Motivation on the Run

“You know there is a huge difference between IQ and creative intelligence,”
This lengthy profile of Tony Buzan, by Amira El-Naqeeb, is a fascinating look into a very complex man. The article chronicles Buzan’s life mission of learning more about the human brain and how it functions.
The few sentences below, give insight into Buzan’s thinking [...]

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The memory championships are over and a competitor from Germany is crowned champion. The hope of the UK to reclaim the title, Ben Pridmore, finished second. Now I need to see if video coverage is available.Maybe someone will upload the highlights to YouTube.
Gulf Daily News
Dr Gunther Karsten of Germany has won the World Memory Championships [...]

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One of my 2007 Goals was to seek out the many aspects of mind mapping and the related software. Kicking around ideas and seeing visual representations is ideal for me because I am a linear thinker, and mind mapping is a perfect fit.
Early on, ConceptDraw’s MINDMAP 4 helped me explore the different uses, strengths, and weaknesses to the software genre. I used [...]

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Several times on Motivation on the Run, I’ve talked about dressing properly. A new study, once again, proves the point, this time looking at six figure salary jobs.
I don’t know what the number one and two most important attributes areWith communication and presentations skill sitting one and two, dress is number three. If you [...]

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The Redhead and I just spent five days with the granddaughter and I learned more lessons on leadership and management. In previous posts, I have focused on the positive traits of a three year-old, but today I want to look at the negative side and how it relates to sales and management.
The Good
There are some [...]

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Leave it to John Maxwell to devise a simple, yet profound way to describe leaders. In this Business Week article, Maxwell divides leaders into four groups: Adders, Subtracters, Dividers, and Multipliers. This is a well written synopsis for the category.
Do the Leader’s Math
If you are a leader, then you are having either a positive [...]

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Staz from Knowledge Mapping writes a very good article about his tests of five different mind mapping software packages. He set his criteria, built a scoring system, then scored each application against that standard.
If you are looking at mind mapping software, this review can assist your investigation.
Knowledge Mapping: Selecting Mind Mapping Software……
Ok, now we get [...]

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“People spend more time planning their vacations than they do their lives.” Jim Rohn
I ran across this quote again this morning and it started me thinking. Some people are better planners than others. It’s part of our personalities and individual traits.
Do You Plan
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I am using MindJet’s MindManager as my main mind mapping software lately. Currently I am using Pro 6, but version 7 will be released in a couple weeks. After attending a show and tell with MindJet on the new version, I am anxious to get my hands on the newest product.
The items of this review [...]

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You can’t think outside the box if you do away with the box. Creativity can spawn any number of ideas, both good and bad, but sometimes you hit the jackpot.
This article gives new meaning to the word, creativity. Alan Stensland, an FAA engineer, needed a better way to track quickly changing information, and to [...]

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