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Atricle Dump - Five Steps Of Learning And Retention... How To More Effectively Grow Your Business With New Ideas
Your prospect mailing lists should be as targeted as possible. General-purpose mailings are less likely to succeed. What are the characteristics of your existing customers? Like as not, you should be targeting more of the same. Look for:Location: where are they?Size: how big are they (turnover or employees)?Business: are there any particular lines of business in which you specialise? If so you can make offers specific to that type of business (it may be a Unique Selling Proposition of yours)Who is the buyer? What type of person normally specifi
The second step is Repetition. One university study revealed that an idea that was read or heard only one time was 66% forgotten within 24 hours. But if that same idea was read or heard repeatedly for 8 days, up to 90% of it could be retained at the end of the eight days.
One of the most effective ways to learn from a book or an article, is to read through it, and then go back and read it again. But the second time you read it, be sure you have a highlighter, a pen and notepad handy. Mark up the book or
I have often mentioned the need for balance between your family life and your business. This is a little bit trickier of a proposition for work at home parents, particularly those who have little ones pattering about. But there is some benefit to working around and along with the little ones. The first of these major benefits is the fact that they force you to take breaks whether you think you want one or not.For most of us, it is difficult to get into our work first thing in the morning and if we don't have an outstanding amount of self-discipline we often find ourselves hurrying later to catch up on thing
First, is Impact. That is, actually receiving the idea in your mind. Impact can be in the form of a word, a visual observation or a concept. It makes no difference. Your mind isn't capable of making a distinction between a visual or an actual experience. Nor is it capable of determining the difference between a conscious or an unconscious impact an idea may have on you. As far as your mind is concerned, those experiences are all the same and your mind will accept them, regardless.
If information or an experience appears real to your mind, your emotions and nervous system will react as though it were actually real. To illustrate this point, try this simple experiment:
* Seat yourself in a comfortable chair, feet flat on the floor and your hands resting comfortably in your lap.
* Close your eyes, take a deep breath, let it out slowly and relax. Take another one. Let it out slowly. Relax even more.
* Picture in your mind, a lemon resting on a table in front of you. Visualize it. See it clearly. Look at it's shape - it's color - it's texture.
* Now, mentally reach out with your hand and pick up the lemon. Bring it up to your face. Look at it closely. Squeeze it. Do you notice how firm it feels? Feel the texture of the lemon's dimply and waxy skin. Notice the lemon's yellow color and round shape, with its pointy ends.
* Now, hold it up to your nose. Smell it. Do you notice the lemon's citrusy smell?
* Place the lemon on the table and mentally pick up a knife that's laying nearby. Cut the lemon in two.
* Pick up one half of the lemon and see the juice dripping from it. Bring the lemon up to your nose. Smell it again. Now bite into the lemon.
What's happening to you right now? Is saliva flooding your mouth, both in your mind, as well as physically?
Consider what just happened. In actuality, there was no lemon. You just pictured one in your mind. While this was just a mental exercise, and the lemon was just imagined, chances are, if you are like most people the mental image you were playing on the screen of your mind triggered certain responses which manifested themselves physically. This simple demonstration demonstrates that Impact is a critical step involved in the process of learning and retention.
The second step is Repetition. One university study revealed that an idea that was read or heard only one time was 66% forgotten within 24 hours. But if that same idea was read or heard repeatedly for 8 days, up to 90% of it could be retained at the end of the eight days.
One of the most effective ways to learn from a book or an article, is to read through it, and then go back and read it again. But the second time you read it, be sure you have a highlighter, a pen and notepad handy. Mark up the book or t
There is just something about that stores that require a membership for you to shop there. For some reason you feel connected to the store and loyal when you are a plastic card carrying member. Of course, you have to pay membership fees to actually be allowed to shop in the store, but this is not a turnoff as one might initially think. Instead, those who have membership cards to these types of stores feel special because they have the privilege of shopping at such a fine establishment. Also, these little plastic cards give members a feeling of power or popularity in a sense because all of their friends and family
If information or an experience appears real to your mind, your emotions and nervous system will react as though it were actually real. To illustrate this point, try this simple experiment:
* Seat yourself in a comfortable chair, feet flat on the floor and your hands resting comfortably in your lap.
* Close your eyes, take a deep breath, let it out slowly and relax. Take another one. Let it out slowly. Relax even more.
* Picture in your mind, a lemon resting on a table in front of you. Visualize it. See it clearly. Look at it's shape - it's color - it's texture.
* Now, mentally reach out with your hand and pick up the lemon. Bring it up to your face. Look at it closely. Squeeze it. Do you notice how firm it feels? Feel the texture of the lemon's dimply and waxy skin. Notice the lemon's yellow color and round shape, with its pointy ends.
* Now, hold it up to your nose. Smell it. Do you notice the lemon's citrusy smell?
* Place the lemon on the table and mentally pick up a knife that's laying nearby. Cut the lemon in two.
* Pick up one half of the lemon and see the juice dripping from it. Bring the lemon up to your nose. Smell it again. Now bite into the lemon.
What's happening to you right now? Is saliva flooding your mouth, both in your mind, as well as physically?
Consider what just happened. In actuality, there was no lemon. You just pictured one in your mind. While this was just a mental exercise, and the lemon was just imagined, chances are, if you are like most people the mental image you were playing on the screen of your mind triggered certain responses which manifested themselves physically. This simple demonstration demonstrates that Impact is a critical step involved in the process of learning and retention.
