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- How to Use Your Voice to Succeed in Anything." - by Submitted on Aug 05, 2013 from Hal WechslerHow to Use Your Voice to Influence-Persuade-Convince Others • 1. “Tell me something Pop, how much does good-looks, intelligence, and money affect how women see me?” • 2. “You want the psychology or neuroscience answer? Not much, maybe 15%. You didn’t name the Killer-Factor that others ...
Views: 1588(1 vote) - What Two-Letter Word Terrifies Your BRAIN? - by Submitted on Jul 31, 2013 from Hal Wechsler“What is the Two-Letter Word that Your Brain Considers a Threat to Your ‘Survival’? • 1. “It took the invention (1999) of the fMRI (functional Magnetic Resonance Imagery) to show your Brain changes for the ‘worse’ - when it Sees, Hears or even reads the word: No!” • 2. “That’s the ...
Views: 1401(1 vote) - "Learn to StressBust Anxiety or Lose 20-Years of Life." - by Submitted on Jul 27, 2013 from Hal Wechsler“Learn to StressBust Anxiety or Lose 20-Years of Life.” • 1. “What did you say again, about the Mind and Matter.” • 2. “Oh yeah, “It’s Mind-Over-Matter, but if you don’t have any Mind – Nothing much matters.” • 3. “Is that about left-brain, right-brain thinking?” • 4. “Not. It’s about ...
Views: 1389 - Learn to StressBust to Save 20-years of life - by Submitted on Jul 27, 2013 from Hal Wechsler“Learn to StressBust Anxiety or Lose 20-Years of Life.” • 1. “What did you say again, about the Mind and Matter.” • 2. “Oh yeah, “It’s Mind-Over-Matter, but if you don’t have any Mind – Nothing much matters.” • 3. “Is that about left-brain, right-brain thinking?” • 4. “Not. It’s about ...
Views: 1076 - What's The GAP and What good is it" - by Submitted on Jul 25, 2013 from Hal Wechsler“What’s The “GAP” in your lower-abdomen (sacral) area?” • 1. “I dunno, & I don’t care much, wait, should I?” • 2. “Would you like to access pleasure, knowledge, and be in the ‘mood’ for s-e-x, at your will? How about Acing exams, and retrieving long-term memories?” • 3. “Anything else, ...
Views: 1467 - "Questions for Parents" - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2013 from Hal WechslerQuestions: • 1. True/False: “YOU are in the Top-Ten slowest readers of 316 million U.S. Citizens and ‘Proud’ of it.” www.speedreading101.org • 2. True/False: “YOU have a ‘delusion’, you are in the Top-Ten Fastest readers in the U.S.A” www.speedreading101.org • 3. True/False: “YOU would ...
Views: 1231 - "Questions for Parents" - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2013 from Hal WechslerQuestions: • 1. True/False: “YOU are in the Top-Ten slowest readers of 316 million U.S. Citizens and ‘Proud’ of it.” www.speedreading101.org • 2. True/False: “YOU have a ‘delusion’, you are in the Top-Ten Fastest readers in the U.S.A” www.speedreading101.org • 3. True/False: “YOU would ...
Views: 1006 - True or False: two new strategies to give me energy - by Submitted on Jul 17, 2013 from Hal WechslerTrue or False: “There Are Two-Strategies I Can Do At My Desk to Rejuvenate Me.” • 1. “You decide after you do a mind/body experiment.” • 2. “I like being the judge & jury.” • 3. “The first exercise is called “Friction” and changes your brainwaves (ElectroMagnetic Field), leading to a ...
Views: 1438(1 vote) - True of False: What your Eyes See... - by Submitted on Jul 10, 2013 from Hal WechslerTrue/False: “What your eyes see, your ‘heart’ is bound to believe.” • 1. “I don’t even know what that means. What’s-In-It-For-Me? to even think about it?” • 2. “If you take this knowledge to mind, you will be in the top 5% of students and executives. Example: if we see it on TV, hear it on ...
Views: 1676 - "Why Jana's Brain Exercise Aces School & Career." - by Submitted on Jul 08, 2013 from Hal Wechsler“What’s Jana’s Secret for Acing School & Career?” • 1. “I want to explain the steps to juicing up your brain.” • 2. “It’s easier to perform, than to analyze. Do you have an ‘algorithm,’ like 1-2-3?” • 3. “Here’s what you DO. The “how” of it. • First step, take your left index finger & ...
