Monday, June 29, 2015

School of The Remote Influencer - SOTRI and Independent Scholars.


I don't believe in labelling things per se. I have found that SOTRI is many things. It is not bound by dogma and it is evolving over the course of time. It is not afraid of, and it welcomes change and growth. 

I developed my Remote Influencing (RI) system through a process of independent research and self directed learning. In fact, this work - ( I call my independent research, learning and training, work ), is ongoing. I am adding to the RI body of knowledge on a continuous basis. I would say that I am an independent scholar and an independent researcher. Like universities, I am doing my scholarly work through SOTRI.

What is an Independent Scholar?

An independent scholar is anyone who conducts scholarly research outside universities and traditional academia. 

Source: Wikepedia

A person who works outside traditional academia in the pursuit of knowledge and truth.

Source: yourdictionary.com

Someone who learns is a scholar, though the word also means someone with a lot of knowledge
in one subject.

A learner who is enrolled in an educational institution.

Source: vocabulary.com

Here is some great information on Independent Scholars.


"How are we supposed to evaluate whether someone's independent/'off the grid' contributions are worthwhile?" This is pretty simple: YOU READ THE WORK! If you are evaluating someone in the context of reviewing a manuscript, or a grant proposal, or on a hiring committee, you read their work and decide if it is good. If you don't have the skills or knowledge or time to do this, you have no business evaluating them. If you are simply going to say, "Well, this person got tenure at such-and-such University, I guess they must be good," you're not doing your job.

Many independent scholars have consciously made the choice to have a smaller paycheck, and less job security, because the greater independence and flexibility is worth it to them. These people are perfectly aware of the consequences of their choices, and are willing to take responsibility for them.


The idea that you can't do scholarship if you're not at a University is like saying you can't practice law if you're not in a skyscraper in Manhattan. Now, the path for how to pursue a career in independent scholarship is not as clearly laid out as the paths that lead to becoming a public defender, or starting your own law firm. This is why I believe that "support groups" are valuable, so that people who are interested in developing new models for scholarship can discover and share what works.

Source: ronin institute

I have to agree with ronin institute. The path to pursuing independent scholarship is not an easy task to initiate. I have found that I learned how to pursue my scholarship through trial and error and through learning from mistakes. I would say that it's a personal mission for every independent scholar. It's a path well worth pursuing. Society can benefit from the work of independent scholars. This is part of what motivates me with this work. 

















Saturday, June 20, 2015

How to send me the data for the SOTRI survey via e-mail.

I had written a post about an online survey I had created for School of The Remote Influencer - SOTRI. This post was placed into my blog on June 18th 2015. I thought it might be a good idea to provide more info on how respondents can send me the data for this survey via e-mail. I find this method the most convenient and the most cost-effective way to send data.

Here are the instructions.

If you visit the site which I direct you to, open that page. Then, you can open another window on your PC. In the other window, you would go to your e-mail account. Open your e-mail and start writing an e-mail to me. This e-mail would have the answers to the 11 survey questions.

You could either write the answers on paper. Or, you could switch back and forth between the windows so that you can answer the questions. I like this e survey method. It saves trees.If you write the answers on paper, you could then just relay these answers to me via e-mail.

The answers could be typed up in the following ways:

Q. 1. Yes or Y - You could use whichever you like
Q. 2. No or N    

Or, you could write the answers as:

Q.1 Yes. Q.2. No 

I didn't type out the whole sequence of questions and answers. It's self explanatory. 

Here is a link to the survey.

http://theremoteinfluencer.blogspot.co.uk/2015/06/school-of-remote-influencer-sotri-survey.html


You can e-mail the survey data to me at either of the following e-mail addresses.

anand@schooloftheremoteinfluencer.com

themasterteacher22@gmail.com











Thursday, June 18, 2015

School of The Remote Influencer - SOTRI Survey.



I have come up with a survey which can help me to ascertain whether a person can or cannot be a suitable student for SOTRI and/or for The Remote Influencer Training Program/me - TRITP. This is the first survey I have created. I will create more surveys over the course of time. Ideal candidates would answer yes to at least seven out of the eleven yes or no questions below. I can also send over a PDF version if you so desire. 

If you would like to complete the survey via e-mail - which would be the ideal method, please e-mail me over your answers. You could list the survey questions by number and you could write your yes or no answers next to the corresponding question numbers.

Q. 1. Do you create documents on topics of interest to you?

Yes/No

Q. 2. Do you use CD's, DVD's, USB flash drives, External Hard drives or your PC hard drive to store information onto?

Yes/No

Q. 3. Do you like to research topics which are of interest to you?

Yes/No

Q. 4. Do you think that learning and training can only happen through formal or traditional institutions, training providers etc?

Yes/No

Q. 5. Do you like to learn about things from the comfort of your own home?

Yes/No

Q. 6. Do you feel that research can only be conducted by phd's?

Yes/No

Q. 7. Do you use Facebook?

Yes/No

Q. 8. Have you occasionally found interesting info, links, posts etc through Facebook?

Yes/No

Q. 9. Do you find it challenging and/or stressful to complete projects you are assigned to?

Yes/No

Q. 10. When you are working on a project can you maintain focus?

Yes/No

Q. 11. Do you believe a person can improve themselves through their own self directed efforts?

Yes/No