Patterns of Intelligence

Often what we call “intelligence” is simply our ability to recognize sequences.

Sitting at my desk and watching the office traffic I notice unusual instances on a regular basis. Suppose I see a misstep In the hall and a coworker stumbles over a box. I may assume the individual is simple clumsy.

However five minuets later I notice another coworker trip over the same ...

Success By Association

Success is an amazing feeling. We will drum-up any reason for a taste of this euphoria, with little encouragement. Although, many well meaning, talented, and intelligent people have succumb to a major pitfall chasing this emotion. We all know some one who talks about their position, job, work environment, child’s academic accomplishments, and/or favorite competitive sports team as if they ...

Deception

Deception is an ever-present part of life. Whether it be the deception of those around you or the inner self-deception we all struggle with, deception is a constant.

• Nature camouflages itself for protection against predators

• Predators hide their intentions in order to catch prey

• Military leaders will strategically fake weakness to draw in an enemy and fake ...

Frustration

Frustration

It’s a big word, not so much the phonetics but the implication. This is something we all feel at times in our lives. But mor often than not we are discouraged from talking about ors frustrations. Sometimes frustration is obvious others times it’s hidden below the surface. Either way YOU are the only one who can truly deal with it.

Too often we look at ...

Determined To Loose

Our family has at least one weekly television habit, The Biggest Looser. Looking at the contestants transformation over the season, one element that shines through is determination. With each passing episode the most determined contestants stay on while the less determined go home. The amazing fact is that determination seems to be an accelerant.

As the contestants weigh-in each week the ...

Sea-serpents On Mental Maps