Jim Kwik

So I had an unfortunate accident, or some people would say fortunate accident. I was in kindergarten class. I took a really bad fall. I rushed to the emergency room, I knocked unconscious, lost all this blood, and just... Bedouin really showed up us in school. I had poor focus, poor memory. I just didn't learn. I had processing issues.

Teachers would have to repeat themselves over and over again, and then I would eventually learn to pretend to understand, but I didn't really understand. Took me three years just to learn how to read like the other kids. That was very embarrassing. A lot of self-esteem issues, as you can imagine, a lot of self-doubt, belief in myself.

Teachers would have to repeat themselves over and over again, and then I would eventually learn to pretend to understand, but I didn't really understand. Took me three years just to learn how to read like the other kids. That was very embarrassing. A lot of self-esteem issues, as you can imagine, a lot of self-doubt, belief in myself.

Teachers would have to repeat themselves over and over again, and then I would eventually learn to pretend to understand, but I didn't really understand. Took me three years just to learn how to read like the other kids. That was very embarrassing. A lot of self-esteem issues, as you can imagine, a lot of self-doubt, belief in myself.

When I was nine years old, I was slowing down in class and being pretty teased a lot. Teacher came to my defense. She pointed to me from the whole class and said, leave that kid alone. That's the boy with the broken brain. That's where that moniker came in. She had great intentions, I'm sure. But all I took from it was, wow, I didn't know I was broken.

When I was nine years old, I was slowing down in class and being pretty teased a lot. Teacher came to my defense. She pointed to me from the whole class and said, leave that kid alone. That's the boy with the broken brain. That's where that moniker came in. She had great intentions, I'm sure. But all I took from it was, wow, I didn't know I was broken.

When I was nine years old, I was slowing down in class and being pretty teased a lot. Teacher came to my defense. She pointed to me from the whole class and said, leave that kid alone. That's the boy with the broken brain. That's where that moniker came in. She had great intentions, I'm sure. But all I took from it was, wow, I didn't know I was broken.

And that became my belief system, my inner dialogue. So every time I did badly in school, I would always say, oh, because I have the broken brain. And that became my reality. So that label became my limit. I struggled all through school, middle school, junior high, high school, barely able to pass.

And that became my belief system, my inner dialogue. So every time I did badly in school, I would always say, oh, because I have the broken brain. And that became my reality. So that label became my limit. I struggled all through school, middle school, junior high, high school, barely able to pass.

And that became my belief system, my inner dialogue. So every time I did badly in school, I would always say, oh, because I have the broken brain. And that became my reality. So that label became my limit. I struggled all through school, middle school, junior high, high school, barely able to pass.

But eventually I found a mentor when I was 18, and it really opened up my mind to the power that we had between our ears. I started studying brain science, adult learning theory, ancient mnemonics. I wanted to find out Like, how did people remember things thousands of years ago when there weren't printing presses and the internet?

But eventually I found a mentor when I was 18, and it really opened up my mind to the power that we had between our ears. I started studying brain science, adult learning theory, ancient mnemonics. I wanted to find out Like, how did people remember things thousands of years ago when there weren't printing presses and the internet?

But eventually I found a mentor when I was 18, and it really opened up my mind to the power that we had between our ears. I started studying brain science, adult learning theory, ancient mnemonics. I wanted to find out Like, how did people remember things thousands of years ago when there weren't printing presses and the internet?

And, uh, yeah, a light switch flipped on and I just, after 60 days, you know, my, my grades improved and just my life improved after that. And I couldn't help, but help other people. So I'm in my early fifties. I've been doing this for over three decades and it's just my mission to build better, brighter brains. No, no brain left behind.

And, uh, yeah, a light switch flipped on and I just, after 60 days, you know, my, my grades improved and just my life improved after that. And I couldn't help, but help other people. So I'm in my early fifties. I've been doing this for over three decades and it's just my mission to build better, brighter brains. No, no brain left behind.

And, uh, yeah, a light switch flipped on and I just, after 60 days, you know, my, my grades improved and just my life improved after that. And I couldn't help, but help other people. So I'm in my early fifties. I've been doing this for over three decades and it's just my mission to build better, brighter brains. No, no brain left behind.

That's a wonderful question. I realized as a coach in this space that it's not how smart you are, it's how are you smart. And it's a very subtle difference. It's not how smart you are, it's how are you smart. And that we all have genius and intelligence that expresses itself in different ways.

That's a wonderful question. I realized as a coach in this space that it's not how smart you are, it's how are you smart. And it's a very subtle difference. It's not how smart you are, it's how are you smart. And that we all have genius and intelligence that expresses itself in different ways.

That's a wonderful question. I realized as a coach in this space that it's not how smart you are, it's how are you smart. And it's a very subtle difference. It's not how smart you are, it's how are you smart. And that we all have genius and intelligence that expresses itself in different ways.

You know, in school, you're right, they taught you what to learn, like math and history or science, but there are no classes on how to learn. And I think if there's one skill for all of us to get better at, to make our lives easier, you know, to be more productive, to raise our level of success, is our ability to learn rapidly.