腦博士大學 Dr Brain U

CHOOSE YOUR NEWS WISELY! 明智地選擇你的新聞節目!

If I tell you that watching the news can affect your health would you believe it?  The fact is I am not the only one who is saying this.  Right after 911 in New York, one of the chief cardiologist there reminded people to not glue to the TV 24 hours a day.

The reason?  Here’s the first point:  to your brain, everything that is being input is counted as a new piece of information.  Let me give you an example: a car accident.  You read it from the newspaper as you travel to work, so that is one time.  You go back to the office and talk about it with your colleague, that is the second time.  Then as you walk down the street there is that big TV screen talking about that piece of news, that’s the third time.  When you go home, you turn on the TV and watch the news in 2 different channels, and so that is fourth and fifth time.  The next day when you get up, you turn on the news and there is that report again, and that becomes the sixth time.

So to your brain, that one car accident becomes six car accidents.

Second point: the brain does not know what is real or false.  The brain does not care whether that accident actually happen to you or to someone else but every time the brain receives pictures of such  an incident, it will response accordingly.   If only people would realize how damaging this can be

When we see or hear messages that upset us or cause us to response shockingly, our brain will respond and our body will have the following reaction:

-- blood sugar level increases
-- eyes dilate
-- sweat glands perspire
-- heart rate increases (our heart would overwork)
-- mouth becomes dry
-- muscle tense (muscle includes our stomach, our intestines etc)
-- blood decreases in our limbs and head

But all the above responses happen without our awareness because we are too focused on the accident.  Nevertheless, our brain and body have paid the price!

So choose your news programs wisely!

如果我告訴你看新聞會影響健康, 你信嗎? 其實我並不是唯一一個這講的. 911 事件發生後,當地一位心臟醫生都呼籲大家不要整天坐在電視前看新聞

為什麼呢? 第一點:對個腦來講, 每次一件事入腦都是新的資料. 舉例: 一次車禍. 當你上班時在途中看到這段新聞, 這是第一次. 回到寫字摟與同事傾談這段新聞時, 這便是第二次.
跟著,當你出街時, 街上有大電視在報告這段新聞, 這便是第三次. 放工回到家中, 又看兩個電視台的新聞, 這便是第四和第五次.  第二天, 起來又看電視, 剛播放這段新聞, 這便是六次.

所以對你的腦來說,這不是一單車禍而是六單車禍.

第二點: 腦是不知真假的. 個腦不管車禍是否發生在你或其他人身上, 每次它接收到這些影象時, 它就會作出反應. 可是很小人知其嚴重性.

當我們看見或聽見任何令我們不舒服或令我們作出震驚反應的訊息時, 腦部就會作出調整, 身體便有以下反應:

-- 血糖指數升高
-- 瞳孔擴張
-- 汗腺排汗
-- 心跳加速 (心臟會過勞)
-- 口腔乾
-- 肌肉收緊 (包括腸胃等肌肉)
-- 頭和四肢血液減少

但更重要的是以上的反應都是我們不為意的, 因為我們的注意力完全放在車禍上. 雖然如此，我們的腦和身體就要付出代價！

所以你們一定要明智地選擇你的新聞節目!

How to raise the energy level of the team? 怎樣可以提高團隊的能量水平？

How can I raise the energy level of the team?  (PART II)

The ideas given in part I are some things you can do during a “captured audience” environment, but what about keeping the energy level high when they are on their own?

a. you must help your team member find out the real reason behind why they are doing what they are doing.  I work quite a bit with people in the insurance business and since these individuals are pretty much their own boss, they have to learn how to keep up their own momentum. A very big factor behind those who succeed in the business is they know what they want.  This “knowing what one wants” is something most people do not have an answer to and that is why they lose their energy and  drive.

b.  lifestyle is so important.  If a person’s lifestyle is out-of-sync it is very hard for that person to maintain a peak performance state of mind. 

For example, if a person sleeps after midnight, the state of their brain is already affected!  Or if a persons smokes and drink, their brain energy is also affected!  Even eating late dinner – the best is have dinner over by 8 p.m., considering the fact you will sleep before 12 midnight.

c.  one of the activities that I starting using in my training and one which I find to be very powerful is “tapping” or  the “emotional freedom technique”.  This technique is something I have learned and did a lot of research in and found it to be so wonderful.  You can learn more about it at www.emofree.com 

This technique is based on how meridians (in Chinese acupuncture) work, the concept of “chi” and energy, and the power of words.  It is also based on the fact that our brain and our body is one integrated whole.

A very significant effect is the release of negative or frozen energy/emotion and to input new and powerful energy/emotion.

One thing I found about motivation and keeping energy level high is this: 

a.  it takes more than a one-time rah rah rah can-do seminar
b.  it takes at least 30 -90 days for the brain to rewire so it can maintain its own momentum
c.  it takes a combination of energy and cognitive alignment!

我怎樣可以提高團隊的能量水平？ (第二部份)

我在第一部份所提供的小秘方是適合在課堂的環境。但你可以怎樣幫助團隊成員在課餘時候仍然保持高能量？

1.    你一定要幫你的團隊成員找出他們工作背後的原因。在工作上我接觸很多保險從業員，有由於工作性質他們是自己的老闆，所以他們要學如何保持動力。其實，一個人成功很大的因素是很清楚知道自己想要甚麼。但大部份的人都不知道自己想要些甚麼，因此他們便失去動力及能量。
2.    生活模式是很重要的。如果一個人的生活模式是不規律，他/她是很難在心智上達到最佳狀態。 
例如：如果一個人在晚上12時後才睡覺，他/她的腦部已受到影響！又或者當一個人吸煙或飲酒，他/她的能量也大大受影響！甚至是比較夜才吃晚餐也會受影響！ (最佳的吃晚餐時間是晚上8時之前，睡眠時間晚上12時之前)
3.    在我的培訓課程中，我發現『tapping』(適放情緒能量的技巧)是一項最有效的活動。這技巧是我在別處學到的，花了很多時間去研究。你可以到以下網址參考www.emofree.com . 這技巧是源於中國經絡的原理，當中包含有『氣』和能量，思想以及字句的力量的概念。當中的原理也包含了腦部及身體是合一運作的。這技巧能把人內在的負面能量釋放，而同時引入正面及新的能量。

在提高動力及能力這方面，我發現：

1.    不能單單靠一個一次過的課程和幄活動
2.    要用30至90日去讓腦部建立一個新的網絡
3.    智力和能量是要互相配合