Comments on: Twitter Tips for Beginners: Lessons from the Evolution of Blogging Part 4 – Thought Leadership

By: BlueSam

BlueSam — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 06:34:33 +0000

I was told by Emotional Brain Training News that I should use a hash tag, #BrnSt to post my emotional state but I dont really get how to do it. Any help?

By: Eric

Eric — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 21:43:38 +0000

I agree that it is important to put yourself out there to help people first and foremost. That is what our service does is help people with their debt problems. Once we have helped them, they use word of mouth about their experience with us, and the rest soon follow.

By: CrystalsQuest

CrystalsQuest — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 11:23:09 +0000

Glad you guys all liked it

Crystal

By: Twitter Directory 2000

Twitter Directory 2000 — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 01:03:15 +0000

Talk about what you know and do it often.

By: Isaac Yassar

Isaac Yassar — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 23:22:54 +0000

Agreed. You have to possess the confidence to step out and grab the attention. It’s not the matter of whether you are good or bad, but a matter of brave enough or not. Because everyone can learn and improve.

By: Al Ferretti

Al Ferretti — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 23:08:55 +0000

Thank you for sharing Crystal~

You hit the ball out of the park with this one.

I believe more and more people would like to be leaders, they just don’t know how and/or where to go. With the information age, sometimes its challenging for others to stay focused and with all of that, people give up.

I completely agree with you that if one does want to lead, they must step up to the front.

Looking forward to checking out your next post.

Thank you again,

By: Philip Nowak

Philip Nowak — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:16:39 +0000

Your post could not have had better timing for me. I’m actually writing up tomorrow’s blog post and it happens to be a book review for Seth Godin’s ‘Tribes.’ Being a leader is definitely something that anyone can attain, but not everyone has the natural ability to lead. Many people have the potential to become great leaders, but they have to take extra steps to sharpen their skill set.

For example, I would love to become a prolific public speaker. Although I certainly get nervous when I have to step in front of an audience, I am most certainly not afraid of public speaking. I do have problems with organizing my speech so that I don’t go off into tangent side topics as well as jump back and forth from topic to topic. I also want to learn how to eliminate unnecessary gestures and body movement so that I convey a powerful presence.

The solution:
1) I have been watching Ted Talks online to study prolific speakers.
2) I have read two books: How to Wow by Frances Cole Jones & The Exceptional Presenter by Timothy Koegel
3) I am in the process of joining Toastmasters International so that I can practice speaking in front of crowds every week.

Use your mind to think about what you want to accomplish. Use your heart to actually accomplish those things. That is the sign of a leader.

By: Christina Sponias

Christina Sponias — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:32:14 +0000

I believe that you can be a leader if you are an expert on your field and if you are a good teacher. This is a capacity and a talent.

By: Anthony Parkes

Anthony Parkes — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:57:11 +0000

Excellent post – I think it’s important to be a leader in everything you decide to undertake, just like you pointed out. Being average is not enough. I just realized traffic, or followers, or anything in life doesn’t just “come”. You have to grab it, you have to stand out, step out, and catch it. Thank you for this thought-provoking post…

Anthony