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- 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: 1431(1 vote) - Are You A Closet Contrarian - by Submitted on Dec 11, 2007 from Hal WechslerAre You a Closet Contrarian? If you know yourself and can analyze others, you recognize if you are a core skeptic and suppress a sarcastic personality. Many of us hide our Contrarian belief system under a mien of teeth-flashing and words of pleasantry. To get along, you go alone, is a ...
Views: 1179 - Cognitive Map - by Submitted on Jan 22, 2008 from Hal WechslerDo You Own a Schema? Professor William James at Harvard in 1891 figured out how to double your your memory – you had to have a better system to record facts. A century later a practical, relevant schema makes learning new information and doubling your working memory, a kids’ game. ...
Views: 1823 - Factoids For The Cool - by Submitted on Nov 26, 2007 from Hal WechslerFactoids For Cool Scholars When you add the suffix ‘oid’ to a word like anthropoid, the meaning becomes human–like. Factoid is appearing like a factual piece of information. It includes knowledge that is brief and trivial, but that conclusion is in the eyes of the ...
Views: 963 - Hot Button To Winning - by Submitted on Jan 31, 2008 from Hal WechslerThe entire scientific community called him a head-case and tried to shut him up. He could not prove his theories for ten-years, but shouted his conclusions at his medical colleagues as if he had the evidence in hand. Dr. Hans Berger, German neuropsychiatrist and professor at the University of ...
Views: 845 - Money Luvs Speed - by Submitted on Jan 08, 2008 from Hal WechslerJoe Vitale has written for years that money requires speed of action. How about extending the principle to all successful activities. Career, relationships and personal growth are first dependent on the element of speed. There is more, but first comes speed. Think of it as getting there before ...
Views: 821 - My First Job - Wow! - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2012 from Hal WechslerMy First Job Was a Pisser 1. I just hit age 16, went to the NYC Education Dept. and got my Working-Papers. 2. I got $35 in birthday gifts, and paid $25.50 for a used Schwinn bike. 3. Western Union on Pitkin Avenue hired me, (after-school) to deliver telegrams by bike. 4. It happened after ...
Views: 1664 - New Research You Must Read - by Submitted on Dec 04, 2007 from Hal WechslerNew Research: Self-Control Requires a Shot of Sugar Do only coaches, teachers and therapists have to exercise self-control on-the-job? How about folks on a diet, parents with kids, and executives influencing and convincing their corporate team? Profound Fact: This may be the most practical ...
Views: 821 - Why Chewing Gum Boosts Your Brain Performance - by Submitted on Dec 12, 2011 from Hal Wechsler--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Why Chewing Gum Improves your Brain Performance Would you be interested in a sure-fire, scientifically researched, simple strategy to Ace exams, interviews, and ...
Views: 2444 - "13-Headlines to get a CLICK, not a DELETE." - by Submitted on Nov 13, 2013 from Hal Wechsler“13-Secret Headlines to Get a Click – not a Delete” • 1. Urgency: “For real: you SNOOZE, you lose.” • 2. Question: “What’s the ‘Path-of-Least-Resistance?” Answer: Habit. It can double your income in 2014. • 3. Command: “Double your income starting this Month.” • 4. Teaser: “If ...
Views: 2015 - "Are Today's GEEKS, the NEW Sexy?" - by Submitted on Nov 12, 2013 from Hal Wechsler“Are Today’s Geeks, the New-Sexy in 2014?” • 1. Me: “Ten-years ago they were called Health-Nuts. Today everybody is concerned with our food, weight, & exercise huh?” • 2. You: “And ‘Geeks’, folks with valuable skills & knowledge, will dominate in 2014, yeah it’s technology.” • 3. Me: ...
Views: 1878 - "Are you eligible to add 34% to your Mwmoey & IQ?" - by Submitted on Oct 28, 2013 from Hal WechslerWant a Fast-System to Add 34% to Your Memory & IQ?” • 1. Me: “I bet you’re a skeptic and contrarian like me. Do you ask for proof and evidence before you believe?” • 2. You: “Sure, my mama said not to ‘believe’ strangers. My Pop said, “Hold on to your wallet & checkbook or they’ll be ...
Views: 2037 - "Are YOU Normal, and Hate Learning?" - by Submitted on Oct 21, 2013 from Hal Wechsler“Are You ‘Normal’ and Hate Learning?” • 1. Me: “Normal is the opposite of Abnormal, right? Dictionary.com defines ‘normal’ as Average-Ordinary-Common. Add: mediocre & second-rate. • Normal makes you Defensive toward Change, Improvement, and expanding your Comfort-Zone. Are Bill Gates, ...
Views: 1788 - "Are YOU Normal, and Hate Learning?" - by Submitted on Oct 21, 2013 from Hal Wechsler“Are You ‘Normal’ and Hate Learning?” • 1. Me: “Normal is the opposite of Abnormal, right? Dictionary.com defines ‘normal’ as Average-Ordinary-Common. Add: mediocre & second-rate. • Normal makes you Defensive toward Change, Improvement, and expanding your Comfort-Zone. Are Bill Gates, ...
