11 May 2022
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Brain Hack 2: Easily and Instantly Improve Your Mood

Brain Hack 2: Easily and Instantly Improve Your Mood

Our last post shared a brain hack that will help you feel more alert and awake in only 15 seconds. This hack is even quicker and simpler. If you are feeling sad or down, all you have to do to feel better is force a smile and improve your mood instantly! Neural Loops in the Brain The human brain uses neural loops as shortcuts in thinking. Many of these loops are innate, meaning even babies do this without being taught how. For example, try holding your breath and tell your brain not to take a breath. Our brain circuitry is…
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09 May 2022
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All You Need Are the Resources of Your Mind

All You Need Are the Resources of Your Mind

Check out our Personal Kaizen Motivational Monday quote! This week we feature a quote from the 26th president of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt. He believed that all the resources we could ever need are to be found in the mind. "All the resources we need are in the mind."Theodore Roosevelt Last week, the Personal Kaizen team shared a brain hack related to maximum effectiveness and staying alert. This week we will share how to improve your mood instantly with a very simple hack. Stay tuned! Join the Personal Kaizen Community Our community is here to support and encourage both…
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05 May 2022
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Brain Hacks: How To Trick Your Brain for Maximum Effectiveness

Brain Hacks: How To Trick Your Brain for Maximum Effectiveness

Our last post explains how to use the power of our subconscious mind and visualization to help us achieve positive outcomes. This is the first lesson in a Personal Kaizen topic on brain hacks - simple ways we can use neuroscience to trick our brain for maximum effectiveness. I’m about to share a brain hack that will help you feel more alert and awake in only 15 seconds! Our Incredible Brain I first began studying the workings of the human brain in 2005 after accepting a position as a Director of Operations for a medical device company manufacturing deep brain…
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02 May 2022
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Finding Strength With Power Over Your Mind

Finding Strength With Power Over Your Mind

Check out our Personal Kaizen Motivational Monday quote! Marcus Aurelius was a Roman emperor as well as a Stoic philosopher. We hope you enjoy this quote where he touches on strength and power over your mind. "You have power over your mind — not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength."Marcus Aurelius Our upcoming Personal Kaizen posts will share a few brain hacks related to maximum effectiveness, improving your mood, and stress and anxiety. If you have a brain hack you already use, we'd love to hear about it in the comment section below! Join the Personal Kaizen…
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27 Apr 2022
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When You Worry You Visualize What You Don’t Want!

When You Worry You Visualize What You Don’t Want!

I’ve been wanting to share this concept for a few years now but haven’t known where to begin. Rule 4 of the Personal Kaizen 10 Rules for Life is to Live in the Moment with a Positive Mindset. I have too many friends and family members who experience anxiety and worry about outcomes. The problem with this is that when you worry, you visualize what you don’t want to happen. The visualization remains in your subconscious thoughts and becomes more likely to occur! Think Positively Visualization can be a helpful tool for achieving a goal. Simply envision how you will…
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25 Apr 2022
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Make the Best of How Things Turn Out

Make the Best of How Things Turn Out

Check out our Personal Kaizen Motivational Monday quote! Art Linkletter was a radio and television host for many years of his life. He was also a writer and wrote his autobiography called Confessions of a Happy Man. Take this quote as a confession from a happy man and make the best of things! "Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out."Art Linkletter As we continue to focus on an optimistic mindset, this week the Personal Kaizen team will share thoughts about visualization and how when you worry, you visualize what you…
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18 Apr 2022
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Giving Continual Growth and Progress Meaning

Giving Continual Growth and Progress Meaning

Check out our Personal Kaizen Motivational Monday quote! Enjoy this quote from Benjamin Franklin about continual growth. It is true that in order to improve, we must keep progressing! "Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning."Benjamin Franklin This week the Personal Kaizen team is going to touch on the main idea that this community encourages; continuous improvement. Join the Personal Kaizen Community Our community is here to support and encourage both personal and professional continuous improvement, helping you to reach your goals and achieve new heights. We offer regular blog posts and…
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11 Apr 2022
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The Secret of Success Found in Daily Routine

The Secret of Success Found in Daily Routine

Check out our Personal Kaizen Motivational Monday quote! John C. Maxwell is a New York Times Best Selling author, focusing mainly on leadership. He believes that your daily routine has the power to make or break your success. "You'll never change your life until you change something you do daily. The secret of success is found in your daily routine."john c. maxwell The Personal Kaizen community is geared towards continuous improvement, in both your personal and professional lives. Join us later in the week as we discuss good habits, starting with your daily routine! Join the Personal Kaizen Community Our…
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04 Apr 2022
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Exercise Your Brain As You Do Your Body

Exercise Your Brain As You Do Your Body

Check out our Personal Kaizen Motivational Monday quote! The brain should be exercised just as often as the body. We challenge you to find one way to exercise your brain today! "If a brain is exercised properly, anyone can grow intelligence, at any age, and potentially by a lot. Or you can just let your brain idle - and watch it slowly, inexorably, go to seed like a sedentary body."Michael Merzenich Be on the lookout for our upcoming Personal Kaizen post featuring 8 ways you can exercise your brain. In the meantime, think about how you can make a habit…
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28 Mar 2022
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Exercise Is a Tribute to the Heart

Exercise Is a Tribute to the Heart

Check out our Personal Kaizen Motivational Monday quote! Gene Tunney was a professional boxer who arguably exercised for a living. In doing so, he found exercise to be a tribute to the heart. "Exercise should be regarded as tribute to the heart."Gene Tunney Be on the lookout for our upcoming Personal Kaizen post sharing our 20-minute physical fitness routine. Join the Personal Kaizen Community Our community is here to support and encourage both personal and professional continuous improvement, helping you to reach your goals and achieve new heights. We offer regular blog posts and a weekly newsletter that contains a…
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