8 Ways to Train Your Brain to Learn Faster and Remember More !!!

8 Ways to Train Your Brain to Learn Faster and Remember More !!!

1. Work your memory:-

If you think this is anything less than a feat, then think again.

The practice of both remembering events or things and then discussing them with others has actually been supported by brain fitness studies. Memory activities that engage all levels of brain operation—receiving, remembering and thinking—help to improve the function of the brain.

Work your memory

Now, you may not have dancers to correct, but you may be required to give feedback on a presentation, or your friends may ask you what interesting things you saw at the museum. These are great opportunities to practically train your brain by flexing your memory muscles.

2. Eat right–and make sure dark chocolate is included:-

Foods like fish, fruits, and vegetables help your brain perform optimally. Yet, you might not know that dark chocolate gives your brain a good boost as well.

Now that you know how to train your brain, it’s actually time to start doing. Don’t just consume this content and then go on with your life as if nothing has changed. Put this knowledge into action and become smarter than ever!

Eat Black dark chocolate

When you eat chocolate, your brain produces dopamine. And dopamine helps you learn faster and remember better. Not to mention, chocolate contains flavonols, antioxidants, which also improve your brain functions. So next time you have something difficult to do, make sure you grab a bite or two of dark chocolate!

3. Avoid crossword puzzles:-

Many of us, when we think of brain fitness, think of crossword puzzles. And it’s true–crossword puzzles do improve our fluency, yet studies show they are not enough by themselves. Are they fun? Yes. Do they sharpen your brain? Not really.

Crossword Puzzles

4. Do something different repeatedly:-

Think back to when you were three years old. You surely were strong enough to hold a knife and a fork just fine. Yet, when you were eating all by yourself, you were creating a mess. It was not a matter of strength, you see. It was a matter of cultivating more and better neural pathways that would help you eat by yourself just like an adult does. And guess what? With enough repetition you made that happen !!!

Something Different

By actually doing something new over and over again, your brain wires new pathways that help you do this new thing better and faster.

5. Learn something new:-

Learning a new language exposes your brain to a different way of thinking, a different way of expressing yourself.

Learn Something New

It might sound obvious, but the more you use your brain, the better its going to perform for you. For example, learning a new instrument improves your skill of translating something you see to something you actually do.

6. Spend time with your loved ones:-

If you are an extrovert, this holds even more weight for you. At a class at Stanford University, I learned that extroverts actually use talking to other people as a way to understand and process their own thoughts.

Spend More Time With Your Loved Ones

If you want optimal cognitive abilities, then you’ve got to have meaningful relationships in your life.  Talking with others and engaging with your loved ones helps you think more clearly, and it can also lift your mood.

7. Work your body:-

Even briefly exercising for 20 minutes facilitates information processing and memory functions. But it’s not just that–exercise actually helps your brain create those new neural connections faster. You will learn faster, your alertness level will increase, and you get all that by moving your body.

Work Your Body

You knew this one was coming didn’t you? Yes indeed, exercise does not just work your body; it also improves the fitness of your brain.

8.  Follow a brain training program:-

The Internet world can help you improve your brain function while lazily sitting on your couch. A clinically proven program like BrainHQ can help you improve your memory, or think faster, by just following their brain training exercises.

Brain Training Program

Thank You !!!

How to Become a Leader in Your Industry Using Social Media

How to Become a Leader in Your Industry Using Social Media

Be A Leader Not A Boss

1. Find the Right Social Channel First :-

The first steps to becoming a thought leader in your industry are deciding which social platforms fit your expertise and audience and then directing your efforts to those particular channels.
They have a product that is highly specialized to marketers and business owners. In order to capture the attention of that professional audience, Market software has to know where those people spend their time. In this case that social channel is LinkedIn—so that’s where Market software spends most of their time sharing content.

2. Cross-check and Engage :-

The best place to share your content as the first point up is on the network where your audience is most active. However, that doesn’t mean you should disregard the other social channels. You want to give your content the best chance at being seen.
Before you start sharing, research best practices on each social platform. Even if you have the best content and a receptive audience, your shares will fall flat if they aren’t spread effectively.