Views: 1766 - "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: 1593 - "Brainiacs: Inspiration Triggers Your Goals" - by Submitted on Aug 12, 2013 from Hal Wechsler“Brainiacs Say: Inspiration Attracts Your Goals” • 1. “Michael, want to start every day like a Brainiac?” • 2. “Pop, Is it quick & easy, I’m still recovering from the weekend?” • 3. “You already know HOW to do it. It just arranging the steps into a strategy that wins you your goals. ...
Views: 1491 - "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: 2035 - "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: 1730 - "Could you use tested & proven Headlines to get Emails read?" - by Submitted on Nov 24, 2013 from Hal Wechsler“Could You use tested & proven Headlines to 2x your Closes?” • 1. Me: “Affiliates need more than Clicks, they must produce closes on buyers’ Credit Cards, right?” • 2. You: “What if I not an affiliate? Am I wasting my time learning about Headlines that pull?” • 3. Me: “None of us was born ...
Views: 2063 - "Do you live in a Touch-Phobic society? It's important." - by Submitted on Nov 20, 2013 from Hal Wechsler“Do You Live in a Touch-Phobic Society?” • 1. Me: “Are You a skeptic like me? Here something that I researched in scientific journals that Surprised me. Interested?” • 2. You: “Is it long and drawn-out, or philosophy & theory? Will it do me any good? Tell me.” • 3. Me: “It’s about ...
Views: 2701 - "Do You Rely on Your Medicines?" - by Submitted on Oct 24, 2013 from Hal Wechsler“Do You Rely on Medicines?” • 1. Me: “I sure do, when I get a headache, I run for the Aspirins. Indigestion calls for Alka Seltzer. My testimony your Honor, is that they work 100% of the time.” • 2. You: “So what, who-cares, and mainly, WIIFM, (What’s In It For Me?) Everyone runs for the ...
Views: 1932 - "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: 2302 - "Have you ever heard of No Win, No-Pay?" - by Submitted on Sep 18, 2013 from Hal Wechsler“Have you ever heard of “No-Win, No-Pay” Contingency Fee?” • 1. Do you get emails offering to help you and ask for ‘Money’ upfront?” We get fifty daily. • 2. In law, especially negligence & some contracts, we use “Contingency Fee Agreements”. No-Win, No-Pay. The secret is that lawyers can ...
Views: 1749 - "How Your Ideas Create Money." - by Submitted on Nov 09, 2013 from Hal Wechsler“How do Your Ideas create Money-Dinero-Wealth?” • 1. Me: “Your words attract your tribe. People who hunger & thirst to be in Alignment with your goals, desires, & intentions. Call it: Target, Ends & Objectives.” • 2. You: “OK, but I need examples of the ‘right’ words.” • 3. Me: “The #1 ...
Views: 1994 - "Is Mindset 51% of your daily SUCCESS?" - by Submitted on Nov 06, 2013 from Hal Wechsler“Is Mindset (attitude) 51% of Your Daily Success?” • 1. “Want Three-Proven-Tips on Who You Can Trust & Follow to Double Your Income in 2014?” • 2. “Do You Look, Speak, & Act Like A Professional Expert?” • 3. “Who Has More HOPE, Successful folks or Strugglers?” • 4. “Are You a Skeptic ...
Views: 2050 - "Is the Power of Suggestion Making your Life Better & Rewarding You with Wealth?" - by Submitted on Oct 15, 2013 from Hal Wechsler“Is The Power-of-Suggestion How You Make Money, Cement Relationships, & For Personal-Protection?” • 1. Me: “Mike, (my teenage kid) do you intentionally use “Suggestions” to motivate yourself to ace exams & classes, and to influence, persuade & convince girls?” • 2. Mike: “Pop, you just got ...
Views: 1755 - "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: 1397 - "New Scientific Tool to Activate Your Brain For Quick Learning & Memory" - by Submitted on Oct 30, 2013 from Hal Wechsler“New Tool to Activate Your Brain For Learning & Memory?” • 1. Me: “We have a NEW baby-easy way to add up to 35% to your Memory & Learning. And it’s permanent. Want it?” • 2. You: “I’m not negative or even skeptical but – who says so, how much, and how hard to use is this new tool?” • 3. ...
Views: 2268 - "Not Air-Guitar, But Air-Palm" - by Submitted on Aug 06, 2013 from Hal Wechsler“You know what Air-Guitar is, What is Air-Palm? • 1. “Did you know that Guitar companies internationally hold contests for big prizes for the best Air-Guitar pretenders?” • 2. “No, why, they are just like Elvis imitators or Mimes.” • 3. “Well, these contests attract thousands, and they ...
