Powerful Self-Affirmation Statements
Self affirmations is the term used to describe the practice of repeatedly affirming (by voicing out like reciting or chanting) what you desire to have. You can practice affirmations for almost anything. Self affirmation works primarily because of the power of intention. Chanting affirmations signals your intent, and you are declaring it to the universe and to your brain. Our brains cannot differentiate between reality and illusion. If you vividly imagine something as real as possible, the brain will accept it as reality. This is how self affirmations work. The more you chant an affirmation with belief, power, emotion, desire, and the more repetitions, the more 'real' it becomes to the brain.
Practicing positive affirmations has been said to bring positive changes to life. It is a great tool which can help you boost your capabilities and results.
An example of a positive affirmation is "Everyday in everyway I am getting healthier and healthier". Or you can just use "I am getting more and more healthier".
Affirmations can take the form of 'I am', 'I can' and 'I will' statements. Such as "I am confident" or "I can be confident" etc. 'I am' are affirmations of who you are, 'I can' statements are about your capability or potential, and 'I will' is for what you want to achieve or change.
I am: A statement of who you are.
These are positive affirmations of a real state of being that exists in you. You can achieve a full list of 'I am' statements by taking a personal positive inventory of your attributes, strengths, talents and competencies.
· I am perfectly healthy in mind, body and spirit.
· I am a genius and I use my wisdom daily.
· I am passionate about everything I do.
I can: A statement of your potential.
This is a positive expression of your ability to accomplish goals. It is a statement in your belief in your power to grow, change and help yourself. I can statements could be designed after you have a set of goals.
· I can love my partner unconditionally.
· I can stop smoking easily.
· I can grow my business and be financially free.
I will: A statement of positive change in your life.
Positive affirmations of what you want to happen. It is a success prophecy. I will statements are developed after you have set your priorities and goals. Many times the word "will" can be removed to bring the statement to the present.
· I will love and nurture myself better each day.
· I will gain more confidence each day.
· I will do my visualizations daily.
You can intensify your affirmations with a single word—easily.
I am earning $1,000,000 a month versus I am easily earning $1,000,000 a month.
Notice how the word easily adds a sense of calmness and intensifies the positive emotional impact of the affirmation?
How To Write Affirmations Effectively
1. Refer to the present
Your affirmation should be referring to the present. Why? If you use past tense that would mean you are inferring (to your subconscious and your unconscious) that this is something that you previously wanted in the past but not necessarily right now.
Likewise when you use future tense it means what you are asking for will only happen 'sometime' in the future. And while it is normal and realistic to expect that whatever it is you are affirming will only happen in the future, it is important to specifically state when. If this future period is vague then the mind would not know when it is and when it should happen.
So, as far as you can, try to use the word 'Now' in your affirmations. If it is more apt to state a future period, then make sure you specifically state when it will happen. Give it a specific date, for example - By May 2012 I would have achieved ________
2. Avoid negative words
Make use of positive words / statements and avoid negatives in your affirmations. The reason for this is because double negatives are not recognized by the subconscious mind. If you say something like "I will no longer overeat", what will be picked up by the subconscious is "I will overeat". Rather than using a double negative, use a positive statement instead. For example,"I will eat healthy foods in healthy portions".
Using positive statements would help you get the intended message across.
3. Have a few alternatives - mix it up!
Instead of just using one affirmation and repeating it over and over again, have a few variations of it. This helps keep things fresh and interesting when you are doing the practice of your affirmations. In addition this also prevents things from getting 'boring' and helps you avoid getting into a state where you end up just going through the motions and doing your affirmations without any passion or intent.
4. Keep it short and impactful
Don't come up with a long winded, detailed affirmation with too much information crammed into it. Instead, you want to keep your affirmations short and straight to the point. A short sentence of around 5 - 12 words would be perfect.
Also you don't need to use big complex words. Rather write your affirmation in a style that is in the usual way that you communicate internally and externally. If this is the way you usually speak to yourself, then it is the best way for you to get the message across.
5. Be specific
This is the reason you are writing your own affirmation in the first place. You want it to be as specific to your objective as possible. The less vague the affirmation, the better it is. Success can only be present when there is precision and clarity.
Rules to use affirmations more effectively
The Rules...
1. How to craft good affirmations
When practicing affirmations, make sure it is stated in the present. Don't use time based words that refer to the future. Phrases such as 'in the future' , 'by next year' , 'tomorrow' etc. The reason is because our brains do not follow the concept of time. If you affirm 'I will make 1 million dollars next year' , to your mind it will always be the next year. The use of specific dates can help solve this problem.
Personally for me, I try to refrain from using 'I will' statements as well. As it may also imply that it is something that you will only achieve in the (vague) future. Again solve this problem by adding specific dates into your affirmation.
I prefer statements which refer more to the present. It gives the feeling that it is happening now. Moreover, our brains only really understand the present. Use statements like these ;
I am becoming more and more……. everyday
I am feeling more and more……everyday
I am improving in……….. each and everyday
(Everyday) I am moving closer and closer to my goal of…..
Notice that all those statements imply that you have not attained your goal yet, but you are getting closer and closer to it. This is how to use affirmations effectively.
One thing to avoid at all costs is to affirm things that are blatantly untrue. For example 'I am a millionaire'. If you are not, then who are you kidding? Your subconscious mind will pick that up and know that you're full of bull. That makes the subconscious mind less receptive to future affirmations.
2. Do it with emotion and passion
Showing emotion & passion is a signal that you believe in what you're doing and that you genuinely want it. If I told you to run a campaign on saving cockroaches from extinction, will you be very emotional and passionate about it?
When doing affirmations, put more of yourself into it. Don't just say it blandly. Show that you care, that you want it, that it is important and that you believe in it. Your subconscious mind and the universe will pick that up and act on it. If you say it like you don't believe it's possible then it won't happen. Say it like you don't really care… it won't happen.
In the end, it's not just what you are affirming, but how are you affirming it. You must be congruent. Every fibre within you must be pulling in the same direction, and this includes your mental, physical, emotional and spiritual aspects. Every drop of doubt must be eliminated.
How to use affirmations with emotion?
Voice – verbalize in a strong, confident tone. Project your voice, don't be monotonous & inject life into your intonation.
Body – Strong, upright posture. Take in deep breaths. Move around to add more energy (such as walking). Use lively gestures (fist pumping etc)
Mind – Focus on what you are affirming. Don't start dreaming about other things. A good way to do this is by visualizing the affirmation. For example if you are affirming for self confidence, while doing the affirmations, you can visualize yourself confidently talking, interacting & doing things. Bear in mind, usually it is not easy to do affirmations and visualize at the same time. So just keep it simple by constructing a few images and keep repeating it in your mind.
3. Stick to it
Be consistent. Focus is power. Just stay on track and you'll eventually get to your destination.
Other Tips
• Don't do too much at once – Stick to a few affirmations at most and work on those consistently. Concentrate and focus.
• Practice it first thing in the morning, and last thing before going to sleep at night.
• Meditation – If you practice meditations, you can use affirmations during your meditation. The relaxed and focused meditative state will be of benefit.
• Reminder cards - Write out your affirmations on little cards put it in places where you can see them. Around your house, car, office etc. This is to act as a reminder. Another way is to put it in your wallet and carry it around.
• Set goals that are in line with the affirmation. Set short term goals, this way you will be motivated when you see the result. Start small and develop confidence from it.
• Another way is to read out the affirmation and record your voice. Listen to the recording while doing daily activities like exercising etc. Listening in bed as you sleep is also a good idea.
• Ask others to say to you. Eg. John, you are an excellent money manager. Get someone supportive to help you out. Avoid negative and unhappy people.
• Say out your name in the affirmation. "I, John Smith….." Some people find that this works better for them.
• Start your day practicing affirmations. Give the first 15 mins of your day to practicing affirmations before starting your day.
• Say your affirmations each time you meet with proof or indication that what you are affirming is true. For example, each time you find yourself exercising, eating healthy food, or whenever someone compliments you, affirm that you take good care of your health. Do it at the moment of proof, so to say.
• Make sure your affirmations are bold, clear, and positive.
• Practice saying your affirmations for 30 minutes a day. Say them in your head and out loud.
• Along with your affirmation, take action.
• Read this out loud: I can achieve whatever I set my mind to.
NLP Techniques – Anchoring
Anchoring is a simple way to change any unwanted feeling to a resourceful feeling in a matter of moments. When you create an NLP anchor you set up a stimulus response pattern so that you can feel the way you want to, whenever you need to.
Creating an NLP Anchor
Identify the emotional state you want like confidence, calmness, and enthusiasm. You need to define very specifically how you want to feel.
Select a desired state i.e. specifically how you want to feel. Recall a particular time in your life when you felt the desired state. Pick a powerful example. It is worthwhile looking back at your memories to relive times when you had this desired state, the context is unimportant, what is important is recalling a few particularly strong experiences and then selecting the most powerful one.
To create the state in your imagination, NLP Suggests you should put yourself back into that experience as if it is happening in this moment. You should see, hear and feel like in the moment. Notice how the state builds to a peak and then declines.
Now repeat this process only this time just as the state is about to peak, make a unique gesture with the fingers of one hand as you say a word or phrase to evoke the feeling, while also visualizing an image that represents the state. e.g. clench your left fist as you softly say to yourself ICE COOL...while you picture someone who represents calmness for you e.g. a Buddhist monk. Hold the state for a few moments, release the anchors and then break state (change your emotional state by thinking about something completely different and by changing your posture).
Now you must go through this whole procedure about five times in order as to build a resilient NLP anchor. This repetition is crucial.
Test the anchors by firing them (make the unique gesture, say the word/phrase, picture the person that represents calmness) and check that you do experience the desired state. You will know that you have successfully anchored the resource when you can access the desired state by firing any one of the component anchors i.e. the visual (picture), auditory (word/phrase) or feeling (gesture) anchor. You ought to feel the anchored state within 10-15 seconds. If the feeling is not satisfactory then choose a different experience that more precisely gives you the appropriate state.
To make sure your anchoring works as well as possible you need to learn about the secrets to powerful NLP anchoring. There are six distinctions that will supercharge your anchoring skills.
Secrets of NLP Anchoring
Only anchor an intense state i.e. a strongly felt experience.
Pick an experience that is pure and not mixed with other feelings.
