A Mind Map success story
I started writing this article on 27 May 2010. It was the day that my wife, Jasmine, graduated with a Bcom (Hons) (cum laude) degree.
I remember back in 2001, when she, with a teaching qualification, told me that she would like to study in an entirely new field. We had just returned to South Africa after spending about three years in The Netherlands and were getting to terms with the conditions back in Africa.
Living in an emerging market and living in a first world country are vastly different.
We had two kids that had to readjust, we had to get jobs, buy a house, get cars…The list just goes on and on.
Changing careers quite late in life, and starting a degree from scratch via distance learning, was not the easiest thing in the world to do. It took great courage, great sacrifice and a good learning methodology.
Luckily, she is also a keen Mind Mapper. She taught using Mind Maps in the classroom and while many of her students did not become Mind Mappers themselves, they were able to get good results by using the ready made Mind Maps that she provided.
During her studies, she produced over 30 Mind Maps for each subject. Each of these Mind Maps became imprinted in her brain, even though she does not claim to have a photographic memory.
Last year, while trying to get our 17 year old son to learn more efficiently, I decided to prove the power of Mind Maps to him. Jasmine’s folder with her Mind Maps was lying on our dining room table. I randomly chose one of the Mind Maps and told him that I will test Jasmine on how well she remembers this Mind Map. (Bear in mind that she had no idea of what I was up to.)
She was still busy studying when I asked whether I could disturb her with an important experiment. I told her that I was going to test her on a random Mind Map chosen from her folder.
She was a bit nervous about this being sprung on her, but she reluctantly agreed.
Well, she could recall the Mind Map 100%. Even better, she could tell us exactly what position on the page, each branch was, what was highlighted and the relationships between the branches. She could even relate this to other Mind Maps.
We had to stop her, as she would probably still be rambling on today, if we didn’t stop her!
The proof was overwhelming, even though she does not believe she is particularly clever.
Mind Maps really do work!
But more than just Mind Maps are needed. We’ve put together a Learning Management Program, which is available in easy to read Ebook format. The program takes you through the whole process of learning – The same process that produced a working mother, wife and part-time student an honorary degree Cum Laude.
I am more excited than ever with what we are doing and what will be coming down the line. We will continue to provide you with information and guidance so that you can maintain a competitive advantage by being able to learn easier and faster.
Keep a look out for our ready to use MindMapTutors on various subjects. They will be coming soon and they will make your learning and grow even easier and more fun.
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