Have you ever used a mindmap during a sales pitch? Do you show people you meet for the first time your mindmap? Have you used mindmaps in meetings?
One of the first things people tell me when they learn about mindmaps and mind mapping is that this is something which can be valuable. Still, they would use it for themselves only and not in a group or during a meeting.
I can understand that. You may be a little uncomfortable because you do not completely master the mindmap method… yet.
Fast forward a few week, months or even years. I speak with my successful students and what do many of them tell me about mind mapping in a group? They don’t do it. They are often afraid of what the other person’s response or even thoughts might be.
There is fortunately a cure for this:
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Just read this quote on His Holiness the Dalai Lama his twitter page (how cool is that 
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You have to start giving first and expect absolutely nothing
I wish you and your loved ones the best holidays and a good ending of the year.
Maybe I write something this week on the website, maybe I won’t. I most likely spend my time doing other things. I hope you enjoy these last days of the year and start the new year the best way possible.
Remember the quote above and practice it this last week and all throughout 2010. I can promise you when you do that, your life will improve a lot, you reduce negativity in and around you, and you become an even better YOU!
Take care and remember to visualize your thoughts, believe me… you will benefit!
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Today I want to write something different you can do with your mind or visual map. Can you do this exercise in a normal linear format (to do list style)? Sure you can! The only difference is that by using a map you will be able to have a neat and clear overview on one sheet that helps your entire brain.
Again, this is not just talking about mapping information. Today we talk about transforming part of yourself.
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Do you know the 2 things that stop most people from creating and using mindmaps, most of the time? Here they are:
1. Stop trying too hard not to mindmap!
Mind mapping is different from my normal routines and I don’t have the time to change this right now. People are just too busy managing their information. They are overwhelmed already and can’t seem to find a little bit of time to start mind mapping.
I think this is a big catch 22. You don’t have time and mind mapping will be able to give you more time… but you can’t start mind mapping because of lack of time.
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YES! It is December already. That means it is International Visual Mapping Month.
To give it a good start I would like to ask you somethings first and then give you something.
The Questions
Since you are probably using a mindmap tool, I wonder… how did you know this was the right tool for you?
I had to figure many things out the hard way – downloading, testing, removing (making a mess of my registry…), finding a new tool, etc.
And you know what the ‘best’ thing was? Everybody I asked had their own experiences and best tool… and they were all different…
I couldn’t go to the publishers of the software either. They only had these amazing results on their websites. If I had to believe them, all tools were all super tools (strange, right?).
The one advantage of this quest was that I learned a lot about many tools. I could share my thoughts on them. But… I became one of the people who told others which tool was the best from my perspective.
This could not be right. How could I advise people when I often didn’t really know the person who asked me the question? This could be a problem.
Here is what I did:
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Did you ever start doing something and before you knew it, you were working on something else than the goal? I can assure you… we all know this (some people better than others).
The problem is that you get ’sucked into the activity’ and you don’t really know where you are heading. The only thing you do know is that you should finish your current task.
Many people know this, most don’t take action to make it stop.
You and I have an advantage.
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