Mastering Your Unique Mindset

You're walking down the street, and meet someone whose name you should remember. You don't. You try to get by with a warm greeting. It almost works. Then, another friend joins both of you and waits to be introduced. You're embarrassed. The other person remembers your name; you've forgotten his. You're not sure whether you've simply got a poor memory or if you're showing early signs of senility. If you'd like to possess a memory for names, try these simple strategies - they'll make a world of difference in your ability to remember names. LOOK AT THE PERSON WHEN YOU HEAR THE NAME When you're meeting a person, you're often looking elsewhere. If a third person is introducing you, you're normally looking at the person who is doing the introductions or is speaking. If a customer comes up to the counter you're working at, you're generally looking at the paperwork you've just assembled. If you've just come into a room full o

In order to learn from a book, it is best to read through that book more than once. This is where speed reading will help tremendously. When first starting to read a book, look at the cover. Read what it says on the back of the book. Open up the book and read through the initial pages, then look through the table of contents. Flip through the pages, look at some pictures. Prepare the mind for what you are about to embark on. On your first reading, you can speed read, and don't worry about understanding or remembering everything. It is like when you build a house. At first you lay the foundation with the cement, but you don't expect to sleep there the first night. On your second reading, have a notebook and pen or pencil to take notes. You may even want to highlight or underline if that is possible. You may not want to read as fast as the first time, and of course you want to stop and take notes. Don't be too concerned with remembering everything right away. Through the po

Modern lifestyles are hectic and a huge number of people rarely find time to relax and probably even open an interesting book for a read. With videos and games keeping everyone busy and occupied, books have been neglected by many yet they are some of the best sources of knowledge and can even help in improving your life. Technological advancements have opened up the possibilities of actually downloading books to your device and reading whenever and wherever at your own pace. You no longer need to make your way to a book store to find a book that you like because you can easily access PDF books and even enjoy free downloads. Creating time for a nice read can be beneficial in more ways than one and below are some of the top reasons why you should embrace more book reading and include it in your schedule. 1. Reading helps improve and muscle up your memory Reading offers the brain a different workout than the usual TV watching or listening to your stereo. When you concentrate

Imagine this scenario: You go for your annual physical and your doctor gives you the startling news that you have mild high blood pressure. You admit that you are under a great deal of stress at work. The recommendation is to exercise and begin a relaxation program such as mediation. So you, being the proactive go-getter that you are, Google "meditation" and research how to meditate. Based on your findings, you begin a daily meditation regimen. You follow the instructions closely. You sit cross legged on the floor with your back straight and your timer set for 20 minutes. You find your breath, ignore the stiffness, find your breath, ignore your thoughts and so on and so on. The timer finally goes off. You rise up from your meditation with a stiff back, sore knees and racing thoughts about how little time you have to get ready for work. You do this for a couple of weeks and find yourself even more stressed, suffering from mild tension headaches and completely frustrated.