FREE Teleseminar: How to Keep Your Brain Fit and Health forLife

If you're like me then you will undoubtedly know of someone who suffers from some form of brain disease such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's or schizophrenia. Alternatively, perhaps you know of someone who suffers from a brain disorder such as anxiety or depression.

The reality is that brain diseases and disorders are very prevalent in our society. Many doctors and scientists admit that we are experiencing an epidemic as hundreds of millions of people around the world are affected.

According to a WHO Study in 2002:

~ 154 million people globally suffer from depression,
~ 25 million from schizophrenia, and
~ 24 million from Alzheimer's and other dementias.

As Dr Dean Miller said it's time to change out thinking from cure to prevention.

"We must change our thinking from cure to prevention. "BrainFit For Life" will not just demand your attention, it will give you the daily, all important game plan for change. This book is a must for kids from 1 to 100."
Dr. Dean Miller, Former NASA Director of Physiological Research

And there is indeed much that you can do to improve the health and well-being of your brain regardless of your age.

On Friday 27 February I will be interviewing Dr Simon Evans the co-author of "BrainFit for Life: A User's Guide to Life-Long Brain Health and Fitness".

This interview will be ideal for anyone who wants to:

~ Discover how you can maintain a healthy and vibrant brain whether you're in your 20s, 30s, 40s or even 80s.

~ Learn how you can master the four cornerstones of brain fitness.

~ Discover how to improve the clarity of your thinking so you can make better decisions in life.

~ Learn how stress negatively affects your brain and how to reduce and manage stress.

~ Discover how to improve your memory, improve your problem-solving ability and keep your brain sharp.

~ Learn about the foods that will help to keep your brain healthy and those that will put your brain in a fog.

~ Discover how appropriate physical activity can help improve your attention.

Individuals registering for the event can also submit their questions for Dr Simon Evans.

For details on how to sign up for this FREE event simply click the button below:



Plus, for more information about the book itself and to order a digital version of the book which can be downloaded immediately please click the link below:

"BrainFit for Life"

Join The Twitter Power Tweet-a-Thon in Support of Water for Life

Get involved in Tweet-a-Thon 2009 and beome a part of a historic event while raising funds for a Water is Life.

Many of us take certain things for granted. This morning the first thing I did when I woke up was brush my teeth and wash my face. However, when I went to the bathroom and opened the tap, not for a moment did I did question whether or not I would indeed have water and if it was clean. I take these things for granted.

However, this year 1.8million people will die from waterborne diseases and the majority of these individuals will be children. The drink that should give them life is instead killing them.

On the surface the problem seems overwhelming but there is a solution. And the best news of all is that the solution is relatively simple and today you have a unique opportunity to be part of the solution and part of a historic occasion.

To mark the launch of his latest book "Twitter Power: How to Dominate Your Market One Tweet at a Time" the New York Times Best-Selling author Joel Comm will be co-hosting the world's first live broadcast Tweet-a-Thon and raising money for Water For Life at the same time.

Twitter is a POWERFUL networking platform which individuals, small business owners, large corporations and celebrities are using to interact with friends, clients and fans. Celebrities such as Demi Moore and Stephen Fry tweet. Sports personalities such as Lance Armstrong and Shaquille O'Neal tweet. Even the entrepreneur and intrepid adventurer Sir Richard Branson or "Sir Dick", as he calls himself on Twitter, tweets.

So what better way to demonstrate the power of Twitter for socialising, networking and marketing than to raise funds for a very worthy cause while promoting a new book on how to become a Twitter maven in your particular field? Today's 12-hour Tweet-a-Thon has a stellar line-up. Joel Comm's co-host will be Dan Nickerson and over 30 Twitter celebrities will be taking part.

The guests include:

~ Gary Vaynerchuk (of WineLibrary.TV)
~ Chris Pirillo (founder of Lockergnome)
~ MC Hammer (Grammy Award winning artist)
~ Mark Joyner (founder of Simpleology and a marketing legend!)
~ Will Wheaton (from Star Trek: The Next Generation – Wesley Crusher)
~ Mike Filsaime (Expert Internet marketer)
~ Mari Smith (Facebook Expert)
~ Carrie Wilkerson (Social media rock star)
~ Matt Bacak (the one, the only!)
~ Brian Clark (yes, it's Copyblogger)
~ David Lawrence (from NBC's Heroes)
~ Chris Brogan (Social Media Expert)
~ Pete Cashmore (Mashable.com)
~ Deborah Micek (Coach deb LIVE)
~ Warren Whitlock (Renowned author and book marketing expert)
~ Perry Belcher (Internet marketer extraordinaire)
~ Peter Shankman (Help-a-Reporter Online)
~ Gary Goldstein (Producer of Pretty Woman)
~ Charles Trippy (YouTube icon)
~ Dave Courvoisier (KLAS anchorman)
~ Ken Burge (President of InfoMedia)
~ Kevin Houchin (legal expert)
~ Mike Wilson (Tweeted from plane crash!)

Funds raised during the Tweet-a-Thon will go to WaterIsLife.com a non-profit organization chosen to receive donations from viewers. WaterIsLife.com supplies a small filtering device that hangs around the neck of a child which enables them to drink water without risk of disease wherever they are. The device has been proven to against waterborne diseases such as typhoid, cholera, dysentery, and diarrhoea, and removes particles as small as fifteen microns. There will be different donation levels, with various tweet-based rewards for your donation.

This broadcast is going to ROCK! So do take part for as little or as long as you can. Learn from experts. Have Fun and make a difference by making a donation to WaterIsLife.com.

