right-brain individual will quickly get a feeling for a situation, while a left-brain person will usually ask a lot of questions first.

1. POWER OF THE MIND

3. 1. Brainstem
Your brainstem is the bottom, It connects our
brain to our spinal cord. Our brainstem sends
messages to the rest of our body to regulate
balance, breathing, heart rate and more.
Sudden injuries, and brain or heart conditions
may affect how our brainstem works.
Main parts of the brain

4. Your brainstem consists of three parts:
• Midbrain: The top part of the brainstem is crucial for
regulating eye movements.
• Pons: The middle portion of the brainstem coordinates
facial movements, hearing and balance.
• Medulla oblongata: The bottom part of the brainstem helps
regulate your breathing, heart rhythms, blood pressure and
swallowing.
• Your brainstem also contains your reticular activating
system (RAS). The RAS is a network of neurons (cells that
carry electrical signals and chemicals through your brain).
Your RAS controls your sleep and wake cycles. It also helps

5. 3 main parts of Brainstem

6. 2. Cerebellum is a part of our brain located at the
back of our head, just above and behind where
our spinal cord connects to our brain itself. The
name “cerebellum” comes from Latin and means
“little brain.”

7. 3. Cerebrum (Forebrain)- is the largest part of
our brain, and it handles a wide range of
responsibilities. Located at the front and top of our
skull, it gets its name from the Latin word meaning
“brain.”
cerebrum is instrumental in everything we do in day-
to-day life, ranging from thoughts to actions. In
essence, it’s responsible for the brain functions that
allow us to interact with our environment and make
us who we are.

9. The Cerebrum is the largest of the three brain
sections. It accounts for about 85% of the brain’s
weight, and has four lobes.
4 lobes of Cerebrum
1. Frontal-determines personality and emotions.
2. Parietal-helps people understand what they
see and feel
3. Temporal-hearing and word recognition
abilities
4. Occipital-vision functions

10. What’s the difference between the cerebellum and
cerebrum?
•Your cerebrum is the largest part of your brain and includes
parts above and forward of your cerebellum. Your cerebrum
is the part of your brain that starts and manages conscious
thoughts; meaning, things that you actively think about or
do.
•Your cerebellum is a small part of your brain located at the
bottom of this organ near the back of your head. It processes
and regulates signals between other parts of your brain and
body, and is involved in coordinating functions of your body
(for example, walking).

11. What Can You Do to Get Smarter?
Just like a weightlifter or a basketball player, to be a brain
athlete, you have to exercise and practice. By practicing, you
make your brain stronger. You also learn skills that let you
use your brain in a smarter way—just like a basketball player
learns new moves. But many people miss out on the
chance to grow a stronger brain because they think they
can’t do it, or that it’s too hard. It does take work, just like
becoming stronger physically or becoming a better ball
player does. Sometimes it even hurts! But when you feel
yourself get better and stronger, all the work is worth it

12. THE DOMINANT SIDE OF THE BRAIN
Researchers believed that brain dominance determines
a person’ preferences, problem-solving style,
personality characteristics, and even career choices. For
example, a right-brain individual will quickly get a
feeling for a situation, while a left-brain person will
usually ask a lot of questions first. There is nothing good
or bad about either preference. Both orientations can
be equally successful in accomplishing a single task;
however, one may be more appropriate over other
depending on the situation.

14. The Real Truth About “Smart” and “Dumb”.
No one thinks babies are stupid because they can’t talk.
They just haven’t learned how to yet. But some people will
call a person dumb if they can’t solve math
problems, or spell a word right, or read fast—even
though all these things are learned with practice. At
first, no one can read or solve equations. But with
practice, they can learn to do it. And the more a person
learns, the easier it gets to learn new things— because
their brain “muscles” have gotten stronger! The students
everyone thinks as the “smartest” may not have
been born any different from anyone else.

15. But before they started school, they may have
started to practice reading. They had already started to
build up their “reading muscles.” Then, in the classroom,
everyone said, “That’s the smartest student in the
class.” They don’t realize that any of the other students
could learn to do as well if they exercised and practiced
reading as much. Remember, all of those other
students learned to speak at least one whole
language already—something that grownups find very
hard to do. They just need to build up their “reading
muscles” too.

16. What happens inside your brain when you learn
something new?
•During the first three years of life, the brain experiences most
of its growth and develops most of its potential for learning.
That's the time frame in which synaptogenesis, or
the creation of pathways for brain cells to
communicate, occurs.
•Research shows that the brain is more like a muscle—it
changes and gets stronger when you use it.
•People don’t know that when they practice and learn new
things, parts of their brain change and get larger a lot like
muscles do when they exercise

17. Ways to Improve your Brain Function for Personal Development
1. Exercise- benefits brain health and cognition, improves your memory, and
even protects your brain from degeneration.
2. Meditate- taking 10-15 minutes of meditation a day could help to extend
your cognitive longevity.
3. Sleep – getting enough sleep at night for 7 to 9 hours is enough to
consolidate memory learning.
4. Food Intake- just as the body needs fuel, so does the brain. Eat a brain
boosting diet such as food rich in omega-3, antioxidants, amino acids, and
vitamin E.
5. Sunlight- 15 to 30 minutes of morning sunlight and exercise can sometimes
go hand in hand however, getting too little sunlight is not healthy for your
brain.

18. Ways to Improve your Brain Function for Personal Development
6. Good Relationship- make time for friends.
7. Do not smoke- smoking can cause brain disorder called
dementia.
8. Be creative – engaging in activities that will boost one’s creativity
like arts and crafts, writing poem, choreograph a dance
performance and the like are good for enhancing brain functions.
9. Classical music- listening to calm music can improve brain
functions.
10. Drink coffee- drinking coffee in moderation increases your
brain performance and speed and will even boost your intelligence,
including your reaction time and reasoning.

19. How to Improve your mental focus
1. Assessment- begin by assessing just how strong your mental
focus is at the present moment before you start working.
2. Eliminate distractions- request to be left alone and set aside
a specific time and place, and seek out a calm or quiet place
where you can work undisturbed.
3. Limit focus- part of improving your mental focus is all about
making the most of the resources you have available.
4. Live in the moment- it is hard to stay mentally focused when
you are ruminating about the past, worrying about the future,
or tuned out of the present moment for some other reason

20. 5. Practice mindfulness- practicing mindfulness can involve
learning how to meditate, but it can also be as simple as trying
a quick and easy deep breathing exercise.
6. Take a short break- shift your attention to something
unrelated to the task at hand, even if it is only for a few
moments.
7. Build your mental focus- tidy up your workplace and clear it
of distractions like internet browsing and videogames,
meditation, yoga exercise can help in building mental focus.
8. Brainstorm- a mind map is an easy way to brainstorm
thoughts organically without worrying about order and
structure.

21. Activity: On your extra sheet of paper, propose at
least 10 personal ways on how you can improve
your brain functions for personal development.