If everyone had perfect telepathy we would read each other’s minds. We would instantly know what the other is thinking, feeling and their expectations. Knowing their expectations, we could act accordingly to not offend or deliberately cause chaos. We would know when and in exactly the right way how to …
How to Overcome Groupthink
Working in teams can be a challenging and fulfilling experience. Ultimately you want to see your project successfully complete. At times this poses a conflict: are you willing to compromise on your ideas, give in to others’ or stand up for your contributions? Whether in a team of two or …
How You Can Misuse the Law of Attraction
I overheard a discussion on a documentary about the law of attraction. A self-professed spiritual guru explained he could help people unlock their potential by using this law. He was a strong persuader and developed a large following as a result. He was so good he even managed to manipulate …
This is What the Child Can Teach the Adult
This was my response to a post delivered by the wonderful Pamela Hope DeLuca-Price, who provided us with a quote from Osho: “I am not going to teach you some new knowledge. I am going to teach you only a pure type of ignorance. When I say pure ignorance, I …
To Feel Abundance, Give
The phrase “taken for granted” is often taken for granted. Those things, people and experiences we receive freely tend to be given less value. Perhaps because they’re expected to always be there, to be forever available, the human psyche somehow devalues them. What increases in value tends to be those …
Your Creative Edge Depends On This
Ever watch a movie where you noticed the villain always knew the right moves to make? No matter the situation, there was an escape plan. 5-10 cop cars and a helicopter could be after the villain and yet, there was an efficient, successful escape. Fact or fiction, criminal minds tend …
Next Level Learning, Embody Knowledge
When you say you “know” something it could mean three things. You know it on an intellectual level, you know it on a relational level [see “knowing” your spouse, partner, etc.] or you know it because you’ve become it. The last of the list is called embodying. The intellectual level …
Power – Instrument of Influence
They say power is the ultimate aphrodisiac. It can also produce the ultimate maniac. Depending on how you see it, power can be a weapon, a force for wisdom and simultaneously the cause of war and widows. But like any thing or quality capable of influencing people, it has an …
The Art of Teaching
Example 1: Student: What’s the difference between knowledge and wisdom? Teacher: Here’s the textbook. And you can Google the definition. I have the dictionary here too. You can read both of the definitions. Memorize them. That will help. Example 2: Student: What’s the difference between knowledge and wisdom? Teacher: *Gives …
Define Your Purpose
“…And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.” – Friedrich Nietzsche The music is your raison d’être. This is about purpose. What is your reason for living? If you have that feeling you’re wandering, just floating throughout life without …
Knowledge Vs. Wisdom
The simplest ideas ironically tend to be the most difficult to absorb and practice. Oddly, ideas that have all sorts of complexities and twists and turns are easier to grasp, because they’re often concealed underneath flashiness and coolness. For example, to say that the imagination is unlimited is quite the …
Attracting Vs. Chasing Opportunities
They say opportunity knocks only once. Then they say when one door closes, another opens. Which is right? Depends on your thinking. The first mind that believes opportunity knocks only once is thinking with scarcity while the latter has an magnetic mindset. Magnetic? What does that mean? It means you …
How Women Can Establish Intellect in College Classrooms
So imagine you have a camera or phone in the back of the class and no one notices you. You see the classroom filling up; it’s the first day. College students typically don’t walk around trying to associate with each other. Sometimes you know friends who might’ve been in a …
College-Ready Maturity
You can look up the word “maturity” in the dictionary and find many definitions. And when you hear the word you might even come up with a couple of caricatures, the kind of images that a mature person is supposed to look like. But I want to challenge the notion …
Create Your Resource Pack
All students need a resource pack. When you start school, one of the first experiences you’ll have is going to pick up your books. If you’re with parents, they might buy you pens, pencils, notebooks. Your school provides you with textbooks. If you’re in college, you just might receive the …
Studying for Exams vs Studying for Mastery
When was the last time you heard someone say they were studying? Even in middle school lingo this word appears to be near non-existent. But in order to pass your exams, especially in college, there’s still some remnant of this long-lost pastime that’s necessary. Usually, we call it the cram. …
Self-Education: Own Your Power
Welcome to Bold Mastery. This blog is disruptive. Meaning, this blog is no-nonsense and meant to shake up the way you used to think about education. It’s designed to make you feel uncomfortable if you’ve never thought this way before and, if you’re comfortable, it’s meant to motivate you to …