5 Common Mistakes Students Make
Since this is the beginning of the school year for most students, I thought a good topic for my very first video blog (vlog) would be the common mistakes that students make. In this brief 11-minute vlog, I outline five of those most common mistakes I have seen students make during my last 13+ years […]
Post Tagged with accelerated learning, brain-based learning, preparing to learn, successful study habitsAccelerated Learning Webinar
Yesterday I had the privilege of being the guest expert on a one-hour webinar on accelerated learning techniques. It was a ton of fun, and I had a chance to test out my new computer and webcam. I think it turned out pretty well. Since the beginning of school is right around the corner, I […]
Post Tagged with accelerated learning, alpha state, brain-based learning, preparing to learn, successful study habitsAccelerated Learning Techniques for Students update
For the faithful readers who have been following my blog, you may have noticed that I haven’t posted anything for more than 2 months. I apologize for that and hope I haven’t lost too many readers. The final push to get my book finished and published by April 10th (my self-imposed deadline) was exhausting; I […]
Post Tagged with accelerated learning, brain-based learning, life skills, successful study habitsFive Easy Strategies for Achieving SMART Goals – Part 2
In Part 1 of this post, I discussed the qualities of any well-defined SMART goal. If you haven’t read Part 1 yet, please read it first by clicking here. In this post, I will share with you five strategies for achieving your SMART goals, no mater how big they may seem. 1) Believe you can […]
Post Tagged with accelerated learning, brain-based learning, life skills, personal development, successful study habitsFive Easy Strategies for Achieving SMART Goals – Part 1
There are literally millions of articles, blogs, essays, mp3s, books, courses, and seminars on the topic of setting and achieving goals. I’ve taken many courses and seminars (some great and some not so great) and I’m well read on the subject. More importantly, I’ve personally experimented with many different techniques for almost two decades. I’ve […]
Post Tagged with accelerated learning, brain-based learning, life skills, personal development, successful study habitsHow to Remember Important Dates and Numbers
I have been finishing up the memory techniques chapter from my book so memory has been in my mind a lot lately (no pun intended). I therefore wanted to share with you a quick and powerful technique for remembering date and numbers: An easy way to remember numbers is to make a sentence with the […]
Post Tagged with accelerated learning, brain-based learning, personal development, successful study habitsImmediately Improve Your Memory
In my last blog post, I asked you to do a simple memory test: see how many words (out of a list of 20) you can memorize in 41 seconds. If you haven’t read that post yet and taken the memory test, please click here and take the test before reading any further. Did you […]
Post Tagged with accelerated learning, brain-based learning, personal development, successful study habitsMemory Test Anyone?
The first two steps of accelerated learning involve preparing our state (mental, emotional, and physical) for learning and then acquiring the skills and knowledge using a variety of research-based learning techniques. After that, the next step of accelerated learning is making sure that the information we just learned gets stored into our long-term memory. After […]
Post Tagged with accelerated learning, brain-based learning, successful study habitsManage Your Physical and Mental Energy
As a student, one of the most important skills you can have, one that will help you succeed in school and in life, is the ability to manage your physical and mental energy. Managing your energy is all about being aware of how you are feeling both physically and mentally. Have you ever tried to […]
Post Tagged with accelerated learning, brain-based learning, life skills, preparing to learn, successful study habitsBelieve in Yourself
Do you want to know one of the keys to dramatically increasing you chances of achieving any goal or quickly learning any new skill? Of course you do, who wouldn’t. Well, here it is. One of the keys to succeeding in anything is simply the belief that you can and will succeed. To paraphrase a […]
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