Kinesthetic
- Body Smart You may be
body smart. You will enjoy sports and are good at swimming, athletics,
gymnastics and other sports. This is sometimes called being Kinesthetic smart.
Linguistic
- Word Smart
You may be
word smart. You will enjoy reading, writing and talking about things. This is
sometimes called being Linguistic smart.
Logical
- Number Smart You may be
number smart. You will be good at mathematics and other number activities; you
are also good at solving problems. This is sometimes called being Logical
smart.
Interpersonal
- People Smart You may be
people smart. You will like to mix with other people and you will belong to
lots of clubs. You like team games and are good at sharing. This is sometimes
called being Interpersonal smart.
Intrapersonal
- Myself Smart You may be
myself smart. You will know about yourself and your strengths and weaknesses.
You will probably keep a diary. This is sometimes called being Intrapersonal
smart.
Musical
- Music Smart You may be
music smart. You will enjoy music and can recognize sounds, and timbre, or the
quality of a tone. This is sometimes called being Musical smart.
Visual/Spatial
- Picture Smart
You may be
picture smart. You will be good at art and also good at other activities where
you look at pictures like map reading, finding your way out of mazes and
graphs. This is sometimes called being Visual/Spatial smart.
Naturalistic
- Nature Smart
You may be
nature smart. You will like the world of plants and animals and enjoy learning
about them. This is sometimes called being Naturalistic smart.
By knowing your how you are intelligent, you can know how to use your strengths to help you in areas that are a struggle with. Just because you may struggle in an area doesn't mean that you cannot learn in that area, it just means you have to approach it differently, using your strengths.
There are two mindsets: a fixed mindset and a growth mindset. People with a fixed mindset believe that they cannot learn more than their natural "smartness".
People with a growth mindset believe that if they work at it, they can learn anything. Scientific research has proven that what ever you believe is true. So, if you have a fixed mindset, trade it in for a growth mindset.