Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life: How to Unlock Your Full Potential for Success and Achievement

ABSTRACT INTELLIGENCE
Your tenth form of intelligence is 
abstract
, or conceptual intelli-
gence. This is the kind of intelligence possessed by an Einstein who
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could see himself riding on a beam of light and as a result was able
to formulate the theory of relativity, which completely revolution-
ized the field of physics.
The scientist F. A. Kekule saw a great snake curling back on it-
self and grasping its own tail. He recognized it as a clue to the ring-
like structure of the benzene molecule, a critical discovery for our
century.
Often in your life, you will get a sudden idea or picture that
combines several factors into a new synthesis. This can turn out to
be a new business idea, such as Ray Kroc had when he observed the
mass production methods for cooking hamburgers and french fries
developed by the McDonald brothers of San Bernardino. With that
insight, he started the 30,000-unit McDonald’s Corporation.
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