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The Power of Thinking Reflecting on the Assumptions Underlying Ideas & Actions

The Power of Thinking Reflecting on the Assumptions Underlying Ideas & Actions. Professor Robert Palmer M.Div , MSOL, intj rpalmer@irsc.edu Professor_Palmer@comcast.net Blog: Professorpalmer.wordpress.com Twitter: @ ProfessorPalmer. Introduction: Thinking & Words. Word Choice.

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The Power of Thinking Reflecting on the Assumptions Underlying Ideas & Actions

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  1. The Power of Thinking Reflecting on the Assumptions Underlying Ideas & Actions Professor Robert Palmer M.Div, MSOL, intj rpalmer@irsc.edu Professor_Palmer@comcast.net Blog: Professorpalmer.wordpress.com Twitter: @ProfessorPalmer

  2. Introduction: Thinking & Words

  3. Word Choice 15 Words That Say Nothing At All Amazing Great Awesome Hard Boring Incredible Cool Interesting Exciting Nice Extraordinary Terrific Fun Wonderful Good 12 Persuasive Words You Results Love Money Health Discovery Save Easy Proven New Safety Guarantee

  4. Group Activity What is Thinking? • Create a definition of thinking • Creative Writing: Make up a story on thinking, using as many persuasive words as possible

  5. Not Thinking Well • Because we do not think well, we do not generally question our thinking. • Because we do not think well, we are often unable to accomplish our purposes at work. • Because we do not think well, we are often unable to follow through on the implications of our potential decisions. • Because we don't think well, we often create problems for others and ourselves. You think of one: • _____________________________________.

  6. Quotes Life consists of what a man is thinking about all day -Ralph Waldo Emerson Nurture great thoughts, for you will never go higher than your thoughts -Benjamin Disraeli

  7. Types of Thinking

  8. A Cognitively Complex Person is …

  9. Group Exercise

  10. Understand the Value of Good Thinking 1. Good Thinking Creates the Foundation for Good Results. • Poor thinking produces NEGATIVE progress • Average thinking produces NOprogress • Good thinking produces SOMEprogress • Great thinking produces GREATprogress 2. Good Thinking Increases Your POTENTIAL 3. Good Thinking Produces MOREGood Thinking IF… You Make It a Habit

  11. Understand the Value of Good Thinking Unsuccessful people focus their thinking on SURVIVAL Average people focus their thinking on MAINTENANCE Successful people focus their thinking on PROGRESS

  12. Realize the Impact of Changed Thinking Changed Thinking is NOT AUTOMATIC Changed Thinking is DIFFICULT Changed Thinking is WORTH THE INVESTMENT Changed Thinking is A GIFT FOR OTHERS

  13. Changing Your Thinking Changing Your Assumptions Changes Your Beliefs Changes Your Values Changes Your Perceptions Changes Your Behavior

  14. Quote Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself -Leo Tolstoy

  15. How to Become A Good Thinker • Expose Yourself to Good INPUT Awareness: The realization of what is going on (around you and to you). • Expose Yourself to Good THINKERS • CHOOSE to Think Good Thoughts • ACTon Your Good Thoughts 2 Critical Areas of Input Personal/Professional Development Training/Education/Classes/Seminars/Conferences People Positive, Energized

  16. Quote Our ability to think, and to think more effectively will determine the quality of the future we create -Edward de Bono

  17. Discover the Joy of Creative Thinking Creative Thinking Adds VALUEto Everything Creative Thinking COMPOUNDS Creative Thinking Draws People to YOUand YOURIdeas Creative Thinking Helps You LEARNMore Creative Thinking Challenges the STATUS QUO

  18. References http://debonogroup.com/. Retrieved on August 22, 2005 De Bono, E. (1999). Six thinking hats. Boston: Little, Brown, & Co. Maxwell, John C. (2003). Thinking for a change: 11ways highly successful people approach life and work. Warner Books: New York. http://www.mindtools.com/. Retrieved on August 22, 2005 Allen, Steve (1998). Dumbth, the lost art of thinking. New York: Prometheus Books. Brookfield, S.D. (1987). Developing critical thinkers: challenging adults to explore alternative ways of thinking and acting. CA: Jossey-Bass. Bensley, Alan D. (1998). Critical thinking in psychology: a unified skills approach. Boston: Brooks/Cole. Reece, B. L. and Brandt, R. (2003). Human relations: principles and practices (5th ed.). Boston: Houghton Mifflin.

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