Use unique anchors so the state is accessed at will.
Timing is crucial, fire the anchors before the peak and release before the peak declines.
Spend time at NLP anchoring to become skilful. Allow 20-30 minutes per session.
Reinforce periodically to keep the NLP anchor strong since the intensity may fade over time.
Using NLP anchors can make a massive difference to your ability to deal with people. Instead of hoping you will feel capable when you next need to express yourself, just fire your NLP anchor and in a moment feel the way you want to feel.
Maybe you want to feel relaxed in that crucial job interview, fire your relaxation anchor and you have it in an instant. Perhaps you want to feel powerful, then fire your power anchor and in a few moments you can go from feeling like you are under surveillance to feeling in charge of your feelings and your world.
You can also stack NLP anchors. This means that you would select your desired state and anchor it as above and then repeat the process with a different state but using the same gesture, word and picture. For example you could anchor confidence to a clenched left fist, say POWER and picture James Bond. Then you could start the anchoring process again to anchor a time when you had a huge grin on your face to the same clenched left fist, POWER and the image of James Bond. Before you know it you will be able to feel powerful AND happy in a moment.
NLP anchoring is a life skill that will work for whatever you apply it to. It has relevance for work, family life and relationships. Let's say your spouse has a special talent for getting on your nerves, just fire your calmness anchor and instantly you will have freedom from the torment!
Take some time as well to review your top goals and values. Then decide which emotional states you need to achieve these goals. Create a list of these feelings and schedule 20-30 minutes to set up an NLP anchor for each one.
Make notes to remind yourself which triggers you will use for each state. Although this may seem unusual at first, with practice this will become second nature. Approach it from the point of view of having fun learning something different and you will soon become skilled at anchoring.
Advanced NLP anchoring
Moving forward from the basic anchoring technique, in the more advanced NLP anchoring technique we involve 2 anchors. There are 2 ways to use this technique;
Integrating Anchors
Here is the process for integrating anchors.
1. Using the same method as above, get yourself into a desired state #1.
2. At the peak of the state, fire off a unique anchor, anchor #1.
3. Break your state by standing up, moving around, shaking yourself out of it.
4. Repeat them a few times.
5. Now repeat the above steps with state #2 and anchor #2.
6. Integration. Get into state #1 & fire anchor #1. While experiencing that state fire anchor #2. Let the 2 experiences mix and watch and listen to everything that happens as those two experiences combine to make you even stronger and better.
This can be used for example in integrating energy and creativity together so that you can perform even better in your job.
Chaining anchors
Chaining anchors can be used to bring yourself from a negative state that you usually feel to a positive one. For example you usually get upset when stuck in traffic jam. By chaining anchors, you can chain the state of calmness to it so that the next time you are stuck in traffic, you instead of being upset you will be calm.
Here is how to chain anchors using the example above;
1. Get yourself into a calm and relaxed state.
2. At the peak of the state, fire off anchor #1.
3. Break state and repeat steps a few times.
4. Now visualize yourself stuck in traffic. Experience the unhappiness and feeling upset.
5. Fire off anchor #2 at the peak of the state. 6. Break state and repeat a few times.
7. Now chain both anchors together. Start by visualizing yourself in traffic, then fire off anchor #2. Visualize yourself as you start to feel upset because of the traffic (fire off anchor #1) suddenly you feel a calmness and relaxed feeling.
In chaining anchors, make sure that your negative anchor is not too intense. Your positive anchor must be stronger than the negative anchor. Or else the stronger negative anchor will overpower the positive anchor instead and turn it negative.
Law Of Attraction
Step 1: Decide What You Want
Ask What do you want? Be specific; don't say to be rich or to lose weight or to find the love of my life; those are just words and vague concepts without anything to define them. Be specific : What do you want? Write it down. Do it now. Great! Now let me ask you this. What is your life like right now? Be specific. write it down. What you have now is what your subconscious thinks you want and the only reason it thinks it is what you want is because you probably spend a lot more time thinking about what you don't want than you do thinking about what you do want. In fact, you are probably extremely clear about EXACTLY what it is that you don't want, while you might only have a sense of what you do want, and because of that it isn't as clear. The key of the Law of Attraction is that whatever vision is most clear and vivid and specific wins. It's also important to realize that your subconscious doesn't hear words like DON'T, as in I DON'T want to be poor. it actually hears "I want to be poor". So be very careful. If you are crystal clear on what poor is and only kind of clear on what rich is, guess which vision will win? So what do you do now? First we have to make what you DO WANT clearer and more defined, the more clear you are, the easier it will be for you to focus and continually bring your attention back to what you do want even when you are tempted to focus on what you don't want. Then I'll give you the tools to get the NEW message to your subconscious mind so that it knows you have changed your order. So let's recap. The first step is to decide what you want AND if your ultimate picture of what you want requires many steps to get there, I also want you to get EXTREMELY CLEAR on the FIRST STEP. Now it's time to move on to the next step.
Step 2: Visualize In GREAT Detail
This is the fun part. Take 5 minutes right now to visualize you living the life you desire. I want you to see yourself in this life; what do you see, hear, taste, and touch? How do you feel? See it as if it is a movie; watch yourself participating fully in this life. Who are the people around you? What are you wearing? Where are you? What are you doing? Watch this movie of yourself and when it is completely clear in your mind, step into the "you" that is in the movie so that you literally go from watching it to living it. How do you feel? Get excited, soak it in, notice every detail and know that YOU did this, YOU created this and you are living it NOW! Okay, grab a timer and take 5 minutes to do this exercise. You back? If you really did this exercise, you should be pretty excited right now, but chances are you also met with some resistance in your mind and that's what we'll talk about in the next step.
Step 3: Remove Resistance To What You Are Focusing On
Here's the truth, if you weren't somehow resisting what you want, you would have it already. It's really that simple. So how do you remove the resistance? There are several things you can do to remove resistance. 1. Relax before you visualize: If you are stressed out and feeling desperate and decide you need to visualize so you can get what you desire, how well do you think that's going to go? Do some breathing exercises before you visualize and then always start how we did in the last step, by watching yourself like you are in a movie. Once you feel yourself enjoying the movie, that is the time to step into it, it is at that time that you are at your most receptive. One of my favorite things to do is visualize to a guided visualization. I also use music to put me in a specific frame of mind. 2. Write down every objection you have to what you want: Do you feel like it's too late to get what you want or that you aren't smart enough or that you don't have enough connections, or that you'll have to make too many sacrifices to make money in your own business, lose all the weight etc. etc. etc.? Write it all down, get it out, I promise you getting it out is one of the best ways to diffuse the energy behind these objections. The monster under the bed gets bigger and uglier and scarier UNTIL you turn the light on. 3. Write down a time when you experienced success: It doesn't have to be a huge success. What did you have to believe to get that success? Why did it come to you? How were you different when it came to that success than you are in relation to your current goal? If you have been successful at anything, even in a small way, then you have within you the capability for great success, we just need to take that success and who you had to be to achieve that success and apply it to what you want now. There are many steps you can take to remove the blocks that stand between you and your dreams, my favorite is NLP Secret. The techniques revealed in this program are almost exactly what I used 5 years ago to go from making less than $100 a week to $6000+ a month in only 3 weeks time. Once you start clearing obstacles it is time for the next step.
Step 4: Take Inspired Action
The Law of Attraction Key is Inspired Action! The Law of Attraction doesn't mean you sit around your house visualizing what you want and then wait for it to knock on your door. That is the biggest misconception about the Law of Attraction and definitely the most dangerous one. The fact of the matter is that you could know exactly what you want and you could be free of all of your blocks, but if you don't listen to your intuition and take inspired action, chances are good you will never get to your vision. The key is inspired action and not just any action. For the most part people take action to try to force things to happen and then every action they take after that is in an attempt to correct what came of the Non inspired action they initially took. Put simply, if you try to take action before you go through the first 2 steps we have spoken about, I can almost guarantee you it won't be inspired action. Inspired action comes from that gut instinct or sudden flash of an idea. Inspired action comes when you are clear about what you desire and are truly focused on what you do want instead of what you don't want. Inspired action is offensive NOT defensive in nature. You know all of the answers somewhere inside you, it's a matter of getting clear enough about inspired action and how to tap into that inspired action by listening to the˜Inner Silent Partner. Start listening to yourself and you'll start to tap into your Inner Silent Partner and all the wisdom you have. Once you start doing that, you are ready for the last step.
Step 5: Let It Go!
Okay, now you're crystal clear on what you want, you can visualize it in great detail and actually feel how it feels to live the life you desire by stepping into that vision and you are actively removing your blocks and connecting to your inner silent partner to take inspired action. Now What? It's simple AND it's the hardest part of the equation. You have to trust the universe, trust the work you have done, commit to keeping your focus on what you do want and off of what you don't want and then Let It Go! When you plant a seed, you water it and make sure it gets sunlight and then you trust the universe and the work you did and you assume it will grow. You don't dig it up every day to see if it's growing. It's the same with this. Absolutely do things to keep your attention on what you do want¦put pictures up to anchor your mind on what you want, visualize it as if it is already your life, take inspired action. But let go of How and When it will come to you. The hardest part of attracting what you desire is letting go of the need to figure out how it will come to you. Let it go! And when your mind begs you to try to figure it out Let it go. If you try to figure it out, I can guarantee the only thing you will do is psych yourself out! Let go of how it will happen and KNOW that what you want is already on its way to you and the Law of Attraction will work for you instead of against you.
SMART Goals
SMART Goals is an easy way to remember the steps to setting goals.
'S' stands for 'Specific'
'M' stands for 'Measurable'
'A' stands for 'Achievable'
'R' stands for 'Relevant'
'T' stands for 'Time Bounded'
These are the components that make up a SMART Goal.
Specific
Your goals must be clear enough so that a 7 year old child will know exactly what you want.
By answering the following questions you will have more clarity as to what you really want to accomplish and why.
What is it that I want to accomplish?
What do I want to be, do and/or have once I have accomplished my goal.
Why do I want to accomplish this goal?
Or a better question would be:
What is the motivating factor behind wanting to achieve my goal?
(Be specific and it must be personal. It is a lot harder to motivate yourself if you are trying to accomplish somebody else's goal, unless it becomes your goal too.)