Learn How To Lead Better

3. Create Relevant Blog Content :-

Many brands complain that social doesn’t work for them because they have nothing to post. The reality is, they’re probably right. If you aren’t busy doing, creating or finding relevant and interesting things to post about, social media will never work for your brand.
In most instances blogging is in an important part of conveying expertise. Of course, different industries call for different types of content, so look at creating videos, case studies, whitepapers and infographics—whatever works for your audience.

4. Mingle With Social Influencers :-

Fashion retailer Zara famously built their brand by eschewing expensive marketing and simply building their stores next to high-end fashion retailers. The lesson here is that an association with the right brands (or individuals) is a valuable asset when it comes to establishing credibility.
By inviting these influencers to work with them, Buffer is able to get free quality content and tap into the influencer’s established trust and credibility when those influencers share the content across their own social channels.

Lead In A Effective Leadership Way

5. Explain the Objective :-

Always start by defining the objective of your Twitter chat. Find a topic that will appeal to your target audience. The chat needs to provide value to your audience to be successful. Don’t make it just about your company; tailor it to how you can help your community. For example, if you’re in the photography industry, invite guests to discuss photo editing tips, black-and-white photography, photography inspiration, etc.

6. Invite New Friends :-

Invite New Friends everyday. Start securing Friends at least two weeks prior to your chat. If it’s your first Twitter chat, make sure you have a commitment from at least four Friends a month in advance. Friends are often busy, so you need to book them in advance.

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10 Ways to Save Money While Taking Online Courses

10 Ways to Save Money While Taking Online Courses

Before you start reading, let’s just get this out of the way: college still isn’t free.
To get an education, you need to pay an arm and a leg. Almost literally. Millions of college-age students around the world can’t afford higher education, and yet prices keep skyrocketing. Feeling angry? I don’t blame you.
Lucky for you, there’s a way to rebel against those expensive universities, save some money and most importantly, get the education you need. How?
Take college courses online. As the constantly evolving world of technology opens up opportunities for online learning, more students are choosing to learn digitally. While all of this sounds great, however, there are still some costs involved. Read on to discover how you can breeze through online college without giving up any of your ligaments.

 Ways to Save Money

1. Keep Everything on Your Computer :-

College means you have to get all the regular school supplies: pencils, binders – wait a minute. You’re in online college. Why would you waste any money on that old-world stuff? You have everything you could possibly need right in front of you on your computer. Duh!
With your computer, you’ll never need pencils, paper, binders or textbooks. Everything can be accessed and stored on a computer. This is the 21st century – start living in it!


2. Eat at Home :-

Online sessions can last several hours. You’re only human, so chances are you will get hungry. Don’t let Mickey D’s tempt you – fast food and dining out often isn’t worth it. If you don’t eat out often, great! But if you do, you’re going to need to change up your eating habits.


3. Donate to Plasma and Blood Banks :-

Are you feeling generous and need some quick money? Head on over to a plasma donation center. You can get up to $200 just by donating plasma. Go to the Donating Plasma website to find a donation center near you.
Getting paid to basically lay down for an hour or so? While helping people simultaneously? You should be jumping at this opportunity!


4. Volunteer for Research :-

If you’re scared of needles, you could be in a research study instead. Many colleges and scientific organizations look for people willing to participate in experimental psychological and medical studies. And no, you unfortunately won’t be transformed into a superhuman, but you get the next best thing: money!


5. Become a Tutor :-

Are you an Einstein when it comes to a particular subject? Consider helping out people who are struggling academically by tutoring them.
Offer your services at an hourly rate and put up flyers around town at popular places for students or on online forums. You could also work through a university tutoring system.

E - Learning

6. Find a Part-Time Job :-

School may technically be your full-time job, but it doesn’t pay you to learn (wouldn’t that be amazing?). Anyway, having a part-time job will give you a steady cash flow and enhance those life skills.
You know who’s usually desperate for workers? Restaurants. Show them you’re dependable, and you’ll probably get free meals. You heard right – free food always tastes better.


