Fuel for the engine
In talking with a friend tonight, I posed the question:
“What do you feed your brain with?”
Power comes from within you. True, there’s a lot to be said for things like money and Rolodexes, power lunches, etc. but these are outward symbols of what’s going on inside your mind. The conversation got me to thinking about some of the things I fuel my brain with, and that in turn got me thinking about publishing a list of some of my favorite pieces of brain food. All of the food below is free to access!
1. Mitch Joel at PodCamp Toronto – Building your personal brand. This is a 45 minute video that is worth paying for, but amazingly is free. If you finish watching this and your personal sense of identity is not refined, you need to watch it again.
2. Malcolm Gladwell on Spaghetti Sauce – TED conference. A great session that gets you thinking about choice and happiness.
3. Julien Smith discusses SEO – a great primer and refresher on the basics of search optimization. If you have any desire to understand the real power behind monetization and podcasting, then you need to listen to this episode of Canadian Podcast Buffet.
4. Managing the Gray with C.C. Chapman – a great marketing podcast that will get you thinking about new media.
5. New Comm Road with Bryan Person – a far more tactical perspective of the tools of new media, with techniques and specifics for implementation.
6. Tony Robbins at TED – another great video on what makes human beings tick. Tony’s legendary in the human performance community and his stuff is ALWAYS worth watching.
7. Stephen K. Hayes. Master instructor, master practitioner of ninjutsu, just about everything he does and creates is instantly usable and worthwhile. Some stuff will take a decade or so to marinate. His speech, Faces in the Mandala, is a must-read.
My good friend Chel also reminds us that there’s great music to be had all over the place that is a profound source of inspiration as well. That is an entirely different blog post.
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Mitch’s presentation on Personal Branding is very good, as you noted.
I preach about this subject in my blog all the time as well
Chris:
Honored to be included in a list with such august company. I’ll do my best to continue to produce brain-feeding content for you!
–Bryan Person
Host, New Comm Road
Wow this is an excellent and mostly new list to me. Watched the Gladwell audio and it was brilliant. Worked that side of the street myself and will include some anecdotes from my own experiences in upcoming biz marketing cast I’ll be doing. You’re great marketing media filter-keep up the good work!