Exercise 1: Select a thought and see how long you can hold your mind on this particular thought. Keep a clock handy so you can track how long you are able to focus on it each time. Make it a daily habit to concentrate on this same thought every day for 5-10 minutes. If other thoughts drift in, push them away as best you can. Practice doing this until you can keep all other obtruding thoughts from your mind.

Exercise 2: Find a comfortable, but straight chair to sit in and see how long you can sit completely still. You'll need to center your attention on sitting still since you'll have involuntary muscle movement the first few times you attempt this exercise. At first, try this for 5 minutes, as you get better at holding your body unmoving, increase your time to ten or fifteen minutes. Never strain yourself to sit still, instead relax completely. This will help you not only learn concentration skills, you'll be amazed at how much more relaxed and refreshed you feel after accomplishing this task every day.

Exercise 3: Use a clock with a second hand for this exercise. Find a comfortable chair, or sit on the floor and follow the second hand with your eyes as it makes its rounds. Concentrate completely on the second hand. This is a great exercise to work on if you have limited time. By pushing all other thoughts out of your mind and completely focusing on the second hand, you'll increase concentration and during particularly busy days, you'll feel re-energized after keeping all those other thoughts from pounding at your brain for a few minutes.

Exercise 4: Take a book or other article and count the words in any one paragraph. Count them again to be sure that you have counted them correctly. Start this exercise with one short paragraph and as it becomes easier, add additional paragraphs until you can correctly count the words on one whole page or article. Use only your eyes, no finger pointing to do this exercise. Record how many words you do each time and whether you count the paragraphs accurately.

Exercise 5: Choose an inspirational word or short phrase and repeat it silently in your mind for up to five minutes. If other thoughts creep in while you're concentrating on this word or phrase, push them out. As you are able to do this more easily, add time to the exercise.

Exercise 6: Choose an unfamiliar postcard, picture in a magazine or painting for this exercise. Carefully study the picture for a set amount of minutes (3-5 minutes works best) and then, after concentrating on the details of the picture, recall the details of it, either verbally or write the answers down. Try to increase the amount of details retained each day. Once you are comfortable with this picture, choose a new, unfamiliar source to look at and start again

Exercise 7: This is a great way to relax and refocus on your day. Lie down on a comfortable surface and completely relax your muscles one at a time. Concentrate on the beating of your heart and nothing else. See in your mind how your blood leaves the heart and travels to each part of your body, into your arms, legs and every toe. Push external thoughts from your mind as you work the supply of blood into your tired and weak muscles, eyes and fingers until you feel completely at ease and relaxed.