Celebrating Stars that Shine in the Blogosphere

"Fill Your Day with Stars," Liz Strauss advises. Her words were special today since it's my birthday. And, I'd like to point out some shining stars who've crossed my path in the blogosphere, including Liz! There are stars who're shining brilliantly with their gifts and talents.

Verbal Linguistic Joanna Young encourages us to be "Fire-Breathing Writing Dragons." Here's a real gem showing how...

I guess this is what inspiration means for me. It's the invitation, the challenge, the spark that gives me fire-breathing powers. That makes me feel like I'm breathing in, deep, and breathing out, hard. Telling a truth, sharing something essential, using my power. And the writing that comes from that place, well it does have the power to change things, even if it's just changing me. (And sometimes changing ourselves is more than enough.)

Logical-Mathematical Drew McLellan shares some solid tips if you need to raise prices though it may seem the country's in recession. Bottom line is...

No matter how you handle a price increase, one element is critical. Be upfront and demonstrate value. Your clients don't begrudge you making a profit. They just want to get a value for their dollar. Price increases can be a win/win if you think them through and handle them correctly.

Musical Intelligence Bill at Write Life asks This is not about Celine Dion - or is it? Music we enjoy actually makes a statement about us... since it reveals the aesthetics.

Bill asks good questions as he reviews Carl Wilson’s Let’s Talk About Love: A Journey to the end of Taste. Think about this example...

Music such as death metal could be described as hyper-masculine music. So couldn’t Celine’s music be described as hyper-feminine? And if so, why does one get currency but the other is supposed to be something to be ashamed of?

Check out "I'm Alive" ...


Interpersonal Intelligence Gavin Heaton is a blogger with top "social smarts." He continuously values other bloggers. To give newbies a chance against the A-listers, he published the now famous Z-list in Wikipedia. To be sure, Gavin values women, from 108 year old Ollie to all the women on his blog today honoring women blogger friends on International Women's Day. And be sure to check out Age of Conversation, which Gavin helped create with help from 100 of the world's leading marketers.

Intrapersonal Intelligence This intelligence brings out inner strengths as a way to lead. Rosa Say shares Ho‘ohanohano, the value of dignity and respect, as a way for No More Jerks for Managers! Here's just one of Rosa's brilliant Ho‘ohanohano tips:

Honor the intelligence of others--trust it is there, and they are learners.

Spatial Intelligence Last week Brad Shorr asked bloggers to write a post based on his cartoon creation. Many others contributed to the effort. You'd enjoy seeing how this cartoon is transformed to words through many bloggers! You used your smarts to think of this contest, Brad! And, I'm hoping to see my name for the nano on the 10! Here're some of the entries:

Ellen Weber's Words that Whack or Win

Joanna Young's 5 Reasons to Take Care of Your Words

Jeanne Dininni's Using Words Effectively to Convey Meaning

Robert Hruzek's 5 Things You Should Do BEFORE You Hit "Publish."

Darlene McDaniel's For Managers Only: Don't Assume They Understand Your Expectations

Robyn McMaster's Bloopers for Belly Laughs on a Stressful Day

Brad's own entry: Words Equal Action, BUT...

Bodily-Kinesthetic Intelligence If you get tired sitting at your computer, why not exercise to banish tiredness? Here's a good reason why...

Resting is no solution for those suffering from frequent fatigue. On the contrary, doing regular, low-intensity exercise does help in pepping up energy levels, recent research has revealed.

If you have some low-intensity exercises you enjoy, I'd love to hear what they are.

Naturalistic Intelligence Anna in Aurora, Ontario, anticipates spring as she's being drenched by snow as I am. To put her mind in the right direction she decided to Forget Me Not what spring looks like. She posted an absolutly prize winning photo she took of Forget-Me-Nots. She says,

Forget-me-not is not the first flower in the spring, however, soon as it starts blooming at the beginning of summer, I cannot get enough of it. This photo was taken at home, as I collected a bunch of them from my garden, along with my Lilly of the Valley. Enjoy.

Multiple Intelligences It's not often that I can highlight a blogger who uses all eight intelligences for creating a blog. Ta da... Joanna Young used her multiple intelligences to formulate her blog today, and you'll see her at her best with tongue in cheek to boot!

So you see many stars shining in the blogosphere! Are you learning as much from them as I am? Today, my birthday, I celebrate all of you!