Remember that old saying … use it or lose it …? Turns out it has never been more potent or meaningful … especially when it comes to benefits of the brain that could be yours …. All because of what you do in a day. The basic facts are … you grow dendrite brain cell connectors for what you do … and you disconnect vital dendrite connectors … from what you neglect or forget to do....
That’s why you should do more of some things at work … and less of others. Here are the top ten ways you can keep more mental acumen at work … and well past those golden years….
1. Laugh at just about everything … especially at yourself
2. Apply something you learned yesterday to improve what you do today
3. Take risks to move your firm forward
4. Start everyday with a great question and end the day with reflection
5. For every problem you name … suggest a solution
6. Play with ideas… interests … and exercise
7. Surround yourself with the brightest and best innovators in your field
8. Teach others what you learn … at the same time you learn it
9. Motivate teams to use tone and avoid stressors
10. Target one achievement daily and expect evidence of a bull’s eye
Try one of these weekly and watch your business grow. Why so? Each of the above suggestions is closely linked to new facts about how the human brain operates … to get more benefits from your business. What do you think?
These are ten incredible tips that will help you not to lose your brain at work. Apply them and you will be astonished by the effect that will have on you. Go ahead and try it…you have nothing to lose!
Posted by: Hypertensym | September 27, 2006 10:19 AM | Permalink to Comment