My Relationship with MindManager
Today someone directly confronted me about my use of MindManager and I discovered a percepeption that I fear many others might have and therefore would like to take the time to address.I do boast my appreciation and interest in MindManager quite often. Whether it may be on this blog, or in a classroom I often share my praise for MindManager as it has become infused in much of my life. It has provided excessive assistance in my GTD lifesyle and continues to grow with me as I make the transition from college student to business professional.
I don't use MindManager for everything though and I don't consider it to be the must have application for everyone. It has it's faults (I only wish I had time to share them with MindJet) as any program does but the benifts it provides for particular tasks like Brainstorming, organizing class notes, or becoming a digital inbox that securely holds all my creative ideas surely allow me to brag a bit about it every now and then. I don't expect everyone to all of a sudden start using it and quite frankly there are some people I would politely ask not to use it as their brain operates differently from the way a mind map works and feel they would be forcing themselves on a piece of software that is made to be free flowing and non restrictive.
I don't recieve a commission if you buy the software and I don't get paid to talk highly about it. I merely just wish to share my recomendation for something that has played a large role in my current life.
With that said I do in fact use MindManager everyday. It does sit on my desktop and I do use ResultsManager to manage my class tasks and assignments. (I still have to make a Dorko Demo of that!!!) I will continue to share my encounters with MindManager as time permits and look forward to taking it with me into the world of pharmaceuitical sales. At this time MindManager will not get me a job that allows me to showcase my talents but it does allow me to orgazine the information that will!
To end on a positive note I will leave you with a snap shot of my latest map that I used to orgazine all my notes from a recent test. Basically it is a map that has the central topic as the theme of the exam but then bifrucates off into seperate topics that relate to a specific lecture. It is just one of many instances where I actually use MindManager!
posted by Jason Dorko at 7:44 AM
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Hi Jason,
No need to be defensive. MindManager is a transformational technolgy that impacts my life everyday. I use it for both professional and personal productivity and am a little sad for those how don't "get it".
Good luck with your pharmaceutical sales aspirations but as a Sr Dir of Quality Systems for a small specialty pharma company it seems that you could leverage your obvious intelligence and communication skills more effectively in IT or Technical Operations.
Thanks for a great site,
R
Thanks for the comment! Again I wish more people would use it and I feel like I am a Technology Innovator in my own right! Now I just have to take it with me to the business world and hope to infuse the technology on more people there! :)
Yes my career path is an unusual one. I was implanted with the idea of dentistry for quite some time however I always knew I loved business. Becoming a dentist seemed like it would offer the perfect mix of these areas, combining my love of biology, physiology, and desire to assist others while running a successful business. My growth in business was stunted by this ideology and I continued down a path in biology for quite some time. I did pick up some CSE class down the road but it hasn't been till my last year that I decided to jump ship and follow my true passion. I am throwing a MIS minor into my bag of tricks in hopes that some documented business experience will help me in my job search. I would however love to get a degree in sales and marketing, an MBA or even some IT training to help in my efforts to lead others. I know once I am given the opportunity to showcase my skills in technology, science, business, and communication I will quickly move up the ranks. At the time being though it's all about establishing some credentials that will permit a company to invest in my enthusiastic nature. I thank you for your praise and I am very eager to see where I end up when all is said is done. The current arrow points towards a career in pharmaceutical sales but I will not stifle my skills if they wish to lead me in other directions later down the road.
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