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You can rewire your brain!This is possible due to Neuroplasticity.Neuroplasticity refers to changes in neural pathways and synapses which are due to changes in behavior, environment and neural processes, as well as changes resulting from bodily injury To be honest, the brain is a dynamic entity undergoing changes all the time. As you read this innocent sentence, some neurons in your brain have fired and some synapses have become stronger. Voila! Your brain has been rewired a bit. But I am not talking about these sort of 'boring' changes which occur all the time.What if I told you, your actions can physically alter your brain? Some parts become larger than usual while some parts begin performing tasks they normally don't?László Polgár is the father of the famous "Polgár sisters": Judit, Susan and Sofia. He is an expert in chess and believed that "geniuses are made, not born". Before he had any children, he wrote a book entitled Bring Up Genius!, and sought a wife to help him carry out his experiment. He found one in Klara, a schoolteacher. He home-schooled their three daughters, primarily in chess, and all three went on to become strong players. Susan Polgar became the first female to earn the Grandmaster title.Because of her intense training, her brain had encoded chess board configurations and she was able to not only recognize these configurations but also what moves she had to do from there to win. Show her a random chess board setup that is infrequent her brain is just as slow as normal chess players. So what was happening? A scan of her brain activity showed she was using the part of the brain that recognizes faces to identify chess board configurations. This part of the brain is really developed in humans and face recognition is something humans are really good at. The hours of practice she had put in playing and studying chess had radically changed ho she used her brain to play it.Some of you might be thinking that it was because she got her training from childhood that she was able to become an expert and this fact is useless to someone older.Not really. Recent studies have shown although neuroplasticity declines it still can be made use of in older ages.The Sea Gypsies are a seafaring people who spend a great deal of their time in boats off the coast of Myanmar and Thailand, have unusual underwater vision -- twice as good as Europeans. This has enabled Mokens to gather shellfish at great depths without the aid of scuba gear. How do the Moken do this? They constrict their pupils by 22 percent. The brain orders the body to adapt to suite its needs. Another example of neuroplasticity has been found in London taxi drivers. A cab driver's hippocampus -- the part of the brain that holds spatial representation capacity -- is measurably larger than that of a bus driver. [from Neuroplasticity: You Can Teach An Old Brain New Tricks ]As children we have lots of free time and our brain is really quick to grasp new skills and ideas. To make signNow changes to the brain as grown ups one needs to exercise it regularly and focus on really specific tasks like learning to play the guitar or solve spatial puzzles. Because of the constraints of being social and other reasons, people miss out on this. It has been observed that spiritual leaders and prisoners of war have been able to develop extra-cognitive skills simply because of the immense amount of time they put in meditation, mental exercises and thought experiments. Plas­tic­ity can also be observed in the brains of bilin­guals (Mechelli et al., 2004). It looks like learn­ing a sec­ond lan­guage is asso­ci­ated with struc­tural changes in the brain: the left infe­rior pari­etal cor­tex is larger in bilin­gual brains than in mono­lin­gual brains.I'll end with some interesting bits from The Brain that Changes ItselfLearning and brain exercises slow age-related mental declines. For example, education necessitates extra branches among neurons to accommodate the new information; new branching increases the volume and thickness of the brain that would otherwise decline with age.Physical exercise promotes the creation of new neurons in the brain. Yet another reason to start that walking program.Specifically designed brain exercises have been shown to improve brain function in children and adults with learning disabilities.The brain undergoes measurable, physical changes as we think. Computer technology can now use these measurements and changes to allow paralyzed people to moves objects with their thoughts.Researchers at UCSD have used imagination and illusion to restructure brain maps and ‘trick” the brain into managing phantom pain and some forms of chronic pain.Performance can be improved through visualization because action and imagination can activate the same parts of the brain. People have learned to play the piano or achieve greater results in athletic endeavors through mental practice. Is it time to visualize eating a nice salad?[from Neuroplasticity Research Shows “Old Dogs” Can Learn New Tricks!]

