You are smart.
You're smart. You really are. And so are each of your kids, your spouse, your co-workers and your boss. But what kind of smart may be vastly different. I love the book 7 Kinds of Smart: Identifying and Developing Your Multiple Intelligences by Thomas Armstrong. His theory of multiple intelligences transformed my thinking about what it means to be smart—because in our culture, the traditional way we view smart is very limited. And limiting. Our society values logical and verbal smarts while often overlooking all the other amazing attributes that make each of us truly gifted. So, you wonder, what exactly are the types of smart? • Word Smart – expressing verbal intelligence • Picture Smart – thinking with your mind's eye • Music Smart – Making the most of your melodic mind • Body Smart – Using your kinesthetic intelligence • Logic Smart – [...]