70 Exercises to improve mental fitness Practice free writing with your non dominant hand. Create a drawing with your non dominant, and dominant hand simultaneously. Eat with your non dominant hand, whenever possible. While practicing speed reading, flip the pages using your non dominant hand. Pull or push doors with your non dominant hand. Apply soap on your body using your non dominant hand. Brush your teeth with your non dominant hand. Apply body spray with your non dominant hand. Drink tea with your non dominant hand. Use TV remote with non-dominant hand. Bowl using your non dominant hand. Go for a walk and take different route whenever possible. If you watch some TV channels. Watch a different one on a weekly basis: National geographic or discovery channel. Break routine activities and do different set of activities. Eat something different like fruits/salads to break routine food habits. Change the brand of your pen/pencil with which you write. Change the brand of your notebook, so that you get used to another style. Read variety of books. Change your sports habits, experiment with different sport for a day or so, and do that weekly. Instead of reading a book, try a computer, and vice versa if you are reading on computer or tab. Try yoga or stretching exercises, if you are not, or something different. If you read comics/magazines, read a history book or a book about motivation. Change your desk location at home, change your chair, clean your cabinet, and arrange them differently. Dress differently, than what you are doing regularly. Talk to different people, about different subjects, whatever they like to, and listen more. Add 5 minutes of breathing techniques to your routine. Do it in the morning, afternoon, and in the evening. Drink warm water, if you drink cold water or room temperate water if you drink hot/warm water. Close your eyes, and dream about how next day is going to shape up. Practice doing this daily, for the next day. Count from 100 to 0, skipping 3 numbers at a time. Example: 100, 96, 92, ….. Cover your eyes and listen to inspirational music for few minutes. Draw a picture with your eyes closed. Keep ten objects...
Read MoreThese days many people are curious about Neuro Linguistic Programming-NLP and Future of NLP and NLP techniques. NLP, Conversational Hypnotherapy, application of NLP in Sales and Marketing reached a new high in the 1990s, and 2000 when the two ‘NLP and Conversational Hypnosis’ blended more fluidly into each other, along with its applications in Sales and Marketing to create one of the most scientifically discredited theories of ‘hypnosis for marketing influence’ and yet a technique which is highly acknowledged by marketing analysts, sales professionals and entrepreneurial community, as the best application of NLP techniques. NLP is the brainchild of Richard Bandler and John Grinder in California. The NLP approach is meant to address a link between neurological responses, language and behavioural patterns which are acquired by the brain as a result of our experiences. NLP is the study of subjective experience, and is also defined as ‘NLP is about modelling excellence’. Today, the most prevalent form of application of NLP is ‘Internet marketing’, where a form of hypnotic writing (using NLP Milton Model language patterns) is noticed in the many get-rich schemes and adverts, certain scams, and even used by some big brands to advertise their products and services. NLP is a technique, a methodology, a framework which empowers people in the exploration of the manner in which a human mind works. It is the ‘difference’ that makes the ‘difference.’ The ways in which we think and develop our desires and goals. It utilizes the language of the mind to help in achieving desired outcomes. NLP is used by people to develop confidence in themselves, to manage their personal and professional relationships effectively (most of the time), to negotiate a situation where they can always be in a win-win situation. It is also helpful in meeting sales targets where sales professional use NLP to persuade buyers. It also helps leaders persuade the audience regarding their viewpoint and influence them sway on their side by making the audience feel that his/her viewpoint is right. It also helps in establishing a deeper connection with the audience. From lawyers and negotiators to therapists and life coaches, business leaders, motivational speakers, sales professionals everyone finds NLP to be useful when they try to...
Read MoreOver the last 5-6 years, NLP Training Programs have gained significant popularity in India. Increasing awareness of the benefits received from being trained in NLP has led to a spike in demand for programs and workshops. India is a fast-growing market for NLP workshops and home-grown trainers are riding the wave. This brings up an important point to consider, ‘what is the future of NLP training in India?’ Trainers, who have produced excellent results for themselves and their clients, are now expanding their services. Classic NLP Training Programs such as NLP Diploma, NLP Practitioner, NLP Master Practitioner and NLP Coach are only the basic foundation. The future of NLP training in India lies in its application to various business and personal growth areas including sales, leadership development, change management, stress management, accelerated learning, and coaching, creating a new dimension for future of NLP training in India. The NLP trainers in India are growing exponentially with new trainers getting added to the pool every day, and some being just paper Trainers, who would have received their NLP trainer level certificate without attending a program. With a high influx of new trainers, their focus to a large extent remains on traditional NLP programs. The customers they target have to pay for the trainings out of their own pocket. With this get-rich-quick mentality and high price competition, some of the good trainers of classic NLP programs are finding it difficult to sustain their business, as they have not explored the applications of NLP. For those who are passionate about NLP training, traditional NLP is no longer a sustainable business. Every day, there is a new website and another trainer claiming to be the best. You are required now more than ever to focus on your target customer. It is imperative that the trainer be willing to go the extra mile to create a great learning experience for the participants. To be successful in the marketplace, more than getting certified, you need to use NLP itself. Great trainers with profitable businesses are those who spend time learning, practising, exploring and adapting with NLP. The future of NLP training in India lies not in teaching it, but in producing transformation consistently and rapidly. The...
Read MoreWhat is the best NLP technique? When I nervously entered my first NLP workshop as a young professional 5 years ago, little did I know that it would be the start of a Powerful Personal and Business Transformation. I was instantly hooked. I was given tools that not only helped manage my state of mind but opened up whole new possibilities in life for me. I probed myself, to find out ‘ What is the best NLP technique or skill ?’ I started to gain incredible confidence as I resolved challenges smoothly and quickly. My dreams and vision for my life suddenly expanded exponentially, and I knew without a shadow of a doubt that I would achieve my highest potential. The single most important NLP skill that has shifted my life into high gear is Deep Listening. At both, a personal and professional level, the art of listening actively has greatly improved and deepened my relationships for greater success. This is by far the most important skill to have if you were curious to know, ‘ What is the best NLP Technique or skill ?’ Deep Listening is a key skill to be mastered especially for a trainer (an NLP trainer or in other areas of focus) or a Coach (Executive Coach, Behavioural Coach, Life Coach, Business Coach etc.). Someone rightly said to me once: “The world will be a better place if all of us learned how to pay more attention to others, and listen at a deeper level.” So what does ‘deep listening’ mean exactly? Is there any other way to listen than what we’ve been doing so far? When we’re having a conversation with others, our minds tend to drift. We may be thinking of tasks in hand or be preoccupied with the past or future. I remember once nodding very vigorously with another’s conversation, all the while thinking about lunch. Sometimes, we may just not be interested in what the other has to say. But, I’ve come to believe that if I’m choosing to spend time with another person, I should honour and respect both of us by being completely present. You never know when some casual comment could be the exact answer you’ve been...
Read MoreEight Steps to boost your Brain Power If you think you have less Brain Power, you may be surprised that you are programming yourself to have less Brain Power. If you want to change this, and think in a better and resourceful ways, you may very well be few steps away. Eight steps to boost your Brain Power is just a starting point. If a person decides to tap into their Brain, they can do wonders. It all starts from a desire to achieve. Following are eight steps to boost your Brain Power: 1. Regular Brain Exercise You may be doing exercise for your body, by indulging in aerobic exercises (walking, jogging etc), and working out in a gym, but that is not enough. Your Brain needs exercise as well, treat it like a muscle and it will grow. Simple physical exercises release neurochemicals, and these neurochemicals make us feel happy, and allows us to get into a resourceful state easily. Combine this with simple brain based exercises, and you will see wonders in your mental capability. Try these three simple exercises to exercise your Brain: • Create a drawing with your non dominant, and dominant hand simultaneously. • Count from 100 to 0, skipping 3 numbers at a time. Example: 100, 96, 92, ….. • Keep ten objects on your table, and with your eyes closed, pick one at a time, and feel the object, and then draw them on your notebook with eyes closed. 2. Supplement your Diet Eat nutritious food like fruits and vegetables. Some of the foods that are believed to boost brain power are as follows: Blueberries, Whole grains, Oil based fish, rich in Omega 3 fatty acids, Tomatoes, Adequate dosage of Vitamins and Minerals, Pumpkin seeds, Blackcurrant, Broccoli, other leafy green vegetables, asparagus, olives, seeds, nuts, eggs, and brown rice. 3. Play Games Play games which are going to stretch your thinking. Board games, like Chess, Checkers are going to stimulate your Brain. Solve puzzles, play games like scrabble, monopoly etc. There are lot of computer games which are designed these days to boost the brain power. 4. Do something new Every now and then do something different that you are used to. ...
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