7. Find Scholarships :-

Just because you’re attending online courses doesn’t mean you’re exempt from scholarships; there are many places to find scholarships and grants for online education. You can look for them through your college, but don’t stop there.
All levels of government have scholarship and financial aid programs to help students succeed. Should you stop there? No.
Non-profits like charities, community groups and religious organizations offer scholarships, and so do private companies. They’re out there, all you need to do is find them and submit a little paperwork and you could be getting a sizable amount of aid.


8. Attend School In-State :-

Online courses save you money, we know that already. But if you live in Pennsylvania and you’re taking classes from a college in Mississippi, chances are the tuition will be higher since it’s out-of-state.
Obviously that’s a mistake – especially if you live near a college. You could just walk up the road to save money instead of throwing it out the window and hoping it gets to Mississippi.


9. Save with a Student ID Card :-

You still get a student ID when you attend college online. This card is your master key for unlocking your education potential. Sound cheesy enough? Great!
This card has a lot of unlocking potential both on and off campus. You’ll find savings at the university, local businesses, and online – all because you’re a student. It’s like having the whole town clap for you because you’re going to college. Pat yourself on the back, why don’t you?


10. Create a Timeline for Yourself :-

These tips mean nothing if you don’t create a personal timeline. Lay out where you were before you enrolled, where you are now, and where you want to be in the future.
This timeline should mostly focus on your financial transactions so it will save you money. You can include other things too, such as scheduling and motivational sections.
Why spend money on college when you can spend it on things you really enjoy? With these tips, you’ll have some extra money to reward yourself from a long day’s work of school.

Measuring Gender Equality in Education

Measuring gender equality in education: A challenge for the Sustainable Development agenda :-

As we look to the post-2015 agenda, discussions are turning to how we can expand our thinking around girls’ and women’s education from just gender parity (comparing numbers of girls to boys in the classroom) to gender equality. The focus on parity since the EFA goals were set in 2000 is widely acknowledged to have left serious obstacles to girls’ and women’s educational opportunities, including gender insensitive curricula and learning materials, classroom practices that undermine gender equality, and school management ignoring or minimizing incidents of school related gender based violence (SRGBV).
It is important to move the discussion on from parity to equality. Hiding behind what may seem like parity, for example, may be vast differences in the quality of education girls and boys receive.

Equality in Education

How can we measure gender equality?

There are two main challenges associated with measuring gender equality in education. The first is the imprecision associated with the current measurement system. Critics note that current metrics provide limited perspectives for policy discussion. The data routinely collected through administration channels or household surveys does not lend itself to explore more complex processes of inequality. The challenge of finding a way to define and measure SRGBV, which is one of the entrenched forms of gender inequality in education, is an important example.
Questions arise about whether we can measure gender equality in terms of what certain groups do or do not possess, or can gain through education—for example, access to schooling, adequate resources (teachers, textbooks) or qualifications. But measuring who has what leads to the concern that gender equality would again be viewed in a parity perspective. Gender equality in education has a far broader meaning than this.


Why should we measure gender equality?

The second main challenge around measuring gender equality is that there has been a failure to clarify why it is something worth measuring. Is it, for example, because we want education systems to be more efficient or is it due to concern for social justice and human rights? It is one step, after all, for critics of gender parity (and the simple measure of distribution) to say that it is not an adequate measure of gender equality in education. It is an altogether more difficult proposition to say what measuring gender equality in education should entail and how it should be accomplished.


Gender equality has a broad meaning.

Given the history of women’s exclusion, subordination and injustice, noted in every country in the world, it is important that the voices and perspectives of women are considered in how gender equality in education is measured and for what purposes. The metric for gender equality must include the right of women to articulate, review and critically comment on justifications for social arrangements. The metric must also consider the political economy and socio-cultural norms and practices that maintain injustices towards certain groups and exacerbate gender inequalities. Measures must additionally evaluate processes for real change towards greater gender equality and social justice. And lastly, because of the significance of bodily and emotional vulnerability in many meanings of gender, measuring or evaluating gender equality in education must aim to promote progress towards reducing all forms of gender-based violence and ensuring women are empowered to exercise their rights to reproductive health and autonomy.