Views: 1310 - "Both Cannabis & Chronic Stress Blow-Out Our Motivation." - by Submitted on Jul 01, 2013 from Hal Wechsler“Both Cannabis & Chronic Stress Blow-Out Our Motivation” • 1. “But I’m smart, hardworking, why can’t I win success?” • 2. “Snap answer: you run away from Obstacles and your Mind-Set (Attitude) in not in alignment with Coping.” • 3. “I have no idea what “Obstacles, Attitude & Coping” even ...
Views: 1584 - "Can Imagination Change Your Reality?" - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2013 from Hal Wechsler“Can Imagination Change Your Reality – See & Hear?” • 1. Michael, (my youngest son), “Which is more powerful, which do you trust more, “Imagination”, or your experiences?” • 2. “No question, what I see, hear, & feel,” Mike shot back. • 3. “Remember this: your three most powerful learning ...
Views: 1724 - "Can Imagination Change Your Reality?" - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2013 from Hal Wechsler“Can Imagination Change Your Reality – See & Hear?” • 1. Michael, (my youngest son), “Which is more powerful, which do you trust more, “Imagination”, or your experiences?” • 2. “No question, what I see, hear, & feel,” Mike shot back. • 3. “Remember this: your three most powerful learning ...
Views: 2028 - "Would you Check Out a Free Business Opportunity?" - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2013 from Hal Wechsler“Would you Check-Out a Free! Business Opportunity?” • 1. “Wait. It’s worth $75,000. And there are no-strings-attached. Well, would you? I thought Not.” • 2. “Conventional-Wisdom says, ‘If it’s too good to be true…’ We’re asking you to “click” it, not give away your damned wallet and ...
Views: 1053 - How your Beliefs Decide Your Success - by Submitted on Jun 26, 2013 from Hal WechslerHow your Beliefs Decide Your Success or Failure • 1. We asked a dozen blog readers, “What’s a turn-on to keep reading, & what makes you hit the Delete?” • 2. Ten of twelve said, “Does it help me solve a problem or do I think, “So what?”, “Who-Cares?”, “WIIFM – what’s-in-it-for-me?” ...
Views: 1619 - "Follow-the-Bouncing-Ball!" - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2013 from Hal Wechsler“Follow-The-Bouncing-Ball!” • 1. “Pop, in plain English, tell me why using a Pacer or pointer to underline or overline the words of each sentence is worth the bother?” • 2. “Fifty years of reading research show that students from 5th grade through high school, college & grad school, and all ...
Views: 2292 - "Follow-the-Bouncing-Ball!" - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2013 from Hal Wechsler“Follow-The-Bouncing-Ball!” • 1. “Pop, in plain English, tell me why using a Pacer or pointer to underline or overline the words of each sentence is worth the bother?” • 2. “Fifty years of reading research show that students from 5th grade through high school, college & grad school, and all ...
Views: 2212(1 vote) - Why Putting your Feelings Into Words..... - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2013 from Hal WechslerWhy Putting Your Feelings Into Words Empowers you • 1. “Pop, I have to stand up in front of 25 clients & convince them our new system is the solution. I have done my homework, but am scared I might blow it.” • 2. “Right. You think Positive affirmations are “Hot Air”. Do you feel that icy ...
Views: 1764 - Why Putting your Feelings Into Words..... - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2013 from Hal WechslerWhy Putting Your Feelings Into Words Empowers you • 1. “Pop, I have to stand up in front of 25 clients & convince them our new system is the solution. I have done my homework, but am scared I might blow it.” • 2. “Right. You think Positive affirmations are “Hot Air”. Do you feel that icy ...
Views: 1565 - If you Know How to Arouse Curioisty... - by Submitted on Jun 11, 2013 from Hal WechslerIf You Know How to Arouse Curiosity, You Win the Prize • 1. Science tests, everybody else – guesses without proof. If you want super success in school & your career, do the research. • 2. We tested ‘Subject Lines’, the email “message” we all use to decide if we Delete-or-Read. Ten-thousand ...
