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- Five Universal Questions We Require For Success? - by Submitted on Feb 14, 2010 from Hal WechslerAre There Five Universal Questions For Success? Homo sapiens are left tongue-tied and brainless under emotional tsunamis like failure-rejection-defeat (loss of love-occupation-health). When we most need input from our PreFrontal Cortex, Executive (Top-Down) Brain with ...
Views: 1323(1 vote) - Got Autodidactic? - by Submitted on Sep 19, 2008 from Hal WechslerEver hear of the term – autodidactic? Yes, it is important to understand this principle because it goes to the heart of all learning for students, and continuous education for adults. Short and sweet, autodidactic is from Greek and means self-taught. It places the responsibility for ...
Views: 3368(1 vote) - Got Beliefs? - by Submitted on Nov 04, 2008 from Hal WechslerSpeed Reading: Got Belief? If you are like me, you are not 100% sure whether the sun rises in the east or the west? I am weak in science and math, and have no intention of improving. Why? Because I am strong in law, clear headed analysis, and business acumen. Recently I saw a commercial by ...
Views: 1028(1 vote) - Got Learning Skills? - by Submitted on Nov 05, 2008 from Hal WechslerSpeed Reading: Got Learning Skills? How smart am I, when I just typed illiteracy with one L instead of two? Do I qualify as a certified illiterate? Nyet - because I have the spelling knowledge and corrected the mistake when I saw it. Tell me if you know that 10% of the U.S. population of 306 ...
Views: 1027(1 vote) - Got Sand In Your Hourglass? - by Submitted on Oct 02, 2008 from Hal WechslerDo you read the first three or four sentences of an article or report,and stop to ask (internal dialogue) the two-word valuation question,Who Cares? Fifty percent of us decide Go/No-Go based on the headline alone. How about the powerhouse question, WIIFM? (What is In It For Me?) I do it all the ...
Views: 1223(1 vote) - Is Our Brain in Conflict? - by Submitted on Dec 28, 2009 from Hal WechslerIs Our Brain in Conflict? No trick question – Professor Emmanuel Donchin, University of Illinois says, “99% of cognitive activity may be NonConscious.” Weird? Google it. His research stands for our Conscious (cognitive-thinking brain) is subordinate to our NonConscious brain by a country ...
Views: 2037(1 vote) - Is Science Ever Wrong? - by Submitted on Oct 08, 2008 from Hal WechslerDoes Science Admit Being Wrong? Do human cells have a memory different than our standard neural (brain) recall? According to Skepdic.com a contrarian organization that exposes urban myths offering facts without researched scientific proof. They state, Cellular Memory is a speculative notion ...
Views: 1108(1 vote) - Jim Rohn Lives - by Submitted on Dec 11, 2009 from Hal WechslerJim Rohn Lives Do you believe in the power of personal growth and lifelong change for the better? Wait. That you can improve your core knowledge and personal experiences up to age 93? Well, maybe? Now please read on. December 10, 2009: neuroscientists at Carnegie Mellon University, ...
Views: 1578(2 votes) - What Are Money-Players? - by Submitted on Aug 04, 2011 from Hal WechslerWhat Are Money-Players? Cliché: “the rich get richer, and the poor have babies.” In sports many of the same faces win the MVP awards, batting titles, and play in the All-Star game again-and-again. They bat .300 con- sistently, way more than the average big-league player, In Texas ...
Views: 1737(1 vote) - What Is Your Competitive Edge? - by Submitted on Dec 04, 2009 from Hal WechslerWhat Is Your Competitive Advantage? Bank of America is repaying the U.S. Treasury its $45 billion TARP loan. What does TARP stand for? A recent survey found only 5% could define the Acronym (word from first letters of words) – Troubled Asset Relief Program. So what? Who cares? Is the ...
