Wednesday 24th November 2010
The latest news from
Motivation Strategies.
Hello!
This week I’ve scoured the internet for the most effective strategies to help us.
Are you getting your point across or just talking to the wall, how many times do you talk to someone and they did not listen to a word you said well these tips are for you then.
So you are reading this because you want to improve your life? Well will it take one giant leap or lots of small steps we find out….
Last up today how’s your memory I said or forget it try these tips to improve those grey cells.
Enjoy have a great week, stay motivated and I will see you on Sunday.
10 Minute Body Language
How many times have you had a conversation only to find out later that the other person did not understand a single word you said? Loads I bet.
So either they were a poor listener or you a poor communicator!!
If the later don’t worry we can do something about that, we all need to make ourselves clear whether it is at work or at home and personal and body language is a very important part of that.
First up be confident in what you are saying other people wont take you seriously if you are not sure of yourself and point of view, stand up straight or sit upright without fidgeting or swaying about, keep your head still and upright at all times and your back straight.
Lean ever so slightly forward which gives you the dominant presence in the conversation.
Use your hands but not too much you do not want to look like a windmill, study politicians see how they use there hands to make a point.
Whatever you do always maintain eye contact but do not stare just a glance every minute or so lets you know they are paying attention and also is a good way to emphasise a point.
Still have trouble getting your point across well the next time consider how you look to the other person are you over forbidding or maybe just wandering all over the place with your voice, rehearse what you want to say out load first that way you will know how it will sound to the other person, lastly focus in your mind as if you are willing your point of view on them they may not agree but trust me you will have got your point across clearly and concisely.
What Does It Really Take to Change Your Life?
Is there one big thing that made your life as it is today or was it a number of small things, I remember as a child being told over and over again that I would not amount to anything does that sound familiar to you? From school to at home when ever I did not live up to somebody else’s expectation of me they would always come out with the line I am disappointed in you or he wont get far.
Now to this day I always said to them that is your opinion to which you are entitled!!! You can imagine what trouble that little gem got me into, people especially grown ups do not like the truth.
Only you can decide when it is time for you to change no matter how much other people moan you and you alone are responsible for your life.
So are you going to take charge of your life if so you need a plan as my old high school teacher said (she was right about something’s) “fail to plan and you plan to fail” so whatever it is you want to achieve you need a plan start today by doing some research, find out if people want to buy that product before you buy it and at what price find out as much about the people buying it as you can and you will put yourself ahead of 90% of people in that market.
By doing your research it gives you a very powerful feeling that you know what you are doing and you will achieve it.
Everyday you have the chance to turn your life around, again it might not be this one big decision but by making it you have set off the butterfly effect it may seem small but that breeze created by the butterfly gathers pace and on the other side of the world turns into a massive wave.
So are you going to change today if you keep on doing what you do now you will get the same results but just that one small change today and in five years time your life could be un-recognisable.
Where’s my car? How do I know you? Beating brain glitches
Most memory lapses are perfectly normal — here’s how to handle them
Have you ever put something somewhere safe, I bet you have and what happened you came back and it was so safe that not even you could find it.
Now a days these are normally called senior moments, or maybe silly mummy/daddy moments, but in fact we have them no matter what our age just when you are younger you are to busy enjoying yourself to notice them.
But before you self diagnose yourself with Alzheimer’s or sign yourself into an OAP home, lets see if we can help, have you ever thought you knew someone but cannot for the life of you remember there name? maybe they turned out to be the lady from the post office but you met them in the car park of your local gym, the problem is they are out of context to you, you only know them in the post office, so next time you meet someone remember something physical about them, and say it to yourself in your brain maybe their funny eyes or whatever, that way where ever you are you will know their name.
How about when you are in the middle of a conversation and you just cannot remember that word you want to say, makes you look silly doesn’t it? Or maybe your new cell phone number this is because your brain has some previous information on its mind your old cell phone number and they both clash your brain can only remember one of them so you have to delete the old one, take a few seconds clear your mind and surprise up pops that new number just give it time don’t over rush your brain and it will be there for you.
To help you avoid these embarrassing moments make sure you are getting enough sleep, reduce the stress in your life, and make sure you eat regularly and well along with playing concentration games to keep your brain active and you should be able to put off that nursing home for a while.
COMING UP ON Motivation Strategies
1 Motivated to Action
2 3 Steps to Self Improvement-The Childish Way
3 From Procrastinator to Producer
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