Views: 1421(2 votes) - How to Read-And-Remember 300-pages-daily - by Submitted on Jun 07, 2013 from Hal Wechsler“How You Can Read-&-Remember 300-pages-daily - Like JFK, LBJ, Nixon & Carter.” • 1. Bill Gates: “What I want? To be able to read, superfast!” • 2. Warren Buffet: “I’ve wasted ten (10) years reading slowly.” • 3. My partner, Evelyn Wood, the creator of Speed Reading, trained the White ...
Views: 1489(1 vote) - Why StressBusting Works - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2013 from Hal Wechsler“Why StressBusting Can Reduce Your Anxiety & Help Ace Your Career.” • 1. “But is this meditation stuff “practical” or just hot-air?” • 2. “Let’s keep it simple, unless you’re a “Brainiac” & have to know where the “feet-grow-from”. Go to: Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, lead author, Fadel ...
Views: 1424(1 vote) - Why Subliminal Smile leads to success - by Submitted on Jun 02, 2013 from Hal Wechsler“Why You Should Know “Subliminal-Smiling” & “Deconstruction” of The Elements of Speed Reading 3x.” • 1. “If you’re such a ‘smart-ass’, teach me how to get more tips in my Summer job,” asked my son’s girlfriend. • 2. “You don’t want to know the physical actions, just “how-to”. Answer: it’s ...
Views: 1196 - How Daydreaming Overcomes Impulsive Acts - by Submitted on Jun 02, 2013 from Hal Wechsler“How Daydreaming Success, Overcomes Impulsive Acts” • 1. “Pop, what’s with this stuff on “immediate-gratification”, and impatience? Doesn’t every sane person want “it” now, not later?” • 2. “You wanna fight or hear the latest neuroscience. Good. When you’re a little kid, you don’t analyze, ...
Views: 1559(1 vote) - How Daydreaming Overcomes Impulsive Acts - by Submitted on Jun 02, 2013 from Hal Wechsler“How Daydreaming Success, Overcomes Impulsive Acts” • 1. “Pop, what’s with this stuff on “immediate-gratification”, and impatience? Doesn’t every sane person want “it” now, not later?” • 2. “You wanna fight or hear the latest neuroscience. Good. When you’re a little kid, you don’t analyze, ...
Views: 37 - Why Boring is Dangerous to Your Life - by Submitted on Jun 02, 2013 from Hal WechslerWhy “Boring” Leads to Drugs, Drinking, or Smoking • 1. Brainiacs only: what’s your brain made of? Answer: 78% water. Some of us have replaced the liquid with “fat”, hence the expression, “Fat-Head.” • 2. “So what? Who-cares? What’s In-It-For-Me? • 3. Your 3-lb brain requires continuous ...
Views: 1181 - Why Brainiacs Use Subliminal Smiling - by Submitted on May 31, 2013 from Hal Wechsler“Why You Should Know “Subliminal-Smiling” & “Deconstruction” of The Elements of Speed Reading 3x.” • 1. “If you’re such a ‘smart-ass’, teach me how to get more tips in my Summer job,” asked my son’s girlfriend. • 2. “You don’t want to know the physical actions, just “how-to”. Answer: it’s ...
Views: 1709(2 votes) - Ancient Secret for Sleeping Deeply - by Submitted on May 15, 2013 from Hal Wechsler------------------------------------------------------------------------------ “Ancient Discovery of Triggering “Sleep” is…” “I just can’t fall asleep”, my 13 year old son said. “It’s eating all that junk that is the culprit, that & 7-hours a day of SyFy with Captain Kirk.” “Pop, you’re two ...
Views: 2706 - Affirmations change your Brain? - by Submitted on May 05, 2013 from Hal Wechsler“Affirmations Change Your Brain?” • “Wait. Are you saying that ordinary, dumb words, repeated in a sing-song fashion, can change my thoughts and emotions? Sounds ridiculous to me”, said Stephanie. • “More incredible, the latest scientific research at Carnegie-Mellon University, and published ...
Views: 2093(1 vote) - "Can Two-Minutes Produce Up To 6-Hours Of Energy?" - by Submitted on Apr 29, 2013 from Hal Wechsler-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- “Can Two-Minutes Produce Up To Six-Hours Of Energy?” • 1. “Would you spend two-minutes programming a new thought & emotion into your Mind - if you had experiential proof it delivers your Goals?” • 2. “Things ...
