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Someday we will sculpt our brains, much as we now sculpt our muscles to look and feel the way we choose.
Modern neuroscience shows how we can develop different parts of our brains to
experience different states and abilities. You can do this—you can target your
mental development to become the person you want to be!
Do you want to...
- Perform better at work >> read more
- Peak performance takes on a whole new meaning in the light of 21st century
technological advances. By developing your prefrontal cortex (your "Executive Brain"),
you can learn to effectively, and even joyfully, navigate through the challenges and
stresses of today's workplace. It's about more than productivity: it's
creating an inner state in which you are energized, focused, and working at your
best!
- Create brain-friendly meetings and learning programs >> read more
- Wouldn't it be great if your attendees were open, engaged, and
invigorated during your entire presentation or conference? If they retained and applied a
lot of what was taught?
This is not always the case. The nature of learning programs is the transfer and
reception of a large amount of information. The nature of people is that our attention
and retention capacity is not that large. And we are already stuffed with
information—we go to workshops wanting more, like trying to eat a third helping of
dinner when we are already full to the brim.
At BrainStrength Systems, we seek to share with our colleagues what we know about how the
human brain assimilates and processes information. People do truly want your information;
they just need it presented in a way that enables them to digest it. We can show you
how.
- Expand your ability to focus in the midst of overload >> read more
- The Information Age has gotten out of control. The challenge now is handling
all the information. People must use their minds in new ways to juggle and integrate the
often overwhelming amount of information and interaction.
Fortunately, brain science provides us what we need to meet this challenge. We can expand
our ability to pay attention to what we choose. Sustained focus is the mental ability.
Assertiveness is the corollary—so we can resist external demands that pull us this
way and that, scattering our attention so we can barely think straight.
If you don't choose your focus, it will be chosen for you. It takes
practice, just like growing any muscle. Develop your brain strength, and you will be free
to lead the life you choose.
- Motivate your team >> read more
- When we act in ways that are personally meaningful, our brain produces beneficial
chemicals that not only motivate us, but also feel good and increase our ability to
learn. Motivation and meaning are mediated by the same regions of the brain. They are
connected.
When we look to motivate ourselves and others, however, often we do not even consider
deeper questions of meaning. The work must get done. The diet must be adhered to. The
goal must be met. But . . . why? Because of external demands or requirements? Research
has linked external motivation to chronic stress, burnout, boredom, and an unending
search for external gratification that can only intensify.
So how can I motivate my team? You can't. What you can do is show them
how to motivate themselves. The network of brain structures that underlie motivation and
meaning are relatively known. Discover strategies that work, and feel good too!
- Be relaxed, productive and efficient, all at the same time >> read more
- When you think about it, much of the fuss is about having a shortage of time. "I have
to get everything done, and I've got only 4 hours." "How am I ever
going to do this? I must work faster. I must be more efficient."
"There's simply not enough time in the day."
News Flash: Time is subjective. The shortage is actually about attention
and the way we hold our experience of time. Did you know that multitasking is
inefficient? That we learn and produce more when we are relaxed and focused? That we can
develop our brain to be better able to concentrate? It's not about
working faster, working harder, or working longer! It's about taking
charge of your time and attention, and building your mental capacities so that work flows
in a relaxed and natural productivity.
- Take charge of your emotions >> read more
- Ever wonder why the heart so often rules the head? (Why can't I
control my anger? Why do I feel sad when nothing is wrong? Why can't I
stop worrying about this?)
Strangely enough, it's the way our brains are designed: the part of
the brain that mediates emotion is stronger than the part that thinks. You
don't need to understand all the science to take charge of your
emotions: what's needed is targeted exercises that change habitual
emotional patterns while strengthening your ability to be in control of yourself.
It takes time, but . . . aaaahhhhh, the freedom! Think of all you could be and do without
those old, stubborn, limiting emotions. Take charge—develop your brain
strength!
- Create a specific result >> read more
- It's 2008. There's ample information out there
about how to create the results we want. Much of it rings true. Some of it works... for a
time. If you're like most people, you "know how" to create
the results you want. You've tried many strategies, tools, and groups.
So why do some results simply elude us? Are we doing it wrong? Are we not motivated
enough?
We think it's because most strategies overlook the physiological
component of creating results. That's right. Things tend to remain as
they are for a simple reason: those habits are held in the wiring of our brain and
body.
New results require new ways of thinking, feeling and acting. It's not
quite as simple as just deciding to change: cognitive, emotional, and behavioral habits
are held in midbrain regions that are not easily accessible to conscious intention.
Knowing what to do and "making ourselves do it" are not
enough, because the "Executive Brain", while wise, is not
actually all that strong. Focusing our intention and a positive attitude are also not
enough, because how do we maintain that over a period of time?
If you want to achieve a result that is new for you, you must rewire your brain. This
takes targeted mental exercise and persistence over a period of time. (Remember, the old
wiring has been there for quite a while!) Our processes are designed to rewire the brain,
enabling change on a deep, enduring level; empowering you to sustain the consistent,
targeted practices that will produce the results you desire.
What it takes to do these things is knowledge and practice.
Just like going to the gym.
Take a look around!
We invite you to explore our website to learn how you can optimize your brain. Our seminars, keynotes,
coaching, and brain training processes provide scientifically sound strategies for
optimizing your most vital personal resource: your brain.
