How to Boost Your Memory
Although many things about the brain are still unsolved mysteries, we’ve learned a lot about memory.
Did you know your brain is made up of 100 billion neurons? As you grow up, develop, and gain wisdom from life experiences, these neurons become connected to each other and they communicate through these connections.
Memories are formed when certain neuron connections in the brain are strengthened by an event. Even though our brain takes in everything, if we don’t strengthen these connections, we tend to forget.
How can you improve your memory?
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How to Become Influential
Influence is one of the most motivating factors in decision making. When you have a major decision to make, what are the influences that drive you to a final decision? It’s normal to base any big decisions you make on how it will affect your loved ones. In essence, you could say that those closest to you have a lot of influence on the decisions you make in life.
Influence is the capacity to have an effect on the character, development, or behavior of someone or something.
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Reaching the Top
Many of you have probably heard of people inching their way slowly to the top, gradually overcoming obstacles on their way and struggling with as much effort as they can to reach one of the highest peaks in the world, Mount Everest. Or maybe you have heard of people who overcame all hardships and adversities in their lives who made a difference in the world. People such as Marie Curie, Thomas Edison, the Wright Brothers, Walt Disney, Neil Armstrong and Amelia Earhart have all contributed to the idea of success we all possess and aim for today.
But what is their secret to their success? What made them different from the rest of us? Read more
Why Foreign Language Training is Essential
People who want to totally immerse themselves and have a first-hand experience of certain cultures should first learn how to speak and live other languages no matter how foreign these languages are to them.
Learning a foreign language may be difficult, but the satisfaction and the benefit one gets upon learning the foreign language is definitely worth the effort. Learning a foreign language can be both psychologically and financially rewarding.
The world is becoming more globalized each day that it is imperative that we are able to understand the languages spoken by people from other countries. People of a proud nation should not hesitate to learn and master foreign languages because countries no longer have borders. Of course, countries all over the world literally have borders; but technically speaking, we are now a borderless world.
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The P’s of Personal Success
Success can be elusive. It can find its way out of our lives. Why? Well part of the reason why is because we ‘settle’. We allow answers, solutions and circumstances to enter our lives that are not congruent with who we really are.
For example, we may be asking for ‘the answer’ to a desired relationship. Or we may be praying for a ‘solution’ to a financial situation. But when that relationship comes in the form of a person that may or may not be ‘the right person’, we settle.
And if that ‘financial solution’ comes in the form of a J-O-B … when it’s not the kind of work we know we’re cut out for, we settle. Read more
Getting Away from Shyness
Quite often, I am asked about shyness and what can be done to assist one to “get over it.” There are many individuals who find fighting shyness a continual battle. So first, let’s define just what shyness is. Shyness is defined as an inhibition from contact or acquaintance with others. It is scientifically stated as an uncomfortable feeling towards some personal and interpersonal orientation that hinders the pursuit of goals.
Shyness is a state that causes discomfort in social situations that, in extreme cases, can lead a person to shun all sorts of peer-to-peer interactions altogether. It can be a mild type of shyness, where the person is still able to face others in discussions albeit with a Read more
Positive Thinking through Self-Talk
Positive thinking refers to one’s confidence in actions, beliefs, and competencies. Having positive thinking is the key towards a successful and fulfilling life. Self-talk can be described as that little voice inside one’s head which can either be beneficial or detrimental to one’s thinking. This inner voice usually gives comments, critiques, or praises one’s deeds and actions.
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There are different views regarding self-talk in relation to building positive thinking. Some people may relate self-talk to the barriers towards attaining true confidence in oneself. This can be true in the cases of people who do not push to take the pessimism out of their systems.
There is also a school of thought that says self-talk is an important tool in the Read more
Handle Difficult People With Ease
Whether you admit it or not, they are everywhere; and no matter how hard you try to steer clear of these kinds of people, there’s always a high risk of bumping into them. They can be in your school, workplace, community, or maybe in your family. Learning to cope with difficult people is absolutely considered a skill. Not everyone has the aptitude to deal with them without losing their wits.
Below are some tips that will help you keep your cool and your cards intact the next time you get to encounter complex people.
Extend The Thread Of Your Patience. No matter what you say and do, you’ll never get an unmanageable person down. So, the best weapon Read more
Be Careful of What You Wish For
The ringing in of a new year always brings with it thoughts of change. Each of us ponders things that we want to change to improve our lives better, things that we need to let go of to make life easier and ways to get more out of each and every day.
How bad do you want something? Can you almost taste and feel it? Do you imagine that it’s already beside you, nestling comfortably under the crook of your arm?
If you wish for something that your heart desires, then think really hard… and it might just come true. If one adds concentration and feelings, it becomes a great creative power that makes things happen.
Creative visualization is not just about positive thinking. It is the ability to use one’s imagination to greater heights, to see into one’s mind an exciting reality. It has been used in several different forms, usually subconsciously or unconsciously throughout a person’s lifespan. Many great people in the past have known about it, used it to their advantage and in the process, helped made the world a better place to live in.
The brain is a powerful tool and should be utilized only for good. Creative visualization can transform one’s life from dull to dazzling. The idea will serve as a draft and the emotion provides Read more
Live Life to the Fullest!
It’s so good to have the Express Coaching blog back online once again. As we have worked with those who have so freely given of their time to make our site a priority and to get us back up and running again, all within a few shot weeks – we appreciate you more than you’ll ever know.
So here we are, starting our blog once again from scratch. It’s an opportunity to begin over – to start fresh – to share some new thoughts and ideas and to remain positive in our work.
As we move into the holiday season and as we stand at the door of 2009 – I would like to as you this question. Where are you living?! Strange question, right? But think deeply. I will make it Read more
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