Views: 1699(4 votes) - "What's With Left & Right Brains?" - by Submitted on Apr 29, 2013 from Hal Wechsler“What’s With Left & Right Brain?” • 1. “I’m confused, professor. Is there a left & right brain dominance? Which is better?” • 2. “The answer is too important to leave it to “educators”, who like things complicated, so they have a job explaining intentionally, abstract ideas. My cousin Albert ...
Views: 1284 - "What's With Left & Right Brains?" - by Submitted on Apr 29, 2013 from Hal Wechsler“What’s With Left & Right Brain?” • 1. “I’m confused, professor. Is there a left & right brain dominance? Which is better?” • 2. “The answer is too important to leave it to “educators”, who like things complicated, so they have a job explaining intentionally, abstract ideas. My cousin Albert ...
Views: 1204 - "What's With Left & Right Brains?" - by Submitted on Apr 29, 2013 from Hal Wechsler“What’s With Left & Right Brain?” • 1. “I’m confused, professor. Is there a left & right brain dominance? Which is better?” • 2. “The answer is too important to leave it to “educators”, who like things complicated, so they have a job explaining intentionally, abstract ideas. My cousin Albert ...
Views: 1255 - The 14 Pound Skunk & the 500 Pound Black Bear - by Submitted on Apr 22, 2013 from Hal Wechsler----------------------------------------------------------------------------- • The 14 Pound Skunk vs the 500 Pound Black Bear • 1. “Daddy tell me a story.” “I’m tired, and your mother hates my stories.” “But I won’t tell her, and the story will make you feel wide-awake. It can be a short ...
Views: 2078 - What's So Great About "Affirmations"? - by Submitted on Apr 20, 2013 from Hal Wechsler• “What So Great About an Affirmation?” • My Law/Psych professor asked and answered his own Question. • “First, it creates an attitude, mood, & belief because it is not just words, but a statement aligned with feelings of awe. • Second, it connects in our brain with the Perisylvian ...
Views: 2052 - "Did You Know You Can Improve Your "Working-Memory" up to 65%?" - by Submitted on Apr 17, 2013 from Hal Wechsler“Did You Know - You Can Improve Your ‘Working-Memory’, Up To 65% With a Two-Minute Strategy. Ask me How?” • 1. Before this new research: the prevailing scientific belief was ‘working-memory’ is fixed, and Not trainable. • 2. “So-What?” When you improve (train) your ‘working-memory’, you ...
Views: 2346(2 votes) - Science Finally GETS Medications, Do You? - by Submitted on Apr 03, 2013 from Hal Wechsler---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- “Science Finally “Gets” Meditation, Do You?” • 1. “Have you tested “mindfulness-meditation”? You seem to know that you hate it, and it’s a waste of time.” • 2. “Sure, a dozen times, and it gives me a ...
Views: 1572 - "Science Finally GETS Meditation, Do You?" - by Submitted on Apr 03, 2013 from Hal Wechsler“Science Finally “Gets” Meditation, Do You?” • 1. “Have you tested “mindfulness-meditation”? You seem to know that you hate it, and it’s a waste of time.” • 2. “Sure, a dozen times, and it gives me a headache, and seems like it’s a way to take a nap when you should be working.” • 3. The ...
Views: 2032(1 vote) - "If You Hate Popeye, Think Again." - by Submitted on Mar 29, 2013 from Hal Wechsler“If You Hate Popeye, Squinting & Smiling, Forgettaboutit”. • 1. “I find your columns boring and mostly irrelevant, but you have wandered off the cliff when you drag in Exodus 3:14. What on-this-planet does the Bible have to do with your damn SpeedReading101? • 2. Oh yeah Professor, your ...
Views: 1666(2 votes) - Use these Three to Win in Your Career - by Submitted on Mar 25, 2013 from Hal WechslerUse These “3”, & Your Willpower Makes You a Brainiac • 1. “Tell me what makes SpeedReading101 work.” • 2. “You control the three (3) elements of your life, & work them. Do you really care, or just want to focus on the “take-away”, the end-results?” • 3. “If I’m going to be an expert ...
