Bloggers Shine with Gifts and Talents

How does building on your gifts and talents make a difference? For starters, I'm energized and more creative when I take on challenges. True for you, too? Energy and creativity bring more flow as we work and can lead to distinguishing results. Here's how fellow bloggers' multiple gifts shine through their recent posts...

Interpersonal Gavin Heaton's a very special chap in my mind. Not only was he one of my first commenters and such an encourager that I grew in confidence to stick with it. Today I noted that Gavin gave tips to Nat, a new blogger in a thoughtful and encouraging way. He asks visitors to check out her "Viral Piece" because "it is much better than mine." In my mind, Gavin, this is SOCIAL CURRENCY at it's best and I think it's brilliant since you lift up the talents of another! Note Gavin's tactics!

When I ask you all to Vote for Mr Splashy Pants, this is what is happening:

• I am linking to Nat who brought it to my attention. This means that I hope that she checks her Technorati profile and sees that I am linking to her. Then she can respond and engage in conversation (hi Nat!)


• I am hoping that you good folks are going to click through to check Nat's story because it is much better than mine


• I am also using Nat's cute pic which has a nice call to action ... reminding you, dear reader, to help promote Greenpeace's efforts to save the whales (and if you "right mouse click" on the picture, you can save it and republish it on your blog -- nice one, thanks!).


• Hopefully you love the silliness of the name of the whale and want to promote this to the world in an effort to fight the barbarity of whale slaughter with the power of cuteness while adding to your karma credits (remember, when you write this on your blog you will also receive additional karma credit transfers from others to you -- after all, you are encouraging the good in all of us)


• As this effort accelerates, your sense of belonging improves, and provides you with a story to tell others (I was there, talking about Mr Splashy Pants, when he was only a baby beluga).

And, it's fun to note how another blogger perceives you. Gavin featured my blog in It's All in the Mind. I'm including grassfordinner's image found on Flickr because it's fun! I love Gavin's tongue in cheek approach to life since he often takes me off guard. Gavin, I just want to celebrate the way you advance SOCIAL CURRENCY! Thanks for your inspirations and encouragement.

Intrapersonal Timothy Johnson asks a great question, in DUH-cisions, "What is the best strategy to use when somebody makes a comment we don't like or appreciate? Count to ten? Deep breaths? Mentally write their obituary?" As you answer you prepare yourself inside for well-being or for stress. He uses a quote from Eleanor Roosevelt that we need to keep in mind, "Nobody can make me feel inferior without my consent."

At times we all get a jolt from someone with an opposing view. I'm learning more about respecting others who differ... you?

Musical Why not try some holiday jazz? J.B. notes that PBS offers great jazz including the Red Hot Holiday Stomp at Lincoln Center. Check out some holiday jazz on your iPod and see how it brings flow in the midst of the busy season!

Naturalistic Lisa Mills, a Mom who works at home, describes the fun of going out with her family on a freezing cold night to cut their tree...

We went out in the freezing cold last night and got our Christmas tree. It's a fat, little Frazier Fir. And now it's sitting in my living room, plainly waiting for me to put on the lights and decorations and make it beautiful.

Or how about an elegant Christmas at the Biltmore in Ashville, NC? Habitually Chic describes a fondly remembered Christmas with spectacular decorations...

It takes a staff of 1,800 a full month to light and decorate over 100 Christmas trees, hang 9,000 feet of fresh garland and hang thousands of ornaments for the more than 300,000 visitors that visit during the holiday season. And you thought decorating your house was a challenge!

Verbal-linguistic Quotes can help us remember concepts, especially when they're catchy. Michelle Malay Carter captured the essence of Timothy Ferris's Fast Company interview with"snappy, boring quotes" that stick in your mind. For instance, "Be the chess player instead of the chess piece." You might enjoy Ferriss's new book, The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich. Michele, you've certainly piqued my interest!

Logical-Mathematical Chris Houchens of Shotgun Marketing tells how Mr. Splashy Pants soared out front in a Greenpeace poll to name whales that are traveling in the Pacific. Bloggers caused Mr. Splashy Pants to go viral on the net so the name's leading "hands' down." Chris thinks the "best way to get attention is to stand out from the crowd."

Numbers make a difference, as bloggers join forces for a cause... It shows the power of social media. You'll note at the Greenpeace site, they now embrace Mr. Splashy Pants.

Bodily-kinesthetic Trevor Gay at Simplicity claims to shop online, people "avoid wandering aimlessly and robotically around shops selecting presents. Or folks barge and bustle to beat other folks out for best merchandise offered during early morning hours." He sees people cold and wet in the rain as they get in and out of their cars. Hmmm... Not a pretty picture, Trevor, and you make a great case to shop online.

On the other side of this picture, when you shop in stores you get to feel material to determine quality or even hold a garment near you so you can picture the size.

Do you love that pitstop at Starbucks, as I do, to chat and compare bargains with friends? Shopping can be hairy, but it can also be fun in a way online can't beat. So I opt for both methods! You?

Spatial Trendy design and style created buzz for Pinkberry Chairs, according to Douglas at Service Untitled. People go to Pinkberry's for the experience and not just the frozen dessert.

Hmmm.... Shows style and design count... in addition to the $500.00 cost of each chair.

I found many bloggers using their gifts and talents when visiting O!Blogs with Outstanding Resources.

Why not challenge yourself to try approaching your topic through an intelligence you've not previously considered? I find it fun and rewarding as you can see...

Perhaps you'd enjoy taking a survey to see how your multiple intelligences are aligned. Inspired to try a new approach as you blog?