The 8 Kinds of Smart are already within each us! It's part of our nature as human beings. However, as you've discovered from your SmartProfile™ not all of the intelligences are equally developed.
As I mentioned in the introduction to the SmartProfile™ Information & Management Center some of your intelligences are strong and highly developed. Others are emerging. While still others are in various states of latency or are simply asleep!
But again, the good news is that any underdeveloped intelligence can be enhanced, improved, and otherwise strengthened. The following set of exercises are designed to help you "awaken" your less developed intelligences and help grow those intelligence areas that need some help.
INSTRUCTIONS
During the coming week experiment with the follow set of exercises. The goal of these exercises is:
1) To help you become more aware of how much ImageSmart is part of your everyday life,
2) To increase your comfort level for working with this intelligence, and
3) To help you build your ImageSmart capacities.
The exercises are designed to help you understand the ImageSmart capacities which are already inside you just waiting to be awakened. Do each exercise once a day.
Enjoy this. It's not as difficult as it may seem, in fact, it's really quite fun!.
EXERCISE 1:
On your way to work look for images and pictures in advertisements, architectural patterns, the shapes and designs in your natural surroundings. Notice how they are affecting you.
EXERCISE 2:
While eating your lunch, intensify and expand your awareness of the all the colors and textures around you and become aware of how they are affecting you.
EXERCISE 3:
When talking with a colleague, create mental images or visualize of what they are saying. See it with them, in your mind’s eye.
EXERCISE 4:
Anytime you make a note to yourself, draw a visual symbol to go along with your written note.
EXERCISE 5:
On your way home in the evening, picture your living space as completely as you can. When you get home, close your eyes, and find you way your home using your mental picture as a guide.
EXERCISE 6:
When you plan your week, close your eyes and pretend it’s the end of the week. Visualize all of your goals being met successfully. Visualize how your life is better because of this success.
Reflection on the Week of ImageSmart Explorations
[Focus your thoughts on the past week and your work
with your ImageSmart through the exercises. Type your
reflections in the boxes provided, then click the "print button"
at the bottom of the page too save your work.]
1. As I think back over the week, what stands out in my mind from the ImageSmart explorations I’ve been doing?
2. What did I find most interesting about working with ImageSmart this week? What was surprising? What made me laugh? What disturbed me?
3. What new discoveries did I make about myself and my ImageSmart potentials this week? What benefits have I experienced from working with ImageSmart?
4. What can I do to make ImageSmart a regular part of my daily life? How can I use it on the job? At home with my family? In my personal life?
5. My next steps for continuing to work with ImageSmart are:
