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Mind Mapping is a visual information management tool that enables us to structure, organize, memorize, arrange, brainstorm and learn information in a highly specialized way. In fact, the last 10 years have brought us amazing insights into the human mind and our limitless capacity to think, comprehend and store large reservoirs [...]

Imagine taking a unique journey through the depths of your mind and stepping into a world of limitless possibilities where every one of your thoughts, habits, behaviors, beliefs, decisions and actions are revealed to you in vivid detail. Within this scenario “causes” are identified and “effects” are measured, effectively unlocking the hidden patterns that are [...]

We would like to announce the release of 6 New Premium IQ Matrix Mind Maps that will help you expand your personal and professional skills in a variety of new and interesting directions. These new IQ Matrix Mind Maps focus on expanding your professional public speaking skills, networking skills, parenting skills, and they will enable you to become a [...]

The IQ Matrix Blog will be on hiatus for almost 2 months over the summer holidays (here in Australia at least) as my time is preoccupied preparing several seminars / workshops and piecing a few other projects together. Over this time, I will however be producing more IQ Matrix Mind Maps that will be available for download at the IQ Matrix Shop. If you would [...]

Becoming a Person of Influence has very little to do with the strength of your sales, negotiation or persuasive abilities. In fact, in some circumstances it’s not so much what you do, but rather what you refrain from saying or doing that has the greatest impact on your social interactions with others. And it is this seemingly insignificant difference [...]

How well do you really know the people in your life? For a moment, let’s take a short journey into the mind of a unique individual. As we step inside this “mind” we begin to grasp a picture of this person’s likes, dislikes, fears, thoughts, habits, beliefs, attitudes, preferences, rules, values and the like. We finally see them for who they really are, for what [...]

Whether we realize it or not, we are being persuaded by our friends, family, colleagues, strangers, the government and the media on a daily basis. Most of this persuasion is very subtle and naturally stimulates our hidden needs, desires and motivations for a better and more fulfilling existence. For the lucky few, the Art of Persuasion [...]

As we intermingle and interact with family, friends, colleagues, customers and strangers, we often come across a myriad of conflicting and varied opinions, wants, needs and goals that everyone desires to satisfy at a different level to our own. These variations will persistently lead to disappointment if we are simply incapable of standing our [...]

You may very well have developed all the skills required to excel at the game of basketball. You may also have the physical strength, stamina, height and athleticism to overwhelm your Opponents, however all of this is relatively insignificant if you have not taken the time to cultivate the essential basketball mindset that will allow you to take your game to yet [...]

It is a common misconception to assume that unless you are tall or solidly built that you therefore don’t need to learn how to play effectively in the Post. There is no doubt that tall and strong players are more likely to find themselves playing in the Post position throughout the game. However, at any moment in time you may find yourself matched up man-to-man [...]