Who needs to help me in pursuit of my goal?
Write down the people, groups, companies, organizations, etc. you need to allign yourself with in order to achieve your goal.
Measurable
All goals should be measurable.
For example, if you want to lose weight, you should know how many pounds you need to lose in order to reach your goal, and how much you want to weigh.
If you want to take it to the next level, you would know exactly how much body fat (BF) you want to lose and how many pounds of lean body mass (LBM) you want to gain.
Achievable
In order for you to feel your goal is achievable, you must have a 50% chance of reaching it.
If you are new to goal setting, you may want to start with a goal that is at least 70% achievable, and then increase the difficulty level from there.
If you have been achieving goals for a while you may want to take on a goal that has only a 30% chance of success.
The bottom line is that if you, in your heart, feel that you can achieve it (through focus, hard work and discipline) then you increase your chance of being victorious.
Relevant
Your goals should be relevant to you. You can't enthusiastically achieve somebody else's goal. But you can enthusiastically achieve a goal that inspires you and motivates you in to action.
When you think about relevance, think about your motive for achieving the goal. Be like a lawyer and grill yourself to see if there is a motive for achieving what you think you want.
If you can't come up with a good enough reason to achieve your goal, then find a new one that motivates you in to action.
Time Bounded
Your goal should have a time for completion. If your goal is to lose weight and you haven't given it a deadline for completion, then it is merely a wish.
On the other hand, if you say by December 31 of this year, I will lose 10 pounds of body fat and gain 5 pounds of lean body mass. Now you have a clear time line for your goal.
I hope this SMART Goal Method helps you in achieving all of your life's dreams.
Remember, it is Smart to use SMART Goals.
Resources
Multiply Your Resources
Everybody has four resources. They are:
1) Time
Time is the most precious commodity. Protect, preserve and prioritize
2) Money
Find out the ways to increase your money. Utilize the three channels of raising money: active income, passive income and portfolio income.
3) Effort /Work
You cannot attain anything in this world unless you put some effort. Push, toil and work
4) Knowledge
Knowledge is a lighthouse. Gain, Grow and Shower
Dimensions
Dimensions of Goals
1) Mind for mental goals
Let there be goals related to your reading, visualizing, planning, writing etc.,
2) Body for physical goals
Let there be goals related to your health, exercise, nutrition etc.,
3) Heart for social / emotional goals
Let there be goals related to your society, friends, service, sympathy etc.,
4) Spirit for spiritual goals
Let there be goals related to God, Spiritual life, meditation etc.,
SMART Goals
Your Goals should be SMART
1) Specific
Your Goals should be clear and specific. Ask "what I want to accomplish?" "Why I want to accomplish that?" "What is the motivating factor behind wanting to achieve this goal?" "Who can help me in pursuit of my goal?"
2) Measurable
Your Goals should be Measurable. Ask "how much you want to achieve?"
3) Achievable
Your Goals should be Achievable. They should have a 50% chance of achieving it. Ask "Is it Achievable?"
4) Relevant
Your Goals should be relevant to you. You can't enthusiastically achieve somebody else's goal. Ask "is it relevant to you?"
5) Time-Bounded
Your goal should have a time for completion. Ask "By when you should achieve this goal?"
Law Of Attraction
Apply the Law of Attraction
1) Decide what you want
Ask "What do you want?" "What is your life like right now?" "What do you do now?" Be specific and extremely clear about your Goals.
2) Visualize in great detail
Visualize yourself living the life you desire. See as if it is a movie - a movie of yourself, Step into that "YOU" in the movie and soak it in.
3) Remove all the resistance
Remove all the resistance to what you are focusing on. Write down the obstacles you're facing and get them out of your way one by one.
4) Take Inspired Action
Start listening to yourself and tap into your inner silent partner. Take that inspired action.
5) Let it Go trust, focus.
Trust the God and trust the work you have done; commit to keeping your focus on what you do want and off on what what you don't want and then Let it go!
Anchor your mind on what you want, visualize it as if it is your life. Remove all the resistance, take inspired action and let go of how and when it will come to you.
Life is “A GIFT”
Hi, Welcome to Pawan Alluru’s “Framework”
Let us now discuss what makes this gift more adorable.
Practice solitude on a regular basis for 30 - 60 minutes and find out the answers for all the problems your have.
A GIFT
A for Affirmations
Affirmation is a powerful, positive declaration to this world and to yourself in particular about “Who you are”, “What your potential is” or “What you want to achieve / change”.
Affirmation statements are of three kinds.
“I am” Affirmations: These are statements about who you are. Ex: I am perfectly healthy in mind, body and spirit.
“I can” Affirmations: These are statements about your potential and your capability. Ex: I can love my partner unconditionally.
“I will” Affirmations: These are statements about what you want to achieve or see positive change in your life. Ex: I will gain more confidence each day.
Repeat the affirmations as many times as you can to motivate yourself every morning and every evening.
G for Goals
Be clear and specific about your goals. Close your eyes and reflect on the following questions for few minutes. Write down what ever comes into your mind and find out the right goals. Later devise the plans for achieving them. Break the long term goals into short term goals and act upon the immediate goals one by one.
1) What do I really want to do with my life? What would I immediately do in my life, with limited resources and without any limitations?
2) What are the three things I want to accomplish in my lifetime? In the next 5 years? What are the three things I want to do this year, this month and today?
Chart out 10 goals in positive , present and in personal tense in a Goals Book. Rewrite them every morning and every evening without looking the previous page.
I for Intuition
Record all your thoughts in a Thoughts Book as they pass through your mind. Thoughts come in various forms like Fears, Tasks, Decisions, Goals, Opinions etc., Later check which are useful and which aren’t. Organize the useful ones and accept them into your life.
F for Fears
Answer the following questions on bits of paper and drop them down in a “Drop Box”. Later forget them as they were received by you and acted upon them.
1) What are the 3 things, fears or worries that are troubling me?
2) How many of my worries and things that I feared came into my reality in the past?
Tasks
Answer the following questions in a Tasks Book and find out the tasks you have for that day and the next day.
1) What am I trying to accomplish today? What is the one small step I can take today to get the ball rolling and move forward with this situation?
2) What are the three tasks I have for today? Next day? How many of them take me forward, backward or sideways?
List out all the tasks you have for the next day on the previous night while sleeping. Next morning as you wake up prioritize your tasks and take action.
Armory For Regular Usage
1) Self-Discipline
Self-Discipline of Wandering Mind, Actions, Senses and Habits
Self-Discipline is self control. Control your Mind and check if your mind is not focusing on unrelated things. Control your Actions - See that your actions take you forward in achieving your goals. Control your Senses - let them sense nothing but your success and Control your Habits - One by one pull off the habits that are stopping you.
2) Self-Confidence
Build Self-Confidence by Thinking Of Opposite and removing all sorts of Fears, Doubts and Worries.
Self-Confidence is must for success. If there is the feeling of anger, think of love.If there is jealousy, think of nobility. Similarly drive off any negative feeling by thinking of the opposite and establishing the positive state. This is thinking of the opposite. Remove all the fears, doubts and worries from your mind. They are the evil creatures born out of imagination. Note them down in a book and Ignore their presence. This way free your mind and build self-confidence.
3) Self-Motivation
Self-Motivate with a Role Model, Rewards, Goals, and a Positive Direction.
Keep a Role Model, have a goal, choose the direction you have to travel and reward yourself for every milepost you pass through. Thus Motivate yourself.
4) Will Power
Will Power by Control of Desires, resolved Line Of Actions, Training Subconscious Mind and Uninterested Tasks
Build your will power by control of desires, carry out resolved line of action, complete uninterested tasks and train your subconscious mind to make it your faithful servant.
5) Smile
Smile at the Problems, People and Situations.
Let there be a smile on your face at all times.
Instant Usage
1) Fix Anchors
Fix Unique Anchors for each state at the peak of the state, making a specific movement and saying something to yourself with a gesture.
Put yourself or the person you are anchoring into the specific state you wish to anchor. Consistently apply a specific, unique anchor as the person experiences the peak of that state.
Ex- shake your body - yes I am; clench your fist - power - James Bond
2) Adjust Physiology
Physiology means anything related to your body. Adjusting your physiology means adjusting facial expressions, postures, response to others, how you sit or stand etc., Think of a time in your life you experienced that physiology you need now. Adjust your physiology to that state. Treat your body with mind and treat your mind with body. As body reacts to mind, mind also reacts to body.
Think of an experience, accordingly adjust your physical expressions, postures, response to others, how you sit or stand etc.,
3) Swish Technique
You hold a Bad Picture in mind of what you don’t want to do. Create a very small good picture of what you want to be at some corner. Soon drag it to cover the entire bad picture. This is Swish Technique.
4) Activity Shift Back
Change to other activities and shift back to the previous one when you can’t continue anymore or get bored - like get up and walk or close your eyes and relax.
5) De-clutter
Live a life free from Clutter. De-clutter all the waste in and outside you from all that is in your reach.
2 (A-DOT)
Ask
1) What Now?
What you have to do right now?
2) What Next?
What you have to do immediately next?
3) Trigger 'START'
Whatever you want to do, think of starting up right now.
4) Small Steps
Continue your journey in Small Steps towards success in the pool of all evils.
Attitude
1) Ever Cheerful
Let your cheer draw good fortune and everyone towards you.
2) Express Gratitude
Express gratitude to every one you come across in your life.
3) Interest in Others
Show interest in others. Listen to their stories patiently but never reveal your miseries to them.
4) Always on the Go!
Always be on the go. Keep yourself busy all the time.
Do's
1) Silence
Practice Silence of body and mind.
2) Pray
Never miss out daily prayer to God.
3) Exercise
Practice Suryanamaskar, Yoga and Pranayama.
4) Meditate
Meditate at least 30 minutes both in the morning and in the evening.
Don'ts
1) Don’t Compromise or Give up in any task until you finish it.
2) Don’t Hope
3) Don’t Expect
4) Don’t Plan
Obstacles (Internal)
Remove the following obstacles from your mind.
1) Laziness
2) Indecision
3) Procrastination
4) Pessimism
Obstacles (External)
Stay away from the following obstacles.
1) Television
2) Internet
3) People
4) Phone
Time
1) Purposeful
Be purposeful. Live on Purpose.
2) Prioritize
Prioritize your tasks.
