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What is Intellectual Excellence?
One who possesses intellectual excellence is commonly referred to as a
genius. We define genius as a person with the characteristic of
exceptional capacity of intellect, especially as shown in creative and original
work.
Using this definition, how would a genius be measured. Tony Buzan in
his book Buzan's Book of Genius and how to Unleash Your Own" suggestions the
following measurement criteria:
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Measurement Criteria |
Why
was this Considered as a Criteria for Selecting |
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1.
Dominance in
field |
Were they recognized leaders in a
field? Did they make a difference? |
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2. Life
span in years |
Did they live to an old age? Did they
have a full life? |
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3. Active
Longevity |
How long were they active in
producing? This allowed for the possibility of many accomplishments. |
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4. Polymathy
and Versatility |
Were they well versed in many areas? |
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5. Strength
and Energy |
Did they have physical power and
stamina to complete their goals? |
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6. IQ
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Were they “smart”? |
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7. On-going
Influence |
Are they still having an influence on
us today? |
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8. Prolificness
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Were they highly productive? |
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9. Achievement
Prime Goal |
Did they achieve what they set out to
do? |
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10. Universal
Vision |
Did they ask the “big” questions?
For example, are we alone in the
universe? |
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11. Originality
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Is their work original? |
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12. Academic |
Did they teach others? |
Using this criteria, Below is a list of some of the top genius of recorded
history.
- Leonard da Vinci
- William Shakespeare
- Greate Pyramid Builders
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- Micheangelo
Ever wonder what is makes a person a genius? According to Tony Buzan nurture (proper education and environment) is
more important that nature (genetic makeup). If we attempted to
develop a program that would nuture geniuses, what characteristics would be
nurtured? Once again Tony Buzan has provided us with a list of
characteristics which is summarized below.
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Characteristic |
Definition |
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1.
Vision |
An unambiguous goal, that is
imaginatively seen, precisely formulated, clearly stated, and
comprehensively understood definition of one’s life ambition. |
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2.
Desire |
The degree of the passion or wish
to accomplish one’s visions, goals, and mission. |
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3.
Faith |
Unwavering belief in
themselves and their vision. |
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4.
Commitment |
An agreement to act on the
visions, desire, and faith. |
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5.
Planning |
Clear and definite
short-, medium-, and long-term plans for accomplishing the
overall vision. |
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6.
Persistence |
Continuing the pursuit
of one’s goals in face of adversity and when other would give up. |
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7.
Learning
from mistakes |
Ability to consider each and every
“mistake” no mater how unpleasant, and an experience that could be
a useful stepping stone towards the next success. |
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8.
Subject
knowledge |
A vast and fundamental knowledge-base
in the field you wish to pursue. The basis of great new thoughts. |
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9.
Mental
literacy |
Knowledge of the physical structure and
nature of the brain. Understanding the brain’s behavioral skills—memory,
creativity, learning, and general thinking skills. |
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10.Imagination |
The ability to create internal images,
to ‘see thought’, and to visualize plans and goals. |
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11.Positive attitude |
An attitude of enthusiastic,
optimistic, up-beat, “can-do” and open to every opportunity for
getting the best out of any situation. |
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12.Positive auto-suggestion |
Positive “self-talk”
directed towards the accomplishment of one’s goals. |
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13.Intuition |
The ability to accurately
‘sense’ or ‘feel’ the correct answer or direction
in all situations. |
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14.Mastermind group (real) |
Those individuals that make up the
immediate ‘circle of advisers and influencers” who assist
in the achievement of the vision and goals. |
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15.Mastermind group (internal) |
The study of other great geniuses
(i.e. models or heroes) from history. |
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16.Truth / honesty |
The characteristic of a person to be
true to themselves, friends and the concept of truth. |
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17.Facing fears / courage |
The ability to overcome fears
of the obstacles to their vision or goals. |
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18.Creativity / flexibility |
The ability to generate new ideas;
see things from different perspectives (i.e. ‘thinking outside the
box’); solve problems in original ways; and to maintain an open,
quick, curious, and exploring mind. |
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19.Love of the task |
The all-consuming passion and
enthusiasm for the vision. |
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20.Energy (Physical) |
The physical ability to keep
going. |
Although there are many techniques for developing these characteristics, we
have experience with the following techniques for developing the genius within
you.
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Technique |
Definition |
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1.
Vision Board |
A vision board is a visual
representation or collage of the things that you want to have, be,
or do in your life—goals and vision. |
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2.
Vision
Workshop |
Daily undisturbed periods of time where
one visualizes how their goals would look, sound, feel, smell,
tastes, and behave. A dynamic vision board. |
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3.
Positive
Thinking |
Replacing
every negative thought with a position thought. |
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4.
Creativity
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Creativity is a mental process of
generating new ideas or concepts, or new associations between
existing ideas or concepts. |
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5.
Process
Improvement |
Process improvement is a series of
actions taken to identify, analyze and improve an existing
sequence of activities used to meet new
goals
and objectives. |
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6.
Speed
Reading, Memory Techniques & Radiant Thinking |
Speed reading
is a set of techniques that allows one to read at optimal.
Memory techniques
are a set of techniques that allows one to recall memories easily.
Radiant thinking
is a process for thinking “outside the box”. |
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7.
Diet and
Exercise |
Eating and
exercising to maximize the performance of the body
and brain. |
The table below maps the the techniques to the characteristics.
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Vision Board |
Vision Workshop |
Positive Thinking |
Creativity |
Process Improve-ment |
Speed Reading, Memory Techniques, & Radiant Thinking |
Diet and Exercise |
Innate Personal Charact-eristic |
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1.
Vision |
X |
X |
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X |
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2.
Desire |
X |
X |
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3.
Faith |
X |
X |
X |
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4.
Commitment |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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5.
Planning |
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X |
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X |
X |
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6.
Persistence |
X |
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X |
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7.
Learning from
mistakes |
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X |
X |
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8.
Subject
knowledge |
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X |
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9.
Mental
literacy |
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X |
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10. Imagination |
X |
X |
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X |
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11. Positive
attitude |
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X |
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12. Auto-suggestion |
X |
X |
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13.
Intuition |
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X |
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14. Mastermind
group (real) |
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X |
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15. Mastermind
group (internal) |
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X |
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16. Truth
/ honesty |
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X |
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17.
Facing fears/
courage |
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X |
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18.
Creativity /
flexibility |
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X |
X |
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19. Love
of the task |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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X |
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20. Energy
(Physical) |
X |
X |
X |
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X |
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Genius training classes helps you:
- Improve your intellectual capabilities.
- Overcome intellectual blocks.
- Take full advantage of you innate intellectual capabilities.
- Make the most of your mental skills.
- Transform your mental outlook.
- Learn how to succeed at intellectual pursuits.
- Learn how to unleash your own genius.
Capabilities
We offer classes in the following:
- Law of Attraction Class Workshop
- This is a one day workshop on the three powerful
techniques--vision boards, vision workshop, and positive thinking--used
to work with the Law of Attraction.
- Speed Reading Workshop
- This is a six week workshop on improving your reading speed.
Each workshop is two hours long.
- Memory Techniques Workshop
- This is a four week workshop on improving your memory. Each
workshop is two hours long.
- Radiant Thinking Workshop
- This is a four hour workshop on mind mapping and other approaches to
thinking about problems.
Anyone can
unleash the
Genius
within
with a little effort. It is not what you have, but what you do it.
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