Educating our minds is smart,
Improving it is an art.
About
As an entrepreneur and business owner, J. Max Sterling has actively participated in various industries throughout his life. With a passion for empowering individuals as well as businesses to reach their full potential, he proudly served as both a mentor and advisor.
Actively engaged in advisory councils and commissions in well-known institutions, he has helped shape educational and development policies.
Having not only resided but also conducted businesses in various countries, touching lives from all continents, he embraces a diverse worldview which broadens his approach to understanding human perspectives and interconnected cultures.
As a lifelong learner, over the years his studies in business management, finance, and economics expanded to include neuroscience and social sciences such as sociology, psychology, neuropsychology, anthropology, and political sciences. He grounds his theories and methodologies in neuroscience, combining his knowledge and experience to comprehensively encompass human behavior and cognition.
He recognizes the impact of top-down control and cognitive transformation in optimizing how we operate, believing that positive changes are attainable through discipline and conscious effort.
Recently, he has devoted himself to cultivating resilience as well as futureproofing individuals, with a keen desire to enhance the quality of life through his books in the fields of personal development and inspiration.
Books
FOUNDATIONS OF COGNITIVE&
BEHAVIORAL NEUROSCIENCE
The prevalence of neuroscience-based information shared is increasing day by day.
Have you ever wondered about the foundations beneath those contents? Or have you gained the foundational knowledge necessary to make informed decisions about your potential interest in neuroscience-related disciplines?
Regardless of your age or educational background, this book aims to equip you for a journey of comprehending the fundamentals of neuroscience. It is designed to act as a knowledge base.
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THE PRIME SELF MODEL
Why you do what you do?
Do you want to identify the habits and habitual behaviors that are stuck in your unconscious mind, holding you back?
Will you continue living in a state of brain fog, automatically engaging in activities that contradict the real you?
The Prime Self Model, empowers you to achieve an extreme awareness of your inner workings, attain top-down control of your brain, and propel yourself towards employing discipline over motivation, using scientifically proven methods to achieve your desires.
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LAYER BY LAYER
*UPCOMING
Teachers’ role in education is changing.
Education 4.0 requires us to embrace self-paced and personalized learning. As learners, motivation and discipline become essential elements to master. For instructional designers, the task is to minimize extraneous cognitive load and limit or eliminate elements of self-expression in educational materials.
Layer by Layer methodology is crafted after years of self-learning experince, enriched with knowledge from mind, brain, and education (MBE).
It serves three interconnected purposes: learning how to learn, learning how to teach, and teaching how to learn. It is a versatile tool applicable to both educators and lifelong students.
”If every day is Monday, then every day is a Sunday.
But if every day is Sunday, then every day is a Monday.”
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