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Multiple Intelligences

Through my research I discovered the book Frames of Mind: The Theory of
Multiple Intelligences by Howard Gardner. His work was mind-expanding
and validating. He teaches that there are seven intelligences:

1. Linguistic
2. Logical-mathematical

3. Musical
4. Bodily-kinesthetic
5. Spatial
6. Interpersonal
7. Intrapersonal

His book validated what I intrinsically knew; I simply didn’t have the
intelligences recognized by the school system, which are predominantly
linguistic and logical-mathematical. This is one of the reasons I failed

English twice in high school. I could not write, spell, or punctuate. I am not
linguistic, and I am not logical.
In my freshman year at the Merchant Marine Academy, English became
my favorite subject because I had a great teacher. If not for that teacher, I

might not be an author today. My English teacher at the academy had great
interpersonal skills, which is why he could relate to me. I respected him.
Instead of talking down to me, he inspired me. We could speak person to
person rather than teacher to student. In his class, I wanted to be smart, and

I wanted to learn. Instead of another F in English, I received a B.

I Need Security

Later, as a Marine in Vietnam, it was my intrapersonal intelligence that
kept me alive. Intrapersonal intelligence is the ability to control your

emotions and get the job done, even if the job is life-threatening. Many
people are not successful financially because their intrapersonal intelligence
is weak. People with limited intrapersonal intelligences often say, “I need