For more information about the Tweet-a-Thon simply click the link below:

Tweet-a-Thon 2009

You'll also learn how you can get some fabulous bonuses when you buy Joel Comm's Twitter Power.

And to get your copy of Twitter Power: How to Dominate Your Market Niche One Tweet at a Time click the URL below:

Twitter Power

Life Lessons from a Rotten Apple and Making Cornmeal Porridge

The other morning when I picked up the last apple from my fruit bowl ready to chop it up and add it to plump, jumbo, raw oats and seeds for my breakfast, I noticed that the underside of the apple was rotten. I cut the rotten portion of the apple away but, as I suspected, the apple was rotten to the core. So I abandoned my idea of a raw breakfast and decided to make some cornmeal porridge instead.

However, I guess the incident put me into a rather philosophical and contemplative mood because I began to see lots life sessions as I prepared my breakfast that morning. First of all, when the apple was in the fruit bowl I couldn't tell it was rotten. My perspective of the apple was that it was fine. It was only when I picked it up and turned it over that I could see its defects.

In life, many things will appear to be 'good' when viewed from one perspective but when viewed from another can be seen to be 'bad' and vice versa. For instance, many people are currently going through a particularly tough time economically which may be seen as 'bad'. Yet, this current economic climate is filled with exciting opportunities as well. It's a chance to:

~Re-invent yourself,

~ Try new endeavours, and

~ Make yourself more resourceful and resilient.

So it's important to change your perspective on situations, to look at situations from different angles. Practicing this on a regular basis can help to broaden your imagination. It can also help ensure that you don't miss out on opportunities or, conversely, decide to pursue something only to discover later you made a poor decision which could have been avoided if only you'd considered all the angles.

So having tossed the rotten apple into the bin I set about making my cornmeal porridge. Now I some folk think making porridge is too time-consuming - they'd rather pour some corn flakes into a bowl. I think my health is important and worth spending those few extra minutes on.

There's an art to making cornmeal porridge. It's sort of like making custard. You don't want to end up with lumpy porridge. As the porridge thickens the grains of ground corn start to clump together. You have to ensure that you stir your porridge vigorously at this time to break up the lumps and keep the porridge smooth. You also want to ensure that you cook the porridge slowly so any lumps that do form do not get the chance to harden as well.

So what has making porridge got to do with lessons in life? The small lumps that start to form as the porridge thickens can be likened to problems we face in life. If we deal with problems quickly then they are often easily dispelled. However, if we ignore problems that we encounter, they don't go away. Instead, they become bigger until they reach a point when the problem becomes unmanageable.

Going back to the porridge metaphor you then have to abandon that particular batch of porridge or you stubbornly eat lumpy porridge. Sometimes in life having to abandon a particular situation is actually the preferred option. Other times people end up living with their problems. These problems drain their energy and spirit and some can even be life-threatening. It's not a great way to live your life. However, there are many times when nipping a problem in the bud can prevent catastrophic consequences.

The other secret to making deliciously smooth porridge is to cook porridge on a low heat. If you try to cook cornmeal porridge on too high a heat level then the lumps will form faster than you can deal with them. This is like taking too much on in life. Sometimes this can be a good thing and is necessary. Sometimes we need to stretch ourselves. But, if you find yourself dropping too many balls or if, for instance, you notice that your health is faltering, take time to re-evaluate and re-prioritise your life.

You're probably thinking that was some pretty heavy thinking for so early in the morning. However, I am pleased to report that my cornmeal porridge was indeed deliciously smooth and, topped with cinnamon and brown sugar, was very yummy. :-)

Learning from "Daisy": What a Cow Can Teach You About Relationships

I read an interesting article on Discovery News the other day titled "Cows with Names Make More Milk".

According to this research cows with names produce up to 5% more milk. This equates to about an extra litre of milk per day.

You see even cows don't like to be treated like individuals and as though they have a bar-code tattooed to their udders. However, it's not so much the naming of a cow that leads to an increase in milk production but the fact that cows with names tend to be cows that farmers talk to. When farmers talk to cows it tends to calm them and this makes them more productive.

One of the drawbacks of farm automation is that, while it may make a farm more efficient, it can result in loss of productivity. And we can learn a lot from this research. Our lives are also becoming increasingly automated. And while we are communicated to on an unprecedented level, we often fail at developing meaningful connections. This is part of the allure of social media networks and those who are most successful at networking are those who have fine-tuned the art of connecting.

For instance, did you know that one of the greatest compliments you can pay another individual is to simply refer to them by name. Yet so many people fail to do this very simple thing in their day-to-day interactions with other individuals.

I saw "The Devil Wears Prada" for the first time last night (I know, I'm way behind the times). In this movie, the ruthless and brilliant Miranda Priestly, beautifully played by Meryl Streep, calls all of her junior assistants "Emily" thereby effectively robbing them of their identity. In fact, when Miranda Priestly calls an assistant by their real name it's a sign that they are performing well in their duties - not an easy feat as the boss is so demanding.

However, one does wonder at what a difference it would have made to the morale and performance of her team if the powerful Miranda Priestly relented somewhat, called her assistants by name and even spent a little time interacting with them. Those able to endure her tough command were certainly loyal but indications were that she went through quite a few assistants. They turned out to be "disappointing".

So do you know your clients and customers by name? Do you address your clients and customers by name when you talk to them? You'd be amazed at what a difference this can make. The more you're able to develop the connection between you and your clients the more likely they are to stay with you. Simply knowing and using your customers name can make a difference to your bottom line. And it's such an easy thing to do.

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