Judy Marcus - Memory Improvement Tips

Remember to Know your Focal Point, if you want to Remember to Focus

A funny thing happend on the way to writing this blogpost.  I got sidetracked.  Does this ever happen to you?

Here's how I pulled myself back in:  I took a deep breath (sorry loyal readers, but yes, I am mentioning that all important breath again.  In fact, there was a great article in Sunday, November 29, 2009's Chicago Tribune BY BOB CONDOR,  "BREATHE RIGHT AND MEDITATE - RESEARCH SHOWS DAILY ATTENTION TO MIND-BODY DYNAMIC REDUCES ANXIETY, STRENGTHENS IMMUNE SYSTEM".  Good stuff.  Google it if you are so inclined...)

As I was saying, I pulled myself back in with a breath.  Then, I asked myself, "What is your intention, Miss Judy Memory Lady?" (and then I started thinking about how I so quickly knew after three months of dating that I was going to marry Steve, and I wondered to myself, "What is your intention, Steve?"  And you can guess his intention because we're about to celebrate a lot of years of marriage, so my memory goes way back...)

"Alright, already", you're beginning to think, "Stop meandering Judy - FOCUS", and I did.  I took another breath, and realized that my attention was easily distracted because I had no roadmap to where I was headed.  

How can you find the light at the end of the tunnel when you don't know which tunnel you're traveling down? 

In a quick nutshell:  Think of the time I would have saved myself if only I had made a quick outline of what I wanted to say.  And then, should my mind wander, my breath could draw me back, and I would know just where I was headed, and then headed there. Don't you agree?  It's much easier to focus when you know your focal point.

Let's hear from you. 

WHAT ARE YOUR "I need to put more FOCUS in my life" STORIES?   Blog on and share your LOVE Memory Method stories as well. 

Blog on with your comments.  And forward this blog to as many friends and associates as you wish.  Hopefully they'll become Memory Tipsters as well. 

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Don't Forget! Seven Tips to STOP Procrastinating and DO IT NOW.

How often do you find yourself wanting to do something, but instead, you set the desire aside so you can run off and do something else?  And then you forget what you originally wanted to accomplish? Or, it feels too overwhelming?  Or worse yet, it's too late? 

Before you beat yourself up with a wet noodle because:

... It's two months later and the credit card bill is unpaid and gathering interest... 

...Or the books are still "resting" on the floor ever since you emptied the shelves when you had this great inspiration that it would be easier to find what you wanted to read if only you sorted the titles into categories...

...Or you've been meaning to send New Cousin Jordan a baby gift and now you just found out he started Montessori preschool...

Here's a simple solution to end procrastination:

Do It Now!

1.  Decide:  Is this worth the time and effort?

2.  Only start if you can see it through.

3.  Itemize the task into small steps.

4.  Take out all the tools needed.

5.  Now, not later, sit down (or stand up) and do it.  

6.  Only stop when you're finished.

7.  Wear a smile.  You've earned it!

While the above might seem over-simple, it isn't.  The only way to stop procrastinating is to just do it now.

Then you won't forget!

Let's hear from you.  

WHAT ARE YOUR Procrastination or "just do it now" STORIES?  Have an acronym that works for you?  Blog on and share your LOVE Memory Method stories.

Blog on with your comments.  And forward this blog to as many friends and associates as you wish.  Hopefully they'll become Memory Tipsters as well. 

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Reprint Permission: You are welcome to reprint any items from the Memory Improvement Tips Blog.  However, please credit Judy Marcus, Memory Lady, as a source, with the following paragraph:

"Reprinted from the "Judy Marcus - Memory Lady - Memory Improvement Tips Blog",www.memory-improvement-tipster.com  Author of WHERE ARE MY KEYS?, Judy's blog features tips and strategies to take control of your memory and keep your brain strong."

WHAT ARE YOUR Procrastination or "just do it now" STORIES?  Have an acronym that works for you?  Blog on and share your LOVE Memory Method stories.

Blog on with your comments.  And forward this blog to as many friends and associates as you wish.  Hopefully they'll become Memory Tipsters as well. 

(Copyright - Judy Marcus - 2009)**********************************************************************************************************

Reprint Permission: You are welcome to reprint any items from the Memory Improvement Tips Blog.  However, please credit Judy Marcus, Memory Lady, as a source, with the following paragraph:

"Reprinted from the "Judy Marcus - Memory Lady - Memory Improvement Tips Blog",www.memory-improvement-tipster.com  Author of WHERE ARE MY KEYS?, Judy's blog features tips and strategies to take control of your memory and keep your brain strong."