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Finding Your Multiple Intelligences

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What are Multiple Intelligences?

There are 8 Multiple Intelligences, two of which we are all familiar with: Linguistic and Logical/Mathematical, and 6 more which are not so well-known. These are: Visual/Spacial Intelligence, Body Kinesthetic, Musical, Interpersonal, Intrapersonal and Naturalist. Two more are currently being studied.

"Intelligence", in the past,has been defined as the ability to reason, to plan, to solve problems, to understand ideas, to use language, and as a result, to learn new things. It is now becoming clear that we all have Multiple Intelligences.

However, this limited definition of 'Intelligence' only takes into account two of the 'Multiple Intelligences' that we now know are available to us. What were those two intelligences?

'Linguistic' and 'Logical-Mathematical' Intelligences are the two intelligences we are all familiar with, because they were taught and tested in the school system, and used to measure IQ.

It looks like the Intelligence Quotient commonly known as your IQ may soon be an outmoded way to measure intelligence. Why? Because it's now clear, that there are other forms of intelligence that are just as important, which haven't been taken into consideration. And the world needs all of them.

Where did this New Concept of Multiple Intelligences Come From?

The term "multiple intelligences" was coined by psychologist, Dr. Howard Gardner in 1983, to include the six other intelligences we use everyday. He recognized that we all tend to develop a preference for some intelligences over others, and to use these more than the others as our preferred ways of learning, thinking, and operating in the world.

Get a Detailed Description of Each of the Multiple Intelligences

Would you like to get a detailed description of the eight intelligences: Linguistic, Logical-Mathematical, Visual-Spatial, Kinesthetic, Musical, Interpersonal, Intrapersonal and Naturalist?

Go and download your Career Manual 1 - Five Easy Career Tests to Do Right Now!
In this ebook you'll find detailed descriptions of the the 8 Multiple Intelligences plus detailed descriptions of each of the 6 Work Styles, the 25 Work Values, and the 22 Central Motivations.


Two New Intelligences Making Their Debut

Recently, Dr. Gardner expanded these eight, to include two more: Existential Intelligence and Moral-Ethical Intelligence. But not enough is known about these yet, to be able to measure them. So we will focus on the eight that have been formally declared, up to now.

How can this information help me in getting a job?

We bring who we are into our careers and jobs. Once you know what your unique intelligences are, you can look for jobs that put the emphasis on those.

Different Multiple Intelligences are used in different jobs. Guess what kind of intelligence a guitar-player needs? What about a gymnast, or a hockey player? What kind of intelligence does a cartoonist need? Knowing what kind of intelligences you have developed a preference for, will allow you to look for jobs where those intelligences are needed.

For example, if you knew you had a highly developed artistic intelligence, but couldn't sing a note, or play a musical instrument, would you look for work in the 'Field of Music'? If you did, you'd be at a major disadvantage, and you'd soon find that out. You would be much more successful, following your natural intelligence into the 'Field of Art'.

And if you had a highly developed 'naturalist' intelligence, it would make more sense to look for work doing something related to nature, or the environment.

If you were one of those people who was mathematically challenged, or had difficulty with grammar or writing essays, you can take heart. You most likely favor a different kind of intelligence, that wasn't taught in the School System. Now is your chance to find out which of all these intelligences you excel in.

How to analyze what intelligences are needed in a specific job?

For a quick method of checking any job you are considering, to see if it uses your preferred intelligences, see The Quick Job Analysis Guide.



Ready to try the Multiple Intelligences Inventory?

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Go and download your copy of Career Manual 1 - Five Easy Career Tests .
In this ebook you'll find the Multiple Intelligences Inventory, the Work Styles Inventory, the Work Values Inventory, the Personality Test and the Central Motivations Quiz, ready to take.
Follow the quick and easy steps to doing the Multiple Intelligences Inventory, to find out which of the 8 Intelligences you have developed in your life. This is one of the keys to selecting the right job.
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