Memory Exercises - Your Solution For a Photographic Memory By Gregory Frost

Having a photographic memory is not something you can actually be born with. Some of us have a photographic memory and some of us do not. This is where the basis of evolution and generation genetic information come into play and the strength of our memories are dependent on these and maybe several other factors. But of course, there is no limit to this fact, as we can gain a photographic memory or something very close to it without too much of a struggle.

Yes, there are many programmes out there that help you to gain a photographic memory, but before you whip out your credit card and purchase a DVD or audio tape, you need to try your hand at some simple memory exercises you can do on your own in the comfort of where ever you are right now to improve your memory and give you an almost perfect one. Before all this, let us look at the causes of memory loss, and there are many things to dissect and bring across to the table. As the memory capacity of one person differs as you go from individual to individual, the different factors that do cause memory loss will have different degrees of effect, but they effect them nonetheless. One of these is hypertension.

Another is excessive alcoholism, which contributes to the brain cell deaths that would already be naturally occurring within the cortex and the neurons of the brain. People with thyroid problems would also be prone to memory loss as those who are prone to depression and emotional problems. One of the biggest and most common contributing factor of memory loss is stress, and all of us, at any one point of our lives, would feel the heavy hand of stress upon our backs and our minds, so we need to be wary.

Now, we can discuss some of the memory exercises you can perform in your free time so that your memory will improve as time goes by. One of them is mental focus, and this can be achieved by breathing exercises that allow you to reduce the heartbeat and focus the mind. Once you are able to achieve this on a daily basis, your memory and thought processes will improve. Yoga is a good way to do this.

The other way is called repetition, in which you repeat some of the things that you are most prone to forget to yourself and you increase this list on a daily basis. Another thing you can do is associations. Making mental associations and imagery to the aspects of your life that you always forget can be some of the mental exercises that will release your memory from the trenches of forgetfulness and give you a much more photographic memory. These are some of the mental exercises you can do which might give you the solution to a photographic memory. Practice them every day and you might find yourself at the top of the memory game in no time at all.

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Conversational Hypnosis EBook - Learn Conversational Hypnosis Easily? By Con

Have you ever had one of those days when the world just seems to refuse to cut you a break? One of those days when no one listens to you, you get passed up for a promotion even though you know that you the perfect person for the position, you significant other is spending to much time looking at other people and not enough looking at you, and your kids are running roughshod. If you have then you need to seriously consider downloading a conversational hypnosis eBook.

People who learn how to properly use conversational hypnosis are often amazed at how much their lives are changed. Just this one skill and they are suddenly able to negotiate, persuade people to follow their lead, earn the respect of their children, and ensure the faithfulness of their significant other. So where do you go to locate a conversational hypnosis eBook? The best place is this website LearnConversationalHypnosis.net. When you visit this website, which has been created by conversational hypnosis masters, you will get so much more than just a conversational hypnosis ebook.

What You’ll Get

When you visit the website you will be offered the opportunity to purchase an entire course about conversational hypnosis. The course was created by world renowned master hypnotist Igor Ledochowski. The total course includes a nine page course blueprint, a huge manual, and twelve audio CD’s. Why would you ever settle for a conversational hypnosis ebook when you can have all of that?

In addition to the actual merchandise you will also receive excellent offline support and the chance to upgrade your membership. The benefit of upgrading to a platinum membership is that you will be granted access to The Private Hypnosis Club. Each month members will receive advanced hypnotic techniques that will further benefit your life. Best of all this upgrade is, at the moment, free.

The Cost

Okay, so you are going to probably be spending a little more money than you would have spent on a conversational hypnosis eBook, but you have to consider that Mr. Ledochowski charges his clients $575.00 dollars an hour for a personal training session, and that is assuming that they are even able to book a time. When you consider that suddenly the price tag that is currently attached to the conversational hypnosis doesn’t seem so steep.

What if it doesn’t Work?

Spending thirty-five dollars on a conversational hypnosis eBook and not being able to train yourself would be bad enough; you probably can’t stand the idea of spending nearly two hundred dollars on an entire course only to find out that you don’t have an aptitude for hypnosis is just ludicrous. There are two ways that you could handle this problem, you could test drive a poorly written conversational hypnosis eBook first and test your skills, or you could take advantage of the money back guarantee. The only requirement is that you make up your mind within sixty days of the initial purchase. For more info visit LearnConversationalHypnosis.net

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Overcoming Procrastination - Everything You Need to Know By Kai Ferra

Procrastination has ever since been part of the upscale battle of every individual’s life. With work and life continuously getting tougher and tougher at every age, people find the need to delay some pending deadlines in hopes of getting a few minutes of rest. In truth, it is perfectly fine to get a break and doze off from work. However, not finding the discipline and courage to go back and finish what you need to do is often the challenge, which leads to procrastination. If you are looking for positive ways on overcoming procrastination, we have lined up some of the best tips that can guide you into becoming more efficient with your work schedule and assignments. Overcoming procrastination will help you drive a huge amount of discipline that is highly needed in every aspect of one’s life.