3) Retrospect
Retrospect and find out the faults in your undertakings.
4) Diary Writing
Record your day daily in a diary.
Traits
Induce the following traits in your mark up.
1) Positive
2) Patience
3) Perseverance
4) Persistence
How to Read ?
1) Finger Technique
There are four steps in this technique. Repeat each step until you are comfortable with it. Only then move on to the next step.
Step 1: Turn your book upside down. Move your finger under the lines of the text end to end. See just above the finger tip as it moves. Don’t try to move your lips or speak words as you read.
Step 2 : Move your finger faster and train your eyes to move fast along with it. Don’t try to understand, just read.
Step 3: Do not move your finger end to end, slowly increase reading speed and decrease the moving space.
Step 4: Keep the book normal to read and understand. Try to read faster, moving the finger fast and see the words as your finger moves. It is enough if you understand 70 – 80 % and no need to understand fully.
2) Trackers and Pacers
Regression, back-skipping, and the duration of fixations can be minimized by using a tracker and pacer.
For this purpose, we will use a pen. Holding the pen in your dominant hand, you will underline each line (with the cap on), keeping your eye fixation above the tip of the pen. This will not only serve as a tracker, but it will also serve as a pacer for maintaining consistent speed and decreasing fixation duration. You may hold it as you would when writing, but it is recommended that you hold it under your hand, flat against the page.
1) Technique (2 minutes):
Practice using the pen as a tracker and pacer. Underline each line, focusing above the tip of the pen. DO NOT CONCERN YOURSELF WITH COMPREHENSION. Keep each line to a maximum of 1 second, and increase the speed with each subsequent page. Read, but under no circumstances should you take longer than 1 second per line.
2) Speed (3 minutes):
Repeat the technique, keeping each line to no more than ½ second (2 lines for a single “one-one-thousand”). Some will comprehend nothing, which is to be expected. Maintain speed and technique-you are conditioning your perceptual reflexes, and this is a speed exercise designed to facilitate adaptations in your system. Do not decrease speed. ½ second per line for 3 minutes; focus above the pen and concentrate on technique with speed. Focus on the exercise, and do not daydream.
3) Perceptual Expansion
If you focus on the center of your computer screen (focus relating to the focal area of the fovea in within the eye), you can still perceive and register the sides of the screen. Training peripheral vision to register more effectively can increase reading speed over 300%. Untrained readers use up to ½ of their peripheral field on margins by moving from 1st word to last, spending 25-50% of their time “reading” margins with no content.
To illustrate, let us take the hypothetical one line: “Once upon a time, students enjoyed reading four hours a day.” If you were able to begin your reading at “time” and finish the line at “four”, you would eliminate 6 of 11 words, more than doubling your reading speed. This concept is easy to implement and combine with the tracking and pacing you’ve already practiced.
1) Technique (1 minute):
Use the pen to track and pace at a consistent speed of one line per second. Begin 1 word in from the first word of each line, and end 1 word in from the last word.
DO NOT CONCERN YOURSELF WITH COMPREHENSION. Keep each line to a maximum of 1 second, and increase the speed with each subsequent page. Read, but under no circumstances should you take longer than 1 second per line.
2) Technique (1 minute):
Use the pen to track and pace at a consistent speed of one line per second. Begin 2 words in from the first word of each line, and end 2 words in from the last word.
3) Speed (3 minutes):
Begin at least 3 words in from the first word of each line, and end 3 words in from the last word. Repeat the technique, keeping each line to no more than ½ second (2 lines for a single “one-one-thousand”).
Some will comprehend nothing, which is to be expected. Maintain speed and technique-you are conditioning your perceptual reflexes, and this is a speed exercise designed to facilitate adaptations in your system. Do not decrease speed. ½ second per line for 3 minutes; focus above the pen and concentrate on technique with speed. Focus on the exercise, and do not daydream.
4) Overviewing and Skimming
Overview the text before you start reading and understand what you have to read.
Skimming is getting the essence from reading material without reading all the words — boils down to knowing what parts to read and what parts to pass by. Know what you want before you start skimming.
Read vertically as well as horizontally. Focus on the original, meaningful material and skip over the material that just supports the author’s argument without advancing it. Try to detect the main idea in the introductory paragraphs. Read the first sentence in each paragraph and then decide whether the rest of the paragraph deserves a read. Read the start of sentences with an eye to whether they will yield useful information, and read them all the way through only if they appear to be useful at first glance. You can skip the examples, if you believe the point doesn’t need proving.
5) Steps n Jumps
You won’t learn anything instantly. Do not be discouraged, continue your learning after sometime you will see the jump and huge jumps thereafter.
6) Read, Revise & Rest.
Read for 20 minutes, rest for 10 minutes and revise for 10 minutes.
How to Revise ?
1) Revise, Re-revise and Revise again.
2) Revise shortly say 10 minutes after and before learning period.
3) Quick revision every morning and every evening.
4) Revise in your free time.
5) Revise Daily, Weekly, Monthly etc.,
6) Revise on Sundays and Holidays.
How to relax / rest ?
1) Eyes – natural sunlight, Blinking and Palming
Let natural sunlight fall on your eyes in the morning hours. Blink your eyes as many times as possible and cover them with your palms for relaxation.
2) Alpha Breathing Exercises
Breathe in such a way that your stomach moves in as you breathe out and vice-versa. Breathe in through your nose for a count of 4 ; hold your breath for a count of 4 ; imagine that oxygen is relaxing your brain and your body while holding your breath. Breathe out through your mouth for a count of 4; while exhaling imagine that all stresses and tensions in your body or mind are going out with the breath. Don’t pause, immediately repeat and do it regularly.
3) Aerobic Exercises
For 30 minutes daily do aerobic exercises like walking, jogging, running, cycling etc., Warm up for 10 minutes then exercise for 30 minutes and the cool down for 10 minutes.
4) Good Sleep
Sleep a little while in the day time for 30 minutes to 1 hour. Don’t read or watch TV when in bed. Try to go to bed at the same time every night. Take non-stressful activities in the last hour before sleep. Eat easily digestible foods at nights.
5) Rest Routine
Stand up, bend forward and take your hands towards the floor. Then slowly stand up with your hands stretched upwards, slowly bend backward. Do this stretching exercise for 3 times.
Sit down, close your eyes and breathe deeply. Do this deep, regular and smooth breathing for 6 breaths.
6) Have some juice or snacks
Take some juice or snacks and revitalize yourself.
How to prepare notes ?
1) True Meanings
Find true meanings of new words.
2) Key-words and key-concepts
Key-words and key-concepts are the main features, outlines etc., which you remember in an event or a story. Key-words are of two types – memory keywords and creative key-words. Memory key-words generate some specific meanings in your mind and creative key-words generate many different possible meanings. Use only memory key-words for taking notes.
3) Transition Words
Identify the transition words like however, similarly, Moreover etc., Transition words show how the meaning of one sentence is related to the meaning of the preceding sentence.
4) Mind Maps
Mind maps use only key-words and key-concepts. Different shapes, images and pictures make mind maps memorable. Use a key-word at the centre. Draw lines from there. On each line, write key-words in CAPITALS. Use only one word per line to make connections easy. Let ideas flow and write down whatever comes to your mind. The aim is to write everything that your mind thinks about the central idea. Your mind thinks faster than you can write.So you should not pause or stop momentarily. Just keep writing or drawing.
5) Linear Notes and Pictures
Linear notes use complete sentences and paragraphs. Pictures include all the notes in pictures.
How to enhance memory ?
1) Photographic Memory
Prepare key-words list first and then draw pictures describing as a story to remember those key-words.
2) Mind Programming
Conscious Mind can only be aware of 7+/-2 items at a time while subconscious mind can be aware of a very large number of items at a time. Conscious mind is like a watchman and the subconscious mind is like a store room. The watchman has no intelligence on his own. He behaves on the information in the store.
Mind Programming means putting information into the store without the knowledge of the watchman.
Conscious mind becomes less critical in a relaxed state and the new information enters the store much easily. When you are in a relaxed state, tell yourself positive messages such as “I’m good at studies”. Use imagination to see yourself achieving success. Listen to the music to get more relaxed. Combine the music with voice and songs for the purpose of mind programming. Certain music can relax your mind and body as well. In such relaxed state you can start programming the mind giving it positive messages.
3) Number Techniques
Build stories using the number rhyme or number shapes.
Number rhyme: 1 – bun sun gun; 2 – shoe crew; 3 – tree sea knee; 4 – door; 5 – hive dive drive; 6 – sticks bricks; 7 – heaven; 8 – gate weight date; 9 – wine dine line; 10 – pen den men;
Number shapes: 1 – pen; 2 – swan; 3 – eye glasses; 4 – sail boat; 5 – hook; 6 – hockey stick; 7 – mountain cliff; 8 – hour glass; 9 – pipe; 10 – cricket bat and ball;
4) Mnemonics
Mnemonics are the associations to remember some specific things. We associate what we want to remember with something that is easier to remember. First letter of each item or name and make an interesting word like VIBGYOR.
5) Imagination
In your imagination make something bigger or smaller or absurd or meaningless and you will remember it better.
6) Eye-Accessing Cues
If you are right-handed, you may have noticed the following (for people who are left handed, interchange left and right in the following text) :
For question about something you have seen before and hence you remembered it. eyes up and to your left. -- visual remembered (VR). Ex: What is the colour of your front door?
For question about something that you have not seen before and hence you constructed this picture. eyes up and to your right. - visual constructed (VC). Ex: What will you look like in 15 years?
For question about something you have heard before. eyes on the horizontal plane to your left. - auditory remembered (AR). Ex: What does your favourite music sound like?
For question about something you have not heard before. eyes on the horizontal plane to your right. - auditory constructed (AC). Ex: What would your voice sound like if you had marbles in your mouth?
For question about your self talk. eyes down and to the left. - auditory digital (Ad). Ex: When you talk to yourself, what type of voice do you use?
For question about your feelings. eyes down and to the right. - kinesthetic (K). Ex: What does it feel like to be in a nice warm bath?
How to take exam ?
