Comments on: Are You Resting On Your Thought Leader Laurels?

By: I’ve Got your Corporate Vocabulary Swingin’ | Sonny Parlin

I’ve Got your Corporate Vocabulary Swingin’ | Sonny Parlin — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 20:47:09 +0000

[...] to offer concrete Deliverables, which is a Game changer in my opinion. I will find the top thought leaders and start building Positive Momentum via Collaborative efforts and finally Connect the dots and [...]

By: Chris Fowler

Chris Fowler — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 10:28:54 +0000

There are always people in the world who want to make a personal impact and hey as long as it doesn’t hurt anyone else good luck to them

By: Azstrel

Azstrel — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 01:21:01 +0000

Freakin’ Fantastic, Mate! Translation: I agree with a lot of what you said here, James.

I would like to add: A Truly good idea worth of action provokes the idea that Change is next, this brings on the uneasiness of unknown outcomes, which is frightening for most….exciting for others.

By: Weekend Reading | Marketing for the IT Professional

Weekend Reading | Marketing for the IT Professional — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:51:24 +0000

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By: J.D. Meier

J.D. Meier — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:17:15 +0000

There’s a lot to be said for pragmatic impact and getting up to bat.

Sometimes we’ll strike out. Sometimes, if we’re lucky, we’ll nail a hone run. The key is not to miss out on all the beautiful singles and doubles along the way.

At the end of a fight, in Street Fighter, when Ryu won, he would freeze in a respectful stance. It looked more like a humble, personal victory … no glory, just giving his best.

By: Leah McClellan

Leah McClellan — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:17:58 +0000

LOL @James You remind me of a guy I met awhile back who had written a book called (something like ) “How to please a woman every time and have her scream for more.” I went out with him one time, and I definitely did not want to find out if he actually uses his ideas lmao I had picked up his book in between the time I met him and we went out, and it was pretty stupid, and I guess he sort of fit my opinion of the book but I didn’t want to prove my hyposthesis

By: James

James — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:28:08 +0000

@Dave – I agree that helping people by selling them products and services that HELP is a much better way to go about it than telling them what to do. (Um, that’s circular logic, I think…)

@Cath – Good to see you back here! As for medical advice, there’s a huge minefield on the ‘net. A writer who changes “will cause” to “may cause” might end up killing someone. Niiiice… Always double-check what you read by a professional!

@Leah – Spreading ideas is good, yup, but I much prefer listening to ideas from someone who actually uses them and proves them versus someone who just talks about them.

@Peter – I was scared to Google “thought leader”. Seriously.

By: Peter Kassan

Peter Kassan — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:13:54 +0000

I agree. I just did a Google search on linkedin.com for the phrase “thought leader” (with a few exclusions to minimize false hits). Apparently more than sixteen thousand people describe themselves as thought leaders. Whose thoughts are all these people leading? It’s the equivalent of saying “I’m a deep thinker. I’m very wise.” If the term is to be used at all, it should be used by people to describe other people, not themselves.

By: Leah McClellan

Leah McClellan — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 21:15:43 +0000

Hmmm food for thought I haven’t heard the term “thought leader” in awhile. Like someone else said, I’ve been “starting somewhere” with my blog. It’s what I know, what I’ve been living, what I’ve been walking and talking and writing. So why not a blog about it? I’ve had the idea to inspire people and, somewhere along the line, possible get involved in a more structured way with world peace. But I’m exploring right now, seeing if I want to narrow my topic down a bit.

I know what you mean, though. I read what people are saying for awhile and, if I think I can learn something and they have some shred of wisdom, I hang around and read some more. If it’s the same drivel I’ve been reading everywhere else for years and years–I was in charge of self help, psychology, spirituality etc in a major book store back in the early 90s and read everything and still do, or at least keep up with trends–well I have other stuff to do. But plenty of people may really appreciate that writer’s efforts!

Heck, as long as it’s not about how to rob banks, kill people, and doesn’t promote cruelty toward animals and whatever (and isn’t totally stupid lol though even if it is, it will fizzle) I’m all for it. It’s about spreading ideas, I think. A way to communicate, evolve…so many things.

By: Cath Lawson

Cath Lawson — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 08:33:25 +0000

The thought leaders that piss me off most are those who give dangerous medical advice. Suddenly they have a lot of readers and they start acting like they are God.

You’ve probably seen some of the crap they spew out. Things like, don’t take anti-depressants if you’re suicidal, just read some happy clappy book. And their cheerleaders tell them how wonderful they are for giving such smart advice.

It’s ridiculous – they have no experience, no training, no research to back up what they say and they’ve probably never felt suicidal. And the worst thing is, some poor desperate kid might read this crap and wind up dead because of it.

Anyway – rant over but these people really piss me off.