Towards a common definition of gender equality in education.

A useful way to move beyond this impasse is to use list-based approaches to defining what gender equality in education is, while subjecting this process to rigorous scrutiny and debate. This approach has been successfully used by the UNDP and OECD to develop gender equality measures, although, as of yet, their measures in relation to education still only focus on gender parity and only at the national level. Thus a further challenge is to ensure relevant measures are developed at other levels—for example, the community, school, teacher and individual student levels–in order to assess and change discriminatory gender attitudes and behaviour.
We urgently need an informed political and technical discussion on how to develop a normative approach to defining gender equality in education. And on the basis of this discussion we will be able to work on developing improved and policy-relevant measures. Without this discussion, and consensus on the definition, whatever measurement we develop will attract the criticism that we have only reworked gender parity using imperfect proxies. It is important we get the parameters right early on in the post-2015 era. If we do not, we will find we have not reached the vision we are aiming for by 2030.

Will Change in Attitude Bring Happiness?

Will Change in Attitude Bring Happiness?

Attitude is a very important aspect of the human personality.

A Zen master once performed an experiment on water. First, the composition of water was observed under a powerful microscope; he then invoked the attitude of love in the water and the composition of the particles changed! He then invoked the attitude of compassion and again the composition of the water changed. Our body is made up of 80 percent water; we can thus influence our own body. The power of attitude, the power of intention and our philosophy, are all very important.

Attitude Is The Key Of Success

How do I view myself, how do I view God, and how do I view the world? How I respond to myself, God and the world depends on this view and this attitude. Our intention and feelings all influence the world around us. We cannot observe an object without influencing it. If I have a feeling of guilt then I respond by blaming myself, God and the world. Some of us have an attitude of anger and respond to the world with anger. I may have an attitude of want…I am incomplete…I do not have enough. Or there may be an attitude of pride…I have so much money, education, fame. In both these attitudes, I am judging myself on what I have, not what I am.

The most important is the attitude of acceptance. If I accept myself, God and the world, then I respond well. Non-acceptance creates a division within me. So let me honestly ask myself how do I respond to other’s success? How do I respond to other’s happiness?

Grow Up A Positive Attitude In Yourself

Higher than the attitude of acceptance is the attitude of wisdom; if I have a sound understanding of life in totality…of karma…of right and wrong, then can I re-contextualize my life and change my perspective. Higher than wisdom, is the attitude of love. The higher divine qualities of love and compassion have no opposite. Hate is the opposite of attachment not pure love.  There is no opposite of God.

Do not fight with your negativeness, just remove them. Bring in the positive. Only when a person learns to love is there happiness – otherwise we experience pleasure – only love gives us joy, but subtler than love is peace. When I come to recognize the oneness of the world, I find peace. The world we see is the world of effects, separate from the cause. Get established in the cause, in the oneness and peace will spread. We see this in the lives of the rishis, who are established, in ahimsa, peace; even wild animals give up violence in their presence.

How do we bring about change in our attitude?

1. Be in the company of those with a higher attitude.
2. Recognise and assert those higher attitudes - that love within.
3. Read about the lives of those who lived with a higher attitude.
4. Use the power of will – A powerful prayer is “May I become good, may my negativeness go away”.

Attitude alone can help to transform our life and life around us.

