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By Gregory Mitchell - Copyright © 2003
Chapter 1 - Introduction
It can take the shock of a calamity to open our eyes. A personal catastrophe like unemployment may provoke a dogged determination not to be left out of life. However, it would be senseless to await such events to drive us into action - we would do better to steer our own course. Take a few moments to think about your friends and acquaintances - you are likely to come up with several people who have succeeded in altering their lives quite radically, either in their work or their leisure. To do so, they inevitably needed to acquire new knowledge; they needed to become a student and to succeed in their studies.
To enter a new field of learning, however modest it may be, is to enter a state of change. We move out of a safe and predictable world into a new area in which we have to admit, we do not know all the answers. We need to acquire new skills, and to do that we need to study and make sense of the most appropriate information resources, either in the form of attended courses, books and videos, or personal tuition. The rewards for succeeding in our studies will almost certainly exceed the effort, not least in new self-esteem and self-knowledge.
When it comes to learning, we are inherently brilliant. We have all learned very difficult, complex tasks, such as learning to walk, to talk and to write. Information cascades into our brains from the moment we are born and we never stop learning and remembering. Just how much experience we store only becomes apparent when something jogs our memory - a picture, face, smell or sound conjures up those past times that are never actually forgotten.
As you read these pages your mind is submitting every word, every concept, to intense scrutiny by comparing it to your previous experience. It is looking for patterns and is trying to match these new ideas with those you may have encountered or decided upon in the past. However hard you think you are concentrating, your mind is in fact ranging far and wide, ceaselessly searching for associations, only a few of which may be selected for conscious attention.
Because this process of considering and learning continues without obvious effort, we scarcely acknowledge it is happening. We may readily deny we have any aptitude for learning at all. Perhaps this is because of our past experiences in attempting to study a new subject, perhaps in a classroom or with a book. Although these sorts of learning may employ the same brainpower as our natural learning, they call for a significantly different approach. We may need to learn how to learn, in particular how to study.
While the majority of what we need to know to survive and lead our lives came to us quite easily and informally, the crucial extra information and skills needed to open up a new career can come hard to those of us unused to study. The purpose of this course is to provide you with the necessary skills for you to succeed in your studies.
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"Before doing any Mind Development courses I had a measured IQ of 101 and a reading speed of 180 words per minute, and a digit span of 6. In other words, I was average and as a result, not accomplishing anything of note in my life. The common wisdom is that IQ is a static inherited trait and one simply has to make the best of whatever one is blessed with. My experience differs dramatically...
At the end of several Basic Courses my IQ had increased to 109, with a reading speed of 315 words per minute and my digit span had increased to seven. It might not sound a lot but in practice, this opened up whole new avenues for me. I went on to study Reiki, Rolfing and some other healing methods and passed the exams with flying colors. Before I could never have spoken well in public - I did not have the confidence, because I knew I didn't have the necessary mental skills. After my Mind Development training, however, all this had changed for the better and I was able to give public talks on Reiki and Rolfing.
After further Mind Development training on the Intermediate Courses [not yet available online], my IQ increased still further to 124, my reading speed to 550 words per minute and my digit span to eight. I enrolled in the Open University and took a degree in Sociology. My life was now totally transformed and I have never looked back!" --Roland Alston
I would like to thank Gregory and Peter for your research and hard work. The groundbreaking information contained in the Mind Development courses is more valuable than anything I have learned in a classroom. The MD courses have helped me perform better in the classroom (I am a college student) and also help me in day to day activities, such as conversations and constructive arguments. I appreciate everything MD has done for me. I truly believe that these lessons need to be taught to everybody and hope that they will eventually make their way into traditional classrooms. --Nicholas Calarco
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These pages provide the tools for a wide-ranging analysis of your personality, so you can know yourself better. Covering the areas of Introversion/Extraversion, Emotional Stability, Determinism, Sexuality and Social & Political Attitudes, it will help you see yourself - your mental, emotional and behavioral strengths and weaknesses - in a more objective light. It is an ideal starting point for personal development... the Know Your Own Mind Personality Questionnaire.
Copyright © 2004 Gregory Mitchell - Published by Trans4mind
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