1) Sleep well the previous night
2) Don't eat before exam
3) Reach exam 30 minutes early
4) Answer all questions fast and in full length
5) Present well – write neatly
6) Check 6 Q Tags (Who, What, Why, Where, When & How)
Self affirmations is the term used to describe the practice of repeatedly affirming (by voicing out like reciting or chanting) what you desire to have. You can practice affirmations for almost anything. Self affirmation works primarily because of the power of intention. Chanting affirmations signals your intent, and you are declaring it to the universe and to your brain. Our brains cannot differentiate between reality and illusion. If you vividly imagine something as real as possible, the brain will accept it as reality. This is how self affirmations work. The more you chant an affirmation with belief, power, emotion, desire, and the more repetitions, the more 'real' it becomes to the brain.
Practicing positive affirmations has been said to bring positive changes to life. It is a great tool which can help you boost your capabilities and results.
An example of a positive affirmation is "Everyday in everyway I am getting healthier and healthier". Or you can just use "I am getting more and more healthier".
Affirmations can take the form of 'I am', 'I can' and 'I will' statements. Such as "I am confident" or "I can be confident" etc. 'I am' are affirmations of who you are, 'I can' statements are about your capability or potential, and 'I will' is for what you want to achieve or change.
I am: A statement of who you are.
These are positive affirmations of a real state of being that exists in you. You can achieve a full list of 'I am' statements by taking a personal positive inventory of your attributes, strengths, talents and competencies.
· I am perfectly healthy in mind, body and spirit.
· I am a genius and I use my wisdom daily.
· I am passionate about everything I do.
I can: A statement of your potential.
This is a positive expression of your ability to accomplish goals. It is a statement in your belief in your power to grow, change and help yourself. I can statements could be designed after you have a set of goals.
· I can love my partner unconditionally.
· I can stop smoking easily.
· I can grow my business and be financially free.
I will: A statement of positive change in your life.
Positive affirmations of what you want to happen. It is a success prophecy. I will statements are developed after you have set your priorities and goals. Many times the word "will" can be removed to bring the statement to the present.
· I will love and nurture myself better each day.
· I will gain more confidence each day.
· I will do my visualizations daily.
You can intensify your affirmations with a single word—easily.
I am earning $1,000,000 a month versus I am easily earning $1,000,000 a month.
Notice how the word easily adds a sense of calmness and intensifies the positive emotional impact of the affirmation?
How To Write Affirmations Effectively
1. Refer to the present
Your affirmation should be referring to the present. Why? If you use past tense that would mean you are inferring (to your subconscious and your unconscious) that this is something that you previously wanted in the past but not necessarily right now.
Likewise when you use future tense it means what you are asking for will only happen 'sometime' in the future. And while it is normal and realistic to expect that whatever it is you are affirming will only happen in the future, it is important to specifically state when. If this future period is vague then the mind would not know when it is and when it should happen.
So, as far as you can, try to use the word 'Now' in your affirmations. If it is more apt to state a future period, then make sure you specifically state when it will happen. Give it a specific date, for example - By May 2012 I would have achieved ________
2. Avoid negative words
Make use of positive words / statements and avoid negatives in your affirmations. The reason for this is because double negatives are not recognized by the subconscious mind. If you say something like "I will no longer overeat", what will be picked up by the subconscious is "I will overeat". Rather than using a double negative, use a positive statement instead. For example,"I will eat healthy foods in healthy portions".
Using positive statements would help you get the intended message across.
3. Have a few alternatives - mix it up!
Instead of just using one affirmation and repeating it over and over again, have a few variations of it. This helps keep things fresh and interesting when you are doing the practice of your affirmations. In addition this also prevents things from getting 'boring' and helps you avoid getting into a state where you end up just going through the motions and doing your affirmations without any passion or intent.
4. Keep it short and impactful
Don't come up with a long winded, detailed affirmation with too much information crammed into it. Instead, you want to keep your affirmations short and straight to the point. A short sentence of around 5 - 12 words would be perfect.
Also you don't need to use big complex words. Rather write your affirmation in a style that is in the usual way that you communicate internally and externally. If this is the way you usually speak to yourself, then it is the best way for you to get the message across.
5. Be specific
This is the reason you are writing your own affirmation in the first place. You want it to be as specific to your objective as possible. The less vague the affirmation, the better it is. Success can only be present when there is precision and clarity.
Rules to use affirmations more effectively
The Rules...
1. How to craft good affirmations
When practicing affirmations, make sure it is stated in the present. Don't use time based words that refer to the future. Phrases such as 'in the future' , 'by next year' , 'tomorrow' etc. The reason is because our brains do not follow the concept of time. If you affirm 'I will make 1 million dollars next year' , to your mind it will always be the next year. The use of specific dates can help solve this problem.
Personally for me, I try to refrain from using 'I will' statements as well. As it may also imply that it is something that you will only achieve in the (vague) future. Again solve this problem by adding specific dates into your affirmation.
I prefer statements which refer more to the present. It gives the feeling that it is happening now. Moreover, our brains only really understand the present. Use statements like these ;
I am becoming more and more……. everyday
I am feeling more and more……everyday
I am improving in……….. each and everyday
(Everyday) I am moving closer and closer to my goal of…..
Notice that all those statements imply that you have not attained your goal yet, but you are getting closer and closer to it. This is how to use affirmations effectively.
One thing to avoid at all costs is to affirm things that are blatantly untrue. For example 'I am a millionaire'. If you are not, then who are you kidding? Your subconscious mind will pick that up and know that you're full of bull. That makes the subconscious mind less receptive to future affirmations.
2. Do it with emotion and passion
Showing emotion & passion is a signal that you believe in what you're doing and that you genuinely want it. If I told you to run a campaign on saving cockroaches from extinction, will you be very emotional and passionate about it?
When doing affirmations, put more of yourself into it. Don't just say it blandly. Show that you care, that you want it, that it is important and that you believe in it. Your subconscious mind and the universe will pick that up and act on it. If you say it like you don't believe it's possible then it won't happen. Say it like you don't really care… it won't happen.
In the end, it's not just what you are affirming, but how are you affirming it. You must be congruent. Every fibre within you must be pulling in the same direction, and this includes your mental, physical, emotional and spiritual aspects. Every drop of doubt must be eliminated.
How to use affirmations with emotion?
Voice – verbalize in a strong, confident tone. Project your voice, don't be monotonous & inject life into your intonation.
Body – Strong, upright posture. Take in deep breaths. Move around to add more energy (such as walking). Use lively gestures (fist pumping etc)
Mind – Focus on what you are affirming. Don't start dreaming about other things. A good way to do this is by visualizing the affirmation. For example if you are affirming for self confidence, while doing the affirmations, you can visualize yourself confidently talking, interacting & doing things. Bear in mind, usually it is not easy to do affirmations and visualize at the same time. So just keep it simple by constructing a few images and keep repeating it in your mind.
3. Stick to it
Be consistent. Focus is power. Just stay on track and you'll eventually get to your destination.
Other Tips
• Don't do too much at once – Stick to a few affirmations at most and work on those consistently. Concentrate and focus.
• Practice it first thing in the morning, and last thing before going to sleep at night.
• Meditation – If you practice meditations, you can use affirmations during your meditation. The relaxed and focused meditative state will be of benefit.
• Reminder cards - Write out your affirmations on little cards put it in places where you can see them. Around your house, car, office etc. This is to act as a reminder. Another way is to put it in your wallet and carry it around.
• Set goals that are in line with the affirmation. Set short term goals, this way you will be motivated when you see the result. Start small and develop confidence from it.
• Another way is to read out the affirmation and record your voice. Listen to the recording while doing daily activities like exercising etc. Listening in bed as you sleep is also a good idea.
• Ask others to say to you. Eg. John, you are an excellent money manager. Get someone supportive to help you out. Avoid negative and unhappy people.
• Say out your name in the affirmation. "I, John Smith….." Some people find that this works better for them.
• Start your day practicing affirmations. Give the first 15 mins of your day to practicing affirmations before starting your day.
• Say your affirmations each time you meet with proof or indication that what you are affirming is true. For example, each time you find yourself exercising, eating healthy food, or whenever someone compliments you, affirm that you take good care of your health. Do it at the moment of proof, so to say.
• Make sure your affirmations are bold, clear, and positive.
• Practice saying your affirmations for 30 minutes a day. Say them in your head and out loud.
• Along with your affirmation, take action.
• Read this out loud: I can achieve whatever I set my mind to.
NLP Techniques – Anchoring
Anchoring is a simple way to change any unwanted feeling to a resourceful feeling in a matter of moments. When you create an NLP anchor you set up a stimulus response pattern so that you can feel the way you want to, whenever you need to.
Creating an NLP Anchor
Identify the emotional state you want like confidence, calmness, and enthusiasm. You need to define very specifically how you want to feel.
Select a desired state i.e. specifically how you want to feel. Recall a particular time in your life when you felt the desired state. Pick a powerful example. It is worthwhile looking back at your memories to relive times when you had this desired state, the context is unimportant, what is important is recalling a few particularly strong experiences and then selecting the most powerful one.
To create the state in your imagination, NLP Suggests you should put yourself back into that experience as if it is happening in this moment. You should see, hear and feel like in the moment. Notice how the state builds to a peak and then declines.
Now repeat this process only this time just as the state is about to peak, make a unique gesture with the fingers of one hand as you say a word or phrase to evoke the feeling, while also visualizing an image that represents the state. e.g. clench your left fist as you softly say to yourself ICE COOL...while you picture someone who represents calmness for you e.g. a Buddhist monk. Hold the state for a few moments, release the anchors and then break state (change your emotional state by thinking about something completely different and by changing your posture).
Now you must go through this whole procedure about five times in order as to build a resilient NLP anchor. This repetition is crucial.
Test the anchors by firing them (make the unique gesture, say the word/phrase, picture the person that represents calmness) and check that you do experience the desired state. You will know that you have successfully anchored the resource when you can access the desired state by firing any one of the component anchors i.e. the visual (picture), auditory (word/phrase) or feeling (gesture) anchor. You ought to feel the anchored state within 10-15 seconds. If the feeling is not satisfactory then choose a different experience that more precisely gives you the appropriate state.
To make sure your anchoring works as well as possible you need to learn about the secrets to powerful NLP anchoring. There are six distinctions that will supercharge your anchoring skills.
Secrets of NLP Anchoring
Only anchor an intense state i.e. a strongly felt experience.
Pick an experience that is pure and not mixed with other feelings.
