Think Bigger and Amplify Your Success with Mind Mapping Software
Do you wish you could make a bigger impact in your career?
Maybe the reason it’s not happening is that you’re not thinking big enough. You’re playing it too safe.
It’s not exactly your fault. It’s human nature to think within a narrow range of possibilities. We’re creatures of habit. Our brains follow well-worn paths of thinking, rarely venturing outside of them unless we’re forced to do so.
It takes some disciplined creative thinking and problem-solving to throw off your blinders and think more broadly.
Laterally.
Boldly.
Creatively.
Did you know that the right tool can help you throw off the shackles of your habitual thinking?
Mind mapping software is a great catalyst to help you think bigger and more expansively about your future potential and opportunities.
Here are 7 ways it can help you to THINK BIG:
Think as big as you’d like
You have more room to expand your thinking then you would on paper, a whiteboard or a flip chart. Most mind mapping software has an infinite canvas.
You can create as many branches as you need to explore different possibilities and map them out in as much detail as you need. You decide how to shape your thinking.
For the most part, the tool gets out of the way of you and your determined-to-make-a-mark-on-the-universe brain.
Capture rich details
Mind maps aren’t just about words. You can add images, icons, symbols, links, attachments and much more to your software-produced mind map. In other words, you can make it uniquely your own — a tangible representation of your best and most creative thoughts.
Awesome. right?
Rearrange your ideas at will
You can rearrange, organize and combine ideas until they make the most sense to you. What does that mean?
Brain dump, baby!
When you’re brainstorming and the ideas are coming hot and heavy, you can simply record them — without worrying about how they’re organized.
Capture now. Organize and make sense later.
With a tool that creates this little friction, you can capture your ideas quickly and keep the creative flow going! Some of the best mind mapping programs even have brainstorming modes, which enable you to quickly capture ideas, one right after the other, using just the keyboard.
Whether you’re brainstorming solo or are standing at the front of a room full of your colleagues, acting as the facilitator and scribe of your latest mind meld, you’ll appreciate this unique capability of mind mapping software.
Employ brainstorming techniques
Mind mapping software enables you to engage in “sleight of head” exercises to explore bold new possibilities.
For example, picture an ideal future scenario. Capture that in rich detail in our mind map. Then work your way back to the present, mapping out the steps you would need to take to get to the career utopia you’ve envisioned.
You can also utilize creative thinking tools like SCAMPER to expand upon your ideas and consider them from different perspectives.
Capture your research
You can use a mind map to capture your online research, as you explore what’s possible and what others have done in related fields or industries that you could adapt to your situation.
Convert your best ideas into action
You can translate your Really Big Idea into an action plan by converting topics into tasks, complete with priority levels and start and end dates.
It’s time to get started with thinking BIGGER!
Learn more about the ways in which mind mapping software can help you supercharge your ideas and possibilities here.
