Day 2 Paul Mitchell (plugged in, forward forcus, learning journey, non-linear notetaking, general hair and cranium)

Agenda:

1. Plugged In
2. Forward Focus
3. Learning Journey
4. Non-Linear Notetaking
5. General Info on Hair and Cranium

For Paul Mitchell's Plugged In we were assigned a code to register so we could access Masters Library, Mentorship Portfolio, Questionnaire and Instructions, Mentor Profiles, Educational Materials, Advanced, Academy Benefits, FUNraising Materials, DVDs, Caper Photos and Videos, and Product Knowledge.

We also took a Multiple Intelligence Questionnaire (micubed.com) that was able to identify your type of learning.  There are 7 Intelligences that this is based off of.  I found it a really interesting quiz to where you answered questions and also identified which stick figure you identified with.  From the results it hit me spot on with my learning type.  "It's not how smart you are, but how you are smart".

Forward Focus Thinking was covered by drawing a circle, dividing in half.  The left side was identified with a - and the right a +.  The - is the back side which is negative words (ex. don't, can't, shouldn't, no, never, won't) and the + is the front side which is positive words (ex. will, do, excited, family, life, can, proud).
Steps in Forward Focus Thinking:

1. Recognize where you are
2. Make a 10% shift
3. Practice the 3 laws of the mind
4. Ask Forward Focused Questions

 3 Laws of the mind:
You can only focus on one thing at a time
The mind cannot avoid a don't
You move towards what you focus on

Forward Focused Questions:  (Criteria for these are open ended, phrased so you have end in mind, focused on present or future (never past) (what, how, where, when)
What is the best thing that happened to me today?
How can I improve the situation?
Where are you doing?
What are the things that make me the happiest?


FACE (a praising process)
Find what is working
Acknowledge it
Celebrate it
Enjoy your victory

We went over Values vs Behaviors.  We then covered the Team Vision which involves the role you choose to play.
20% are Visionaries: Leaders within the organization who see and support the vision
50% are Fence Sitters: Team members who are not fully committed to the vision
30% are Resisters: Team members within the organization who resist, criticize and undermine the vision (typically these are people who have lost their dream so they will take yours as well)

We were able to look at different types of note taking which makes me think I'm going to change up my note taking style because I like some of the other ways.

We took the Stringer or Grouper Quiz in which there is no right or wrong answer.  I ended up being a Grouper which I definitely identify with after looking over the descriptions.

1. When studying one unfamiliar subject, you:
   a. prefer to gather information from diverse topic areas.
   b. prefer to focus on one topic.
2. You would rather:
   a. know a little about a great many subjects
   b. become an expert on just one subject
3. When studying from a textbook, you:
   a. skip ahead and read chapters of special interest out of sequence
   b. work systematically from one chapter to the next, not moving on until you have understood earlier material
4. When asking people for information about some subject of interest, you:
   a. tend to ask broad questions that call for rather general answers
   b. tend to ask narrow questions that demand specific answers
5. When browsing in a library or bookstore, you:
   a. roam around looking at books on many different subjects
   b. stay more or less in one place, looking at books on just a couple of subjects
6. You are best at remembering:
   a. general principles
   b. specific facts
7. When performing some tasks, you:
   a. like to have background information not strictly related to the work
   b. prefer to concentrate only on strictly relevant information
8. You think that educators should:
   a. give students exposure to a wide range of subjects in college
   b. ensure that students mainly acquire in-depth knowledge related to their specialties
9. When on vacation, you would rather:
   a. spend a short amount of time in several places
   b. stay in one place the whole time and get to know it well
10. When learning something, you would rather:
    a. follow general guidelines
    b. work with a detailed plan of action 

  If you scored six or more a's on the test, you are a grouper. If you scored six or more b's, you're a stringer. If your a's and b's were close to equal, you find both approaches congenial and can choose the one that best fits the subject at hand.

If you want to learn about your learning style as a grouper, click here and if you want to learn about your learning style as a stringer, click here.
I found it eye opening to say the least.

Properties of the Hair and Skin and the skeletal system of the head was over viewed. I learned that in regards to density of hair, blondes have the highest number of individual strands of hair per 1 square inch of scalp.
Blondes: 140,000 hairs
Brown: 110,000 hairs
Black: 108,000 hairs
Red: 80,000 hairs

Condition of hair and hair analysis covered: 
Texture:
coarse, medium, and fine hair.
Porosity:
low, average, high
Elasticity
Density

I am still really enjoying my classes.  I actually look forward to going which doesn't normally happen at the universities I've attended.


Found a diagram to illustrate the Growth Cycles of Hair: