Celebrating Bloggers' Multiple Intelligences!

Talent lies all around us. We are all uniquely gifted at birth. Great news is that we can develop greater proficiency in any one of our eight intelligences just by doing activities in them. Want to try? Learning curves can peak in any of these areas:

Bodily-kinesthetic Intelligence Angela Maiers needed to improve on health and fitness. So she found some other folks who enjoy running and because of that she is now working out and competing in marathons. Wow! And check out her story in the newspaper.

I attained a long held goal of mine last fall, when I completed my first half-marathon. I have stay committed to running, and I am training for race number two!

Success for me came through the power of the team, or in Maxfield's words, social motivation. It is what has keep my feet moving (literally and figuratively). Our running story was highlighted in the Des Moines Register today, and I hope that it inspires others to find their own team.

Interpersonal Intelligence Easton Ellsworth shares extraordinary tips to "Unlame Your Business Blog." He says...

Metaphorically speaking, how do you get a two-legged lame old dog to get up and bound out the door, barking up a storm through the whole neighborhood?

Hang on, let me fetch my soapbox and megaphone.

Okay, I've teased a little... You'll gain excellent tips to put spark into your blog if you check Easton's post.

Intrapersonal Intelligence Rita Perea helps us see the unique differences in the four generations we now have working together in businesses. That definitely leads to dissonance at times. Check Rita's blog for pointers to orchestrate harmony.

When you have harmony within yourself, you deeply influence those around you. It begins with your Intrapersonal intelligence!

Spatial Intelligence Craig Brown, a business analyst in Melbourne, Australia, made a fantastic chart to show how a business analyst communicates with all the people involved in a project. What an excellent way for your readers to take in all aspects of that communication given all the conflicts that can surface!

Musical Intelligence Scott McArthur shares the novel way Benjamin Zander, Conductor, Boston Philharmonic Orchestra creatively discusses the power of collaboration at the World Economic Forum. You'll enjoy the humor he sprinkles in!
See what you think...


Let's all begin to "awaken possibilities in other people!"

Logical Mathematical Intelligence Mark McGuinness asks if it's better to be a creative generalist or a specialist. What's the logical answer for your firm - a wide range of activities or the depth of specializing. Mark draws from other bloggers to show the benefits of each and you'll literally sit at his feet to learn.

Verbal-linguistic Intelligence Considered writing a book? Valeria Maltoni picked Rohit Bhargava's brain about his newly released book, *Personality not included. Valeria says, "It's cross-referenced and you can skip to the parts you are interested in, because everything is organized so you can pull content. We will see more books come off the press with formats that borrow from social media - and not a moment too soon!" Here's some pointers about Getting Personality into your writing...

Blogs are fine examples of having personalities. We talk like real people here. Meet a blogger in the flesh, and you will continue the conversation started at their blog. They sound just like they write - even I do (oh, boy).

Every day I get loads of sales calls at work. Guess what? I absolutely d e t e s t those coming from people who pretend to be giving me something and are very coy about the fact that they are in fact trying to sell me something. Admit it, admit you are marketing to me and let's have a frank conversation on value, for me, real value. Now, that would work.

Do you take yourself too seriously? Time to show you have a sense of humor. Laughter is the shortest distance between two people. This might be a business book, in life you have a book of business - and that is made of your relationships. Gone are the times when you could go solo and be a star without the help of anyone else. Today you need others to succeed. Companies need customers.

After reading goods that Valeria shares, I think I'll order a copy! You?

Naturalistic Intelligence Since today is Earth Day, and I truly value the beauty of nature and all the pleasure it gives me, I celebrate it. I'm highlighting bloggers from my blog roll who celebrated Earth Day:

Bob Galva Every day is Earth Day - "On Your Left"!
Brad Shorr Cartoons and Word of Mouth Marketing
Rosa Say Earth Day is Mālama the People Day too

My husband and I love our 40+ acres of woods. Some of my best times are when we've taken our grandchildren there to enjoy nature's wonders.

Thoughts...