Views: 1530(3 votes) - What Still, Small, Voice? - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2009 from Hal WechslerWhat Still, Small Voice? What is Stream-of-Consciousness, and why should you care? Synonyms for stream-of-consciousness are: internal dialogue, self-talk, inner monologue, subvocalization, and the still-small-voice. Professor William James (1842-1910) physician, first U.S. ...
Views: 1409(4 votes) - Why Air-Writing Doubles Your Memory - by Submitted on Dec 12, 2010 from Hal WechslerWhy Air-Writing Doubles Your Long-Term Memory You have seen kids play the AIR (make-believe) guitar, while listening to music. Strangely, each time they ACT like performers playing a genuine guitar – they IMPRINT the music and fingering on their long-term memory. How come? They are using ...
Views: 1755(1 vote) - 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: 1745(2 votes) - Why Emotions in The Workplace Rule - by Submitted on Oct 15, 2010 from Hal WechslerWhy Emotions in The Workplace Rule Do we see reality as it is, or as we feel at the time? Don’t we all believe that we are objective - while others are emotional? The world is right-brained and only I am rational and left-brained? Wait. In a scientific study of physicians – 90% stated ...
Views: 1555(1 vote) - Why Peripheral Vision is Your Secret Asset - by Submitted on Oct 14, 2009 from Hal WechslerWhy Peripheral Vision is Your Secret Asset “Always look people in the eye,” my Pop said, “because Gonifs (thieves, swindlers, and rascals) never look you in the orbs. They are too busy figuring how to steal your 401K like Bernie Madoff.” That remark got me thinking about peripheral and ...
Views: 4458(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: 2265(2 votes) - Yoga Eye Exercises Rule - by Submitted on Oct 22, 2009 from Hal WechslerYoga Eye Exercises Help Double Reading Speed If you get bored by these facts about your eyes, hang in because coming up are baby-easy two-minute exercises to improve your vision to function up to ninety-five years. Have you noticed that many Seniors past eighty years old, read with ...
Views: 1691(2 votes) - Five-Minute Eye-Exercises For Self-Help - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2011 from Hal WechslerFive Minute Eye Exercise to Self-Help We Homo sapiens refuse to do things without a good reason. Why? Back two-thousand years ago, our ancestors were already skeptics, and it has become a human instinct and reflex. Why should I do what you say? Why should I believe you – you must ...
Views: 1816(7 votes) - Five-Minute Eye-Exercises For Self-Help - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2011 from Hal WechslerFive Minute Eye Exercise to Self-Help We Homo sapiens refuse to do things without a good reason. Why? Back two-thousand years ago, our ancestors were already skeptics, and it has become a human instinct and reflex. Why should I do what you say? Why should I believe you – you must ...
Views: 1767(5 votes) - A Secret About The Reading Code - by Submitted on Oct 09, 2009 from Hal WechslerA Secret About the Reading-Code Can Reading More – Help You Live Up to 10 Years Longer? * Can Reading More - Help You Reduce The Risk of Alz Up To 60%? * The average college graduate in the U.S. reads one (1) book a year reluctantly. He/she hates reading, learning, and education. Here’s ...
Views: 1620(3 votes) - How to Think Quickly And Why It makes You Happier - by Submitted on Jan 09, 2011 from Hal WechslerHow to Think Quickly And Why It Makes You Happier If you know this – you are one-in-two-million. What? If you are feeling depressed (discouraged, disheartened or distressed), you own a tool that works 100% of the time to extinguish the four Ds within 10-seconds. If you pay attention ...
Views: 2103(3 votes) - Is Einstein Right About Miracles? - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2009 from Hal WechslerIs Einstein Right About Miracles? First things first, I know nothing about Einstein’s E=mc2. So I researched this much. Matter and energy are different forms of the same thing. One can be turned into the other. Oh yeah, “C” stands for the speed of light, 186,000 miles per second. Why “C”? ...
