Multiple Intelligences

As Howard Gardner argues in the groundbreaking classic Frames of Mind, to limit our understanding of intelligence to “book smarts” misses much of what makes human beings amazing. Someone who plays an instrument well is exhibiting intelligence. So, too, someone who knows how to do physical comedy—is their mastery of their movements and the space around them not brilliant? And to have a profound knowledge of their own self, their relationships with others, and relationships between others, too, is to show great intelligence as well.

As thought-provoking as Daniel Goleman's Emotional Intelligence, psychologist Mary-Elaine Jacobsen's The Gifted Adult draws on a wide range of groundbreaking research and her own clinical experience to show America's 20 million gifted adults how to identify and free their extraordinary potential. The Gifted Adult presents the first practical tool for rating your Evolutionary Intelligence Quotient through an in-depth personality-type profile.

Investment remains one of the most essential steps toward enjoying financial freedom in the future. This book will help you prepare for market shifts by using tools to track the various cycles of the financial world. When you can interpret these cycles, you can predict market changes and invest accordingly. Of course, not every change is totally predictable in the stock market. However, building a knowledgeable and flexible mindset for what is to come can help you capitalize on whatever direction the market chooses to flow.