Friday, March 28, 2014

Social Media Management & Life Mapping Tools: Mindmeister Idea Mapping

Have you ever had that ‘overwhelming’ feeling caused by so many ideas forcing their way around your head that you don’t know where to start?

Have you ever experienced ‘writers’ block’ or an absolute emptiness, when it comes to a project?

Are you ever ‘intimidated’ by a skill, process or application that ‘you’ know should come more easily to you?






All three of these situations are clues that you are being sabotaged by your greatest ‘potential’ enemy--your mind.  The mind is a dangerous neighborhood; it is capable of so many more things than our bodies are capable of.  This power can be used both productively as well as destructively.

I used my ‘mindpower’ productively by attending Professional Networking on the Web, “Using Mindmaps for Project, Training & Collaborating.  After an opportunity to introduce ourselves & networking with very interesting entrepreneurs, such as “Dragonfly Thinking” author, Bruce Oberhardt, we proceeded to learn how to use Mindmeister.

According to Wikipedia, MindMeister is an online mind mapping software that allows its users to visualize their thinking.  "A mind map is a diagram used to visually outline information....it is often created around a single word or text, placed in the center, to which associated ideas, words & concepts are added.  Major categories radiate from a central node, & lesser categories are sub-branches of larger branches.  Categories can represent words, ideas, tasks, or other items related to a central key word or idea.”

Our ‘single word or text’ was “Thinking.”  Once we established this central theme, a flood of ideas began to be voiced.  As I mentioned, the room was filled with intelligent, creative & energetic minds.  We learned how to use MindMeister by, actually, using it.


I learned several things from this morning’s meeting:


**Next time, take a picture of our group!

**One of the most effective ways to learn is TO DO!

**Stay out of my head; dare to take the next step.

**Awareness is the first step towards progress (I was AWARE that I was intimidated to attempt MindMeister on my own).

**The next step to progress is to do something (I committed to Martin Brossman & Whitney Hill's meeting  as soon as I found out about it.

Professional Networking on the Web  is a business & training group for the business professional who wants to keep ahead of their competition by using both interpersonal & web based strategies.  Members of the group provide education on the latest techniques to both find & attract ideal clients, along with helping each other directly with networking.

I am thankful to have a forum to stay on the ‘cutting edge’ of technological tools as well as a fun way to connect with other ‘internet’ users on a personal level.



Call me at 919-604-0104 or email olgamaria3@aol.com for your own, customized Social Media and Online Marketing Evaluation.

by Olga Santo Tomás Monroe 919-604-0104 olgamaria3@aol.com 


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