The way the brain works is truly extraordinary. This three-pound mass is one of the strongest muscles in our body. Like any muscle, to achieve its full potential, we must “stretch” or “train” to maximize its potential. How do we do this to the brain? We have to practice and study. But unlike a normal muscle, our brain is equipped with chemicals, cells and electrical currents that make it much more special. What could these cells and chemicals be? Well, first and foremost our brain is full of neurons, which is a scientific term for a brain cell. When we want to learn we can't just read the information and then be done with it. We must be motivated when we are interested, it turns on our axon terminals which are like the roots of a tree, they transmit an electrical impulse to the neurons. By causing synaptic activation, synaptic activation is like a candle that ignites an electrical chemical charge and a fuel which is an endorphin. Endorphins are a “happy” chemical that is released in the brain. Let's say you are watching a football match and your team wins, that happy feeling of triumph is due to endorphins. To learn and understand also to remember we must be happy and motivated. We learn through these six different stages; motivation, initiation to practice, advanced practice, skill, improvement and mastery. Because this is how the brain learns by building knowledge through sequential steps. Rita Smilstien, based this on her research for "The Natural Learning Process". Becoming an emerging author can be very stressful, writing has more ups and downs than you might think. To reach my goal I had to put in a lot of motivation. My motivation for learning to become a successful writer was seeing all my favorite authors start with nothing and turn it into something. During the early and advanced practice phase of learning to write my first book. I would do a weekly word count, setting a goal of 2,000 words a week. Every week I reread my work and edited the plot, making sure my story flowed the way my book intended. I also had to read other authors' work to get feedback and see their writing so I could have an open mind with my own writing skills. Once I completed my weekly word count, I found myself with almost half of my book complete.