Use unique anchors so the state is accessed at will.
Timing is crucial, fire the anchors before the peak and release before the peak declines.
Spend time at NLP anchoring to become skilful. Allow 20-30 minutes per session.
Reinforce periodically to keep the NLP anchor strong since the intensity may fade over time.
Using NLP anchors can make a massive difference to your ability to deal with people. Instead of hoping you will feel capable when you next need to express yourself, just fire your NLP anchor and in a moment feel the way you want to feel.
Maybe you want to feel relaxed in that crucial job interview, fire your relaxation anchor and you have it in an instant. Perhaps you want to feel powerful, then fire your power anchor and in a few moments you can go from feeling like you are under surveillance to feeling in charge of your feelings and your world.
You can also stack NLP anchors. This means that you would select your desired state and anchor it as above and then repeat the process with a different state but using the same gesture, word and picture. For example you could anchor confidence to a clenched left fist, say POWER and picture James Bond. Then you could start the anchoring process again to anchor a time when you had a huge grin on your face to the same clenched left fist, POWER and the image of James Bond. Before you know it you will be able to feel powerful AND happy in a moment.
NLP anchoring is a life skill that will work for whatever you apply it to. It has relevance for work, family life and relationships. Let's say your spouse has a special talent for getting on your nerves, just fire your calmness anchor and instantly you will have freedom from the torment!
Take some time as well to review your top goals and values. Then decide which emotional states you need to achieve these goals. Create a list of these feelings and schedule 20-30 minutes to set up an NLP anchor for each one.
Make notes to remind yourself which triggers you will use for each state. Although this may seem unusual at first, with practice this will become second nature. Approach it from the point of view of having fun learning something different and you will soon become skilled at anchoring.
Advanced NLP anchoring
Moving forward from the basic anchoring technique, in the more advanced NLP anchoring technique we involve 2 anchors. There are 2 ways to use this technique;
Integrating Anchors
Here is the process for integrating anchors.
1. Using the same method as above, get yourself into a desired state #1.
2. At the peak of the state, fire off a unique anchor, anchor #1.
3. Break your state by standing up, moving around, shaking yourself out of it.
4. Repeat them a few times.
5. Now repeat the above steps with state #2 and anchor #2.
6. Integration. Get into state #1 & fire anchor #1. While experiencing that state fire anchor #2. Let the 2 experiences mix and watch and listen to everything that happens as those two experiences combine to make you even stronger and better.
This can be used for example in integrating energy and creativity together so that you can perform even better in your job.
Chaining anchors
Chaining anchors can be used to bring yourself from a negative state that you usually feel to a positive one. For example you usually get upset when stuck in traffic jam. By chaining anchors, you can chain the state of calmness to it so that the next time you are stuck in traffic, you instead of being upset you will be calm.
Here is how to chain anchors using the example above;
1. Get yourself into a calm and relaxed state.
2. At the peak of the state, fire off anchor #1.
3. Break state and repeat steps a few times.
4. Now visualize yourself stuck in traffic. Experience the unhappiness and feeling upset.
5. Fire off anchor #2 at the peak of the state. 6. Break state and repeat a few times.
7. Now chain both anchors together. Start by visualizing yourself in traffic, then fire off anchor #2. Visualize yourself as you start to feel upset because of the traffic (fire off anchor #1) suddenly you feel a calmness and relaxed feeling.
In chaining anchors, make sure that your negative anchor is not too intense. Your positive anchor must be stronger than the negative anchor. Or else the stronger negative anchor will overpower the positive anchor instead and turn it negative.
Law Of Attraction
Step 1: Decide What You Want
Ask What do you want? Be specific; don't say to be rich or to lose weight or to find the love of my life; those are just words and vague concepts without anything to define them. Be specific : What do you want? Write it down. Do it now. Great! Now let me ask you this. What is your life like right now? Be specific. write it down. What you have now is what your subconscious thinks you want and the only reason it thinks it is what you want is because you probably spend a lot more time thinking about what you don't want than you do thinking about what you do want. In fact, you are probably extremely clear about EXACTLY what it is that you don't want, while you might only have a sense of what you do want, and because of that it isn't as clear. The key of the Law of Attraction is that whatever vision is most clear and vivid and specific wins. It's also important to realize that your subconscious doesn't hear words like DON'T, as in I DON'T want to be poor. it actually hears "I want to be poor". So be very careful. If you are crystal clear on what poor is and only kind of clear on what rich is, guess which vision will win? So what do you do now? First we have to make what you DO WANT clearer and more defined, the more clear you are, the easier it will be for you to focus and continually bring your attention back to what you do want even when you are tempted to focus on what you don't want. Then I'll give you the tools to get the NEW message to your subconscious mind so that it knows you have changed your order. So let's recap. The first step is to decide what you want AND if your ultimate picture of what you want requires many steps to get there, I also want you to get EXTREMELY CLEAR on the FIRST STEP. Now it's time to move on to the next step.
Step 2: Visualize In GREAT Detail
This is the fun part. Take 5 minutes right now to visualize you living the life you desire. I want you to see yourself in this life; what do you see, hear, taste, and touch? How do you feel? See it as if it is a movie; watch yourself participating fully in this life. Who are the people around you? What are you wearing? Where are you? What are you doing? Watch this movie of yourself and when it is completely clear in your mind, step into the "you" that is in the movie so that you literally go from watching it to living it. How do you feel? Get excited, soak it in, notice every detail and know that YOU did this, YOU created this and you are living it NOW! Okay, grab a timer and take 5 minutes to do this exercise. You back? If you really did this exercise, you should be pretty excited right now, but chances are you also met with some resistance in your mind and that's what we'll talk about in the next step.
Step 3: Remove Resistance To What You Are Focusing On
Here's the truth, if you weren't somehow resisting what you want, you would have it already. It's really that simple. So how do you remove the resistance? There are several things you can do to remove resistance. 1. Relax before you visualize: If you are stressed out and feeling desperate and decide you need to visualize so you can get what you desire, how well do you think that's going to go? Do some breathing exercises before you visualize and then always start how we did in the last step, by watching yourself like you are in a movie. Once you feel yourself enjoying the movie, that is the time to step into it, it is at that time that you are at your most receptive. One of my favorite things to do is visualize to a guided visualization. I also use music to put me in a specific frame of mind. 2. Write down every objection you have to what you want: Do you feel like it's too late to get what you want or that you aren't smart enough or that you don't have enough connections, or that you'll have to make too many sacrifices to make money in your own business, lose all the weight etc. etc. etc.? Write it all down, get it out, I promise you getting it out is one of the best ways to diffuse the energy behind these objections. The monster under the bed gets bigger and uglier and scarier UNTIL you turn the light on. 3. Write down a time when you experienced success: It doesn't have to be a huge success. What did you have to believe to get that success? Why did it come to you? How were you different when it came to that success than you are in relation to your current goal? If you have been successful at anything, even in a small way, then you have within you the capability for great success, we just need to take that success and who you had to be to achieve that success and apply it to what you want now. There are many steps you can take to remove the blocks that stand between you and your dreams, my favorite is NLP Secret. The techniques revealed in this program are almost exactly what I used 5 years ago to go from making less than $100 a week to $6000+ a month in only 3 weeks time. Once you start clearing obstacles it is time for the next step.
Step 4: Take Inspired Action
The Law of Attraction Key is Inspired Action! The Law of Attraction doesn't mean you sit around your house visualizing what you want and then wait for it to knock on your door. That is the biggest misconception about the Law of Attraction and definitely the most dangerous one. The fact of the matter is that you could know exactly what you want and you could be free of all of your blocks, but if you don't listen to your intuition and take inspired action, chances are good you will never get to your vision. The key is inspired action and not just any action. For the most part people take action to try to force things to happen and then every action they take after that is in an attempt to correct what came of the Non inspired action they initially took. Put simply, if you try to take action before you go through the first 2 steps we have spoken about, I can almost guarantee you it won't be inspired action. Inspired action comes from that gut instinct or sudden flash of an idea. Inspired action comes when you are clear about what you desire and are truly focused on what you do want instead of what you don't want. Inspired action is offensive NOT defensive in nature. You know all of the answers somewhere inside you, it's a matter of getting clear enough about inspired action and how to tap into that inspired action by listening to the˜Inner Silent Partner. Start listening to yourself and you'll start to tap into your Inner Silent Partner and all the wisdom you have. Once you start doing that, you are ready for the last step.
Step 5: Let It Go!
Okay, now you're crystal clear on what you want, you can visualize it in great detail and actually feel how it feels to live the life you desire by stepping into that vision and you are actively removing your blocks and connecting to your inner silent partner to take inspired action. Now What? It's simple AND it's the hardest part of the equation. You have to trust the universe, trust the work you have done, commit to keeping your focus on what you do want and off of what you don't want and then Let It Go! When you plant a seed, you water it and make sure it gets sunlight and then you trust the universe and the work you did and you assume it will grow. You don't dig it up every day to see if it's growing. It's the same with this. Absolutely do things to keep your attention on what you do want¦put pictures up to anchor your mind on what you want, visualize it as if it is already your life, take inspired action. But let go of How and When it will come to you. The hardest part of attracting what you desire is letting go of the need to figure out how it will come to you. Let it go! And when your mind begs you to try to figure it out Let it go. If you try to figure it out, I can guarantee the only thing you will do is psych yourself out! Let go of how it will happen and KNOW that what you want is already on its way to you and the Law of Attraction will work for you instead of against you.
SMART Goals
SMART Goals is an easy way to remember the steps to setting goals.
'S' stands for 'Specific'
'M' stands for 'Measurable'
'A' stands for 'Achievable'
'R' stands for 'Relevant'
'T' stands for 'Time Bounded'
These are the components that make up a SMART Goal.
Specific
Your goals must be clear enough so that a 7 year old child will know exactly what you want.
By answering the following questions you will have more clarity as to what you really want to accomplish and why.
What is it that I want to accomplish?
What do I want to be, do and/or have once I have accomplished my goal.
Why do I want to accomplish this goal?
Or a better question would be:
What is the motivating factor behind wanting to achieve my goal?
(Be specific and it must be personal. It is a lot harder to motivate yourself if you are trying to accomplish somebody else's goal, unless it becomes your goal too.)
Who needs to help me in pursuit of my goal?
