This is a success technique that is very useful for goal setting.
“Success is goals. Everything else is commentary” – Brian Tracy
Goals are so important that Brian Tracy wrote an entire book on goal setting. I highly recommend this book and at the bottom of the page you will see my link to purchase this book.
But getting back to this technique, it was invented by an ex marine called Erik Therwanger after he experienced a few challenging life situations that you and I would never even wish upon our worst enemies.
Jim Rohn was one of America’s foremost self help
philosophers. He was at once very profound and yet
very simple to understand. His advice was at once
simple to implement and yet almost magical in its
results. How did he do it?
In the USA there is a TV channel that is different, it does not play ads, sick reality shows, or other mind numbing IQ dropping junk. It is called Public TV and is mostly paid for by viewers. That is what I was watching one day when I came across a wonderful program by a gentlemen named Dr. Daniel G Aymen, physician, child and adult psychiatrist, brain imaging specialist, bestselling author,etc.
It was about natural ways to strengthen and improve your brain functionality. As Dr. Amen quotes ”brains run schools, banks, companies and countries…”. It is therefore important to invest in your brain development.
Here is what he has to say.
Normal is boring. We are all different in our own ways. There really is no concept called normal.
ADD, attention deficit disorder affects more and more and it is not just young kids. Symptoms of ADD include short attention spans, poor impulse control and being disorganized. Short attention span applies only to routine work but not to novel situations. This is why it is difficult to diagnose ADD.
A few key natural supplements endorsed by Dr. Amen:
Green Tea – Weight loss, depression control.
St. John’s Wort – Depression control
5HTP
SAM-E – Low energy and depression control
Kava Kava
Dr. Amen cautions repeatedly that some supplements work for some and not for others. The human body is a wonderful invention it is however not a cookie cutter machine.
5 Ways to Boost Your Willpower
- Don’t get your blood pressure low. Frequent small meals plus protein will prevent this condition from occurring.
- Get good sleep.
- Write down specific goals and read them out every day.Ask yourself if your behavior is getting you closer to the goals or not.
- Practice your will power.
- Balance your brain chemistry (the doctor in Amen speaking). Get help from professionals ( and again here).
Being a doctor he has to give some prescriptions and so here they are but with a twist.
12 Prescriptions for Mental Health
Love your brain
Protect your brain
Stop poisoning your brain. No alcohol, no drugs, reduce caffeine, don’t use cleaning materials without open doors and windows. I think I just shot my weekend plans
Protect your memory. Take early memory problems seriously. Early detection is crucial. There exist simple paper tests to detect memory loss.
Exercise regularly. Physically active people were found to have the best cognitive ability. I finished a rigorous workout a few hours and was finally able to write this post after putting it off for exactly a week.
Take the supplement Gingko
Take the supplement Sage.
Good sleep. Statistical fact.Sleep deprived people cause more accidents than drunk drivers.
Learn brain healthy ways to deal with pain/chronic pain.
Fish oil
Accupuncture
Brain healthy diets:
Whole grain
Lean protein. My wife is not happy with my reconversion to non vegetarianism. Perhaps this will help.
Avocados. No not anacondas!
Walnuts. And they taste great too!
Physical exercise. It boosts blood flow to the brain. 30 minutes 3 or 4 times a week.
Mental exercise. Learning something new generates new neurons.
This one is my favorite. Notice what you love about your life more than what you hate about it. SPECT (a type of brain scan) scans were radically different for people who focussed on negative thoughts versus those whoe focussed on positive thoughts. Finally there is science behind all the positivity talk.
And a variant of the above. Notice what you love about others more than what you dislike about them.
Develop resilience
No excuses
An optimistic mindset.
What distinguishes Dr. Amen is that he explains neuroscience in a style that is engaging, informative and actually entertaining.
OK so how about switching off Simon on American Idol
Below are some books that Dr. Amen wrote which you might like if you liked this post. And hey post a comment if you liked this or for some strange reason did not.
Jay Abraham and Rich Schefren conducted a teleseminar called ‘The League of Extraordinary Minds‘ on the subject of motivation and peak performance. Some of the greatest business thinkers shared their most important insights on the subject of personal motivation and peak performance. They were:
