This is a Sunday-after-Scrabble game that Uncle E and my friend, Cynthia, and I made up to keep the mental juices flowing. Use a dictionary that includes the old words as well, if you can. (It’s more fun!) Each player takes turns finding a noun of which the other players have to guess the meaning. … More Mental Yoga Week #6: Play the Dictionary Game
Last week I bought an above-ground pool while my youngest nephew was visiting. He’s a Capricorn, so work is play to him. He wanted to be in charge of putting together the ladder. Try though he did, and as determined as he was, he could not figure it out. Neither could my 80-year-old next-door-neighbor, who … More Mental Yoga Week #4: Mind Power for Kids
Here’s one for all you entrepreneurs out there. Read the Sunday Paper (online is fine; I love the New York Times online.) and find 10 business ideas to develop. Here are examples from one of my Sunday reads: I read a story about Cancer Research which said the CTRC in San Antonio was not getting … More Mental Yoga Week #5: Read the Sunday Paper for 10 new Biz Ideas
One of the things I always tell my Stop Smoking Clients is to change their morning routine. Why? About a third of all smokers do it strictly out of habit. When you change the way you start your day, you are telling your subconscious, “Hey, we’re not doing the same old things any more.” You … More Mental Yoga Week #3– Change Your Morning Routine
Came across this website because I am attending a Health Productivity Conference in which this topic will be discussed: Improving Brain Productivity to Reduce Depression. Here is what MyBrainSolutions lists as their benefits: MyBrainSolutions is an interactive brain training site which brings together a brief objective brain assessment, games, videos and trackers designed to: Reduce … More MyBrainSolutions
The following is an abbreviated version of one of my hypnosis scripts. Make a recording of it for yourself and practice using it to go into flow. Feel free to change some of the wording if it doesn’t feel right to you. Once you’ve done this session for a few weeks, try an actual walk … More “Exercise #2 for Increasing Flow: Virtual Walk in the Forest”
If you haven’t read the article about Flow that I wrote a couple of weeks ago, go back and read it first. If you have, let’s get started. Remember, FLOW is about being present in the Moment. The concept of being here now is deceptively complex and amazingly simple all at the same time. But, … More “Exercise #1 for Getting in the Flow of Life”
Almost 20 years ago, a Hungarian psychology professor, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, published his ground-breaking work, ‘Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience.’ I’ve been a fan of Csikszentmihalyi, (“chick-send-me-high-ee”) ever since that time. According to “flow” theory: people are most happy when they are in a state of flow— a state of concentration or complete absorption with the activity … More The Science of Happiness: Getting in the Flow of Your Life
This is alternate perspectives #2. I get people in my office every day who are (a) stuck in unhappy marriages (b) stuck in unpleasant jobs (c) angry at the world for a whole slew of reasons (d) depressed (e) afraid to live (f) worried about ______ ( you fill in the blank.) I tell them … More “Sixty Days of Mind Power Techniques” # 24
Here is a tip to help you increase your mental flexibility. It actually came from a Toastmaster “Success Communication” workshop. Imagine this scenario. You are a builder who has just purchased a large parcel of land, south of town, adjacent to a bird sanctuary. You feel the beauty of the land and the convenience access … More “Sixty Days of Mind Power Techniques” #16