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Mind Power

 

PowerTool:  Your Desire Card 


This is really a "cheap trick" in that it costs you practically  nothing, but it can change your life. How's that for an intro?

Take a 3x5 note card. Turn it to where the 3" is at the top, like a small sheet of paper.

Write this at the top in large print:

"IS THIS WHAT I TRULY DESIRE?"

Under that, draw a line down the center of the card. On the  left column, write "YES", and on the right, write "NO".

How to remember quotations

How many times have you read through an interesting passage in a book, or an amusing quotation in a newspaper, and thought to yourself – ‘that makes sense, I’ll remember that.’

If you are like most people, then I would think that the answer is probably many times. The next question then is how many times can you accurately recall the passage or quotation concerned, after a moderate interval of time has passed by? The problem is that recalling any reasonably long piece of text is for most people not an easy task.

How your memory operates

Firstly let me begin this section by telling you that your memory is excellent. Yes you read correctly. I did say excellent! What do you mean you don’t believe me? The plain and simple fact of the matter is that it has been proven, with the aid of such techniques as hypnosis, that everything that an individual sees, hears, thinks, or does in his or her life, leaves some trace (no matter how small) somewhere in their brain. And unless someone’s brain suffers some kind of physical trauma – for example an haemorrhage, tumour, or some other form of injury or disease that results in the permanent destruction of certain regions of the brain. Then the memories will leave some record for the rest of their life.

 

How to remember your dreams

In this section of the site, I intend to outline a method whereby you may form a record of your dreams. I shall endeavour to explain the details of this system as this section unfolds. However before doing so, I would just like to take a few moments to offer you a brief explanation of the purpose of dreaming. So that you will know exactly what it is that you are attempting to recollect.

 


In the same sense...
 * When you focus on the negative aspects of other people, they tend to bother you more often.
 * When you focus on the negative aspects of your business/work, you tend to feel more   
   uptight, annoyed or stressed.

It is not that people, work or life bothers us.  Rather, it is the negative aspects of people, work or life that we focus on that tend to bother us.
 
Becoming resilient to pressure is a choice.
How fast you bounce back from stress, pressure and burnout is a choice.

   > Question: So, how do you choose to be resilient?
   > Answer: By practicing gratitude

 

Review Techniques Keeping Acquired Information Fresh in Your Mind

 

Remembering things in the long-term can be tricky. Yet, especially in today’s busy times, increasing deadline-related projects and growing to-do lists, much of the information we take-in needs to be “stored” for later use or application.

 

It is completely normal for memories of things learned to be clearest immediately after learning them. But, as time goes on, we tend to forget more and more of the information, finally being able to recall only small parts of what we so-diligently learned.

This can be particularly destructive in the workplace, making it important to find a reliable tool that keeps information “fresh” and saves you valuable time and effort by not requiring “relearning.”

 

Surprisingly, it may be as simple as reviewing the knowledge you need absorb and apply later more frequently, which enables you to keep it fresh and alive in your mind. This makes it easy to recall when you need it with a minimum of effort.

 

 

Optimism Increases Productivity

How am I going to get through all this work?
I don't know what will happen if I fail?
What happens if we don't meet the sales budget?
I hope that I don't get sick!

If this is a familiar train of thought then you are in trouble!

Pessimism has been found to not only increase stress, but also increases incidence of illness &  absenteeism, tiredness, slower recovery from surgery, low self esteem, and causes the under use  of abilities.

You simply cannot afford to 'put up' with a bad mood, having a miserable day, or negative colleagues.  Pessimism will drain both your productivity and quality of life.

 

Does Speed Reading Have a Direct Correlation to Income?  

It has been said that standard education will get you jobs, and self-education will make you fortunes. This is no doubt true, and I believe that reading is a key skill necessary to self-education. Statistics say the average CEO in America reads 4-5 books per month while the average American reads 1 book per year! This same statistic goes on to say that 60% of those average American's don't even get past the first chapter in that one book! You may shrug your shoulders and say – okay big deal – so what? I am not a reader and why should that bother me?

 

Developing the body language of confidence can be really important when attending job interviews, presenting, dealing with complaints and being involved in related activities. One confident person differs from another in their body language but these are some general guidelines.  ... more

 

 

 

 

 

Power Your Mind With Creative Visualisation

Creative visualization is the technique of using your imagination to create pictures of yourself achieving a desired goal or outcome and focusing on that image until you achieve your objective.

Use the power of your imagination to create what you want in your life.

Let go of your limitations - Act Now!

 

 

 

People today are spending longer hours at work, in front of their computers, just to meet their pressing deadlines and KPIs.  As a result, there are more incidents of debilitating back pain, neck ache, headaches, RSI and burnout that are reducing productivity and increasing stress leave.
 

So what is the answer? 

Movement prevents productivity attrition.   ... more