About Ellen Weber and MITA
Dr. Ellen Weber lives by risk, adventure and surprise. An entrepreneur, Ellen describes herself as a pathfinder for change. And that she is. Check out her path-finding biography in learning and see her leadership renewal biography.
To work with Dr. Weber and witness her amazing brain in action is both a challenge and fun wrapped into one bundle.
MITA, a world recognized model to increase motivation and achievement, is foundational to Ellen’s work. She certifies leaders and learners to transform stubborn barriers into new neuron pathways toward renewed goals. In short, MITA brings higher motivation and productivity through five straightforward and doable steps.
For example, MITA’s five steps ratcheted up my motivation and achievement to be more of the person I really wanted to be…
1. Question… take nothing for granted. As I began to question, follow curiosity and see new possibilities, the quest for answers helped me learn and grow in ways I never thought possible. Ellen’s unique 2-footed question leaves no brain behind.
2. Target… Ellen often asks where I see myself five years down the road. If you get stuck in daily details, life can carry you along with no real purpose… Since I want to be a contributor to others, I see the big picture and set the plans to get there. By daily targets, and organizing priorities, I jot daily plans without losing sight of the overall vision…that you see in your mind’s eye.
3. Expect… Dr. Weber often asks, What do you expect, anyway? Most people don’t really have a clue so they can’t guide others. Yet to expect is to see your finished product in living colors, shapes, sizes and animations. It offers the brain an advanced organizer and invites the mind to leap forward, to fill in the dots, and to create art and science for quality outcomes. At the MITA International Brain Based Center we often expect the moon, for instance, and it tends to come to our daily roundtables, in fine blue cheese pieces. What do you expect, anyway?
4. Move… Each person’s born with eight intelligences. What we do with our gifts and talents can pave the way for a rich and satisfying career. Ellen encouraged me to ask, “How am I smart?” My first response was that I was not smart… I made that decision since I was not Valedictorian or Salutatorian of my class. Ellen helped me to see that intelligence involves so much more than what we previously thought and what a billion dollar test taking industry wants to keep in place. Intelligence is evidenced through problem solving skills, creativity, ability to organize and analyze, many of which are not truly tested because much ambiguity is involved and intelligence crosses disciplines. IQ’s not fixed as “experts” once thought at the end of the 19th and early part of the 20th century when IQ tests were first formulated. Because of current neuroscience research, experts now view intelligence differently. The question is not “How smart are you? As Ellen saw through her university research, the question is… “How are you smart?”… and additionally, “Where are you headed with your offering?”
5. Reflect… What worked and what didn’t work… as I consider outcomes of my work, learn from mistakes and try new strategies, I continually grow and change. To reflect takes time and a positive approach to be the person I want to be – one who uses God-given talents to the fullest extent.
Since I continue to grow and learn from MITA brain powered smart skills as I work with Dr. Ellen Weber globally, it seemed natural to share nuggets of gold here with other Brain Leaders and Learners out there.
Where do you see yourself in five years? Stay tuned for Ellen’s practical neuro-applications to facilitate changes you want to realize.
Written by Dr. Robyn McMaster, Sr VP of the MITA International Brain Based Center
