Think, Learn, Succeed Workbook: Understanding and Using Your Mind to Thrive at School, the Workplace, and Life

By Dr. Caroline Leaf

Our thought lives have incredible power over our mental, emotional, and even physical well-being. In fact, our thoughts can either limit us to what we believe we can do or release us to experience abilities well beyond our expectations. When we choose a mindset that extends our abilities rather than placing limits on ourselves, we will experience greater intellectual satisfaction, emotional control, and physical health. The only question is . . . how?

Backed by up-to-date scientific research and biblical insight, Dr. Caroline Leaf empowers readers to take control of their thoughts in order to take control of their lives. In this practical book, readers will learn to use

- The 5-step Switch on Your Brain Learning Program, to build memory and learn effectively
- The Gift Profile, to discover the unique way they process information
- The Mindfulness Guide, to optimize their thought life and find their inner resilience

Dr. Leaf shows readers how to combine these powerful tools in order to improve memory, learning, cognitive and intellectual performance, work performance, physical performance, relationships, emotional health, and most importantly a meaningful life well lived.

Each of us has significant psychological resources at our fingertips that we can use in order to improve our overall well-being. Dr. Leaf shows us how to harness those resources to unlock our hidden potential.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
• Release date: Oct 16, 2018
• ISBN: 9781493414956

Dr. Caroline Leaf

Dr. Caroline Leaf is a communication pathologist and clinical neuroscientist whose passion is to help people see the power of the mind to change the brain and find their purpose in life. She is the USA Today bestselling author of Switch On Your Brain, Think and Eat Yourself Smart, The Perfect You, Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess, and How to Help Your Child Clean Up Their Mental Mess, among many other books and journal articles, and her videos, podcasts, and TV episodes have reached millions globally. She currently teaches at various academic, medical, and neuroscience conferences, as well as in churches around the world.

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© 2018 by Dr. Caroline Leaf

Published by Baker Books

a division of Baker Publishing Group

P.O. Box 6287, Grand Rapids, MI 49516-6287

www.bakerbooks.com

Printed in the United States of America

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means—for example, electronic, photocopy, recording—without the prior written permission of the publisher. The only exception is brief quotations in printed reviews.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is on file at the Library of Congress, Washington, DC.

ISBN 978-1-4934-1495-6

Portions of this text taken from Think, Learn, Succeed, published by Baker Books, 2018

The Switch On Your Brain 5-Step Learning Process and The Metacog are registered trademarks of Dr. Caroline Leaf.

This publication is intended to provide helpful and informative material on the subjects addressed. Readers should consult their personal health professionals before adopting any of the suggestions in this book or drawing inferences from it. The author and publisher expressly disclaim responsibility for any adverse effects arising from the use or application of the information contained in this book.

Contents

Cover    1

Title Page    3

Copyright Page    4

Introduction    7

How to Use This Workbook    9

KEY 1: Are You Succeeding or Just Surviving?     11

KEY 2: The Mindset Guide, Part 1    17

KEY 3: The Mindset Guide, Part 2    29

KEY 4: The Gift Profile, Part 1    41

KEY 5: The Gift Profile, Part 2    49

KEY 6: The Switch On Your Brain 5-Step Learning Process, Part 1    59

KEY 7: The Switch On Your Brain 5-Step Learning Process, Part 2    67

KEY 8: The Science, Part 1    75

KEY 9: The Science, Part 2    85

Conclusion    94

About the Author    96

Back Cover    97

Introduction

What is success? What is learning? What is happiness? How do you create a life of meaning? How do you discover your purpose in life?

Regardless of what our society may say, success is not a matter of being like someone else or following some set pattern for your life. Success is all about mental self-care. Success goes beyond mindfulness into a lifestyle of cognitive transformation that is both sustainable and organic—and suited to who you are at your core.

Yet in a world that often defines success by your number of Instagram followers or number of digits in your income, it can be difficult to be successfully you. Indeed, with the fast pace of modern life and the overwhelming amount of information now at our fingertips, it is a challenge to take the time to think, learn, and succeed at life in your own wonderful way, which is why I decided to write my book Think, Learn, Succeed: Understanding and Using Your Mind to Thrive at School, the Workplace, and Life.

I wanted to show you that you are as successful as you