Leadership in the Blogoshpere – Sound Off!

I have some questions and concerns about the current state of the blogosphere and after I share them with you I encourage you to comment on my blog so that we can establish a dialogue about these issues and concerns, ready?

Let’s go;

1)  Do you feel that micro-blogging (Twitter) will become more popular than traditional blogging?

2)  Do people like to read content on a blog or watch content via video on a blog?  Which do YOU like?

3)  Who are the leading bloggers that you are following right now and why?

4)  How do you find blogs that interest you?  Word of mouth, Google Blog Search, Technorati etc?

There you have it just a few of the questions and concerns marinating in my brain right now.  I am interested to read your feedback and comments.  My thoughts are that with the advent of social networking and the web 2.0 movement the lines that separated blogging and blogs from other media in the blogosphere are becoming blurred.  I don’t neccessarily think this is a bad thing because I like convenience and improved functionality across communication platforms, what about you?

Sound Off,

Mark Edward Brown

The Essence of Leadership

     “The very essence of leadership is that you have to have vision.  It’s got to be a vision you  can articulate clearly and forcefully on every occasion.  You can’t blow an uncertain turmpet.”     – Father Theodore Hesburgh, University of Notre Dame

  The quote you just read is so powerful and if you take the time to really think about it and apply it to your life you will really be able to sum up why you are of should be a leader plus it will help you to focus your vision for you life and purpose.

I read this quote in a book that I will be reviewing here on the blog soon, it’s called Leadership – Texas Hold’em Style by Andrew J. Harvey, Ed.D  and Raymond E. Foster, MPA

Apply this to your life and let me know how it works,

Mark Edward Brown

How to Change Your Mind in Order to Change Your Life

I just read a powerful quote about how one man who was dubbed “An Original Thinker” proclaimed that the greatest discovery of his generation was that people could change their lives by changing their attitudes.

Now I am sure that frame of thought is not new to you and you have probably heard it before however before I share with you that quote in it’s entirety I want to share one more fact that is crucial to making this entire concept work.

Being a leader is not easy but it is worth it, with that being said, you should know that I am not going to just place a quote on this blog without doing some research to ensure that this information is genuine.

Today, the average adult’s attention span is 15 to 20 minutes in length, that means that if they are concentrating it is only possible to do so for 15 to 20 minutes however when there are instant messages poping up and message notifications coming in etc there is no way for an average adult to comprehend anything.

Where am I going with this you ask?  Read the following quote and then we will continue:

“The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind.”    -William James

I pulled this information from the Stanford University website and to my astonishment Mr. James died in 1910!

If a critical thinker who died in 1910 had it figured out and now you know how to apply the concept armed with the knowledge that you can only focus your attention for a set period of time, why not give it a try?

I have applied it and I can tell you that it works, let me know if it works for you.

Always to Your Success,

Mark Edward Brown

4th of July Freedom Quote

     Following is a 4th of July Freedom Quote:

    ” Freedom is the sure possession of those alone who have the courage to defend it.”

      - Unknown

Leave me a comment on what Freedom means to you.

Here’s to Your Freedom,

Mark Edward Brown