Write down the people, groups, companies, organizations, etc. you need to allign yourself with in order to achieve your goal.
Measurable
All goals should be measurable.
For example, if you want to lose weight, you should know how many pounds you need to lose in order to reach your goal, and how much you want to weigh.
If you want to take it to the next level, you would know exactly how much body fat (BF) you want to lose and how many pounds of lean body mass (LBM) you want to gain.
Achievable
In order for you to feel your goal is achievable, you must have a 50% chance of reaching it.
If you are new to goal setting, you may want to start with a goal that is at least 70% achievable, and then increase the difficulty level from there.
If you have been achieving goals for a while you may want to take on a goal that has only a 30% chance of success.
The bottom line is that if you, in your heart, feel that you can achieve it (through focus, hard work and discipline) then you increase your chance of being victorious.
Relevant
Your goals should be relevant to you. You can't enthusiastically achieve somebody else's goal. But you can enthusiastically achieve a goal that inspires you and motivates you in to action.
When you think about relevance, think about your motive for achieving the goal. Be like a lawyer and grill yourself to see if there is a motive for achieving what you think you want.
If you can't come up with a good enough reason to achieve your goal, then find a new one that motivates you in to action.
Time Bounded
Your goal should have a time for completion. If your goal is to lose weight and you haven't given it a deadline for completion, then it is merely a wish.
On the other hand, if you say by December 31 of this year, I will lose 10 pounds of body fat and gain 5 pounds of lean body mass. Now you have a clear time line for your goal.
I hope this SMART Goal Method helps you in achieving all of your life's dreams.
Remember, it is Smart to use SMART Goals.
Resources
Multiply Your Resources
Everybody has four resources. They are:
1) Time
Time is the most precious commodity. Protect, preserve and prioritize
2) Money
Find out the ways to increase your money. Utilize the three channels of raising money: active income, passive income and portfolio income.
3) Effort /Work
You cannot attain anything in this world unless you put some effort. Push, toil and work
4) Knowledge
Knowledge is a lighthouse. Gain, Grow and Shower
Dimensions
Dimensions of Goals
1) Mind for mental goals
Let there be goals related to your reading, visualizing, planning, writing etc.,
2) Body for physical goals
Let there be goals related to your health, exercise, nutrition etc.,
3) Heart for social / emotional goals
Let there be goals related to your society, friends, service, sympathy etc.,
4) Spirit for spiritual goals
Let there be goals related to God, Spiritual life, meditation etc.,
SMART Goals
Your Goals should be SMART
1) Specific
Your Goals should be clear and specific. Ask "what I want to accomplish?" "Why I want to accomplish that?" "What is the motivating factor behind wanting to achieve this goal?" "Who can help me in pursuit of my goal?"
2) Measurable
Your Goals should be Measurable. Ask "how much you want to achieve?"
3) Achievable
Your Goals should be Achievable. They should have a 50% chance of achieving it. Ask "Is it Achievable?"
4) Relevant
Your Goals should be relevant to you. You can't enthusiastically achieve somebody else's goal. Ask "is it relevant to you?"
5) Time-Bounded
Your goal should have a time for completion. Ask "By when you should achieve this goal?"
Law Of Attraction
Apply the Law of Attraction
1) Decide what you want
Ask "What do you want?" "What is your life like right now?" "What do you do now?" Be specific and extremely clear about your Goals.
2) Visualize in great detail
Visualize yourself living the life you desire. See as if it is a movie - a movie of yourself, Step into that "YOU" in the movie and soak it in.
3) Remove all the resistance
Remove all the resistance to what you are focusing on. Write down the obstacles you're facing and get them out of your way one by one.
4) Take Inspired Action
Start listening to yourself and tap into your inner silent partner. Take that inspired action.
5) Let it Go trust, focus.
Trust the God and trust the work you have done; commit to keeping your focus on what you do want and off on what what you don't want and then Let it go!
Anchor your mind on what you want, visualize it as if it is your life. Remove all the resistance, take inspired action and let go of how and when it will come to you.
Life is “A GIFT”
Hi, Welcome to Pawan Alluru’s “Framework”
Let us now discuss what makes this gift more adorable.
Practice solitude on a regular basis for 30 - 60 minutes and find out the answers for all the problems your have.
A GIFT
A for Affirmations
Affirmation is a powerful, positive declaration to this world and to yourself in particular about “Who you are”, “What your potential is” or “What you want to achieve / change”.
Affirmation statements are of three kinds.
“I am” Affirmations: These are statements about who you are. Ex: I am perfectly healthy in mind, body and spirit.
“I can” Affirmations: These are statements about your potential and your capability. Ex: I can love my partner unconditionally.
“I will” Affirmations: These are statements about what you want to achieve or see positive change in your life. Ex: I will gain more confidence each day.
Repeat the affirmations as many times as you can to motivate yourself every morning and every evening.
G for Goals
Be clear and specific about your goals. Close your eyes and reflect on the following questions for few minutes. Write down what ever comes into your mind and find out the right goals. Later devise the plans for achieving them. Break the long term goals into short term goals and act upon the immediate goals one by one.
1) What do I really want to do with my life? What would I immediately do in my life, with limited resources and without any limitations?
2) What are the three things I want to accomplish in my lifetime? In the next 5 years? What are the three things I want to do this year, this month and today?
Chart out 10 goals in positive , present and in personal tense in a Goals Book. Rewrite them every morning and every evening without looking the previous page.
I for Intuition
Record all your thoughts in a Thoughts Book as they pass through your mind. Thoughts come in various forms like Fears, Tasks, Decisions, Goals, Opinions etc., Later check which are useful and which aren’t. Organize the useful ones and accept them into your life.
F for Fears
Answer the following questions on bits of paper and drop them down in a “Drop Box”. Later forget them as they were received by you and acted upon them.
1) What are the 3 things, fears or worries that are troubling me?
2) How many of my worries and things that I feared came into my reality in the past?
Tasks
Answer the following questions in a Tasks Book and find out the tasks you have for that day and the next day.
1) What am I trying to accomplish today? What is the one small step I can take today to get the ball rolling and move forward with this situation?
2) What are the three tasks I have for today? Next day? How many of them take me forward, backward or sideways?
List out all the tasks you have for the next day on the previous night while sleeping. Next morning as you wake up prioritize your tasks and take action.
Armory For Regular Usage
1) Self-Discipline
Self-Discipline of Wandering Mind, Actions, Senses and Habits
Self-Discipline is self control. Control your Mind and check if your mind is not focusing on unrelated things. Control your Actions - See that your actions take you forward in achieving your goals. Control your Senses - let them sense nothing but your success and Control your Habits - One by one pull off the habits that are stopping you.
2) Self-Confidence
Build Self-Confidence by Thinking Of Opposite and removing all sorts of Fears, Doubts and Worries.
Self-Confidence is must for success. If there is the feeling of anger, think of love.If there is jealousy, think of nobility. Similarly drive off any negative feeling by thinking of the opposite and establishing the positive state. This is thinking of the opposite. Remove all the fears, doubts and worries from your mind. They are the evil creatures born out of imagination. Note them down in a book and Ignore their presence. This way free your mind and build self-confidence.
3) Self-Motivation
Self-Motivate with a Role Model, Rewards, Goals, and a Positive Direction.
Keep a Role Model, have a goal, choose the direction you have to travel and reward yourself for every milepost you pass through. Thus Motivate yourself.
4) Will Power
Will Power by Control of Desires, resolved Line Of Actions, Training Subconscious Mind and Uninterested Tasks
Build your will power by control of desires, carry out resolved line of action, complete uninterested tasks and train your subconscious mind to make it your faithful servant.
5) Smile
Smile at the Problems, People and Situations.
Let there be a smile on your face at all times.
Instant Usage
1) Fix Anchors
Fix Unique Anchors for each state at the peak of the state, making a specific movement and saying something to yourself with a gesture.
Put yourself or the person you are anchoring into the specific state you wish to anchor. Consistently apply a specific, unique anchor as the person experiences the peak of that state.
Ex- shake your body - yes I am; clench your fist - power - James Bond
2) Adjust Physiology
Physiology means anything related to your body. Adjusting your physiology means adjusting facial expressions, postures, response to others, how you sit or stand etc., Think of a time in your life you experienced that physiology you need now. Adjust your physiology to that state. Treat your body with mind and treat your mind with body. As body reacts to mind, mind also reacts to body.
Think of an experience, accordingly adjust your physical expressions, postures, response to others, how you sit or stand etc.,
3) Swish Technique
You hold a Bad Picture in mind of what you don’t want to do. Create a very small good picture of what you want to be at some corner. Soon drag it to cover the entire bad picture. This is Swish Technique.
4) Activity Shift Back
Change to other activities and shift back to the previous one when you can’t continue anymore or get bored - like get up and walk or close your eyes and relax.
5) De-clutter
Live a life free from Clutter. De-clutter all the waste in and outside you from all that is in your reach.
2 (A-DOT)
Ask
1) What Now?
What you have to do right now?
2) What Next?
What you have to do immediately next?
3) Trigger 'START'
Whatever you want to do, think of starting up right now.
4) Small Steps
Continue your journey in Small Steps towards success in the pool of all evils.
Attitude
1) Ever Cheerful
Let your cheer draw good fortune and everyone towards you.
2) Express Gratitude
Express gratitude to every one you come across in your life.
3) Interest in Others
Show interest in others. Listen to their stories patiently but never reveal your miseries to them.
4) Always on the Go!
Always be on the go. Keep yourself busy all the time.
Do's
1) Silence
Practice Silence of body and mind.
2) Pray
Never miss out daily prayer to God.
3) Exercise
Practice Suryanamaskar, Yoga and Pranayama.
4) Meditate
Meditate at least 30 minutes both in the morning and in the evening.
Don'ts
1) Don’t Compromise or Give up in any task until you finish it.
2) Don’t Hope
3) Don’t Expect
4) Don’t Plan
Obstacles (Internal)
Remove the following obstacles from your mind.
1) Laziness
2) Indecision
3) Procrastination
4) Pessimism
Obstacles (External)
Stay away from the following obstacles.
1) Television
2) Internet
3) People
4) Phone
Time
1) Purposeful
Be purposeful. Live on Purpose.
2) Prioritize
Prioritize your tasks.