HOW TO TURN AROUND A DISTRESSED HOTEL ASSET IN 6 MONTHS

HOW TO TURN AROUND A DISTRESSED HOTEL ASSET IN 6 MONTHS :-

We have been faced with this challenge many times, and it seems it often boils down to the same. It might surprise you that generally the problem is due to a lack of insight in independent hotels on how the travel industry really works. There is also a shortage of understanding in the business in general. As a result hotel assets become distressed and are in dire need to be turned around.
Many properties are built without sufficient planning and ran by under qualified management. Yes, unfortunately many hotel businesses are challenged with not having the right staff and management that truly comprehend their job. They lack the capability of connecting the dots between the work they are doing and the financial results of the hotel.
A perfect example would be a conversation I had a little while ago with a very experienced revenue manager at a 5 star resort of a renowned international hotel chain. At the hotel she was assigned to take on, offers were being extended to distributors with discounts, rebates and override commissions that were in reality not contributing to the bottom line. Actually they were costing money. Yes they were selling rooms, but the hotel essentially had to chip in money to make the guest stay feasible.
How come a sales manager is capable of negotiating deals that end up costing money? To me it is amazing the shortage of understanding many people in the hotel have on what their real contribution and impact is on the bottom line of their hotel.
I have just used an example of a sales manager, but unfortunately they are not the only ones in our industry unfortunately. Many General Managers and Front Office Managers as well lack a deep enough insight in how to really manage a hotel operation and business.

HOW TO TURN AROUND A DISTRESSED HOTEL ASSET IN 6 MONTHS

SPEED TO MARKET :-

A distressed hotel probably got to its current situation through a slow process of decline. Over time business and profitability eroded. To get out of the slump you need to get momentum back on your side.
Takeover management is done with speed to re-energize the organization and the employees. You need to get the team huddled up. With motivation levels up again you will be able to get a long way.
So look for some quick wins to show them your approach has a positive impact, and you will get people on your side for the long battle ahead of you.


WAKE AND SHAKE THEM UP :-

Yes of course the downturn happened with the team you are now managing. But is it their fault? No, of course not; they were probably not shown correctly, trained or properly managed.
Motivate them by leading by example. Get your hands dirty and fix the problems. Show that you can do the job, and love doing it. Treat them with respect, and soon you will see the spark lighting back up in their eyes.
And don’t forget you can learn from them as well. They know the ins and outs of their hotel and market place. Show you care about what they know, and soon the will know you care. Little things matter, call them by their name!
From the beginning you have to set the expectations clearly. Let the sales, marketing and reservations team now what will be coming and what you expect from them. They probably have been neglected and left to their own resolve. If explained in a constructive manner they will welcome the new support and guidance you can provide them.


SIMPLIFY IT ALL :-

When we take over hotels I generally find that rate structures, marketing and distribution strategies are over complex. And as a result they become time consuming to manage. At one point you don’t even know anymore where and at what price you are selling your hotel rooms.
I have seen many hotels having absolutely having no control over their rates and inventory, just because they jumped on every promotion distributors proposed. Just imagine, an early bird discount of 10%, combined with a stay 4 pay 3 nights offer, and free breakfast for weekdays from 2 nights, and a 5% override commission. Do the math and we are talking about a 43% discount. Now subtract 15% commission from this and we only have 49% left of the price we set out to sell.


PRESENCE, REACH & EXPOSURE :-

You need to be visible to your potential guests. They search multiple websites to find a hotel where they would like to stay. So you have to make sure you can be found. And just being on websites is not merely enough. You need to make sure your online profile is much more attractive than your competition with many images, video’s, great customer feedback and good review scores.


CASH IS KING :-

A distressed hotel basically needs money. So it’s important to get the cash flow jump started quickly. Non-essential cost should be scrapped immediately of course to assist in a quick transition towards a healthy cash surplus. But cost control is not the only method. If the hotel is faulting occupancy, you might think about launching flash sales campaigns to get more people coming through the doors.


PUTTING THEORY INTO PRACTICE :-

I can hear you thinking. Fantastic theories, but do they even know how to do this for real. Yep, we do. Do it on a daily basis. Let me share with you a success story of a recent hotel turnaround strategy we implemented.
It is in the embattled market of Seville, Spain, which is heavily suffering from a deep crisis. The country has an unemployment rate of 27,5% and the economy is in shambles, putting a lot of pressure on companies.
Corporate travel budgets have been sliced to all time lows. MICE events are also down tremendously from pre-crisis levels. And national tourism is down the toilet.
Moreover the hotel is not located in the city center, but rather on the fringes, nor is it close to the trade-fair. And accommodation supply has also by far outgrown normal demand levels due to over-construction.