The first thing that you need to learn when overcoming procrastination is the process of self-control. Yes, we all love a few minutes or hours of the day to ourselves, but sometimes it helps to know when is the best time to do certain things. Bear in mind that the more you concentrate on finishing a certain task the more help you will get to bring in more expedient and better results. This will then give you more time for yourself at the end of the day. If you are feeling tired and restless, you may opt to take the time to take control over your mind through the process of hypnosis. Hypnosis, as an effective means of rehabilitating oneself, will help you get in tune with your body and release all the stress and pressure that is flooding inside your nerves. Releasing this tension will help you work more effectively, instead of keeping the huge amount of stress up in your head and allowing anxieties to slow you down. In most aspects, hypnosis helps your mind veer away from the notion of giving up. When the mind decides to give up, this will eventually trigger the body to slow down and to eventually stop working. Instead of doing this, psyche your brain to improve on your pace at work and challenge your body to correspond with what your mind dictates. Being able to achieve work in lesser and quicker timeframes will help you achieve more leisure time.

Keeping track of time will also help you in overcoming procrastination. A lot of people make the greatest mistake of assuming that they always have a few more minutes to relax and to do unproductive work. It is best to keep track of time so that you will know if you need to speed up a little on what you are doing or to catch up on other important tasks lined up for the day. If you have a work schedule lined up for you everyday, making sure that you are right on time for every activity will also help avoid procrastination. As much as possible, have a wristwatch or a means of checking the time so as to serve as your guide in pursuing other pending transactions for the day.

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Real Genius - IQ or Creativity? By Steve Gillman

What is real genius, and how do we cultivate it in ourselves? A common dictionary definition is, 'Extraordinary intellectual power especially as manifested in creative activity.' Some definitions refer to a high IQ as well, but that doesn't seem to be an important component. Both intellectual power and creativity can certainly exist without a high level of intelligence, as I will explain.

Real genius, then, whether in the sciences, arts, or business, is about finding new, creative and effective ways to do things. How high a man or woman scores on some test of intelligence is not so relevant. How productive he or she is in producing new ideas is the most defining factor.

Genius Is In The Software

If we look at the brain and mind as a computer, we can see that the physical part, made up of neurons and such, is the hardware. This is the computer before we install the operating system and various programs. If it is potentially more powerful, that's great. But it isn't enough. In order to realize that power, to use it, we need the programs. What would the computer on your desk be worth without any software? The same is true of our brains.

The software, then, consists of our ways of thinking. These are developed starting in childhood, but they are not static. We can continue to add new 'programs' throughout life, and the right ones can dramatically increase one's creativity. This is why a less intelligent man can be a genius at something, while a man with a much higher IQ may add little in the way of new ideas, thinking or products to the world. It is all about the software.

What about these 'programs?' What are they, where do you get them and how do you install them? The bad news is that they do not install as easily as programs do on your desktop computer. You have to work with them for at least several weeks to make these new ways of thinking habitual. The good news is that once they do become a habit, they work for you almost effortlessly.

A 'program' might be as simple as 'the exploration of creative alternatives by looking at purposes.' This is something anyone can do, but few do it systematically or habitually. Work with this enough consciously, though, and it becomes a regular part of your thinking. You look at a textbook from a school, for example, and your mind asks 'What are the purposes, and what does that suggest for alternatives?'

You see that a textbook is supposed to impart knowledge to the student. The questions that naturally arise include, 'Does it do that well?' and 'What else might suit this purpose?' The question of effectiveness makes you wonder what you would find if ten different textbooks on the same subject matter were used to teach students, and then we tested the students to see which group learned more. That leads you to the idea for a textbook testing service (currently, textbooks are often chosen according to the preferences educators, rather than by effectiveness). The 'what else' part could get you thinking about making educational material into video games.

Other creative ideas will start to come to mind as you look at the matter, at least if that is the way your brain is programmed to work. And the 'program' above is just one example of many techniques for creative thinking which you can 'install' in yourself. A higher IQ could be helpful, and raising yours may be possible, but that is not nearly as important to developing real genius as changing the ways in which you think.

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Causes of Procrastination - How to Stop it Today By Kai Ferra

Everything that we do in life starts with something small. Although all processes have difficult parts and methods that we need to endure and to take responsibility for, in the end, we would still be the one to benefit from the end results. Out of the many challenges that come our way, procrastination is one of the most common. With just a single decision to procrastinate, a person can cause countless delays for different people and at different times. Although procrastination can cause dramatic results, sadly not everyone can immediately realize when they have already fallen victim to this mentality. In order to help you out, here are a few of the main causes of procrastination that you must watch out for:

1.You don’t enjoy what you do.

