The reason our attention and focus isn't that great is because we haven't trained it. 1. Concentration - be where you are “continuous partial attention, and our attention is being fragmented" Multitasking is a myth Stop overwhelming yourself by continually changing the channels of your mind. Exceptional work is always associated with periods of deep concentration. Nothing excellent ever comes from a scattered effort. P - purpose |- interest C - curiosity Tony Robbins says, "If you want to cure boredom, be curious. If you're curious, nothing is a chore; it's automatic — you want to study. Cultivate curiosity, and life becomes an unending study of joy.” 2. Create and connect Photographic memory is a myth...memory is a skill and not some special gift. turn information into images or mind movies S- senses E - exaggeration (absurd, funny, sexy) E - energize (action) Book is Livre. Sounds like liver, so you can imagine opening a book and finding squashed liver inside. The capital of Greece is Athens. Imagine eight hens (sounds like Athens) swimming in Greece. bring information to life with your endless imagination The Body Method, The Car Method (like a mind palace - (LTM) long-term memory storage compartment) The Peg Method of memory The Rhyming Peg Method and the other The Shape Peg Method.Some of the names will naturally create a picture like the surnames Baker, Cruise or Gardner. My surname is Horsley so you can think of a horse and Bruce lee. My first name is Kevin and it sounds like Cave in, making it easy to create an image and meaning out of my name. Other names may be more difficult, but by using a bit of creativity any name can be given meaning and turned into a picture. Janice sounds like chain ice. You then make the connection and think of a chain of ice flying out of her blue eyes. 3472 9401215 721110 is as easy as remembering aMeRiCaN PReSiDeNTial CaNDiDaTeS Google images to create memory diagrams Mind Mapping the ‘Swiss army knife for the brain’ You can design your presentation with this FLOOR principle in mind. In a presentation we tend to remember: F - First things L- Last things O - Outstanding information 0 — Own links R - Repeated information CARDS, Heart A- Hat 2-Hen 3- Ham 4- Hair 5 - Hail 6 — Hash (hash brown) 7 - Hack 8 - Hoof 9 - Hoop 10 - House review and reciteCHAPTER 15. SELF- DISCIPLINE “We all love to win but how many people Jove to train?” ~ Mark Spitz (7 Gold medals in the 1972 Olympics) There has never-ever been an undisciplined world champion. Our rewards are always directly proportional to our efforts. It sometimes takes years of training to develop abilities in the area in which we would like to achieve success. People say, “That person has such a talent,” but they never look down, the road to see how many hours have been spent training. If you want to master the skills that you have learned in this book, or if you want to master anything, you need self-discipline. Self- discipline is not self-deprivation. It is about raising your standards and going for and being more. Many people think that things are going to magically appear in their lives. Think