7 Best Practices for the Positive Intelligence Program (from Potencia Clients)

The Positive Intelligence (PQ) Program can give you the power to rewire some of the nastiest thought patterns you thought you’d deal with the rest of your life.  That Judge in your head is constantly yapping, telling you how bad you are, judging others, and telling you how unfair the world is. Imagine what it would be like to shut that Judge up and just BE!

Hear it from my customers:

• Paul: "I learned how to spot my 'saboteurs' and shift to a 'sage' mindset that helped me stay calm and focused."

• Michael: "The program began with an assessment that pinpointed my top internal saboteurs (such as my internal judge and overachiever), then taught me how to redirect them so they served my goals instead of sabotaging them."

• Laura: "Chris helped me connect the lessons each week to real-life situations, making the learning process for overcoming my saboteurs and strengthening my sage brain both meaningful and actionable."

If you want to learn more about the program, go here - I highly highly highly recommend it.  This blog post is for my future clients who want to make the most out of the program 😊

Not all my clients finished the program; some achieved more than others.  From what I gather so far, here is what I learned from them and my own experience (and by the way, these lessons apply to pretty much any program you do):

1. Relate to this work as lifelong.  If you think this is a 6-week PQ program, you might as well think of this as a retreat that will temporarily help you relax a little bit.  If you are looking for real results, think of PQ as integral to your mental and physical health, and a set of habits that are worth keeping up daily.  I do NOT recommend the PQ Program unless you have this attitude – this program will not provide lasting difference unless you keep up the work.

2. Commitment.  Participants’ commitment (or lack thereof) was the most predictive aspect of their success with the program.  Commitment is “binding yourself to a course of action”, no matter what.  And in this case, commitment is not only to “complete” the program, but also to get the outcomes you wanted, to do your best, to have a good attitude about it, etc.

   • Commitment is predicated on:  (a) motivation, (b) belief, and (c) integrity.  Participants with commitment had a clear and compelling motivation (re: goals) they could do the program and therefore, made the program a priority.  They had the belief that change was possible with hard work.  Lastly – they value matching their actions with their intentions and holding themselves accountable to their word.

3. Consistency is Key.  Participants who were able to do a little bit every day were way more successful than those who could not keep up a consistent schedule.  Doing a lot of PQ exercises all in 1 day is like thinking you could work out all day for 1 day and be fit for the next month.  What about cramming for an exam vs. studying a little bit every day?  We all know this.  Consistency is what starts to rewire the brain in the long-term for new habits. 

4. Struggles with the Program are your Struggles in Life.  The Program is a really telling case study of your life.  If you struggled to do the Program, whatever you struggled with in the program, you will struggle to do in life.  If you failed to keep a habit, then habit building is a struggle.  If you are skeptical of the program being worth your time, you are generally skeptical.  If you pick and choose what activities you do, you struggle with structured being imposed on you, or following anything rigid.

5. Do the Program as designed.  The program was designed with a specific amount, type, sequence and pacing of content.  While not perfect, there were experts designing the program, so do it as it was designed and not the way you prefer to do it.  If that means having to make some changes and move things around, then do it! 

6. Use an Accountability Partner.  While the weekly check-ins can be helpful, it is good to have at least 1 person working alongside you to keep you on track and motivated for 6 weeks.  It’s nice to have some light competition and mutual support, as this program is not a walk in the park.

7. LET GO AND ENJOY THE RIDE!  Do the hard work, but hard work doesn’t have to be so serious!  Rather than trying to control…predict…judge the program, just let it do its magic on you!  Lean into it and enjoy the ride.  You might as well, you bought it!  Surrender to whatever comes.

That’s it for now.  Keep in mind that if you invest in the program, you will get out WAY more than just the goals and intention you set in the beginning. From my personal experience in 2024, having "overachieved" in PQ helped me achieve other goals, such as paying off my school loans and accelerating my business.  You might as well go all in and see what happens…who knows what is possible when you give your 100%?!

If you are about to begin the program - I'm jealous of you! This is such an exciting journey and I can't wait to get started with you.

If you're PQ-curious to learn more, I offer a free 30-minute discovery session to walk through your Saboteur Assessment results to see if this is something you'd like to try. What do you have to lose?

For Learning and With Love,

Chris