What Type Of Thinkers Are In Your Family? Season 5, Episode 43

Which path is right for me? Am I missing the mark? How do I inspire a "Life Long Learner"? How do I navigate all the overwhelming choices out there for educating my child? What type of thinker are they, and does that matter? How in the world do I motivate my kid (or myself) to learn new things?

First, It's All About Sales

It's so important to build relationships - and the sales model we speak on in business also works with families.

• 40% - Developing rapport and trust
• 30% - Identifying need
• 20% - Product Knowledge
• 10% - Gaining commitment

How can you apply this in your home, you ask? How easy is it to demand compliance in your home? When you walk in and bark orders, how does that energy feel? If you build trust and rapport; if you earn the right to request, it's a whole different ballgame. When we barrel through and make demands, just like in high-pressure sales, it can turn your family off and shut them down. It's important to go through this process of sales even in your own home. We have to get out of the mindset of sales being a bad thing and consider it with a different context - serving. When you believe in something and are excited about how it can help others, you can become an expert salesperson. You aren't limited by "sales", but empowered by how you can serve. With our children, this model is powerful when it comes to getting them to try new things, learn difficult concepts, etc. This week I'm trying out a hodge-podge of goodness. A little bit of blog, a little bit of podcast, and a little bit of video. Let me know what you think! On Tuesdays at 10 Central, I'm doing FaceBook Live events on different topics - and, when applicable, I'll add them into the blog. This one definitely is - check it out!

Here are the resources mentioned: The Lifelong Learner Snapshots to discover your child's (or your) learning style and what motivates their learning -- for ages 10+ For children under 10, the best place to start is with the Littles Snapshot Check out the "Functional Education" blog post Carol Dweck's "Growth Mindset" - a "not yet" instead of an "F": 

Ready to dig deep into what type of thinker each of your family is?

Here is the Season 5, Episode 43: What Type of Life Long Learner Is Your Child?

Listen to this episode on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, TuneIn, YouTube, iHeartRadio, Spotify or your RSS Feed

  In the podcast, we dig deep into the Life Long Learner Snapshot - it's amazing what insights you can get out of this, and how you can motivate...or "sell" your child, partner, etc in a way that really resonates with them. Before information can be retained, you need to recognize how you perceive it.  It is your perception of the information that helps you soak it in - not your level of intelligence, but how you are taking it in.

Are you an auditory, visual or kinesthetic learner?

Auditory Learning Styles

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