Memory Helps in Career... How to Sharpe it

Forgetting key facts during an important presentation or being unable to apply valuable knowledge back at work after attending an expensive training course may be the difference between staying stuck in your current job and moving to the next level. 
Considering that studies have shown that our memories have the capability of acquiring  11 new facts every second for a period of over 70 years and still have ample storage space in reserve, it is perhaps unfair to blame the brain for your shortcomings. Make a note that there are a number of important qualities and skills necessary for an office based professionals. These are the basic prerequisite for all those that desire to achieve something at work in their career and wish for get promoted. It is very important for you to keep yourself up to date whatever field you are working in. Keeps an eye on the latest development taking place which can apply at any level and whatever type of job you are doing. 

At the same time it takes more than just eating almonds to keep your memory sharp. 

Here is how:

Motivation:
Be hungry for knowledge and make sure that you are accessing information the right reasons. 

Preferred Learning Style:
Use as many of your senses as possible.  Different learning styles include visual (reading or seeing), auditory (listening) or kinaesthetic (experiential or by doing).

Relaxation:
Undue force or coercion will not work.  Calm your nerves through music, meditation, prayers or recalling past positive experience before beginning a learning process. 

Focus:
Pay undivided attention as to enable learning to enter the long-term instead of the short-term memory.  Imagine a favorable end result to overcome unwanted distractions. 

Repetition:
Review the materials frequently as possible.  When it comes to learning, it is a question of “use it or lose it”.

Tools:
Use mnemonics like a rhyme, song, or jokes to help remember specific segment of information.  Forming acronyms is also an interesting way of remembering key concepts.

Routine:
Keep changing locations and timing to break the monotony and add variety to your learning experience; this will also help improve your long-term recall.

Teach back:
Explaining to others will help you clear your own concepts and reinforce your memory.

Right attitude:
The way you approach and undertake the job required of you is your attitude.  Imagine you are an employer, what kind of employee you would like to work for you.  You would definitely want to an employ who would dedicated and hardworking.  Thus, you must attempt to be more like this model employee.