Creativity, Success, Motivation & Self-Esteem, Self-Improvement, Coping & Healing
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Overview
Positive change doesn't have to take place in incremental steps: Change can happen in sudden and profound leaps. This is the core of James J. Mapes' energetic new book. Quantum Leap Thinking, a user-friendly guide to mastering the mind. You will learn to make quantum leaps in personal growth by defining your vision and developing a personal road map. Strategies, insights, and practical exercises help you build a personal support system or develop high-performance teams. James Mapes molds his knowledge of human potential and organizational behavior into a unique philosophy that addresses questions as diverse as: How can managers best motivate their employees? How can you improve your golf game? Why is risk-taking necessary? And, How do you handle crisis change? Building on a foundation of creativity, continuous learning, and managing change, James Mapes guides you through a fourteen-point system which, when incorporated into daily action, can trigger astonishing quantum leaps in personal and professional growth.The secret to unlocking the door to creativity, innovation, new-found potential and peak performance, Mapes maintains, lies in the ability to break through the "intelligence trap" that inhibits creative thought, blocks new ideas, and limits potential. Mapes draws on his experiences as a clinical hypnotist and business consultant to provide readers with the tools to overcome obstacles to high achievement. Author lecture tour.
Editorials
Clive Cussler
You¹ve certainly hit the nail on the head. If I had read Quantum Leap Thinking at the age of 20, I could have saved many, many mistakes and a helluva lot of wasted effort.—bestselling author
Joan Lunden
An extraordinary guide to thinking your way to the next level in your life, within your career, your relationships or your self.—journalist and author
Leon Tec
Quantum Leap Thinking [is] an opportunity to get our energy out and target it in the direction of great productivity, leaving us with a feeling of accomplishment.—author of The Fear of Success and Targets
Publishers Weekly
Mapes, a motivational speaker who specializes in creativity and innovation, offers a program designed to radically alter people's lives by teaching how to take risks, think more creatively and learn more effectively. The author defines quantum leap thinking (QLT) as "a collection of ideas, concepts, distinctions and skills that, when combined like active chemicals, naturally explode in their own way, catapulting you to a higher level, a level of increased energy, excitement, and options." Most of the book is devoted to an analysis of the 14 principles of quantum leap thinking. Among these tenets are to enlarge goals, be flexible, be committed, love, have fun, turn fear into power, etc. These concepts aren't revolutionary, but when used effectively together, according to Mapes, they will help people dramatically change their lives. The book is most effective when Mapes offers up some of his own experiences or provides specific actions. When discussing dreams, the author tells readers to think about family and relationships, career, spirituality, personal improvement, etc. However, Mapes's references to such QLT Theorems as "Imagery is the language of the subconscious" are less practical and detracts from the otherwise useful advice found here. (Apr.) Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.Book Details
Published
April 1, 1996
Publisher
Beverly Hills, CA : Dove Books, c1996.
Pages
250
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780787106836