Come to think of it, I don’t know anyone from rich circles. I am as middle class as it gets. But then, this is Quora and I found this question. So…Silence is classyThey are seldom loud; they speak a lot less than us. Seldom do they divulge information about themselves. It’s not that they are averse to speaking. They weigh the need to converse. They have a hold of their emotions, their words are measured and they are cautious to not offend people with their words. If you tell them about your vacation in Spain, they listen and nod enthusiastically. And they don’t interrupt you with, ‘Oh, I went there when I was fourteen’. They speak to the point and don’t beat around the bush.Neat, not just good lookingTheir skin, teeth and hair are well maintained. And it’s not the result of one day at that fancy schmancy salon; they go to the same hair salon their family has gone to, for years together. You don’t find ugly scars, pigmentation, plaque, dandruff, dry skin, callus, split ends, chipped nails and all the other tell tale signs of hardships. I don’t recall the name of Adichie’s book where she mentions this but I remember how the narrator judges the economic status of some random man on the street with his skin. Moisturised, smooth and supple skin is a mark of the elite! Here is someone who does’t have to brave the sun or the cold more than necessary. And years of good grooming shows beautiful results. They get their teeth aligned. Their hair is neither dry nor oily. They don’t have large tattoos in visible places. Their clothes are customised, well tailored and neatly pressed!They buy timeYou and I are running behind extra assignments, work and anything at all that might fetch us an extra Rupee. We do that at the cost of our sleep, fitness, vacation, missed breakfasts and hurried lunch breaks. Wealthy folks have a nest egg and aren’t in any hurry to make that quick buck. They follow their routines: they sleep and wake up on time, make time for sport and fitness and go on vacations. You will find that they are fitter than the average person on the street because they play some sport or the other. They can afford to make time for it in their lives. They also respect your time. So, you will not find them turning up late for a meeting.PedigreeThey stick to the oldest educational institutions. They go to the same schools, colleges and universities their parents and grandparents went to. They have nick names from these instis and the nick names make no sense to us. They befriend folk from such places and stick with the pack for years. The dad/mum attend parent teacher meetings and then rush to the school watchman to say hi. Because that watchman has been around since their days in the same school. They are well connected with other rich families by marriage and friendship bonds!Their part of townThey are from old and posh places of the city/town. They are from pin codes that scream old money. However much your neighbourhood has appreciated in terms of real estate prices, they will not be caught dead outside their familiar environs. The houses and streets are decades old. See the guy who sends an email to the team asking them to collect mangoes from his home ‘garden’? His dog has space in the city’s most expensive part of town? That’s your wealthy guy.Music, Dance, Theatre, BooksThere is a certain social mandate in their circles to be well read. And the kids learn music, dance and other classical art forms. They play rich men sports that require club memberships. That kid who plays tennis/squash at the city’s oldest club? He or she is rich! They speak and write proper English (in addition to speaking their mother tongue very well) and observe the rules of grammar!They can afford time for education They study for years together because they needn’t worry about the cost of education. They are in no rush to complete their education, find jobs, get married, have kids and pay off home loans! They are also associated with ‘causes’. They have time, money and the opportunity to involve themselves in such causes.

I live in Germany. I got an invite to the Quora partner program the day I landed in USA for a business trip. So from what I understand, irrespective of the number of views on your answers, there is some additional eligibility criteria for you to even get an email invite.If you read the terms of service, point 1 states:Eligibility. You must be located in the United States to participate in this Program. If you are a Quora employee, you are eligible to participate and earn up to a maximum of $200 USD a month. You also agree to be bound by the Platform Terms (https://www.quora.com/about/tos) as a condition of participation.Again, if you check the FAQ section:How can other people I know .participate?The program is invite-only at this time, but we intend to open it up to more people as time goes on.So my guess is that Quora is currently targeting people based out of USA, who are active on Quora, may or may not be answering questions frequently ( I have not answered questions frequently in the past year or so) and have a certain number of consistent answer views.Edit 1: Thanks to @Anita Scotch, I got to know that the Quora partner program is now available for other countries too. Copying Anuta’s comment here:If you reside in one of the Countries, The Quora Partner Program is active in, you are eligible to participate in the program.” ( I read more will be added, at some point, but here are the countries, currently eligible at this writing,) U.S., Japan, Germany, Spain, France, United Kingdom, Italy and Australia.11/14/2018Edit 2 : Here is the latest list of countries with 3 new additions eligible for the Quora Partner program:U.S., Japan, Germany, Spain, France, United Kingdom, Italy, Canada, Australia, Indonesia, India and Brazil.Thanks to Monoswita Rez for informing me about this update.

Make it compellingQuickly and clearly make these points:Who you are and why you are doing thisHow long it takesWhats in it for me -- why should someone help you by completing the surveyExample: "Please spend 3 minutes helping me make it easier to learn Mathematics. Answer 8 short questions for my eternal gratitude and (optional) credit on my research findings. Thank you SO MUCH for helping."Make it convenientKeep it shortShow up at the right place and time -- when people have the time and inclination to help. For example, when students are planning their schedules. Reward participationOffer gift cards, eBooks, study tips, or some other incentive for helping.Test and refineTest out different offers and even different question wording and ordering to learn which has the best response rate, then send more invitations to the offer with the highest response rate.Reward referralsIf offering a reward, increase it for referrals. Include a custom invite link that tracks referrals.

