| A few years ago, Dr. Robert Hartley of the University of
London was struggling to find ways to help disadvantaged kids raise their
dismal grades. He remembered once when he was in school he'd been totally
blocked on an essay. Finally, the young Hartley wondered how a famous newscaster
would handle the question. At the desperate point, he started imagining
he was the commentator - and words began to flow.
Could this help others? Hartley turned to a group of kids who'd done
poorly on simple picture matching tests. "Think of someone you know who
is very clever," he told the kids. "Now be an actor. Close your eyes, imagine
you're that clever person, and do the test the way she or he would." |
Scores soared. The slow kids imagined they were clever -
and became clever. They did as well as the high achievers. Which was too
much for one little boy, "Aw, it wasn't me," he protested. "It was the
clever one that did it!"
Hartley's kids took a first step. A lot of people are soaring to high
achievement by going all out in imagining they are someone or something
else. To find out how, check the Superlearning®
2000 book. |
