A few months ago I discovered a simple way to organize my thoughts that has led to me keeping my sanity as an entrepreneur.
Allow me to explain.
Have you ever felt so overwhelmed with your “to-do list” that you had no idea where to begin?
Have you ever had a winning idea that you couldn’t see to fruition because you had no idea how to “connect your dots” to make it work?
Yes?
Then I feel your pain because that was my reality before I learned about mind mapping. When I was first starting off with this online venture, I was quickly overwhelmed with so much information, so much valuable knowledge, and so many great strategies that I didn’t know where to start.
I had so many great ideas that I could use to market my business, but the problem was that I couldn’t seem to connect the dots. I couldn’t “see” the bigger picture and how everything related to each other. For months I worked blindly. All I had was my daily “to-do” list, and a few goals I wanted to reach.
No vision.
No map.
It felt like driving on an open road in the middle of the night and the only vision I had of where I was going was the 10 feet of headlight in front of me. I just had to keep driving. If you’re a business owner I am sure you can relate when I say that it is very important to have a clear vision of your business model.
You want to know what steps you have to do now, what steps you can outsource, and which steps will make you the most profit today. If you are into product creation or are planning to launch your product to the market, you probably want a clear vision of your sequence, am I right?
This is where mind mapping comes in.
From the very first day I started using mind-mapping software, I felt like I had reached clarity. Mind-mapping allows you to organize your thoughts into a visual picture.
What is a Mind Map?Mind Maps are diagrams that work the way you think. They make it easy to understand, remember, and communicate complex information.
These days we are bombarded with so much information that it can be difficult to make sense of it all, and we suffer from information overload and overwhelm, which reduces our effectiveness.
Can you relate to any of these problems that can act as a major setback to your success?
-Inability to solve problems effectively
-Lack of creative thought
-Lack of focus
-Difficulty giving great presentations
-Problems organizing your thoughts
-Poor communication
-Missing out tasks when planning projects
-Forgetting important information
-Lack of clarity and direction.
If you have suffered from any of these problems, Mind Mapping is for you. Mind Mapping gives you clarity and allows you to:
-Organize your thoughts
-Remember information
-Communicate better
-Solve problems quickly and effortlessly
-Brainstorm new ideas
-Increase productivity by 20% or more
-See the important issues
-Make better decisions
-Give compelling presentations
If you search the Internet, you can find some free mind-mapping software. These are great especially if you are just testing the waters. However, if you want the real deal in mind-mapping, I highly recommend NovaMind.
Al Gore With His Mind Map
After extensive research and a short trial with the freebies, nothing compares to NovaMind. It’s easy to use, and comes with plenty of video tutorials that will have you mind-mapping your life from day one!
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Thanks John,
Without mindmapping, I would be LOST…literally. They allow us to SEE our thoughts in a visual picture.
Angelio,
Thanks for the very informative post there partner. I had been exposed to mind maps before but really never took the opportunity to learn what they were about so I really appreciate your post.
You’ve got a great blog here and I look forward to learning and sharing with you more in the future.
To Our Success,
John