Fluent Brain

Biggerplate is an invaluable resource for people interested in mind mapping. It provides over 300,000 free mind maps, which were viewed over 3 Million times! Its community is growing at a feverish pace, and is now up to close to 40,000 members.

I had the pleasure of interviewing Liam Hughes, founder of Biggerplate, to tell us about their new Biggerplate Unplugged events.

1. Tell us a bit about yourself and Biggerplate

I am the founder of the mind map library and community at Biggerplate.com. The original idea for Biggerplate arose when I was in my final year of university. I was using mapping software in my studies, and thought it would be great if there was a central library of academic mind maps that could provide key information in an adaptable and ‘brain friendly’ format – so we built it.

Over time, business users have really taken over Biggerplate, and there is now a fantastic mix of business and education map examples and templates that are available to view and download for free. Biggerplate has grown into one of the leading sources of mind mapping content and community in the world, with roughly 40,000 registered members from around the globe sharing and downloading mind maps on a wide range of subjects!
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On August 8th, Fluent Brain had the great privilege of having Peter Cheung for its August Monthly Mentor.

Peter Cheung is a founding partner and President of Alture Properties. Peter is also a founding partner in Peak Performance Investment Ltd., and was instrumental in growing the company to significant real estate holdings in less than three years. Peter is an active (REIN) Real Estate Investment Network member and won Player of the Year in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 for having the highest real estate acquisitions. He was also awarded for his contributions to the community in 2009 and 2011. Peter graduated with a B.Sc. from Simon Fraser University in 1992, and has lived in Vancouver since 1981. (more…)

Timo Kiander is the Productive Superdad.

Thinking of it, he really sounds like a superdad:

• He has a kid
• He’s building his online business on the side
• He has a full-time day job
• And he has very time-consuming hobbies (he’s a marathoner and a triathlete)

Timo teaches people on how to increase their productivity and improve their time management. He interviewed me this week on the topic of mind mapping, as a powerful.

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Have you ever heard the phrase “Do what you love and the money will come”? Well, it’s true. But nobody teaches you how to find what you love. And then, once you have found it, you need the right strategies in place to monetize it.

Justin Brokop has spent the past 8 years studying the formula of how to find your voice – your unique passion, talents, conscience, and vision. As a strategic consultant and speaker, Justin spends most of his time helping people transform their careers.

On the last Monthly Mentor call, Justin guided the audience by the hand to:

• uncover their passion
• identify their genius
• and find their WHY

He revealed his step-by-step secret formula that he uses with his private consulting clients, and how visual facilitation can transform the way people show up.

People from across North America have paid him thousands of dollars to guide them on this journey.

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