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Stephen Covey's Time Management Matrix as a Mindmap

5 Keys to Wealth and Happiness
Recently, I noticed a book on my bookshelf that I had not picked up in many years.  The name of the book is “Unlimited Power: A Black Choice” by Anthony Robbins and Joseph McClendon III.  I took it off the bookshelf and began flipping through the pages.  What struck me immediately was how profoundly the content of this book has shaped my perspective on life.  Many of the principles and concepts I’ve integrated into how I see the world. Another thing that struck me was the date I purchased the book.  On the inside of the book I had written “Purchased

Important Events in American History: A Mindmap
There are some events in American history that have impacted Americans in very profound ways. As an American, some of these events I’ve experienced personally, such as the 9/11 Terrorist Attacks where I was actually living in New York City when it happened.  While others I know only through history books. All these events have shaped the psyche of a nation.  As I reflected on these transformational events, I was struck by the sense of struggle and progress – as well as the tragedy and the triumph. Below is a mindmap I created to visually represent these events (with dates): Click on the mindmap to enlarge:

Defeat Burnout and Stay Motivated: A Mindmap
I read a great article today on one of my favorite blogs, ZenHabits.  The article talked about avoiding burnout and staying motivated. So often when you are driven to achieve that drive can easily turn into burnout.  This article talked about 12 ways to defeat burnout.  But more than that it provided some great ways to stay motivated. I created a mindmap to capture the 12 points in the article:

Mindjet for the iPhone
Mindjet, the maker of MindManager 8, has recently launched a mindmapping application for the iPhone. I’ve recently purchased it and I can tell you from first hand experience it’s wonderful.  Here are some of the key features: Attach notes to topics – with hyperlinks to phone numbers, we

The Mindsets: What do you believe about intelligence?
What do you believe about intelligence?  Do you believe that intelligence is fixed? That is, either you have it or you don’t?  Or do you believe that intelligence can be developed? Dr. Carol Dweck explores these two mindsets about intelligence in her book “Mindset: The New Psychology of Success”.  This is not your everyday, run-of-the-mill self-help book.  This is a well researched, thought-provoking book that explores how having a certain mindset determines how you feel about challenges, obstacles, effort, criticism, and the success of others. Dr. Dweck’s research is transformational. To capture the essence of the two mindsets, the fixed