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A high level of brainpower is essential to allow you to succeed in all areas of life. The greater your mental power is, the more opportunity and ability you have to succeed in the things you want to. We explore some of the things you can do to enhance the power of your brain even more. 1. Try mental training techniques A good technique to begin with, is the P.T technique, also mentioned in our free e-mail newsletter. To practise this technique, what you must do is get yourself into a calm mental state to begin with. Then follow the steps below: a) place a coin on a table, or edge of a table. b) look at it from a distance of 25-35cm. c) stair at the coin, and doggedly attempt to maintain your focus on it. If your mind wanders, bring it back onto focus as soon as possible. d) Do this for 10-15 mins at a time. This technique will help to increase your focus, concentration and attention span slowly over time. It is an excellent exercise. 2. Improve your diet Diet is an easy way to boost mental performance. Your diet provides the building blocks for how your neuron cells operate, so it's essential that your diet is in good stead, if you are to get the IQ you truly want. The brain consumes about 60g of glucose every hour, in order to maintain optimal function, so you need to ensure a constant supply of nutrients for the optimal performance of your brain as well. Also, the higher the number of vitamins and minerals that you can supply to the brain, the better will be the chance to maintain tip top functioning all the time. For example, plenty of fruit and vegetables, non-processed foods and similar. For specific nutrition advice, please visit our Nutritional Modifications To Boost IQ page which details all the things you can use for optimal nutrition. 3. Take regular exercise Regular cardio vascular and heart pumping exercise will have you feeling in great condition, and also dramatically help you stay mentally fit and clear. As you improve your exercise regime and do the things that make you feel great, you will make greater progress. Exercise allows more oxygen to be transported to your brain through widening of the arteries, allowing for better mental function. Exercise also causes hormonal changes to occur in the glial and neuron cell compartments. These changes the way the neurotransmissions operate - they effectively become more optimal when done correctly. If you haven't already done so, please remember to subscribe to our free newsletter, with tips on how 4. Write out your goals every single day Writing out the goals you want to achieve is an excellent way to program them deep into your mind. When you program your subconscious mind for success, you allow it to appear in your life a lot more easily. The subconscious mind is the foundation for all of your intellectual abilities, so learning to utilise the subconscious mind effectively will work tremendously well in helping to maximise your performance. What To Expect This is a very basic introduction, and there is a lot more to be said here about improving your mental functioning and helping you rise to the top. As you learn to expand your thinking and your mind, you will find yourself in the true position to derive much better brain functioning than you may have thought. You will have a higher IQ, think more clearly, have better memory ability and similar. All of that will happen when you improve your mindset as much as possible using the above methods. Related Articles Nutritional Modifications Behavior Modifications The Complete Guide To Genius Brain Food Mind Power |