People are most effective when doing something they are passionate about. Doing something that you don’t believe in, moreover something that you do not enjoy is simply one of the main causes of procrastination. Due to societal issues surrounding unemployment and finances, people jump into random jobs that will hopefully help them earn money for a living. Unfortunately, since the job title does not have anything to do with what they dream of becoming in life, they tend to slow down and to lose interest in performing well at work. Not being able to enjoy what you do results into slowdowns and unsatisfactory results. Psyching yourself to work harder and in a faster pace is more effective when done with something that you love to do.

2.You’re not good at what you do.

It’s almost an essential procedure in every blue book for you to believe that you are the best in what you do. Telling yourself or actualizing that you are not delivering the best performance in your work will eventually lead you to procrastinate. Belief is one of the strongest determining factors that lead people to work at their full potential and at the most effective way possible. One of the causes of procrastination is the belief that you are not good in what you do. Instead of telling yourself what you cannot do, why don’t you start training yourself to do better in things that you are weak at? Seeing failures as missed opportunities can help drive you to work harder and to prevent procrastination.

3.You’re not supposed to do it.

We all get tired from work. At times, we regrettably have to face the fact that there may be things that we would be asked to do even if we are not the right person to do it. Each person keeps their own body clocks and schedules, which is why unwanted tasks tend to irk us especially when they’re given at the last minute. Overtimes, for instance, is one the main venues for procrastination. You feel restless from too much work and since you’re not supposed to do the task, you eventually decide not to deliver your outputs at the required deadline. We all have to bear in mind that each occupation requires flexibility and a few adjustments once in a while.

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Success - A Journey or the Destination? By Daniel Britton

Success, would you know it if you found it? It is notoriously difficult to measure success since the yardstick of success is nebulous and ever changing. Is success a destination or the journey? “On my way to success, I lost my happiness. How I wish I had smelt the roses! ”, laments an anonymous writer. But tread we must the lonely road to success. Sir Winston Churchill, former British Prime Minister once said that “Success is going from failure to failure without a loss of enthusiasm”. As one of the great leaders of the last century he should know. This theme has been repeated often in our poetry, literature and plays. Who can forget the poignant story written by Robert Bruce and the famous quote, “Try, try and try again, until you succeed.”

Learned men have always said that success is something that cannot be measured and differs from person to person. Jim Rohn, America’s leading Business Philosopher describes success as “nothing more than a few simple disciplines, practiced every day”.

All of us want to succeed in our own unique way and we strive for it. But what is success is unknown to many of us. Are fame, name and money success? Can you term material gains as success in an individual’s life? The answer is a big NO. Motivational and Personal Development experts feel that happiness is the answer to success. In this material driven world if a person can stay happy through his highs and lows then it can be called success.

The poet David Frost said that ‘don’t aim for success if you want it; just do what you love and believe in, and it will come naturally’. How true. If you are passionate about what you do, you are sure to excel in that field, leading to success in your career. Professional success leads not only to happiness but also to innovate in your chosen field. If every individual can identify their core strength and work on it then success is sure to be achieved leading to happiness and satisfaction. Whether you are an artist or a writer or a doctor or a software programmer, being ardent and fervent about your work will show in what you do, leading to fame and name. Many achievers have said that once you achieve success you feel empty inside. But I beg to differ. If you are committed to your work with passion and zeal you won’t feel lonely. Professional success is like an aphrodisiac. You will want to achieve it again and again. British author Michael Korda says that ‘Your chances of success are directly proportional to the degree of pleasure you derive from what you do. If you are in a job you hate, face the fact squarely and get out’.

We must attract success not chase it.

Many times, it is seen that a person with tremendous leadership traits, fails when he sets up his own shop. Qualities like hard work, tenacity and perseverance which seemed an asset somehow turn into a liability. This is due to the fact that they fail to take any responsibility. Don’t play blame games in case of failure. As an entrepreneur, you have to accept that the buck stops with you, each and every time. Taking responsibility is a major act of a true leader. All these attributes in a leader helps him in attaining success.

Former President Abraham Lincoln, failed to gain office many times before he finally became the President. His purpose and goals were clear in his mind and he did not give up. He said “try and try until you succeed” and that’s exactly what he did. Success and failure are like two sides of a coin. Sometimes it is heads and other times tails. If you can accept both with positive attitude, you are sure to succeed. The purpose of experiencing failure is to appreciate success when it comes to you.

