Statements of Thought

Do you see relevancy in these statements at your work, home, or community?

• The one who is talking is the one who is learning.
• Management is about delegating and control.
• Leadership is about facilitating and letting go of control.
• People need to feel trusted in order to want to be led.
• Training is the act of dispensing information.
• Facilitating is the act of helping people apply what information they heard.
• 70%+ of learning is visual.
• Live the values you want others to follow.
• People will only remember what is applicable to them.
• You can lead through questions.

Intro to Speedwriting

abbreviate!

short. no vowels. LTD details. get your ideas down quick. more time for important stuff.

to the right, see some common abbreviations. and here's a simple description of what it is, taken from wikipedia:

Speedwriting is phonetic and condenses words by omitting silent letters and only writing long vowels, and initial short vowels. There are other abbreviating devices, including capitalization, and the use of punctuation marks to denote combinations of sounds. It uses around 100 abbreviations for common words and suffixes.

SPEEEDWRITING APPLIED:

your employees can easily learn this tool and it will help them take quicker notes at meetings. your students take great interest in quickly capturing facts to aid in their notetaking strategies. you can also learn how to capture your thoughts in an abbreviated manner so that you can have more time - with less details!

Mindmapping Intro

Mindmapping!
Breaks boundaries. Free association. Pictures. Color. Gets your ideas down quick.

I LOVE Mindmapping! Here's a simple description of what it is, taken from wikipedia:

A mind map is a diagram used to represent words, ideas , tasks or other items linked to and arranged radially around a central key word or idea. It is used to generate, visualize and classify ideas, and as an aid in notetaking, problem solving, decision making, study, and writing. It is an image-centered diagram that represents semantic or other connections between portions of information. By presenting these connections in a radial, non-linear graphical manner, it encourages a brainstorming approach to any given organizational task, eliminating the hurdle of initially establishing an intrinsically appropriate or relevant conceptual framework to work within.

MINDMAPPING APPLIED:

your employees can use this innovative method to capture, organize and share critical project data in a visual format that is easily understood throughout the project planning stage. your students can also learn how to capture facts/thoughts down quickly to aid in their study strategies. you, too, can learn how to organize your thoughts in a visual manner so that you can start thinking outside of your own norm!

don't do THAT!

learning

tying into your awareness, I invite you to catch yourself when you say,
"Don't do that."

to another (verbally or silently)
or to yourself.

pay attention to those words.
you can't tell someone what to do or think - unless they really want to do it in the first place, or you use coerision. In the case you coerce, there is no learning process being acknowledged...in them...or you. Expect them to do it again, or expect you will get frustrated again.

Q: how can you learn to honor the learning process in your relationships?

flow of your TOday

learning and creating

thank you for responding to the last post regarding your most enjoyable day...

many of you released limits, obstacles and obligations and found yourself doing what you want to do. as mihaly csikszentimihalyi says in "good business," flow happens when the ratio of our life challenges to our skills are high.

Q: do you feel challenged in your current job, or relationship? do your "skills" match up with this challenge?

your preferred learning style(s)

learning

understand your preferred learning styles and greatly benefit your life!

an interesting exercise can be downloaded here.

concentration takes tools

learning, thinking, creating

have you, or your children ever heard the following?
lazy; tends to daydream too much; poor concentration...

for organic thinkers, mindmapping is a natural way to learn, think and create.

my clients learn how to use the mindmapping technique and can apply it in many ways, including brainstorming, writing, website design, journaling, strategic planning, note-taking, dialogue, group work and presentations.

I invite you to try this and tap into both sides of your brain, in order to get the most out of your tantalizing thoughts!

high-powered learning environments

learning: children

the following list outlines eight keys to a high-powered learning environment. the author of these principles (see resource and list details) said they were "designed to not only enhance learning, but make it the profoundly fulfilling and enriching activity it can be."

I like how these principles reflect my own approach to learning with my five year-old daughter.

1) If it's not fun, don't do it.
2) More is learned through play than formal instruction.
3) Familiarity breeds learning.
4) [Beware of child testing.]
5) An environment by itself can be a powerful teacher.
6) Positive parental attitude for a child's learning activities multiply the effects of teaching tools...children do emulate their role models and are motivated by positive reinforcement.
7) Humor along with fantasy and strong imagery is a powerful teaching combination.
8) Tolerance for ambiguity is a gift.

Q: do you find yourself having to unlearn what you've learned in order to live any of these principles?