By Peter Shepherd
Implicit in any concept of learning is the notion of change. If we learn something, we change some part of ourselves: our attitude, behavior, values, assumptions, or perhaps the amount of knowledge we have. The change may mean a rejection or an alteration of previously accepted beliefs or behavior, or it may mean an expansion or extension of them.
Change is often perceived as frightening as it threatens to rob us of the safety and legitimacy of our personal, often cherished, position and boundaries - especially since maintaining this safe space has helped us to survive as well as we have up to now (even if that's not as well as we could do).
When change is demanded by another person or new circumstances, we tend to feel threatened, defensive and perhaps rushed. The new learning is not perceived as something desirable and of our own choosing. Pressure to change, without an opportunity for exploration and choice, seldom results in experiences of joy and excitement in learning.
To turn this around, we need to be proactive in our learning, to expand our knowledge and abilities in advance of forced changes of circumstance. If there's one thing guaranteed in our lives it is that change will be upon us, sooner or later; usually sooner. If we are open to change, and are willing to learn whatever is necessary to predict and adapt to it, we can even become its master and control its direction. Self-directed learning is therefore key to mastery over life and to the creation of the life that we want. See The Knowledge Net.
Many people had bad experiences at school and perhaps later in life, when attempting to study a new subject. It is easy to quickly get bogged down with new terminology, and often new concepts and procedures seem unclear. This situation can quickly get out of hand as the student gets left behind and the subject either becomes an ongoing struggle or it is abandoned. But none of that is necessary; it is possible to succeed with the study of any subject.
With the new Super Student Mind Development course, you will learn how to study a subject with maximum comprehension, with excellent recall, and with the ability to apply what you have learned effectively.
You will also learn how to take notes at rapid pace from books or live lectures, and how best to represent that information with key words, mind maps and flow charts that aid memory and understanding.
These abilities will be useful for your home studies, at college or work, and for your study of further Mind Development courses. You will indeed be able to succeed at studying effectively those subjects you are interested in, even those that were difficult before.
The 'Super Student' course is a natural stepping stone between the Developing Willpower course and the Speed Reading course. 'Educating the Will' teaches you how to focus on and explore a new topic in your mind; this profound ability to concentrate opens the doors to effective learning. 'Super Student' teaches the best ways to acquire a new knowledge net that encapsulates a subject with understanding; and 'Speed Reading' provides the skills to read deep and far on the subject, both quickly and with critical intelligence.
The Mind Development Courses:
1. Super Vision (develop sensory intelligence) - Available Now!
Home-study course to improve the mind's capacity for perception and integration between left and right brain, boosting memory, creativity, natural eyesight and drawing ability.
2. Effective Communication (communication skills course) - Available Now!
Learn powerful communication skills that enable you to be more effective at work and in those situations of everyday life where better communication can make all the difference.
3. Concentration: Developing Willpower (concentration course) - Available Now!
If you are concentrating you are awake and aware - your mental life is both intensified and broadened. Are there ways to improve your concentration directly? Yes, and this course teaches the best of them.
4. Super Student (study skills course) - Available Now!
Learn how to study a subject with maximum comprehension, recall and ability to apply what you have learned effectively.
5. Power Reading (effective reading course) - Available Now!
Learn how to read both quickly and in depth over a wide range of subjects, and then to be able to appreciate, analyze and apply what you have read with clear and incisive intelligence.
Basic Courses CD (top value compilation) - Available Now!
The Mind Development courses 1-5 are available as a special package, delivered to your door on CD. Also including the New Life Course and the contents of the Tools for Transformation 2-CD set, this package costs just $150 and saves you $130.
This is the recommended sequence in which to do the courses, though if you have a special interest, each course can be done independently.
The following supplementary course will interest those who are active in sports...
Zen & the Art of Sprinting (only US$ 9.00). This short course demonstrates the amazing changes in mental and physical capacity that can be created by effective practical mind development techniques, and illustrates how closely mind and body function in coordination.
