THIS WEEK’S PRINCIPLES:
- Deep and clear thinking is a skill that must be developed
- The brain works as a muscle, it improves and strengthens with stress and use
- Certain types of personal fulfillment are only available as you meet your mental needs
- We each have a conscience that gives us direction
- Obedience to conscience keeps us out of self-deception
- Only when we see ourselves and others honestly can we truly love
- Every person is intelligent in significant ways
- Understanding your intelligence empowers you to further develop your strengths
- Knowing that everyone is smart in their own way allows us to look for others’ talents and genuinely value them
KNOW
Do ALL of the following in the order listed – it will all make more sense that way:
- Watch this video (9 min)
- Read the article, “Invitation to the Pain of Learning” by Mortimer Adler
- Print and highlight it and bring it to class
- Read in the book, “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” in Habit 7 the section titled “The Mental Dimension”
- Answer these questions in your commonplace book:
- What kind of education do I want to acquire?
- How would having this type of education bless my life and others’ lives?
- What price am I willing to pay to receive this education?
- Watch this video: (14 min)
- Answer these questions in your commonplace book:
- Do I tend to be subhuman or superhuman?
- What can I do about this?
- Watch this video: (8 min)
- Read chapter 1 in the book, “7 Kinds of Smart” by Thomas Strong
- Fill out the checklist in the chapter
- Take one of the multiple intelligences tests free online
- After you have your results, read the chapters in “7 Kinds of Smart” about your top 3 intelligences
- Answer these questions in your commonplace book:
- How does knowing my intelligences help me find my mission?
BECOME
Choose 1 of the following:
- IF you are reading “Leadership & Self Deception” for Master’s this week:
- Pay attention all week to what you feel like you should do for others and then record your actions towards that feeling.
- Are you “in the box” towards someone in your life?
- Make a plan to get out of the box towards them and work on it this week.
- Come to class prepared to share how it went.
OR
- Look for evidence of your intelligences in your past. Use your S.T.O.R.Y. to help you.
- Choose 1 intelligence to strengthen and then pick an activity out of the book to work on
- Come prepared to share what you did in class and the results
