Sandra Bond Chapman - Make Your Brain Smarter: Increase Your Brains Creativity, Energy, and Focus

Praise for the Make Your Brain Smarter Approach

Chapmans broader ideathat smarts come with consistent practiceand her pragmatic brain health plan are intriguing.

Publishers Weekly

Chapmans program encourages thinking broadly and creatively to stimulate the frontal lobe. Considering that she created a program designed to sharpen the minds of Navy SEALs in the same way their elite training hones their bodies, you may want to toss the crosswords and give this a try.

BookPage

I dont want to grow old and feel bad, either physically or mentally. Thats why I exercise my body and my brain daily. Im well into my eighties. I know that half my life is over, and that keeping my brain challenged is more important than ever. Thanks to the pioneering brain research being done by Dr. Sandi Chapman, we can have healthy and productive minds for far longer than we might have imagined.

T. Boone Pickens, legendary entrepreneur, innovator, energy executive, and author of The First Billion Is the Hardest: Reflections on a Life of Comebacks and Americas Energy Future

As someone who strives to learn more, communicate more effectively, and be more productive, and to strengthen my strategic thinking and creative innovation every single day, I wholeheartedly live by Sandi Chapmans guide to making our brain smarter. The topic of brain health is critical to our future as we all want to continue to live strong, vibrant, impactful lives for as long as we possibly can.

Melissa Reiff, president of The Container Store

As an athlete, I always knew the importance of training my body for optimal performance. It wasnt until I met Sandi Chapman that I learned that the same is true for my brain. It has eased my concerns about my future health after spending more than ten years in the impact lifestyle of the NFL.

Daryl Johnston, former Dallas Cowboy, NFL commentator, and business leader

The BrainHealth physical and the SMART program let me know how I could reach my full cognitive potential. These strategies revolutionized my life and could change the lives of millions. In the knowledge era, cognitive performance has never been more needed, but the distractions are great and growing. This book comes at the perfect time.

Donovan Campbell, New York Times bestselling author of Joker One and the upcoming book The Leaders Code

SMART training truly changed my life. I cant think of any other training Ive had that has delivered benefits so quickly and deeply.

Laura Sanford, regional vice president, AT&T

Ive had annual physicals for over thirty years, so it made sense to check the top third of the body also. Taking the BrainHealth Physical gave me a sense of peace knowing that I had a baseline of my brain function and could measure any issues that arise in the future.

Lyda Hill, a philanthropreneur

When I learned of the research of Dr. Sandi Chapman, I immediately realized her work could be transformational in accelerating the brain performance of employees at all ages. As the global leader of human resources, I am always looking for ways to expand the diverse talents of the different generational age groups that all too often go underdeveloped. Both companies and the individuals will be the beneficiaries of better brain health.

Cynthia Brinkley, Vice President of Global Human Resources, General Motors

The profoundly effective program outlined in Make Your Brain Smarter uses relatively simple and straightforward strategies to empower learners. The program allowed my son to believe in himself, created a level playing field for him to pursue his dreams, and utilized his talents without barrier deficits. We have seen a dramatic improvement in his brain performance, and I know the strategies will continue to have a positive impact on his life and continued success for years to come.

David Waldrep, entrepreneur and father whose son participated in teen high-performance brain training

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To Don: one of the smartest and most compassionate men ever

To Noah: for showing me the evolution of smart in the younger generation

Without brain health, you do not have health.

O ne of my most recent motivating and exciting adventures has been honoring my commitment to enhance brain performance in Navy SEALsa select group of military service members dedicated to being at the top of their game in all areas of performance. When I received the letter below from Morgan, I thought what better message to open my book than words from an elite performer. I hope they inspire you to take the challenge of achieving higher brain performance this very day and every day forward.

Advances in modern medicine, science, and exercise physiology have taken our athletes to accomplishments that ten years ago were considered impossible. Usain Bolt ran faster than any human alive at the Olympic games. Mark Inglis climbed Mount Everest on two prosthetic legs. We are growing stronger, and going faster, longer, and higher than ever before.

Do you realize that the winner of a contest whether it is physical or mental is the one that has endured the most pain in training? The champions of the world are the ones that accept the idea that no matter the cost they will sacrifice everything to win. Champions want to be champions, and winners are winners no matter what they are doing at the time. How far can we take the ability of our brains if we actually focused on training it like we do our bodies?

My visit at the Center for BrainHealth taught me many things. One, that anyone can think smarter. Two, you can join the fight sharper than before. Threenone more important than thisI will not fail, and I can be better, stronger, and smarter. Why? Because its up to me, and I will succeed.

Morgan Luttrell, Navy SEAL

W hen I say, You can increase your brain performance, people stare at me, doubtful that this could be true. It is not surprising that many would challenge the claim and believe it to be false hype.

New brain science discoveries show that individuals, young and old, can, indeed, increase their intelligence. As a cognitive neuroscientist and founder and chief director of the Center for BrainHealth at The University of Texas at Dallas, I strive to uncover how the brain best learns and reasons, rebounds and repairs after injury, and builds resilience against decline. The goal: to maximize the amazing potential of our most vital organthe brain.

My research and scientific discoveries have shown that most everyone can increase their intellectual capital and maximize their cognitive potential. What does that mean for you? Simply put, you can control the destiny of your brain. You can mold your brains frontal lobe, the epicenter of your intelligence, to grow your brainpower.

Do you want to:

start thinking smarter today?

learn to avoid habits that drain your cognitive potential?

strengthen your fluid intelligence continually?

recognize that memory lapses may not be the chief thief robbing you of your highest level of mental productivity and cognitive creativity?

advance your capacity to be an agent of change?

The answer to each of these isa Know Brainer. By learning how to incorporate new brain science into your daily life, you can develop the mental agility necessary to help solve the complexities of the issues you face today and the unknown ones of the future. I will guide you to improve cognitive capacity and increase your peak performance and intellectual capital.