Bloggers' Multiple Intelligences Sizzle!

What are you doing with your talents as you blog? When you engage your multiple intelligences to achieve your targets, you'll engage creativity with zest. Here're bloggers who sizzle by tapping their gifts...

Naturalistic Intelligence Sara Noel shares the pure pleasures of birding. Discover the pleasure and benefits it brings to family...

Birdwatching is a frugal activity that can be a great way to connect with your family. It’s fun and builds values of appreciation and respect for nature. It’s more than simply watching birds. Birdwatching can include learning or knowing bird names and their category, range of habitat, activities, field markings, patterns, and songs too.

Interpersonal Intelligence Here's a great way to bring more laughter to your life - Laughter Clubs. Joey Guse, a former comedian, turned psychotherapist zeroes in on belly laughs as benefits! He describes his initial experience at a Laughter Club...

I left that day a true believer in the power of the laughter club, and plan to return often whenever I feel I am in need of an energizing workout, as the exercise I got that day was more than I had gotten in months. That whole next week I thought about what I had seen and done that day, and often found myself chuckling for no reason at all thinking of some silly little thing I had remembered. My experience that day had left me wanting more, and I was now reawakened to the everyday silliness of life that exists everywhere if we just take a little time to recognize it. I promised myself I would never again be "too busy" to see it, and penciled in the time slot at the laughter club as a new weekly activity.

Hey, how about starting a chapter if there's not one near you!

Bodily-kinesthetic Intelligence Bob Hruzek shares a unique story about walking to exercise and muse and to tell you the truth, I'm impressed that he does 12.5 minutes a mile. That's a target I want to hit this summer! But, one day while Bob mused during his walk, he heard a tinkling sound. This is an hilarious read and I'll include just a bit to entice you to see what happens...

Gradually, the sound got louder and louder, still sounding exactly like a small tinkling bell. It slowly got louder. I kept walking. It got even louder. Now I’m starting to wonder what the heck it was, but I didn’t want to break my pace to turn around and look. Louder. Ah, I knew what it was now – a set of tags from some jogger’s dog (a jogdog? Er, sorry.)

Well, whatever it was, it would pass me within a few minutes; by now I could hardly wait to see what the dog looked like. I pictured in my mind a German shepherd, or possibly a Beagle (both of which I’d seen before on other mornings).

I need insprations like 12.5 minutes per mile and fun encounters to pick up my speed, Bob!...

Spatial Intelligence The Artful Life blog shows why Flickr can add some sizzle to your blog. Want inspiration? Check out amazing images in Flickr groups that'll inspire you. Here's two to start...

The collage group

art studio groups

Musical Intelligence Would you believe that Steve Roesler attended Chubby Checker's wedding and that he was Duke of Doo-Wop? Steve sang doo-wop on the streets of Philly in the 60's. Take time to listen... dukesofdoowop.mp3. All Things Workplace is a great site for smart leaders and managers to find practical ways to be extraordinary! Steve, do you build on music as you help folks discover practical ways to be extraordinary? Just curious...

Logical-Mathematical Intelligence Counting how much sleep you get? If you're not getting enough, you could be depriving your brain... Ellen Weber tells how the number of zzzz's nightly impacts your ability to "Connect the Dots" at work!

Interpersonal Intelligence Ever considered interviewing an expert for your blog? One of the ways we grow smarter is to ask other folks questions that'll bring out their best. Then you'll get the chance to share their wisdom with your readers. Phil Gerbyshank's recent interview with Penelope Trunk shows how he zeroed in on his blogging interests to learn more. Penelope's recent book, Brazen Careerist: The New Rules for Success

blows up many of the old thoughts for success and turns today's new workforce thinking on its ear. She's been through a LOT of change in her life, and has some amazing ideas we can all use to improve our lives and make it great.

How might interviews build more community and added value to your blog?

Verbal Linguistic What would it take to build a better blog? Darren Rowse advises bloggers to review their "About Me" text. Just think...

One of the key pages on a blog is the about page. This page is often used by new readers to a blog to gather information about you and your blog and based upon what they find on this page they could be making a decision as to whether they’ll subscribe to your blog or not.

As a result, your About Page is a key conversion page on your blog and it therefore needs to be reworked regularly.

Have you reviewed yours since you created your blog? If not, Darren's post offers tips to update plus a link describing exactly what to include. You'll find a major toolbox to build a better blog in the next 31 days in ProBlogger's new series!

Are you moving your talents in blogging? If not, you're wasting a valuable resource that helps distinguish your site. Ellen Weber shows how new solutions can come through your multiple intelligences...

Throughout the process of simply doing something you have not done, you begin to use and grow your stronger gifts creatively. It’s actually quite simple.

Why not approach your blog by tapping into a "smart" you've neglected? Check out Ellen's tactics! Don't waste your gifts and stagnate.