3) Retrospect
Retrospect and find out the faults in your undertakings.
4) Diary Writing
Record your day daily in a diary.
Traits
Induce the following traits in your mark up.
1) Positive
2) Patience
3) Perseverance
4) Persistence
How to Read ?
1) Finger Technique
There are four steps in this technique. Repeat each step until you are comfortable with it. Only then move on to the next step.
Step 1: Turn your book upside down. Move your finger under the lines of the text end to end. See just above the finger tip as it moves. Don’t try to move your lips or speak words as you read.
Step 2 : Move your finger faster and train your eyes to move fast along with it. Don’t try to understand, just read.
Step 3: Do not move your finger end to end, slowly increase reading speed and decrease the moving space.
Step 4: Keep the book normal to read and understand. Try to read faster, moving the finger fast and see the words as your finger moves. It is enough if you understand 70 – 80 % and no need to understand fully.
2) Trackers and Pacers
Regression, back-skipping, and the duration of fixations can be minimized by using a tracker and pacer.
For this purpose, we will use a pen. Holding the pen in your dominant hand, you will underline each line (with the cap on), keeping your eye fixation above the tip of the pen. This will not only serve as a tracker, but it will also serve as a pacer for maintaining consistent speed and decreasing fixation duration. You may hold it as you would when writing, but it is recommended that you hold it under your hand, flat against the page.
1) Technique (2 minutes):
Practice using the pen as a tracker and pacer. Underline each line, focusing above the tip of the pen. DO NOT CONCERN YOURSELF WITH COMPREHENSION. Keep each line to a maximum of 1 second, and increase the speed with each subsequent page. Read, but under no circumstances should you take longer than 1 second per line.
2) Speed (3 minutes):
Repeat the technique, keeping each line to no more than ½ second (2 lines for a single “one-one-thousand”). Some will comprehend nothing, which is to be expected. Maintain speed and technique-you are conditioning your perceptual reflexes, and this is a speed exercise designed to facilitate adaptations in your system. Do not decrease speed. ½ second per line for 3 minutes; focus above the pen and concentrate on technique with speed. Focus on the exercise, and do not daydream.
3) Perceptual Expansion
If you focus on the center of your computer screen (focus relating to the focal area of the fovea in within the eye), you can still perceive and register the sides of the screen. Training peripheral vision to register more effectively can increase reading speed over 300%. Untrained readers use up to ½ of their peripheral field on margins by moving from 1st word to last, spending 25-50% of their time “reading” margins with no content.
To illustrate, let us take the hypothetical one line: “Once upon a time, students enjoyed reading four hours a day.” If you were able to begin your reading at “time” and finish the line at “four”, you would eliminate 6 of 11 words, more than doubling your reading speed. This concept is easy to implement and combine with the tracking and pacing you’ve already practiced.
1) Technique (1 minute):
Use the pen to track and pace at a consistent speed of one line per second. Begin 1 word in from the first word of each line, and end 1 word in from the last word.
DO NOT CONCERN YOURSELF WITH COMPREHENSION. Keep each line to a maximum of 1 second, and increase the speed with each subsequent page. Read, but under no circumstances should you take longer than 1 second per line.
2) Technique (1 minute):
Use the pen to track and pace at a consistent speed of one line per second. Begin 2 words in from the first word of each line, and end 2 words in from the last word.
3) Speed (3 minutes):
Begin at least 3 words in from the first word of each line, and end 3 words in from the last word. Repeat the technique, keeping each line to no more than ½ second (2 lines for a single “one-one-thousand”).
Some will comprehend nothing, which is to be expected. Maintain speed and technique-you are conditioning your perceptual reflexes, and this is a speed exercise designed to facilitate adaptations in your system. Do not decrease speed. ½ second per line for 3 minutes; focus above the pen and concentrate on technique with speed. Focus on the exercise, and do not daydream.
4) Overviewing and Skimming
Overview the text before you start reading and understand what you have to read.
Skimming is getting the essence from reading material without reading all the words — boils down to knowing what parts to read and what parts to pass by. Know what you want before you start skimming.
Read vertically as well as horizontally. Focus on the original, meaningful material and skip over the material that just supports the author’s argument without advancing it. Try to detect the main idea in the introductory paragraphs. Read the first sentence in each paragraph and then decide whether the rest of the paragraph deserves a read. Read the start of sentences with an eye to whether they will yield useful information, and read them all the way through only if they appear to be useful at first glance. You can skip the examples, if you believe the point doesn’t need proving.
5) Steps n Jumps
You won’t learn anything instantly. Do not be discouraged, continue your learning after sometime you will see the jump and huge jumps thereafter.
6) Read, Revise & Rest.
Read for 20 minutes, rest for 10 minutes and revise for 10 minutes.
How to Revise ?
1) Revise, Re-revise and Revise again.
2) Revise shortly say 10 minutes after and before learning period.
3) Quick revision every morning and every evening.
4) Revise in your free time.
5) Revise Daily, Weekly, Monthly etc.,
6) Revise on Sundays and Holidays.
How to relax / rest ?
1) Eyes – natural sunlight, Blinking and Palming
Let natural sunlight fall on your eyes in the morning hours. Blink your eyes as many times as possible and cover them with your palms for relaxation.
2) Alpha Breathing Exercises
Breathe in such a way that your stomach moves in as you breathe out and vice-versa. Breathe in through your nose for a count of 4 ; hold your breath for a count of 4 ; imagine that oxygen is relaxing your brain and your body while holding your breath. Breathe out through your mouth for a count of 4; while exhaling imagine that all stresses and tensions in your body or mind are going out with the breath. Don’t pause, immediately repeat and do it regularly.
3) Aerobic Exercises
For 30 minutes daily do aerobic exercises like walking, jogging, running, cycling etc., Warm up for 10 minutes then exercise for 30 minutes and the cool down for 10 minutes.
4) Good Sleep
Sleep a little while in the day time for 30 minutes to 1 hour. Don’t read or watch TV when in bed. Try to go to bed at the same time every night. Take non-stressful activities in the last hour before sleep. Eat easily digestible foods at nights.
5) Rest Routine
Stand up, bend forward and take your hands towards the floor. Then slowly stand up with your hands stretched upwards, slowly bend backward. Do this stretching exercise for 3 times.
Sit down, close your eyes and breathe deeply. Do this deep, regular and smooth breathing for 6 breaths.
6) Have some juice or snacks
Take some juice or snacks and revitalize yourself.
How to prepare notes ?
1) True Meanings
Find true meanings of new words.
2) Key-words and key-concepts
Key-words and key-concepts are the main features, outlines etc., which you remember in an event or a story. Key-words are of two types – memory keywords and creative key-words. Memory key-words generate some specific meanings in your mind and creative key-words generate many different possible meanings. Use only memory key-words for taking notes.
3) Transition Words
Identify the transition words like however, similarly, Moreover etc., Transition words show how the meaning of one sentence is related to the meaning of the preceding sentence.
4) Mind Maps
Mind maps use only key-words and key-concepts. Different shapes, images and pictures make mind maps memorable. Use a key-word at the centre. Draw lines from there. On each line, write key-words in CAPITALS. Use only one word per line to make connections easy. Let ideas flow and write down whatever comes to your mind. The aim is to write everything that your mind thinks about the central idea. Your mind thinks faster than you can write.So you should not pause or stop momentarily. Just keep writing or drawing.
5) Linear Notes and Pictures
Linear notes use complete sentences and paragraphs. Pictures include all the notes in pictures.
How to enhance memory ?
1) Photographic Memory
Prepare key-words list first and then draw pictures describing as a story to remember those key-words.
2) Mind Programming
Conscious Mind can only be aware of 7+/-2 items at a time while subconscious mind can be aware of a very large number of items at a time. Conscious mind is like a watchman and the subconscious mind is like a store room. The watchman has no intelligence on his own. He behaves on the information in the store.
Mind Programming means putting information into the store without the knowledge of the watchman.
Conscious mind becomes less critical in a relaxed state and the new information enters the store much easily. When you are in a relaxed state, tell yourself positive messages such as “I’m good at studies”. Use imagination to see yourself achieving success. Listen to the music to get more relaxed. Combine the music with voice and songs for the purpose of mind programming. Certain music can relax your mind and body as well. In such relaxed state you can start programming the mind giving it positive messages.
3) Number Techniques
Build stories using the number rhyme or number shapes.
Number rhyme: 1 – bun sun gun; 2 – shoe crew; 3 – tree sea knee; 4 – door; 5 – hive dive drive; 6 – sticks bricks; 7 – heaven; 8 – gate weight date; 9 – wine dine line; 10 – pen den men;
Number shapes: 1 – pen; 2 – swan; 3 – eye glasses; 4 – sail boat; 5 – hook; 6 – hockey stick; 7 – mountain cliff; 8 – hour glass; 9 – pipe; 10 – cricket bat and ball;
4) Mnemonics
Mnemonics are the associations to remember some specific things. We associate what we want to remember with something that is easier to remember. First letter of each item or name and make an interesting word like VIBGYOR.
5) Imagination
In your imagination make something bigger or smaller or absurd or meaningless and you will remember it better.
6) Eye-Accessing Cues
If you are right-handed, you may have noticed the following (for people who are left handed, interchange left and right in the following text) :
For question about something you have seen before and hence you remembered it. eyes up and to your left. -- visual remembered (VR). Ex: What is the colour of your front door?
For question about something that you have not seen before and hence you constructed this picture. eyes up and to your right. - visual constructed (VC). Ex: What will you look like in 15 years?
For question about something you have heard before. eyes on the horizontal plane to your left. - auditory remembered (AR). Ex: What does your favourite music sound like?
For question about something you have not heard before. eyes on the horizontal plane to your right. - auditory constructed (AC). Ex: What would your voice sound like if you had marbles in your mouth?
For question about your self talk. eyes down and to the left. - auditory digital (Ad). Ex: When you talk to yourself, what type of voice do you use?
For question about your feelings. eyes down and to the right. - kinesthetic (K). Ex: What does it feel like to be in a nice warm bath?
How to take exam ?
1) Sleep well the previous night
2) Don't eat before exam
3) Reach exam 30 minutes early
4) Answer all questions fast and in full length
5) Present well – write neatly
6) Check 6 Q Tags (Who, What, Why, Where, When & How)
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