#structured thinking

A success mindset just doesn't come naturally to the majority of us. Authors of "Wealth Can't Wait", David Osborn and Paul Morris claim it´s just a question of training the brain correctly, and success would soon follow. According to the authors of the book, if a decision is made to be wealthy, a person´s career is actually irrelevant. It just becomes a question of realizing the actions required to become wealthy in any particular career.

They say that the 3 most important commitments to be made are to be the very best at what we do, start with the end goal in mind, and finally make sure our career is actually something we enjoy doing. They also point out 2 important questions to ask ourselves with regard to our idea of wealth... "What does wealth mean to you? And, what wealth do you want in your life?" They also explain the importance of creating extra motivation and a success mindset in order to achieve any financial goal.

They describe how people in a career they don’t love will know the effort it takes in order to get to work, which involves a lot of effort, and that's just to get started in the morning. On the other hand, they say people who do something they love or are passionate about, require no effort to get started in the morning, so these are the people who become more productive and successful, just by doing what they love doing, with wealth following in no time at all.

According to the Saltori system of thinking, anyone who wants to attain the life of their dreams, will need to understand how structured thinking is the key to getting full control back of our destiny. Personal development guru, Andy Shaw explains that without a full understanding of the Saltori system, people would almost certainly end up remaining trapped in the same level they are in now. He adds: "This is a very common mindset scenario as our mind and life aren´t static, so if we aren´t expanding our life, then by default we are actually contracting".

Mental health problems in the twenty-first century have been the subject of headlines world-wide, as financial pressures make it more difficult for people to attain overall joy and serenity in their busy lives.

After ending up as a victim himself to bankruptcy in 2010, world-renowned personal development specialist Andy Shaw used structured thinking to turn his own life around on its head. His successes persuaded him to dedicate his life to teaching his newly-developed Saltori mindset to the whole world, with seemingly incredible outcomes.

Speaking in a press interview, Shaw's representative Peter Halm explained: "The world is struggling more than ever, and we all have to discover how to let go, relax and simply focus on ensuring we are the very best possible variation of ourselves. Andy gets floods of e-mails daily saying just how much he has been helping different people to turn their lives around, from 100+ countries and from all walks of life. Whether it's individuals who have been let down in previous relationships, or individuals who are falling apart under pressures at work, Andy's yet to hear from anybody who's tried his system out and failed to get a positive outcome."

Shaw's teachings can be found on his website in bite-sized written chapters, videos and short articles as part of his Saltori thinking system, and particularly developed to be built effortlessly into a person's life, while producing maximum effects. Shaw has been teaching his followers the best ways to take advantage of their mindset to understand precisely where any hurt is coming from, whilst training them to see the favorable elements of any real life scenario.

Have you ever found yourself drowning in a sea of ideas during a brainstorming session, unsure how to organise your thoughts effectively? Or perhaps you’ve struggled to break down a complex problem into manageable parts? If so, you’re not alone. Many professionals face these challenges daily, especially in the fast-paced world of product development and business strategy. Recently, I had an…

Moody’s structured Thinking: Improving Sme Business Environment in Japan Boosts Auto Loan Performance

Moody’s Investors Service says the default rate of corporate auto loans in Japan has declined, owing to an improvement in the operating environment for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and stronger credit screening by lenders.The decline in the default rate is credit positive for Japanese auto loan asset backed securitizations (ABS) that have corporate auto loans as the underlying…

Life is full of new situations, and when faced with a new situation, how do you respond?

Most engineers, myself included, have spent a lot of time learning various mental models that can be used to explain, predict, and reason about these new situations. This approach has been best described by Charlie Munger and Ray Dalio. It's no surprise that both of these gentlemen come from finance, a world dominated by structured...

heart vs brain - left brain right brain

When to use each

Social or party situations: go-with-the-flow usually dominates because it's faster (more fun), less stressful (more fun), and decisions in these contexts tend to be easy / driven by first-order factors. For example, suppose you need to decide where to eat, or which movie to watch with some friends. In this case, getting a stress-free decision is usually more important than an optimal one.

"Strategic" decisions (in biz or personal settings, like career planning / getting married / business strategy / investing): structured thinking

Meeting people: use go-with-the-flow when possible, i.e. unless you really do need to judge/understand them. Meeting people in social settings tends to call for go with the flow, and business settings call for judging/understanding.

Starting a company or being a CEO calls for a tricky combination of both approaches. (I'll write more about this later, but the short version is: you have very imperfect information and things are changing rapidly, so you have to update your reasoning often and be okay with having imperfect models.)

I am a young woman, slowly adjusting to and acknowledging the realities of living- not just in a world of adults, but in a world where everyone has to co-exist. I can no longer hide behind a facade of childlike ignorance. Despite this, I am not jaded. I was, for a while-- but I was shocked out of it. Experiences like people reaching out to me and trying to understand help me see the light even if I chose to ignore it.

Every day is an experiment for me, an opportunity to try out new things and see what happens. I push myself to take chances. Yesterday, I was waiting for my bus, and I saw a girl probably my age. We were both sitting down, and I noticed the lacrosse stick she had. I asked about it. She mentioned that she was going to a game, but she wasn't sure where it was. My suggestion was that she asked the driver about it, and I wished her a sincere good luck coupled with a smile.

Looking back at that, I don't expect things like that from myself. The usual me would have overthought it and posed questions like: What if she's mean? What if she doesn't want to talk? I just went with it. I'm looking to free myself from the limitations I've forever imposed on myself. I'm embracing that I can be both loving towards myself and others, that I can be dynamic and unpredictable and still be me.