Views: 1249(3 votes) - Scary Stuff & Pain Removal by Eye-Movements - by Submitted on Mar 22, 2013 from Hal WechslerScary Experiences & Pain Are Gone in 30-Seconds • 1. “Gettoutahere!” you are Not a medical doctor, psychologist, or ophthalmologist, what the hell do you know about pain removal or trauma?” - he yelled at me. • 2. “Right-on. I suggest you go to your physician, or get a referral to a ...
Views: 1380(3 votes) - Why Using I-AM, is a Game-Changer - by Submitted on Mar 22, 2013 from Hal Wechsler“Why Using, “I-AM”, is a Game-Changer!” Remember this? “I-Am-What-I-Am, and That’s All That I-Am, I’m Popeye-The Sailor Man. I’m Strong at The Finish, Cause I Eats Me Spinach. I’m Popeye-The-Sailor-Man.” [Repeat the Lyrics] “I-am-what-I-am, and that’s all that I-am. I’m ...
Views: 1586(1 vote) - Why You Need to Crack Your Neural Code for F-U-N - by Submitted on Mar 14, 2013 from Hal WechslerWhy You Need to Crack Your Brain’s Neural Code For F-U-N! “I never win anything, got no friends, and hate school. Nothing is fun.” It was my 12 year old son blaming “me”, for his experiences with people, the environment, and his lack of F-U-N. • 1. I bit my tongue to avoid exposing my own ...
Views: 2219(2 votes) - Can You Scientifically Attract Money & Wealth? - by Submitted on Mar 13, 2013 from Hal Wechsler“Can you “Scientifically” Attract Money & Wealth or Is It Bull? My friend’s daughter was 21, and always complaining about the absence of money in her bank account. “Paycheck to paycheck, behind in the rent, & worse, always thinking of the “Lack” of funds. I hate my life, and I see “debt” ...
Views: 1917(1 vote) - Are there Urban Myths Blocking MONEY From Reaching You? - by Submitted on Mar 13, 2013 from Hal WechslerAre there Urban Myths That Block M-o-n-e-y From Your Life? • 1 “Aw quit it, I know you believe it, and mean well, but what I say out loud or hear in my head are “white-noise”, just meaningless chatter. My words are powerless, and so am I.” • 2. When I said that to my mother, I was convinced ...
Views: 1573(2 votes) - How to Connect Your Right-Brain to Winning - by Submitted on Mar 08, 2013 from Hal Wechsler---------------------------------------------------------------------------- How to Link Your Right-Brain to Winning in Under 60-secs “Daddy, Why is that football player – dancing up-and-down?” • Why you should use this baby-easy strategy as a “warm-up” to win at school & career. • 1. ...
Views: 1570 - "Small Changes Lead to Massive Reactions." - by Submitted on Feb 22, 2013 from Hal Wechsler---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- “Small Changes (tiniest words) Lead to Massive Reactions” • 1. Imagine this. In 1687, old Isaac Fig Newton at Cambridge, wrote that our Universe was a tidily, predictable, mechanical system. Until 1958, the ...
Views: 2551 - Why You Should Push Yourself to "Speed-Up." - by Submitted on Feb 20, 2013 from Hal Wechsler----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Why Should You Push yourself to “Speed-Up? • 1. “But Dr. Franklin, what good is your new invention of Electrics?” • 2. “Dear Lady, what good is a new-born baby?” • 3. Get it? We just don’t know in advance the ...
Views: 1397(4 votes) - Reading Brain Breaththrough 2012 - by Submitted on Dec 12, 2012 from Hal WechslerReading & the Brain Has a Breakthrough. Wow, It Works. • 1. For Brainiacs & other “smart-folks”: up to 70% of U. S. high school students are lousy (not proficient) readers. So what? • 2. N.A.E.P. (National Assessment of Educational Progress), indicates average high school “reading-scores” ...
Views: 1149 - Why Use-It-Or-Lose-It? - by Submitted on Dec 10, 2012 from Hal WechslerWhy “Use-It-Or-Lose-It”, Can Buy You More Years You are going to live into your 90s, if you don’t get run down by a municipal bus. We want them to be healthy, fun, & productive years. So what? We want to avoid Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia. • Here’s the latest research of ...
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