Do you think you have an "average" or perhaps an "above average" mental capacity?
Actually you have far more brainpower than you can begin to imagine. You have close to, or perhaps even beyond, *genius* potential!
You say you don't believe me?
The past ten years could well be called "the decade of the brain." Neuroscience now has the means of observing a healthy living brain in action.
Physicists have discovered parallels between the human brain, and Einstein's quantum universe.
Biological scientists are demystifying the brain's chemical and electrical mysteries. But still, trying to define our brain's ultimate capacity is like trying to place your finger on a globule of mercury.
The human mind is infinitely complex and subtle. And your amazing mind is no exception!
The Amazing Capacity of your Brain
Your brain contains a minimum 1,000,000,000,000 individual nerve cells (neurons).
But this figure is even more astounding when you consider that each nerve cell can interact with at least as many as 100,000 other nerve cells.
If we were to tabulate the potential capacity of your brain cells to make interconnections -- the resulting number would be at least 10.5 million kilometers long.
No known person has even approached using their full mental capacity. The human brain is virtually limitless.
It was once estimated we use about 10% of our mental potential. Today neuroscience has dropped that estimate to less than one percent. And even that figure seems overly optimistic!
Your "Thinking Cap"
You've likely heard the expression "thinking cap." That slang term refers to our brain's cerebral cortex -- the "cortical grey matter" neuroscientists consider the source of our thinking capacity.
Your cortex is actually split into two separate sides connected by a fantastically dense and complex highway of nerve fibers called the "corpus collosum."
In most people, the left side of the cerebral cortex deals with logical matters -- words, numbers, reasoning, and analysis. It spends a lot of time in the "beta" brainwave range.
The right side of your cerebral cortex, on the other hand, deals with imagination, images, color, day-dreaming, visualization, and pattern recognition. It tends to focus quite a bit in the "alpha" brainwave range so highly developed in meditators.
Are You Right-Brained OR Left-Brained?
There's a common assumption that most people are either right-brained OR left-brained.
If that's true, then we must assume that the great scientific genius Albert Einstein was left-brained -- and the great creative master of photography Ansel Adams would then have been right-brained.
But was this the case?
An examination of the notebooks of Albert Einstein and Ansel Adams pokes huge holes in this common theory. In fact, Einstein credited his greatest scientific insights not to left-brain logic -- but rather to his right-brain highly creative daydreaming.
And Ansel Adams credited his greatest art photographs not to his right-brain artistic "eye" -- but rather to his left-brain detailed analytical note taking.
Actually - our most powerful and expansive mental activities are those using *both sides* of our cortex.
When you describe yourself as primarily creative or intuitive (right-brained), or analytical and logical (left-brained), you are just describing the side of the cortex you have most successfully developed.
With the right nurturing, the other side of your cortex can also flourish and develop!
This has the potential to *double* your mind power!
Get Immediate Results
There's an outrageously powerful way for you to immediately refine the non-dominant side of your cortex.
Great athletes do it. So do top executives, famous artists, and people from all walks of life who seek to excel in their lives.
On first reading, the following solution may seem too simple to be effective. Just give it a try, and you'll be amazed at the expanded depth of your mental capacity.
The solution?
If you're analytical -- encourage yourself to daydream. And if you're instead predominantly creative -- encourage yourself to begin to logically analyze your creative efforts.
Notice as many details of life or a problem as possible. Activate your mind and ask yourself "what if." And begin to pay more attention to your mental wanderings.
Build Your Mental Focus
The big key to success in any area of life in mental FOCUS.
The instant you focus your amazing brain on a single thought, you fire up laser-like mental power. in that millisecond you actually physically strengthen your brain's neural networks attached to that thought or goal.
Mental focus physically builds your brainpower, and is the true key to peak performance and masters-level performance.
The author, Dr Jill Ammon-Wexler, is a doctor of psychology, pioneer brain/mind researcher, and former advisor to the Pentagon, a Presidential Commission, and numerous top executives and executive teams. The author of several books and hundreds of articles, she is also the co-founder of quantum-self.com, and the Creative Director of the Self Discovery Community. She can be reached at: drjill@quantum-self.com
Come visit the exciting Self Discovery Community. Discover the most interesting, unusual, stimulating and creative methods of self discovery on the web today! Free sizzling weekly ezine, and the web's first Brain Gym ezone. drjill@quantum-self.com
maid service near Lake Forest ..George Burns' career could have ended as early as 1958,... Read More
If you want to be rich and famous, you have... Read More
I want to relate to you a story, READ it... Read More
IF and WHEN were friends. Every week they met and... Read More
The scene from "Biloxi Blues" where Matthew Broderick's character kept... Read More
I have written much about how, in order to have... Read More
In his audio e-book, 10 Habits to Swell Your Bank... Read More
Failure is GreatYou are probably asking yourself what could be... Read More
Too often we wait for the 'right time' or 'the... Read More
Coaching is about living great lives. It's about living lives... Read More
What the anteater and otter show us about success?It's been... Read More
What if?you could have it all? 6 Steps to Living... Read More
The purpose of man is in action not thought -... Read More
Many among us, on many instances, have the habit of... Read More
I started taking stock of my year in 2002. I... Read More
Read these four simple steps that reveal how... Read More
Create a truth and step into it There is a... Read More
Becoming successful is not easy. We all get tossed around... Read More
The ability to achieve our enormous untapped potential is directly... Read More
"The reason man may become the master of his own... Read More
Three key words to remember: weigh, count and measure. Now,... Read More
The very first "motivational speaker" I heard as an adult... Read More
Step 1 ? Learn a powerful key to increase financial... Read More
No surprise - winning traits are common among high achievers.Are... Read More
If you are looking for a surefire strategy to ensure... Read More
top rated cleaning service Des Plaines ..It sounds simple- right? You are where you THINK you... Read More
When I was in college, I heard someone say something... Read More
Is it possible to get rich quick using the power... Read More
If you've been walking this earth for any length of... Read More
There have been a lot of really good movies made... Read More
I prefer to call the challenges, obstacles, side-tracks, and barriers... Read More
Bring in the big guns People love to be needed,... Read More
I'll let you in on a little secret...life delivers pretty... Read More
To be clear about what success is must be the... Read More
Ten years ago I went into the studio and recorded... Read More
I succeeded. I achieved my goal. I am successful. I... Read More
Successful people do not achieve success on their own, they... Read More
However there is one success secret that costs nothing. And... Read More
Those of you who know me, know that I am... Read More
The greatest deterrent to success in life is fear. It... Read More
They 'do it' by sharpening their FOCUS on the task... Read More
Taking action is the strongest way to create success in... Read More
Hello again! I have some more useful tips you can... Read More
I wrote an article on this very subject, with the... Read More
Time taken for self-analysis is so important in developing your... Read More
There are "How to" seminars on virtually every business topic.... Read More
Does the thought of failure send a cold shiver down... Read More
Wealth is more than money. It's abundance, or as the... Read More
Revolution:a sudden, radical, or complete change a fundamental change in... Read More
-- The One Pager Shortcut Series --What are the sharpest... Read More
Success |