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IRP September Talk - Jonathan Altfeld
Key Take-Aways from Jonathan Altfeld's talk @ IRP, September 30, 2014
Thank you for attending my presentation. I hope you thoroughly enjoyed our time together and the content and style of the talk. Here are the key take-aways from the talk.
Jonathan's explorations for personal cognitive improvement:
Physical pursuits: Juggling, contact juggling, T'ai Chi, Aikido, Ninjitsu, Brain-Gym® (or educational kinesiology / Edu-K®), Nutritional solutions
Mental practices: Meditation, affirmations, self-hypnosis, accelerated learning methods, dual-binaural beat light/sound devices, embracing mild confusion, spending time outside my comfort zone intentionally, & more.
Neurology: Here are some Brain Myths that are Utterly False !!!
Aging Means Automatic Decline
FALSE! Instead:
Bad Habits lead to Most Decline.
Medication is the only hope for cognitive enhancement
FALSE! Instead:
Smarter Habits lead to Improvement!
There are no new Neurons in the brain after age 'N'
FALSE! Instead:
You CAN build a better brain, anytime!
Neuroplasticity
Your brain's ability to organize and reorganize itself according to your experiences, at any age!
Neuroscientists believed for many decades that the structure of the human brain didn't change after early childhood. New findings show that much of our brain remains plastic for many years.
Neurogenesis CAN occur late in life in the Hippocampus, the olfactory bulb, and the Cerebellum (possibly elsewhere).
Even in higher brain tissue that can't grow new neurons, these circuits can self-reorganize, which is now explaining many cases of post-stroke reacquisition of movement and other functions.
Some people think habit change is hard. All it takes to start breaking old, bad or complacent habits, are these two factors (maintaining and building habits involves more, but this is all it takes to start!):
- a new empowering belief
- a simple decision to do it.
Nutrition & Supplementation
Nutrition for the brain starts with AMPLE high-quality fats. The brain thrives on fatty acids, primarily Omega 3's (DHA & EPA), and a certain Omega 6 (LA).
Many vitamins are fat soluble and can't be absorbed without fat, AND, these fat seem to play critical roles in our mood.
No-No's: margarine or other partially hydrogenated vegetable oils
Good Fats for the brain: Fish Oil, Nuts, Avocado's, Coconut Oil, even some butter
B Vitamins! B vitamins play an extremely strong role in brain biochemistry, particularly B12, B6, and Folate. Vegetarians must remember that they cannot get enough B12 from diet alone. Take B supplements!
Flavonoids prevent neural decline and maximize NeuroPlasticity! Blueberries, spinach, apples, citrus fruits, black and green tea, and cocoa (beer & wine too). Raw is best. These benefits are also true of other extracts found in spinach, strawberries, blackberries.
TURMERIC / TUMERIC / CURCUMIN is a powerful polyphenol, and extraordinary anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-amyloidal agent. Curcumin can improve cognitive function (not only for Alzheimers patients, but for anyone)!
The Brain needs a LOT of carbohydrate-sourced energy. Select carbs carefully! Prefer low-glycemic, complex carbs over simple carbs and sugars. Whole grains (oats, wheat, brown rice) help keep glucose levels steady throughout the day.
Best 10 Supplements for your Brain (in this order).
DHA (Omega 3)
Vitamin D
Vitamin B12
Antioxidants
Vinpocetine
Alpha GPC
Bacopa Monnieri
Huperzine A
Acetyl-l-Carnitine (ALC)
Gingko Biloba
The fish oil that Jonathan takes: ORTHOMEGA 820, 120 softgels, by Ortho Molecular
Any quality fish oil that has been molecularly distilled should be good enough.
Remember: "Enteric Coating" is a marketing Band-Aid - to mask/hide when cheap fish oil goes bad. Fishy burps is a BAD sign!
Physical Activities for Cognitive Enhancement
Cross-Crawling / Educational Kinesiology / Edu-K® / Brain-Gym®
Brain-Gym® is a specific set of 26 cross-crawling and related exercises, most of which aim to maximize cross-hemispheric communication across the corpus callosum, and other specific neurological purposes: improve energy, prepare for optimal learning sessions, and more.
