Finding My Right Brain

October 10th, 2010

Thank you for taking the time to read my new blog. I’ve explained the rational for the change of my blog and my new focus toward what I refer to as right brain thinking in both of the ABOUT THE SITE and ABOUT CHRIS pages. I think you will find the change pleasantly surprising.

All my life I’ve been pretty much a left brain thinker and have to come to realize that a common thread I really enjoy out of my past vocations, past blogs, and past businesses has been dealing with people. This is pretty much a right brain thing and I’ve chosen to focus toward that direction. I’m leaving most of the technical know how and training I provide to my clients and business partners. I’ve given away a lot of things over the last year including a 215 page book on traffic generating strategies.

The introspection I’ve had over the last year has led me to discover the real passion I have and that’s working with people, whether that be with my business partners or advising and consulting with new people I meet. That shouldn’t change any of my established relationships I have with people, including you, it’s just my focus is going to be on more right brained thinking arena. Since it is something I do enjoy writing more about, my content should be much more frequent and also relevant to everyone.

When I was writing about all the technical things I did, it got to be a chore that reminded me of my old Information Technology jobs. I would rather talk about observations and thoughts of people and other things that I find interesting, educational, and most importantly, humorous. So you will find that my new emphasis and focus is going to be on personal and business development, life and work balance, nutrition and exercise, and humor.

Again thank you for supporting me.

A Perfect Day – Where Would You Live

January 31st, 2010

I was over on Chris Hughs blog, (definitely check it out WhosChrisHughes.com ) and he asked as the title of one of this blog posts, “What’s Your Perfect Day”?

This is a very subjective question and we all have different answers. So to help with “MY” and maybe “YOUR” introspection, here is the answer to the first question. And even though I’ve seen this question asked before out here on the web, I’ll answer his. Remember, it’s a “Perfect Day”. I will get to several other questions of the set in later posts. So I ask you to also answer this and let someone know what it is either here, on his site, or your own.

So for now…

Where would you live?
I am a novice traveler but only because I’ve not spent time in been to places that most people haven’t even thought about going to. So my definition of a novice means that being or spending time in Paris, London, Rome, or Berlin, I’ve only gone through their airports. Yes, one day I will be going to Katmandu. I’m one that ALWAYS like to take the path that is least traveled. I enjoy being a rebel. I don’t choose paths because there is less resistance, but because I’ve taken a comprehensive critical look at the facts. This doesn’t stifle any of curiosity nor does it say I’m predictable. I’m number one, an individual. (This information really prefaces all my answers to all of Chris’s questions as well.)

I would like to have homes all around the world. They also are not all going to be in the cities either. I may give locations that are large cities or are a country, but only because either I have not been there yet, or would always have to explain where they are located. The places I have got to live that were outside the United States are limited but I’ve been lucky to spend weeks at a time in may places.

Psychology of Personal Branding

January 18th, 2010

Personal Branding
We’ve all heard about Personal Branding. It is your unique selling proposition that will differentiate you from all others. The great thing about Personal Branding is that you don’t have to pretend to be someone your not. In fact, it doesn’t have to perfect either. You will attract people as long as you are genuine in your message.

Psychology
There are a lot of psychological factors in play that cause people to be “Attracted” to you. I don’t mean strictly physical appearance here, though that can have a factor. If you can figure out what these psychological factors are and feature or accent your strong points and identify where you can improve in the others, you will be able to separate yourself from all the others. This may take a bit of introspection on your part. The number one reason people are attracted to someone else is that they feel that they are just like them for a host of reasons. They are looking to try to identify themselves with others.

Characteristics
What makes people identify themselves with others is different for everyone. It can be a combination of many things. It can be, and not limited to, age, gender, physical characteristics, experience, vocabulary, exuberance, and presence. It can differ from day to day as well. It depends on each person’s frame of mind. So no matter what your brand or what your strengths or weakness are, there will be someone who will connect with you, start following you, and start studying what you are doing. In a nutshell, you can’t be everything to everybody, nor should you try. You just need to be YOU. However, there are things that you should try to do though that will attract more than just a narrow band of people.

Your Voice
In your writing, your video, and communications you need to sound confident and sure of yourself. People are attracted to confidence, plain and simple. You need to be honest. If you need to write about a concept that you are not totally unsure of, let your readers know. By being honest and admitting some of your shortcomings people will feel an attraction because they know they are not perfect as well. You can divulge these with a pact to learn more about them and a promise then to write about what you learned. This will provide your readers with a sense of belonging while you discover together.

Where To Go From Here
Personal branding isn’t something that occurs right from the get go. It is something that evolves. You will need to take the time to learn to write better. We all do. What’s the best way? By writing of course. You also will need to read the writing of others, especially successful writers and bloggers. Try and see how they frame their ideas and concepts. Try and isolate how they involve their readers and try to start incorporating those concepts into your own writing. I know I tend to write more in an expository manner and it can become a little dry at times. So these little tips, which actually aren’t so little, will provide you with the means to create a Personal Brand that will shine above the rest.

About Chris

July 22nd, 2009

Thank you for taking the time to read about me. For that I am grateful. For those that already know me and those that don’t, I have had several ventures into the online world. I was first online 8 years ago with a political blog and about 2 years ago with a traffic and internet marketing blog. The political blog was a huge success and was really fun; for a while. It actually evolved my political views and now I feel there is no politician that can save us, nor should it be their role. The traffic and marketing blog started becoming to much like a job. I am a 25 year IT professional and a lot of what I was writing about was that. There are rewarding moments but I’ve decided to change where I spend my passion. I didn’t want to write about the profession.

While I’ve always been an advocate of personal development, over the last 3-4 months I’ve immersed myself with personal development, psychology, networking, and success. This has given me introspection into what makes me tick and I realized what I really enjoy when all is said, is people. It was people who I met and interacted with while writing on the other blogs that interested me. I am interested in what they do, what they like, what their challenges are, what drives them, and what their dreams and aspirations are.

I’ve also fairly recently become a 50 year old and have become more health conscious. I’ve always liked to participate in sports and exercise. At age of 40 I became a black-belt in Tae-Kwon-Do. But over the years due to life’s circumstances and health, have not trained in over 8 years. My weight steadily stole 4-5 pounds each year. I found it hard to control my weight. At the end of last spring I had enough. Now I’ve never been able to lose weight strictly because of diet. It also had to involve exercise. But I have health challenges with creaky knees and joints. Pain is the operative word here. So how was I going to exercise. This led me to studying about nutrition and the health-care industry in general. What I found is that in most cases the industry really is only a band-aid to cover symptoms. This eventually led me to the Health and Wellness company I currently spend my efforts and time with. I learned the science behind nutrition and started taking supplements. I now have lots of energy, no longer suffer with joint problems, have lost close to 60 pounds, and most importantly, get to spend time with and learn about people. People just like you and me.

While I still have an interest in traffic generation and the technical things dealing with software and the internet, I am no longer going to focus on it. I am now going to write about things I think that people will relate to. I’m going to write about personal and business development, life, work, living, diet and exercise, a myriad of how-tos, speckled with humor. It is my hope that I will be able to entertain and educate and pass on what I’ve learned over the last few years and through my experiences. I ask that if you enjoy what you read here to share it with others. Follow me while I transition from my left brain thinking to the right.