Views: 1799 - "Past Your Peak?" Add 36% to your IQ." - by Submitted on Oct 26, 2013 from Hal Wechsler“Past Your PEAK? Easy way to add 36% to your IQ - fast.” • 1. Me: “We tested a baby-easy strategy that takes 5-minutes to add 36% to your long-term memory. Interested?” • 2. You: “Do you have to be a Brainiac to make it work? Could my teenager use it to ACE his grades and exams?” • 3. Me: ...
Views: 1974 - "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: 1016 - "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: 1242 - "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: 2558 - "Specific Strategies to ACE school & Career with Dinero" - by Submitted on Oct 17, 2013 from Hal Wechsler“If you don’t have specific strategies to help me, get out of my face.” • 1. Me: “Mike (my 15 year old), which is more important, your LEFT or your RIGHT hemispheres?” • 2. Mike: “Oh, it’s time for my Speedreading101.com education. Do I have to answer this question, I got homework.” • 3. ...
Views: 1560 - "Two-Secrets of YOUR Success for 2014." - by Submitted on Nov 18, 2013 from Hal Wechsler“Two Secrets of Success: Repetition & Review for 2014.” • 1. Me: “We got 452 emails about “Thymus & Spleen THUMPING”. They remembered TARZAN of the Apes and his Thymus Thumping in the movies & TV.” • 2. You: “I remember one thing about it, besides TARZAN. I have NO idea of the Location of ...
Views: 2125 - "Want to know some weird tips about your Health?" - by Submitted on Nov 08, 2013 from Hal Wechsler“Want to Know Some Weird Tips About a Healthy Body?” • 1. Me: “I’m a certified skeptic with a Master’s in Sarcasm cynicism & Contrarianism. But some weird stuff really…” • 2. You: “I don’t gotta believe it, right? OK.” • 3. Me: “My kids screamed bloody murder before getting an injection ...
Views: 1849 - "Want to know some weird tips about your Health?" - by Submitted on Nov 08, 2013 from Hal Wechsler“Want to Know Some Weird Tips About a Healthy Body?” • 1. Me: “I’m a certified skeptic with a Master’s in Sarcasm cynicism & Contrarianism. But some weird stuff really…” • 2. You: “I don’t gotta believe it, right? OK.” • 3. Me: “My kids screamed bloody murder before getting an injection ...
Views: 1950 - "What You Don't Know..." - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2008 from Hal Wechsler“What You Don’t Know, Can Kill You?” Most of us secretly subscribe to the philosophy, “what-you-don’t know, can’t hurt you.” Come on, admit it, reading or hearing about sickness and dying makes us antsy and queasy, so we change the channel or delete the ...
Views: 908 - "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: 1261 - "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: 1211 - "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: 1294 - "Why Instincts can Control Your WillPower." - by Submitted on Nov 14, 2013 from Hal Wechsler“Why Instincts Can Compete With Our 21st Century Brain.” • 1. Mike (my teenager): “My Bio teacher says we are Cavemen living in the 21st Century. There’s a conflict going on between our ancient & modern brain. Huh?” • 2. Me (Pop): “On-the money. But here’s what it means to you. It’s the ...
Views: 1983 - "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: 1318 - "Why you must NOT keep eye-contact to convince?" - by Submitted on Oct 04, 2013 from Hal WechslerWhy You Must Not Keep Eye-Contact to Convince • 1. Me: “Mike, what do you think about making & keeping eye-contact with people you talk to?” • 2. Mike: “Pop, you always said it was critical if you want to influence & persuade.” • 3. Me: “We all hate change, it creates fear & anxiety. Yet we ...
Views: 1882 - "Why You Must Reward Yourself First to Learn a New Skill." - by Submitted on Oct 16, 2013 from Hal WechslerWhy You MUST Reward Yourself to Learn a New Skill • 1. Me: “Mike” (my 15 year old kid) do you know why Communism failed in the powerful Soviet Union?” • 2. Mike: “I want to win a scholarship, ace the SAT, and land “Hot-Girls”, so Who-Cares? So-What? And WIIFM (What’s In It For Me?)” • 3. ...
Views: 1629 - "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: 1060 - Actors' Memory Secrets - by Submitted on Feb 04, 2008 from Hal WechslerActors & The Laws of Memory I sat at this Broadway Theater and saw an impossible one-man show. Impossible because the actor recited his lines for 90 minutes without making one (1) memory mistake. Can you imagine you-or-me reciting Shakespeare from memory without reading off a prompting ...
Views: 4638 - Age 95 With Excellent Memory - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2008 from Hal WechslerDid you know you have an excellent chance of living to age 95, keeping all your marbles? Jeanne Louise Calment a French citizen, died August 4, 1997, having lived the longest confirmed lifespan – 122 years. Based on the 2,000 censuses, over 34 million U.S. citizens were over the age of ...
Views: 911 - Analogy And Metaphor - by Submitted on Jan 17, 2008 from Hal WechslerBill Smith, the manager and team leader at a Fortune 500 company rarely hires young recruits. He doesn’t trust them to make the right business decisions. He’s not prejudice, and has made young hires in the past, but it just didn’t work out. “Young executives just ...
Views: 3136 - 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 ...
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