The Art of Learning and Self-Development: Your Competitive Edge(Your Competitive Edge Series)

About the Book

The top achievers learn the most and apply what they learn; therefore, there is no skill, information, or lesson more vital than learning how to learn.

This book is a must-read for business executives, entrepreneurs, people interested in personal development, trainers, teachers, and students. We live in a world where, more and more, we succeed based on what we know rather than what task we perform.  Authors, Jim Stovall and Ray Hull, PhD are lifelong learners and teachers of successful best practices across a wide spectrum of topics including learning and education. Read this book to understand more about:

• The ways people learn
• Action steps for learning
• New methods to learn
• How learning will help you achieve your goals  

Universal in appeal and highly accessible, this book acts as a spotlight on the truth that there is no one seeking any goal who doesn’t need to learn how to learn!

 

Table of Contents:

• CHAPTER ONE - Learning about Learning
• CHAPTER TWO - The Process of Learning: When Does Learning Begin?
• CHAPTER THREE - Learning to Learn
• CHAPTER FOUR - The Neuroscience of Learning
• CHAPTER FIVE -Learning to Live
• CHAPTER SIX - What Is Involved in Learning?
• CHAPTER SEVEN - Living to Learn
• CHAPTER EIGHT - Learning Is a Never-Ending Adventure
• CHAPTER NINE - Learning and Teaching
• CHAPTER TEN - Cognition as the Basis for Learning: How Do We Learn?
• CHAPTER ELEVEN - Learning Recap
• About Jim Stovall
• About Ray H. Hull, PhD

About the Author :
Jim Stovall has been a National Olympic weightlifting champion, the President of the Emmy Award-winning Narrative Television Network, and a highly sought after author and platform speaker. He is the author of the best selling book, The Ultimate Gift, which is now a major motion picture starring James Garner and Abigail Breslin. Six of his other novels have also been made into movies with several more in production. Steve Forbes, president and CEO of Forbes magazine, says, “Jim Stovall is one of the most extraordinary men of our era.”  For his work in making television accessible to our nation’s 13 million blind and visually impaired people, The President’s Committee on Equal Opportunity selected Jim Stovall as the Entrepreneur of the Year. He was also chosen as the International Humanitarian of the Year, joining Jimmy Carter, Nancy Reagan, and Mother Teresa as recipients of this honor. More information is available at www.jimstovall.com   Ray Hull, PhD brings over twenty-five years experience in training those who desire success in public speaking, speech clarity, voice enhancement, and professional image/style and etiquette. His education includes a BA in Communications and Drama–McPherson College; the MA in Communication Disorders–University of South Dakota; and the PhD in Neurosciences of communication–University of Denver. Beside teaching public speaking at the university level, he brings a lifetime of experience in public speaking with over 300 public appearances in the U.S. and other countries to large and small audiences; successful theatrical experience, and professional radio and television production and on-microphone/camera experience to those who he instructs.

Review :
“Jim Stovall is one of the most remarkable and inspiring individuals of this age—or any age. His example of doing good and great things in the face of what others would consider to be debilitating challenges is uplifting and inspiring.”
–Steve Forbes