When everything changes…
As a South African, I feel an extreme sense of pride and joy, as I am posting this article on the birthday of the great Nelson Mandela.
Today, 18 July, has been declared international ‘Mandela Day‘ by the United Nations General Assembly, where everyone is encouraged to do some good for humanity on this day.
This article, the free articles on MindMapTutor.com and UsingMindMaps.com, as well as the free weekly tips are all done in the spirit of giving before you get.
Today, I would like you to put together a …

This article has been inspired by the Book, ‘It’s Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life‘, a biography of Lance Armstrong’s recovery after being diagnosed with testicular cancer.
Lance Armstrong is arguably the best cyclist that ever lived.
Yet, his fame and achievements go beyond his seven Tour de France wins. His ultimate achievement lies entirely somewhere else.
In 1996, Lance Armstrong was diagnosed with testicular cancer. In 1999 he won the Tour de France, one of the most gruelling cycling races around. The Tour de France covers about 3,600 km …

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 …

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Increase your value by investing in yourself.
We are just coming out of an economic recession, where many investments, including safe investments like people’s homes have shown negative growth.
This article is based on an article that I wrote about a year ago. The article was about increasing your net worth without needing lots of cash.
I am glad to say that my investment would’ve had a positive growth in any economy, even during this economic recession. While I did not offer immediate riches, I did promise that you would increase your net …

Preamble
I can’t believe that it was a decade ago that we were talking about the next millennium. It was November 1999, with just over a month to go before every computer system in the world could be a potential time bomb. Just a month before that, I was on board a flight to The Netherlands with my wife Jasmine, my six year old son and my four month old daughter to embark on what was to be the biggest adventure of my life.
Having grown up on the ‘wrong side of …

Once you have evaluated your learning style and reviewed your study methods based on our framework, you are ready to apply our unique study technique.
We provide a study method that uses both sides of the brain. By combining Mind Mapping and the Cornell Method, we give you the best of both worlds.
While Mind Maps naturally use both sides of the brain, we find that students battle to shift from their old linear ways. We therefore show you The Cornell Method as it can easily be followed if you come from …

What is the best Study Method?
You might be thinking that this person is very bold to even attempt to answer this question! The answer is quite simple though -  any method that utilises the whole brain!
Scientists have now almost universally agreed that the left and right halves of the brain largely have different functions. (For those of you that don’t know, the brain looks very much like a walnut, with two visibly distinct halves.)
The left side of the brain is the logical side and deals with lists, numbers and structured …

We are all unique, so it stands to reason that we each have our own learning style.
While this may be true, studies have shown that most of us have a dominant learning style, which fits into only a few categories.
If you prefer to learn by someone telling you, you probably have an auditory learning style.
If you prefer to learn by images and being able to picture the material, you probably have a visual learning style.
Lastly, if you prefer to feel, touch and do, you probably have a tactile or kinaesthetic …

Many scientists believe that our memories are not only excellent, they are perfect! While I am not trying to convince you whether this is true or not, I believe that there is overwhelming evidence that we remember more than we realise.
It is not the remembering that is a problem, it is the recal that is poor.
There are numerous cases of people remembering things from their distant past in their dreams, under hypnosis, or when they have a near death experience. ‘My whole life flashed before my eyes’, is a statement …