The Alphabet Game
A B C D E F G H I J
L R L T R T L L T R
K L M N O P Q R S T
T R L T T R L L T R
Juggling and Contact Juggling both lead to improved connectivity in existing brain tissue, as well as the development of NEW brain tissue.
Games, like Tetris Increase Connectivity in Existing Brain Tissue, and increase new Brain Tissue / Structures
Combine physical activities with cognitive activities. When walking or exercising, talk with a partner, listen to audio-books, talk radio, or self-improvement recordings.
Start Small, and Schedule Your Cognitive Enhancement Tasks. Most “New Years Resolutions” fail. This needs to succeed. So start small. ALL of you can afford 5-10 minutes a day until you've built some pleasurable habits that improve your brains.
Use paper or google calendars, smartphones, alarms, and whatever else works, to pre-schedule practice sessions.
Sites for Overall Cognitive Maintenance
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Inbox Insights
- Knowledge Engineering (& Belief Craft) have evolved, into GeniusMapping™
- As of September 2020, we're in the process of moving from Tampa, Florida, to the Youngstown Ohio area. Currently, during the Coronavirus era, we're mostly focusing on Zoom-based Coaching, and aligning resources to run online courses.
- How "Civil Engineering" totally reframes the word "Stress," redefines the phrase "Stress Management," and leads us to embrace Stress!
- Many NLP Practitioners are more sloppy with their thinking patterns, than they'd like to admit, or... would even notice.
- Watch NLP Co-Founder Richard Bandler use NLP to eliminate Michael Strahan's phobic response to snakes -- in minutes (with Kelly Ripa bringing over a BIG snake at the end to test Michael's response). Spoiler alert: It worked ridiculously well.
- No matter what skill you want to learn, no matter what fears or concerns or hesitation you may have, there are and will always be a wide range of approaches, to learning that skill. It's important to keep that in mind when making learning choices.
- Many more famous people have been trained in Ericksonian (indirect) Hypnosis and NLP than you might guess. There are certainly far more who have strong interests here than have publically admitted so.
- On January 1, 2015, Jonathan Altfeld and 20 other co-authors released a digital book entitled "Creating Business Growth."
- What are the Four Stages of Learning?
Quinton ZondervanCEO, Excelimmune, Inc., Woburn, MAHired Coaching :I hired Jonathan for weekly 1-on-1 executive coaching, as well as invited him to spend two days with my team of scientists and managers, for a customized presentation followed up with individual employee coaching sessions.
Jonathan was tremendously helpful in coaching me through some very difficult situations. We focussed primarily on "emotional state management" which he quickly diagnosed was where I needed the most help. Maintaining the proper emotional equilibrium while going through stressful situations to a large extend comes natural to me. Nonetheless, there was a lot of room for improvement, and Jonathan definitely helped me reach a higher level of performance. Working with Jonathan was an absolute delight because he would quickly assess the situation I would describe to him and give me clear, specific pointers on how to adjust my perceptions and options to create a more positive emotional state regarding the situation. From there we would seamlessly transition to specific training exercises to prepare for future situations. I use many of these techniques now without thinking about them; they've become part of my repertoire and toolset.
Not only was Jonathan able to help me improve my performance, he worked with my entire team to help them improve their internal communication. By appropriately confronting them with the need to take responsibility for the outcome of their individual attempts at communication, he was able to help many of them move towards a greater awareness of their own specific communication needs and approaches and to make adjustments to improve the outcome. One team member told me what an amazing resource he was. I was very pleased with the changes in the team's approach to communicating with each other. While communication is still of course not yet perfect among them, it has improved considerably, and this allowed the team to achieve an amazing result. We set goals for the end of the year that we thought were aggressive. In fact we ended up beating the date by 2 months. No doubt we got lucky of course in terms of not encountering major technical obstacles we could not easily overcome. Nonetheless I credit a significant part of our success to Jonathan's work in enabling better team communication. Just the knowledge that in fact there were specific, attainable ways to make communication better encouraged the team and gave them the confidence to work through tense or difficult situations more smoothly than before.