Views: 1446(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: 1417(3 votes) - Is Body Tapping Real or Surreal? - by Submitted on Aug 14, 2009 from Hal WechslerDoes this make sense? 1. The first thing we do before we read or listen to an expert is examine his/her credentials – sorry, but I am a born and legally trained skeptic and contrarian. 2. Test it myself. Do the specific Mind and Physiological experiment on myself. 3. If it works and ...
Views: 1845(2 votes) - What's The Science of Smiling? - by Submitted on Aug 05, 2009 from Hal WechslerWe constantly update the latest research on brain processing – and what it tells us about the simple – stupid, act of smiling is worth your time. Fact: you cannot think negative thoughts with a Echt (real) smile on your puss. Credit UCLA researchers with experiments proving the power of ...
Views: 3219(2 votes) - Why Luck is a Skill You Can Double - by Submitted on Oct 03, 2011 from Hal Wechsler------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Why Luck is a Skill you Can Double (2x), And Win at Texas Hold’em – Consistently Our research asked Law School seniors what they learned to use from law school in their relationships, and private ...
Views: 1628(2 votes) - How to Gesture And Double Your Communicating Skills - by Submitted on Dec 05, 2010 from Hal WechslerHow to Gesture And Double Your Communication Skills Adults are learners too, so how do we get our point across (comprehension) without sounding like a dominating school teacher? If you visit your doctor and he says your x-rays are Benign, you are a lot happier than if he says the results ...
Views: 2085(8 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: 1283(3 votes) - Why BEING GROUNDED is Step 1 for Power & Success - by Submitted on Nov 30, 2012 from Hal WechslerIf You’re Grounded, Your Left & Right Brains Are in Alignment For Winning • 1. Get This: everything else depends on it! Human folk are living in the PAST or the Future (in-their-head) about half-their-waking-hours (46.5%) of the time. “Not-grounded” is triggered by Daydreaming, & ...
Views: 1418(3 votes) - "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: 1738(4 votes) - 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: 1436(4 votes) - Why Does Criticism Make You Stronger? - by Submitted on Sep 02, 2009 from Hal WechslerWhy Does Criticism Make You Successful? The #1 smartest thing Speed Reading teaches us is the power of Keep-It-Simple-Stupid. No insult intended – but we are all ignorant (dirt-stupid) about one-million vital causes-and-effects. We call it Knowledge-Challenged or Information-Overload. Did ...
Views: 1938(6 votes) - Boody Language is Your Competitive Advantage - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2012 from Hal WechslerBody Language is Critical to Success By H.Bernard Wechsler March 12 2012 Body Language is Your Competitive Advantage The right Questions lead you to winning solutions 1. Visual Image: Do you look like an expert? Don’t we all expect a lawyer, doctor, professor, computer-nerd, ...
Views: 1551(1 vote) - "What's the Secret of Convincing a Group?" - by Submitted on Aug 11, 2013 from Hal WechslerWhat’s The Secret of Speaking to a Group & Convincing Them? My teenager Michael, asked me to help him improve his Talk for Class President. • 1. “Mike, there are two-things that rivets our attention other than Ben Franklins ($100) falling from the sky.” • 2. “In my circles $10 bills would ...
Views: 1567(1 vote) - Can Two-Minute Rituals Improve Your Health And Lovevity? - by Submitted on Oct 17, 2009 from Hal WechslerCan These Two-Minute Rituals Improve Your Health & Longevity? This baby-easy anaerobic (no oxygen required) exercise at your desk can reduce your waistline and improve your blood circulation. It requires 2-minutes and works like a charm even for lazybones like me. The Bear Claw: ...
Views: 1462(2 votes) - How to Turn Your Brown Eyes Blue - Weird - by Submitted on Mar 19, 2011 from Hal WechslerHow to Turn Your Brown Eyes - Blue: A Technique For Health & Longevity Stop: I lost you because you do not want to change the color of your eyes – right? It’s a metaphor, a figure-of-speech for turning the impossible on its little cabeza. Wait. Visual The secret I am revealing is best ...
