We have suggested before (The Ten Habits of Highly Effective Brains)…

“Don’t Outsource Your Brain. Not to media personalities, not to politicians, not to your smart neighbour… Make your own decisions, and mistakes. And learn from them. That way, you are training your brain, not your neighbour’s.”

 

Well, let me add now: Don’t Outsource Your Brain to Your GPS system, either…

Read article: here (via Drudge)

- “A 32-year-old Californian whose rental car got smashed by a Metro-North train last night was issued a minor summons for causing the fiery crash that stranded railroad commuters for hours.”

- “Bo Bai, a computer technician from Sunnyvale who said he was merely trusting his car’s global positioning system when he steered onto the tracks, was cited for obstructing a railroad crossing, officials said this afternoon.”

Fortunately, the driver was safe, and there were no injuries. The article deserves reading…here.

Some weeks we were contacted by Sony Pictures to provide the Grand Prize for one of their Sweepstakes programs, for just-released Sandra Bullock’s Premonition movie.

We were happy to put together a complete Brain Fitness Kit, something like a boot camp for the brain (a “brain camp”?), which you can get FOR FREE. The kit is composed of:

- One (1) Complete Mental Workout Software program that helps train memory and other skills (ARV: $149.00)
- One (1) Stress Management Biofeedback program (ARV: $320.00)
- One (1) Exercise Your Brain DVD (ARV: $20.00)
- One (1) Brain Fitness 101 eBook ($12.00)

- Five (5) private phone-based sessions with our Head Coach (you will hear more about this soon) (ARV: $350.00)
If you want the chance to win this Prize, together with a $1,000 check, you can simply visit Premonition Expect the Unexpected Sweepstakes program and fill in your details. There is no cost associated with this promotion. This is why you are seeing banners in this site for the first time.

Good luck!

Last month I wrote about the importance of social support and motivation as part of a good brain fitness program. I suggested that a Head Coach, with good knowledge of brain fitness principles, could help people get their brain fitness program “off the ground” and keep it moving in the right direction through supporting and assisting individuals with realistic brain fitness goals.

When we began developing the SharpBrains coaching model two months ago, we knew we were in uncharted waters. After some study, and a lot of interaction with members, a five stage SharpBrains Coaching Model emerged from the synapses of our minds. The five stages of the model are:

1. Engage
2. Assess
3. Plan
4. Train
5. Support

Next, we contemplated the coach role. Read the rest of this entry »