Jonathan is indeed a tremendous resource for those who want to improve their communications (in the broadest sense of that word). Ultimately all human achievement is based on our proficiency to interact with others in a way that makes it more likely we will achieve a mutually beneficial, mutually desired outcome. Jonathan is able to work with any team or individual motivated enough to seek help in doing better, and helping them improve. What I appreciate the most about Jonathan is that he does not try to create an unnatural dependence. On the contrary, he happily shares his techniques and uses exercises and training to help you internalize them. Like any good coach, he helps you get better and acquire new skills that you can use on your own to achieve amazing results.
http://www.excelimmune.com/2011- Jimmy McIntyreNewcastle, UKBought Audio : Finding Your Irresistible Voice
I am delighted to say, that since I recieved the irresistible voice CD-set, listened to and utilized the techniques suggested, I've noticed tremendous results. I am a student, but I work part time as a salesman (over the telephone) as well, and almost immediately noticed stronger response potential from customers, and seemingly more attention being paid to what I have to say by friends and family. Although I was aware of embedded commands through my knowledge of hypnotic language patterns, I had no idea how to utilize them. That was, until I received the CD-set. Now I use them Frequently and notice outstanding results. Anyone who wants to improve their voice quality and gain other peoples attention, I would certainly buy the Irresistible Voice CD-set. Thank you Jonathon, I hope to see you in the future.
2002 - Tom MinterEntrepreneur, London, UKAttended Course : Speaking Ingeniously
Whether you are looking to improve your speaking or to gain more of a mastery over yourself, Speaking Ingeniously is a course that will grow and stretch you beyond what you previously thought possible. With each passing day you will be amazed and inspired as you feel your skill and confidence being educed from within. In my experience Jonathan's skills as an NLP trainer are second to none, and through his masterful and outstanding techniques you will be blown away with - and left open-mouthed - at your own potential. Thank you for the great five days, I really appreciate your time and commitment to us. It was also enjoyable and memorable to spend some great time on a personal level. No doubt we will have more chances again in the future...
2006 - P. WinthersReal Estate Agent, New York, NYAttended Course :
All my other NLP learning experiences resulted in a terrific set of techniques & skills that don't necessarily fit together or apply in any holistic way. While it's great to have those tools & techniques, in spite of training with all the big dogs in NLP, I didn't have a systemic method for organizing the information I acquired about other people's maps, let alone their beliefs, belief systems or values -- until I took Knowledge Engineering. Your K.E. course gave that to me in a way that makes sense and consistently works. Simply Amazing. I've already used this method within 1 week of the workshop to track the invalid logic of one of my customers, and walk them through a better decision strategy. In doing so, she chose to buy a commercial property which netted me over $45,000 commission. In the past, I wouldn't have known what to do! Thanks again!
2002 - Mark WilsonBismarck, NDAttended Course : Flirtopia DVD-set
When I grew up we moved many times. I hadn't developed any social skills, so as I grew up I would always be shy around strangers. I begin to feel anxious in meeting not only women but also any new people. What would I say? What happens when the conversation dies? I would hang on to anyone who showed any interest in me. Needless to say, I dated many "Ms. Right Now's" rather than "Ms. Right's" because they accepted me. After I attended the Flirtopia seminar, now I feel comfortable in any social situation. In having a new perspective in reading their comfort level, interest and willingness to follow me, I can lead them into many other activities that I enjoy. As I look back in my life, without attending Flirtopia, I know I would either be alone or with people who not only would tolerate my shyness but eventually become bored with it and take advantage of me. Now I find there is so much more to life. More doors have opened through becoming more social and I have been able to choose a woman who enjoys my company and we enjoy a much richer relationship. I know there have been events that have changed who I am today. Flirtopia is one of the most important in becoming who I am today. Thank you Jonathan.