Views: 4392(1 vote) - 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: 1620(1 vote) - Reward-Yourself to Double your Learning & Memory Permanently - by Submitted on Sep 03, 2013 from Hal Wechsler“Our Licensees “Do-Good-Works!” While “Earning Real-Good” • 1. Would you like to profitably help the 30% who drop-out of high school & college annually? You’d be improving lives & helping families live the-American-Dream. • This Work-At-Home niche has an audience of thousands in your county ...
Views: 1715(1 vote) - What's Synchronicity? - by Submitted on Sep 20, 2011 from Hal Wechsler--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What Picture Comes to Mind With The Word, Synchronicity? If you have to stop and analyze it – Latin: combining Syn (together) with Chronos (time), like I do, and still cannot get a handle on ...
Views: 1721(2 votes) - 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 ...
Views: 1242(1 vote) - Your Voice-Body-Language-& Words Influence-Persuade-Convince Others to Follow or NOT - by Submitted on Dec 07, 2012 from Hal WechslerWhy Your Voice is King-Kong to Your Left & Right Brain, & Wins Your Present-Goals, & Influences Others to Follow Your Directions. 1. Your Tone (deep or high voice), and your Pitch (smooth or rough voice), is what often convinces people to follow your suggestions or not. We all luv the sound ...
Views: 2043(1 vote) - Do You Start Yawning at 2:30pm? - by Submitted on Nov 05, 2010 from Hal WechslerDo You Start Yawning At 2:30pm And Finish At 5pm? If you are still breathing and own a TV you have viewed a commercial for 5-Hour Energy Drink. Each dose contains 2-ounces in five different berry flavors. This is an alternative to coffee crashing with its tired, dopey, and sluggish ...
Views: 1970(7 votes) - Do You Zone-Out 46.9% of the time (at work)? - by Submitted on Nov 12, 2010 from Hal WechslerDo You Zone-Out 46.9% of The Time (at your office)? Although I am a Contrarian (trained at law school) I have done the research about Mind-Wandering, Day-Dreaming and Zoning-Out. Result: you and I are OOI (Out Of It) a minimum of 30% (at school) to 47% of the time (at your career). ...
Views: 2609(5 votes) - What is the Chain Reaction For Personal Success - by Submitted on Mar 17, 2011 from Hal WechslerWhat is The Chain-Reaction For Personal Success If you learn this baby-easy system to use your electromagnetic field RHYTHM consciously – you have a strategy to change (improve) almost anything and everything in your life. Right, and cows can fly and drop off their milk! What is your ...
Views: 1617(4 votes) - Why Paying Attention is The Only Thing - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2010 from Hal WechslerWhy Paying Attention Is The Only Thing When Vince Lombardi, star football coach was asked about winning in 1959, he said, “Winning isn’t everything, it’s the only thing.” So what? Reading is everything and it is also the only thing to learn Math and Science. Even Engineering and ...
Views: 1488(3 votes) - 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: 1461(2 votes) - Boody Language is Your Competitive Advantage - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2012 from Hal WechslerBody Language is Critical to Success By H.Bernard Wechsler March 12 2012 Body Language is Your Competitive Advantage The right Questions lead you to winning solutions 1. Visual Image: Do you look like an expert? Don’t we all expect a lawyer, doctor, professor, computer-nerd, ...
Views: 1521(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: 1593(1 vote) - 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: 1528(1 vote) - If You Can FAKE a Smile for 17-Second... - by Submitted on Nov 25, 2012 from Hal WechslerIf You Can Fake a Smile For 17 Seconds, You Control How You Feel • 1. “It’s not what we don’t-know that does us in. It is what we ‘do’ know, that isn’t so, like facts, rules & principles.” • 2. If we all knew everything about “smiling & laughing”, why would the University of Kansas ...
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