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1. School. School is a transitional environment for most people. Taking
classes is a great way to improve left- and right-brain functions. The

problem with traditional schools is that they are not environments for
developing the subconscious brain, the most powerful of the three brains.
Most traditional schools magnify the mirror neurons of the fear of failing
and the fear of making mistakes.

2. Church. I have noticed that there are two kinds of churches: churches
that teach the love of God and churches that teach the fear of God. I do not

know how effective fearing God can be, yet I think church is a great place
to find spiritual strength, which strengthens the subconscious brain.
Hopefully with greater spiritual strength, a person will be better able to be
more ethical, moral, and generous.

3. The military. The Marine Corps was a great environment for me to
develop all three brains. Being a pilot required all three brains and all seven

intelligences, even musical intelligence. Often, we played rock and roll
music to boost our courage as we flew into combat. Today, I believe I am a
better entrepreneur, especially when losing money, because I learned to
improve my intrapersonal intelligence and keep my fears under control.

4. Network marketing. Most network marketing companies are incredible
learning environments because they offer training, support, business
structure, and products—so you can focus on developing your sales skills

and building your business. I recommend that anyone who wants to be an
entrepreneur join a network marketing company for some of the best real-
world, street-smart business training. These companies focus on developing
all three brains, and especially strengthening the subconscious brain.

Network marketing training programs are great for developing your
interpersonal intelligence and your intrapersonal intelligence. Developing
those two intelligences will change your life and increase your standard of
living because they teach you to overcome the fear of other people and the

fear of failing. The best thing about learning in the network marketing
environment is that it is a supportive environment, not a fear-driven one as