Do you realise that when you are participating in self development you are accessing both side s of your brain?

The right side of your brain is the creative part, with no logic applied. This is complemented by the left side of your brain which then applies the logic and intellect.

So how is this applied when you are learning?

Firstly, you open your mind to receiving training, by becoming receptive to what is being taught to you, then the creativity flows from the right side of the brain.

It is amazing what happens when you block the left side of your brain, ignore any logic and just let your creativity flow (depending on what subject you are learning of course!). So many people are unaware of their own capabilities, purely down to letting the logic, intellect and sense of reason kick in. We allow ourselves to think that it’s a “silly idea” or that we “can’t do something” – instead of relaxing into our own creativity.

Naturally when you are learning a logical topic, such as science or maths, the left side of your brain is king. It will be essential then to quash the right side of the brain and let the logic and intellect make sense of the topic.

I was recently opened to this revelation during a course I attending on writing magazine features, and it prompted me into thinking... how many people are in the world, who don’t know just how capable they are?

Carol Saunders, Director