Benefiting at work from Brain Based Insights

Has it ever bothered you that we see problems more often than we find real solutions?  To solve problems for innovative solutions… implies that you tap into your unique mix of intelligences.  Want to see a few more of them? Then check about 15 top  items below ... that describe you. If you have to stop and think about one … simply leave it blank. Ready...?

1. It's often hard for me to sit still. I'd rather be up and active ___.
2. I often organize a time schedule to plan my week. ___.
3. I enjoy taking great photographs. ___.
4. Designing a web page is a stimulating experience for me. ___.
5. I’m often start throwing and catching games. ___.
6. I could easily design an advertisement board to showcase ideas. ___.
7. Preparing to debate an issue is a challenge I jump at. ___.
8. Sometimes I find myself tapping rhythms on the table while waiting. ___.
9.  Sharing stories is great fun and others encourage me to tell them. ___.
10. For me, sketching a building is far easier then baking a cake. ___.
11. When working in a group I enjoy summarizing people’s thoughts. ___.
12. Multiple-choice tests are usually easy for me. ___.
13. Someday I'd like to join a march to show my concern for others. ___.
14. I’d like to learn how to play guitar or another instrument for fun. ___.
15. One favorite activity is keeping a personal journal. ___.
16. As I read texts, I make more sense of it by outlining each chapter. ___.
17. Choosing the best metaphor in a poem is meaningful and I do it well. ___.
18. I love the challenge of participating and sometimes leading teams. ___.
19. When dining in a restaurant, I enjoy listening to background music.
20. I enjoy walking alone at times rather than having someone join me.
21. When I read novels I often compare personal choices I would make. ___.
22. When following a map, I can usually find destinations easily. ___.
23. After I've been to a concert, I hear melodies in my mind for days. ___.
24. Whenever I catch fish, I love to clean and cook them on a campfire. ___.
25. I enjoy singing in a choir, even in a busy week. ___.
26. When I write I tend to base stories on personal experience. ___.
27. I easily identify patterns and derive larger meanings from data. ___.
28. In all four seasons I learn from and enjoy observing nature change. ___.
29. My best thinking surfaces when I brainstorm with other people. ___.
30. Helping others complete a project brings me a lot of satisfaction. ___.
31. Finding solutions for numerical problems is fun. ___.
32. I would like to write a joint public relations press release. ___.
33. I often schedule sports like golf, tennis or softball into my  calendar. ___.
34. I would leap at chance to act out appropriate gestures in a play. ___.
35. I'd like to learn more about me by completing an interest inventory. ___.
36. Learning new dance steps or moving to music brings me satisfaction. ___.
37. As I walk in woods I often pause to observe wild animals’ habits. ___.
38. I am drawn to water outside, such as lakes, creeks, rivers or oceans. ___.
39. I would enjoy writing an essay for a contest. ___.
40. Sometimes I awake early so I can go outside to watch the sunrise. ___.

Ready for the big answer...? Score your survey by circling items related to each intelligence.  See your stronger gifts, then glance at what your intelligences look like in real life.

Verbal-Linguistic:  7, 9, 11, 17, 39

Logical-Mathematical: 2, 12, 16, 27, 31

Visual-Spatial: 3, 4, 6, 10, 22

Musical: 8, 14, 19, 23, 25

Bodily-Kinesthetic: 1, 5, 33, 34, 36

Interpersonal:    13, 18, 29, 30, 32

Intrapersonal:    15, 20, 21, 26, 35

Naturalistic: 24, 28, 37, 38, 40

In the next few posts I’ll suggest ways to rely more on your unique mix of intelligences ... to solve zingers at work in fun and unique ways. What do you think… now that you know a bit more about the real you?