070: How to Stockpile Brainpower for Sustainable Peak Performance

You may achieve business success and your contribution may even leave a lasting impact on the world, and that's part of a life well lived. But what if you're not capable of sustaining or fully appreciating that success because of declining brain function that could also lead to a shorter life? While it doesn't diminish what you achieved, your success may ultimately seem less meaningful if loss of mental clarity steals your ability to savor the outcomes you worked so hard to attain. What can you do to better guarantee your sustainable brain function and high level performance over the course of your lifetime? Or are we simply victims of chance?  Listen in to find out strategies to stockpile brain power for sustainable peak health and performance.   Key Takeaways:  [2:40] Discover recent research findings on Alzheimer's disease. [3:14] Learn what current research suggests about making our brain less vulnerable to the ravages of aging. [8:07] Today's topics of discussion include: Can we consciously make ourselves more focused and aware? Or does it take changes in lifestyle and diet? Or is it completely out of our hands? [9:34] Brain plasticity, reservoir of resilience and cognitive reserve. [11:55] Are there things we can do to have more brain matter and functionality? [13:07] Experiencing "senior moments" and indicators of a healthy brain.  [15:47] How chronic stress, panic responses and diabetes relate to brain health. [18:12] Discover what factors can help slow down the decline in cognitive function. [24:14] Find out more about research on the connection between exercise/nutrition and cognitive/mental health. [31:42] Discover how purpose in life/well-being, conscientiousness, social ties/engagement, and other factors relate to cognitive function and brain health. [34:53] Dr. Norton's advice following his research binge: explore new things, chill out more and just avoid downers. [37:14] Mindfluence success challenge: Go back through your list of brain-optimizing actions and pick one or two that you are committed to improving today! [38:45] Discover how to design a better balanced business and lifestyle gameplan so you can have more sustainable health and success. Go to meetme.so/mindfluencerevolution to shcedule a free breakthough strategy call.   Mentioned in This Episode: www.mindfluencerevolution.com The Mindfluence YOUniverse Email Mindfluence: [email protected] Shcedule a free call: meetme.so/mindfluencerevolution