2000 - Erol ThompsonLondon, UKAttended Course : Linguistic Wizardry
As someone relatively new to the subject of NLP I greatly appreciated the mix and range of experience available to me on the linguistic wizardry seminar. Knowledge sharing wasn't just encouraged by Jonathon, but expected as a pre-requisite to getting the most out of the course. As a result this added to the whole seminar experience from day one. Perhaps of greatest benefit to me was the way that Jonathon ensured that we learned as much during lunch breaks and evening conversations as we had learned during the day. By joining us Jonathon showed how the material could be usefully integrated in the real world - achieving shop discounts ethically, was another great bonus. During the course, the practical sessions and brain gym exercises were highly enjoyable - I've already used one or two as handy exercises to occupy the attention of boisterous nephews and nieces. It seems NLP really is 'child's play'. In general, I would like to have played around with more examples of 'state-chaining' through story telling. The Village Council sessions allowed me to see for myself how I'd benefited from the course. Personal benefits for me since the course have been in my professional and social interactions - for instance I now find it easier to model the behaviours of colleagues who have enviable influencing styles; I now see interactions as an opportunity to share stories in a more exciting way; and the quality of my presentations (and joke telling) have improved. For this I believe Jonathon should take some credit.
2006 - James TsakalosNLP Trainer, Developing Magic, Melbourne, AustraliaAttended Course :
K.E. is the most elegant thing I've come across for explicitly modeling belief and decision systems. I recently included some basic K.E. in an NLP master prac training in Melbourne, and all the participants found it to be immeasurably valuable for explicit modeling (among other things). Based on the group's response to K.E. and the speed with which they were able to extract key belief and decision systems using this approach, I have resolved to make it a core part of my master practitioner curriculum from now on. Many thumbs up from me; Jonathan's K.E. material is just plain great. I can't comment on the home study course, but if you get a chance to attend a live K.E. training then I highly recommend checking it out.
http://nlpmelbourne.com.au/2004 - G.A.Sydney, AustraliaBought Audio : Finding Your Irresistible Voice
After reviewing your CDs I started realising how applicable it was in creating a new improved voice range. I realised that with very little effort people were listening attentively to me, even in crowded places and in places where machinery is constantly running. My workmates noticed it too, dropping comments as to how 'agreeable' it was to listen to my opinions, and how much more rapport was noticeable! My new girlfriend also refers to my voice as to one of my good qualities, which -- in combination with my other NLP techniques -- makes for my voice a seductive weapon of choice. I am recommending it to my friends. Thanks!
2004 - Nick KempLeeds UKBought Video : “Building Hypnotic Rapport”
A great introduction to the many facets of building rapport. Jonathan is extremely fluid in his presentation of this subject perfectly pacing the assembled delegates with his relaxed and fun approach to the material. His explanations of rhythm, mismatching, non verbal communication and frames of learning are excellent and its clear from watching that Jonathan has genuine enthusiasm in presenting seminars and is fully aware of how each of the delegates is responding both consciously and unconsciously as well as the dynamics of the group as a whole. As someone who avidly collects all kinds of NLP and hypnosis materials, (in CD, video and DVD formats), what I really liked about this DVD set is that Jonathan breaks the subject down into logical sections, which makes it extremely engaging and memorable for the viewer. His use of metaphors demonstrates someone who is in my opinion a natural presenter and I consider this DVD set invaluable and great value for money for anyone training in NLP, hypnosis or simply interested in improving their communication skills! In fact, I am sufficiently impressed by the quality of this set that I am going to seek out the other DVDs in Jonathan's "Skill-Builders Series".
2005 - Silke ScheidereiterGermanyAttended Course :
Thanks for a wonderful & mind altering weekend - it was worth every single penny! [...] my brain just can't stop generating new ideas & solutions, identifying patterns, going through the huge pile of new information. [...] I still don't have a clue as to how you managed to get that much data into these few inches of my brain in such a short time!!! NLP seems to be much more effective & powerful than I ever dared to dream of.....
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