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We strive for self-improvement, but knowledge of the self is very elusive. It does not elude us - we seek to quell it and stifle it, as we were trained to do. Braintenance Mind-Builders, Business-Builders, captains of growing companies, and thought-leaders understand that leadership requires intensive self-knowledge as well as self-control . And procedurally, you must understand your psychological and spiritual landscape before you can control or cultivate it. The best interrogators know exactly who they are. The best leaders know exactly who they are. I hope that you enjoy this post which was surgically implanted from The Interrogation Room blog.  You can get there by clicking on http://TheInterrogationRoom.wordpress.com . Don't mind the creaky doors and the frequent power outages . Dress warmly - the air is always somewhat dank and cold in various places. Don't worry about the rats scurrying about. We bought the place very inexpensively, and we paid cash so that we could...

It is conventional wisdom (a Braintenance oxymoron) that ill-conceived Ponzi schemes , chain letter get-rich-quick schemes , and pyramid schemes , in general, eventually fall apart, leaving many disillusioned (and awfully angry) investors in their woeful wakes [alliteration, anyone?]. This is because these schemes do not create added value -- instead they are parasitic and unsustainable ; they do not involve investing for growth and gain, except for the shorter-term selfish benefit of their devious promoters. They cannot last because they do not plant anything for regrowth or return. Many seemingly-profitable businesses are actually generating unsustainable short-term profits by discarding Human Assets (they consider the salaries paid to these now unemployed individuals to be mere expenses) or economizing on investments that actually foster growth (they consider these investments to be costs). These businesses are depleters and they are ultimately destined to collapse. All of the bai...

This delightful Braintenance offering is brought to you through the good offices (I haven't actually visited them, so I'm merely being polite) of Dr. Daniel Benor . Every project manager , management consultant , engineer, CEO, COO , attorney, physician, leader and entrepreneur should take this test . The paradox here is that very intelligent individuals have a natural tendency to be impatient, and to "jump the gun" to arrive at answers . In this particular test, the performance advantage is on the side of the more studious and methodical among us. Fact : The most obvious things tend to elude even the most clever minds. The best aspect of this test is not what it measures -- it is that in taking the test, itself, you will receive a valuable lesson in how your mind works. Think of the educational efficiency of this device: You actually learn by the act of taking a test . Elegant, eh? It presents a wonderful opportunity to test your Practical Intelligence Quotient in ...

Thinking is a wonderful exercise, if you are the master of your mind , and you are willing to proactively focus it in a productive direction...If you think in obsessive and expanding cycles, or dwell on things, what you are doing instead is allowing your mind to run you -- and it will indeed run you into self-doubt, anxiety, depression and a loss of perspective. Be the Commander of your Mind. Here are some seemingly irrelevant things to ponder in order to give your mind a good workout...if these distract you from your customary self-pity and introspection, if these derail the train of your soul's own undoing, then I've done you a favor. Actually, since you've made the choice to go forward and ponder these ponderables, you've done yourself a favor. Always be aware of your thinking -- try, although it might seem difficult, to detach yourself from your thinking process , and become an observer...sort of "walking around and watching" yourself. Try it. Think const...

The term "intelligence" is used in many contexts and defined in many ways; yet, no Human (scientists, entrepreneurs , psychologists and academicians of all types) has been able to come up with either a clear definition of the term, nor has there been a means of measurement created to measure it objectively for the purposes of evaluation. AI ( Artificial Intelligence ) and Entrepreneurship - The Riddle Of " Thinking Machines " At the outset, Humankind was trying to build a "smart machine" -- a robot to emulate himself (as creator and master) and to serve him. Now, you will notice that in movies, games and life, Humankind is trying to emulate the machine. We have put uniformity and conformity on a pedestal -- is if we have come to worship machines, with their predictability, conformity and strength in performing a multitude of tasks. As a society, we have changed or ideals from those of individuality, competitiveness and privacy to uniformity, subservience ...

Leaders, Consultants, Coaches, Strategic Planners and Entrepreneurs - Your interpersonal skills (i.e., your ability to deal with others in various circumstances and contexts) and the broadness (breadth) of your knowledge base (your ability to speak about and identify with people across a vast spectrum of diverse interests) are a great deal more important than your technical skills or your native business acumen . You must become a student (and eventually a master) at behavioral psychology (everyone you deal with will have emotional issues that you will have to either address head-on or to navigate around), and you must not be too specialized or captively focused in a narrow field of work or study , because you will be unable to relate to or converse with the larger network of people -- potential contacts, clients and friends -- that surrounds you. If you are too narrowly-focused, you tend to isolate yourself from many business and social opportunities for self-growth, professional...

" Creativity is the spark which ignites and incites innovation, entrepreneurship, invention, scientific and social breakthroughs, the creation of great works and all of society's progress. To find the wellspring of creativity and to be able to access it at will is every thinker's dream ." DC Where do brilliant ideas come from? Those ideas which produce insights, breakthroughs and inspiration for inventors, entrepreneurs and leaders? For great Mathematicians and scientists? For Artists? I have heard numerous references to the " Akashic Records ," " Cosmic Consciousness ," the "One Universal Mind," " Spirit Guides ," " Guardian Angels ," and "Masters." I have yet to endorse any of these individual terms, or the theories which underlie them, but I will admit that there is something there . Perhaps the source of it is subconsciously internal (within us), or perhaps superconsciously internal (within us, but sparke...