Shouting Bloggers' Intelligences

Shouting out bloggers' multiple intelligences is a regular feature here at Brain Based Biz. When bloggers use a wide variety of talents at the peak to share ideas with readers, they deserve recognition. So here goes...

Spatial Intelligence Chris Brown asks, how many of the Web 2.0 tools are you using? She posted a spatial map to show what these are...


I see some I want to explore...how about you?

Bodily-kinesthetic Intelligence Rather dance right now than write a blog? That happend to Doug Karr when he dropped off his son for college. Be sure to watch the hilarious video... you'll be up dancing, too!


Musical Intelligence At Tune Your World by Calabash Music, you can find music from great new artists in Africa, such as, Boubacar Traore, known as the Malian Chuck Berry or Elvis Presley. You're able to sample one of his recent love songs, 'Pierrette' on the site. It's worth checking out.

Intrapersonal Intelligence What prevents you from being the person you want to be? Maybe it's authenticity. Liz Strauss reminds us that adults encounter lots of peer pressure. She summarizes her thoughts...

Say, “no.” When they say, “be someone other.”

Say, “no.” When they ask you to do what they won’t.

Say, “no.” Unless your heart and your head say “this is where my feet need to go.”

Authenticity knows how to choose its own path.

Authenticity is having faith in ourselves.

We can change the world — just like that.

Interpersonal Intelligence Want a strategy to ask the kind of question to which leaders respond, "No one has ever asked us that"? Drew McLellan tells how...

They come from listening like a detective, trying to solve a case. Following leads in the conversation and tugging at every loose end, until we unravel whole story. It comes from wanting to understand and help them grow their business, not win the account.

Verbal-linguistic Intelligence Karin H. has an interesting post on signs these days... she asks...

Have you checked all your signage lately? Any contradicting another? Any not really clear on what it is supposed to instruct, tell, and most important warn for?

Not only are Karin's questions important in regard to signs, but it also is a reminder to write clearly.

Logical-mathematical Intelligence Ever wonder what the top bloggers earn? Young Go Getter listed it for us which I'll share here:

BoingBoing Over $1 million a year

I Can Has Cheezburger? $5,600 a month

ShoeMoney $12,000 a month

Overheard in New York $8,100 a month

Kottke.org $5,300 a month

TalkingPointsMemo $45,000 a month

Perez Hilton $111,000 a month

Gothamist $250,000 a month

TechCrunch $200,000 a month

Go Fug Yourself $6,240 a month

Mashable $166,000 a month

Problogger Over $100,000 a year

Keep track of Young Go Getter's blog...I have an idea you'll find him on this list soon!

Naturalistic Intelligence My Boots n Me is a Canadian blogger currently traveling in Guatemaula. He's a real artist who not only posts magnificent nature shots but also shares his mind about what he sees. This blog will grow on you and take you outdoors if you're inside at the moment!

You might enjoy digging a bit deeper to see where your gifts and talents lie... Ellen Weber has a great Multiple Intelligences Growth Survey so you can figure it out...

Hope you'll be inspired to present ideas using a bit more of your brain as you blog... Keep in mind, though we might be strong in one or two intelligences now, the brain's plasticity allows for growth in others. And the more you begin to challenge your brain in new areas, the more growth you'll see.

The challenge's in your court...