‘I think we worry about failure too much. I don’t think that failure very often can hurt anybody. Its fear of failure that will absolutely destroy you’ says the learned Jack Lemmon. Just as the story of a spider inspired Robert Bruce to try and win his battle, it’s only your guts, determination and motivation that help you to achieve success in life.
Even in personal life success depends on a positive attitude, motivation to stay in a relationship as well as being sincere and dedicated to your loved ones which lead to success in the relationship. Very often we confuse issues and get side tracked leading to despair and heart ache. It is always wise to look at your cup half full. Achievement and motivation are like Siamese twins. One doesn’t exist without the other. When these two go hand in hand success is certain. This is true not only to professional life but to personal life as well.

‘The men who try to do something and fail are infinitely better than those who try to do nothing and succeed’ Lloyd Jones

Instead of just lamenting that you are not lucky enough to get success it is better to catch the bull by its horns. Take charge of your life and set about by starting with a positive thought. A single positive thought can lead to many big achievements in life. Consider for a moment the Law of Attraction; Rhonda Byrne in her book ‘The Secret’ says that, thoughts are powerful and transform themselves into things. We are like communication towers transmitting at different frequencies. When we transmit powerful positive signals which reach out to the universe, it brings forth beautiful and fruitful results in the form of success. If you transmit sad and negative thoughts you only get what you have transmitted. The ‘Secret’ was said to have been inspired by the classic text ‘The Science of Getting Rich’ which was written almost a century ago. This book lays out a blueprint for financial success and a free copy is available from The SuccessBlog at www.ursuccess.net

This is the difference between success and failure. Be clear in your mind what you are asking for. Remember there is no limit, no constraint to thinking big.

Success is often the result of taking a misstep in the right direction- says Al Bernstein.

In conclusion remember that real success is achieved when there is undisturbed peace of mind and my favourite quotation on the subject by George Woodberry,

“Defeat is not the worst of failures. Not to have tried is the true failure”.

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Struggle - Press Delete By Mary Kay Buttery

I recently had the opportunity to accept an assignment in Southern California. I instantly fell in love with the area because of the glorious weather. And as I experience more of this local I find there is much to appreciate!

As little as six months ago I probably would have not been open to this offer. But we live in a ever changing universe. I have to laugh as I am again living an experience beyond my wildest dreams! But that my friends is my life. My most recent personal window(s) of opportunity adventure is the essence of this feature article.

After the conclusion my last temporary contact assignment I started investigating new opportunities. The calls from recruiters were slim to nothing. And the few I got were offering assignments in locations I had experienced or knew were not a good fit.

I sensed I would consider a permanent employment agreement when that perfect location presented itself. Well now seemed to be an excellent time to be proactive! So I thought of a few places I would really like to live and started searching for full time permanent positions in those areas. I love to 'google' topics on the internet. And through this technique I found an opportunity in a favored location, San Diego. Long story short, I jumped through the necessary hoops and was offered a long term contact assignment.

I now had to find comfortable lodging, at least temporarily. I can be an impulse buyer, so I set up a monetary range of what I desired to allocate for this expenditure. And I also remembered my worldly possessions have been narrowed down to that which can fit in my car (the past three years I have junketed from place to place doing short term contract appointments ).

An ingredient of mine for a more happy joyful life is meeting interesting people. So I decided to investigate roommate situations. It was as if I swirled a magic wand, as soon after I found a great opportunity to live in a four bedroom house that offers a comfortable homey living environment. I occupy a private (furnished) bedroom and have house privileges. And utilities, cable TV, high speed wireless internet, linens, towels, weekly cleaning and groceries are included in the rent! Right now there are also two twenty something individuals from Germany, a male and female, living in the house along with me. One is an avid surfer, and the other is a soon to be lawyer here to learn about our judicial system. We each have our own schedules. But we tend to meet up and chat for a bit, usually while preparing food in the kitchen .

I have been on the job a few weeks and am in the process of departmental training. The facility is federal and a military medical center, so a lot of policies, protocols, verbiage, etc. are a new experience for me. Yet everywhere I go I find a smile is one thing everyone recognizes, appreciates and responds to!

Since I started my assignment I discovered that the department is installing a highly complex instrumentation system. It is a 'hot off the press' concept in laboratory instrumentation. Everyone involved will be at beginner status when training begins! Staff members will learn a lot more about Information Technology. And, if it runs according to plan it will mean fewer staff will be required. Change is a component one can always rely to make an appearance, again and again!

If downsizing occurs I will be one of the first to be considered for a pink slip, as I am a contract employee at this facility. But I am there now and I get to experience implementation of a state of the art system (and add the experience to my resume). As luck would have it, I am on a month to month agreement at my present living situation. And I know everything that is an ideal match for me will come my way - easily and perfectly!

I no longer live in a Catch 22 world. I have deleted struggle from my living experience. Life invigorates me. So you can appreciate and understand why I comfortably and confidently say - 'Bring It On'!

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