experience feels exciting and fully charged!

2. Making Challenges Meaningful: Challenge is everything for our own advancement and growth. It's one of the Forward Drives that can activate our lives. Oftentimes if we ever feel bored or frustrated in our lives, we're simply lacking a meaningful challenge! Ask yourself, "What new meaningful challenges am I pursuing right now?" Meaningful challenges have two components: Creative Expression and Contribution. We get excited about new challenges that creatively express what we think, what we feel and who we are AND provide the opportunity to contribute something meaningful. So make sure the challenges you take on are part of your life's work and not just busywork. This is the difference between challenges that feel like a responsibility and one in which there is true contribution.

So what new challenges can you take on personally or as a team to stretch the boundaries of your beliefs and behaviors? You can purposefully add more novelty to your life and challenge yourself creatively in a contribution-oriented way. This is the way to keep yourself energized, excited and living The Charged Life!

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ABOUT BRENDON
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Brendon Burchard is one of the most followed personal development trainers of our time, and he is in the Top 100 Most Followed Public Figures on Facebook. A #1 New York Times bestselling author, his books include The Motivation Manifesto, The Charge, The Millionaire Messenger, and Life’s Golden Ticket. A car accident at the age of 19 inspired Brendon to turn his life around and follow his dreams to be a writer and trainer. After failing at first - he went bankrupt trying but he never gave up - he became a multimillionaire by the age of 32. Since then, he has dedicated his life to helping others find their charge and share their voice with the world.

Brendon's posts now reach more than 10,000,000 people per week worldwide. He is the star and executive producer of the #1 self-help show on Youtube, and his podcast, The Charged Life, debuted at #1 on iTunes across all categories in multiple countries. His seminars include High Performance Academy, the legendary personal development program for achievers, and Experts Academy, the world’s most comprehensive marketing training for authors, speakers, coaches, and online thought leaders. For these works, Larry King named Brendon "one of the top motivation and marketing trainers in the world" and SUCCESS Magazine named him in their Top 25 Most Influential in Personal Development along with legends like Oprah, Tony Robbins, Joel Osteen, Dave Ramsey, Deepak Chopra, and Wayne Dyer.

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[syedasrarahmedthebrandsaa]

Brendon, I want to see you at TED.. When will I?!

[marwa.emad]

you always amaze me, Brendon. you're the one

[olgakucharska]

You're right too many things to learn before an exam overwhelms me. That's why it's difficult for me to learn so much new things at once. Thank you.

[mildermendoza]

Thanks Brendon, I started to listen you to improve my english listening but now your videos and podcast are helping me a lot to brush up others aspects of my life, awesome!!! 

[annantnva]

Your videos are fenomenal -they are meaningful and deep and exactly what I need to hear every time!!

[BlkDiesel]

Another great insightful video regarding 2 very important experiences novelty and challenge. Thanx Brendon.

[trevorarellano]

Your channel is one of the best discoveries I've had on the web. This and JRE. ;) Thanks.

[ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQ]

Love all your videos Brendon! really helps me a lot thank you so much!

[mafiaps]

This explains my unrelenting persistance to the gym. I told one of the gym trainers that the only thing that can stop me is death.

[youtubeuniversityofhawksha]

Would you consider a mobile existence be a healthy way to live...I lived a summer in my van and it was amazing, new things, new people and freedom to travel in any direction the wind blows.

[mjmallari]

Thanks so much, Brendon :-) Very good ideas

[ceciliacruz]

Question, what happens if something that felt novel and challenging to you lost some of that feeling and now feels like work? Never the less, you have to do it to get to the next milestone. Do you think it's a problem with perspective? 

[matheusm]

Hey brandon, I submitted the order for your free book more than 2 months ago, is it ever going to come? I'm really excited to read it!

[kingkongzillabong]

This is very closely linked to the concept of 'flow' 

[SCRAPPYMASTER]

make a video about controlling our thoughts pls :)

[MrYeshaav]

are you confident enough to share so openly and freely?

[MrShootman]

Why don't just ask yourself ''Who am I'' and look within. You believe so much about yourself and everything is false!!

[alexfayaz]

my challenge is to learn english i cant hanble it😢😢😢😢😢😢