What are the Best B2B Lead Generation Source to Build a Sales Funnel?We have evaluated the best kinds of B2B lead gen “sources”. The answers we found may surprise you.Our #1 prospect source is the “active visitors” who are coming to our website - anonymously. The full list of lead sources is provided below.I work for a company who provides the leading applications for identifying the anonymous business visitors to a website. Our tagline; “Caller ID for your Website”. VisitorTrack tracks, identifies and profiles those anonymous website visitors who are the best B2B prospects.1) VisitorTrack identifies the anonymous business visitors coming to your website. 2) Then, intent data is fully integrated to pinpoint the companies already in-market for your products - before they have visited the website. 3) Accurate contact record details matched for the people you target.VisitorTrack is the only product in the world to match up companies + b2b intent data + key contacts and their complete record details – this in real time, with no visitor registration action.Below I’m going to share with you some findings on research for which prospect sources are the most-effective.Think about those Companies who come to your website?They’re ALREADY searching for a product or service you offer.They may have responded to a digital marketing prompt possessing the pain-point your product or service can remedy…And (for better or worse) they’re exposed to your brand.Yet, in B2B, less than 2% of website visitors ever become a lead through a “conversion” action. But what if you could get a “list” of these visitors, along with the best contacts at these companies?How Effective are Anonymous Business Visitors to a Website as a B2B Source?We have done quite a bit of research to evaluate how differing kinds of lists perform. This led to a “ratio” we developed. For any given kind of B2B list, how many telephone conversations would it take for an outbound sales agent to set an appointment for a demonstration? The one with the least number of calls would make up the most-responsive list!We tested several varieties of B2B list sources. These included;Purchased Lists – from all those vendors you knowTargeted Market Technology Lists – based upon website crawling to identify compatible technologiesEmail Opens & Clicks – using the Aaron Ross methods for pinpointing prospects who respond to emails (a subset of purchased lists)VisitorTrack Website Visitors – identifying high-value site visitors (such as those who consume certain pages / many pages, but do not “convert” as a lead).Here are the results we have found for the top performing lists;Now recall the lowest number of dialogs represents the most-responsive B2B prospect source.From the graph above we can see that it takes 12.6 conversations using a “standard prospect list” to achieve each scheduled web-demo (We won’t even go into the number of “dials” required to get to that demo!)The results: our website visitors in VisitorTrack were the best source of prospects. Because it takes fewer conversations to achieve the milestone of a scheduled demonstration. In other words, this prospect source is the most-responsive.Our method: use VisitorTrack as a B2B prospect source by identifying the “Companies” who visit the site and are “surging” on the related products we sell. We used some of the “scoring” features to determine the most-qualified prospects. Then, using the VisitorTrack “Contacts” matching functions to get the target Contact records at these companies. VisitorTrack uses a data source which contain 100 million+ contact records providing phone and email. This all seamlessly integrates with LinkedIn (Contacts),our CRM and outbound Email platforms (VisitorTrack integrates with 600+ applications.)In the end, VisitorTrack is a sales and marketing application which produces a “list” of active prospects. The difference, it is a source for those companies who are already seeking the goods and services we sell. And when you can time the outbound sales and marketing processes used by your company with the website visit actions, you can signNow prospects when they are active and early in the consideration phase of ever-more complex buying cycles.VisitorTrack is the top-rated Visitor Intelligence offering and leader in Lead Generation by G2 Crowd

Sometimes telephone rings and it’s a recruiter asking if you’re interested in moving to a best-in-class organization in your industry. Because your LinkedIn profile is complete with relevant industry keywords, you’re discovered ahead of dozens of others.That’s the power of an optimized LinkedIn Profile.As per LinkedIn, here are 5 steps to the dazzling LinkedIn Profile:Update your profile picture which has a plain background and an approachable appearance (with a smile).Craft a killer opening: over-invest in your headline and summary. Along with your photo, your headline is the first thing people see on your LinkedIn profile. Use this area to speak directly to your target audience, including phrases or keywords they might be using to find you.Update your Experience such that it has all your current and past roles listed with a description which showcases your accomplishments, talents, and accolades in a compelling manner.It's always a good idea to have a mix of endorsements and recommendations to show and not just tell employers what you can do.Showcase your work by uploading/linking rich media (like pictures, videos, blogs, presentations etc) to your profile.with that being said, you really have to invest a lot of time in crafting the perfect LinkedIn profile that works for you.else you can always use paid LinkedIn Profile Makeover services.