Top Tips
These Top Tips will not only increase your performance in Boot Camp, but will also stand you in good stead for continued high performance throughout your career.
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Keeping hydrated.
A mere 2% drop in body water can potentially trigger fuzzy short-term memory, trouble with basic math, and difficulty focusing on the computer screen or printed page.
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Looking after your diet.
The brain is the greediest organ in the body and therefore it’s important to look after its needs. A good balanced diet is as important for your mind as it is for your body.
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The importance of a good night’s sleep.
Sleep deprivation can significantly affect your performance, whereas quality sleep helps to rejuvenate and recharge the mind and improve your short and long-term mental abilities.
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Keep using your mind.
The mind is like a muscle. It needs regular exercise to keep it nimble and focused. Keep pushing yourself to learn and experience new things.
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Improving memory and recall.
Different people have different ways of recalling information. The important thing is to find the best method for you and to use it consistently.
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Exercise helps the brain.
Taking exercise increases the oxygen to your brain and also helps to give you more energy. Fit in body certainly helps you to be fit in mind.
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Energy can improve performance.
Increasing your energy levels are all important. What you eat, how you sleep, keeping hydrated, taking exercise and focusing on what you’re doing – they can all help you maintain high energy levels.
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Preparation, preparation, preparation.
The more prepared people are, the more likely they are to perform to the very highest standards. We see this in sport as well as business. There is nothing like practice to perfect your performance.
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Setting yourself goals and achieving them.
Goal setting will help you get to where you want to be. But be smart about your goals – aim for too many and the likelihood is that you won’t achieve them. What better feeling is there than setting yourself something and then achieving it?
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Stress relief.
Anxiety can hit us all. If you are confronted with problems or issues, take time to think them through. Invariably there are solutions and support is often closer than you think.