The second step is Repetition. One university study revealed that an idea that was read or heard only one time was 66% forgotten within 24 hours. But if that same idea was read or heard repeatedly for 8 days, up to 90% of it could be retained at the end of the eight days.
One of the most effective ways to learn from a book or an article, is to read through it, and then go back and read it again. But the second time you read it, be sure you have a highlighter, a pen and notepad handy. Mark up the book or
There are varied types of small laser cutting machines depending on the type of laser cutting job that you want.You can cut carbon steel with a CO2 laser. The laser is a device that can produce a coherent and concentrated light beam through stimulation of molecular or electronic transitions to lower levels of energy that cause photons to be emitted. Laser is short for ?light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation.?Acrylic panels that are cut by laser can be turned into shapes and signs that can be used for lettering outside the building or even inside through laser-cut graphics. There are
* Now, mentally reach out with your hand and pick up the lemon. Bring it up to your face. Look at it closely. Squeeze it. Do you notice how firm it feels? Feel the texture of the lemon's dimply and waxy skin. Notice the lemon's yellow color and round shape, with its pointy ends.
* Now, hold it up to your nose. Smell it. Do you notice the lemon's citrusy smell?
* Place the lemon on the table and mentally pick up a knife that's laying nearby. Cut the lemon in two.
* Pick up one half of the lemon and see the juice dripping from it. Bring the lemon up to your nose. Smell it again. Now bite into the lemon.
What's happening to you right now? Is saliva flooding your mouth, both in your mind, as well as physically?
Consider what just happened. In actuality, there was no lemon. You just pictured one in your mind. While this was just a mental exercise, and the lemon was just imagined, chances are, if you are like most people the mental image you were playing on the screen of your mind triggered certain responses which manifested themselves physically. This simple demonstration demonstrates that Impact is a critical step involved in the process of learning and retention.
The second step is Repetition. One university study revealed that an idea that was read or heard only one time was 66% forgotten within 24 hours. But if that same idea was read or heard repeatedly for 8 days, up to 90% of it could be retained at the end of the eight days.
One of the most effective ways to learn from a book or an article, is to read through it, and then go back and read it again. But the second time you read it, be sure you have a highlighter, a pen and notepad handy. Mark up the book or
The inability to pull the trigger on key marketing decisions is a curious problem. On one hand, a properly selected, well-conceived business to business marketing strategy is the key to a company's growth and expansion. For many companies that have been struggling, or are stalled, implementing a marketing solution that will generate leads and sales is Priority One. So, why is it that such a decision is often put off with some form of “we think we will wait?”Many business owners and execs have no sense of the tremendous liability of waiting to start a business to business marketing effort. By waiting, they'r
What's happening to you right now? Is saliva flooding your mouth, both in your mind, as well as physically?
Consider what just happened. In actuality, there was no lemon. You just pictured one in your mind. While this was just a mental exercise, and the lemon was just imagined, chances are, if you are like most people the mental image you were playing on the screen of your mind triggered certain responses which manifested themselves physically. This simple demonstration demonstrates that Impact is a critical step involved in the process of learning and retention.
The second step is Repetition. One university study revealed that an idea that was read or heard only one time was 66% forgotten within 24 hours. But if that same idea was read or heard repeatedly for 8 days, up to 90% of it could be retained at the end of the eight days.
One of the most effective ways to learn from a book or an article, is to read through it, and then go back and read it again. But the second time you read it, be sure you have a highlighter, a pen and notepad handy. Mark up the book or
Above all, you need to know that the right PR can alter individual perception and lead to changed behaviors.Especially when you create external stakeholder behavior change, the kind that leads directly to achieving your managerial objectives.And all because the core of your public relations lies in doing something positive about the behaviors of those important outside audiences of yours that MOST affect your operation.The bottom line is, the right PR let’s you persuade those key outside folks to your way of thinking, and help move them to take actions that allow your department, division
The second step is Repetition. One university study revealed that an idea that was read or heard only one time was 66% forgotten within 24 hours. But if that same idea was read or heard repeatedly for 8 days, up to 90% of it could be retained at the end of the eight days.
One of the most effective ways to learn from a book or an article, is to read through it, and then go back and read it again. But the second time you read it, be sure you have a highlighter, a pen and notepad handy. Mark up the book or the article. Write down the ideas that you feel fit your personal business situation. This repetition will help you retain more of the information than if you had read it only once.
The third step in the learning and retention process is Utilization. This is the "doing" step. It is here that neuromuscular pathways are actually developed, creating a "mind muscle memory." And according to the study quoted earlier, once you physically experience an action, it becomes twice as easy to recall as if you had heard it only.
Fourth, is Internalization... actually making the idea an integral part of you. That may involve some customizing or tailoring of the idea to fit your situation or style, but it is vitally important for you to personalize the idea and make it "yours."
The fifth step is Reinforcement. In order to maximize the effectiveness of an idea you should continually be looking for ways to support and strengthen it. The more you can support the idea, the more you will believe it, the longer you will retain it, and the more effective it will become in helping you serve your customers' needs.
Now, what does all this have to do with your business? Simply this. In your daily business and personal activities, as well as throughout your experience with the information you come across, that you hear, see or read, you are going to be exposed to a great number of ideas. Some will be brand new... that is, you've never heard them before. Some will be ideas you have heard in the past, but have forgotten. And others will be ideas you come up with on your own as a result of something that was triggered in your mind as you read. Understanding and applying these five steps in the learning and retention process can help you retain more of what you read and experience.
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