We have been warned for many decades not to smoke. Now the World Health Organization says that tobacco is the leading preventable cause of death in the world, surpassing heart disease for the first time. Five million people die of causes linked to tobacco use annually.
Medical research is providing additional warnings to smokers. A study in the publication Neurology reported that older adults who smoke face an increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease. In addition, worse mental health was also more likely in persons who smoke than in non-smokers.
Most people know that smoking cigarettes can cause lung cancer. However, smoking is also a risk factor for Alzheimer’s Read More...
Tom Weber recently spoke at the Illinois Association of REALTORS Convention and shared with them ways to improve the health of their brains. A fit mind leads to a better memory. In this video, Tom shares 4 quick tips you can use today to improve your brain’s health.
Memory trainer David Shoup gives tips on how to remember names and other useful techniques to improve your memory.
You can learn more at the 8-hour Memory Training Workshop and enroll at http://www.deliverfreedom.com/memory_training_workshops.html Be Free!Read More...
USA Memory Championship winner, Ron White, explains how he remembers information.
He says to remember anything, you must turn it into an image…..sound familiar Memory Training Workshop graduates? Ron also uses File, Image and Glue to Read More...
If you have taken our Memory Training Workshop, you learned about the Mental File Folder System. With this system, you use the technique of File – Image – Glue to remember information and instantly recall it later.
Similar to a filing cabinet, if you have an organized system for storing information, retrieving it later is simple.
First you need a FILE. Then you turn the information you want to remember into an IMAGE. Last, using vivid action and emotion, you GLUE the information to your file.
A few months ago I wrote an article on how to remember phone extensions and had great feedback that it worked for many graduates of the Memory Training Workshop. However, some of you asked, “Leah, what do I do if the extension is longer?” So in this article I am going to give two examples of three and four digit extensions.
There are two options for longer extensions, one is pretty basic and the other is a bit more advanced. We’ll start Read More...
Memory Training expert, Roger Seip, has trained thousands of people across the country on how to develop a more powerful memory. He was interviewed on WIBA in Madison, WI and shares some insights on how to improve your working memory.
A study by Rutgers University proved that improving your working memory will make you smarter. The fact is, you are not born with a good or bad memory. Learning to improve your memory is a skill that anyone can Read More...
It seems as I am getting older, there are more and more demands on my time. Keeping an organized schedule is essential to making sure commitments are honored and I show up at the right time and place for myself and the folks who are counting on me. Staying on track with personal and professional goals, projects around the house, day-to-day errands, things I’d like to be doing, etc. Perhaps you can relate?
Over the past few months, I’ve had moments of of sheer excitement and energy stemming from these activities. And I’ve had a few moments of feeling scattered and stressed from my perceived weight Read More...
If you believe that accelerated loss of your mental acuity is inevitable with age, and that the loss of your competitive edge is certain to accompany that memory loss, you’re not alone. But you are wrong. Age does have some effect on memory, but it’s not an especially significant factor. Nonetheless, people tend to use their age as an excuse for poor or weakened performance.
In fact, the opposite is true: For most people in business, the prime earning years are their 40s and 50s because they have invaluable maturity and experience. However, sometimes people in middle age enter a very self-defeating cycle, doubting themselves and losing confidence in their abilities.
Scott Ackerman, a recent Memory Training Workshop graduate, plans on using his trained memory to help him find a new and purposeful career.
The applications for memory training are endless and this use was outside of the ‘norm’ of what most of our graduates use the memory training techniques for. I can see how Scott will have an ace up his sleeve during job interviews by having taken the Memory Training Workshop.
Specifically, he will be more confident in being able to instantly recall facts about the company he is interviewing with Read More...