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13 years ago @ Pushing Social - Why Most Bloggers are ... · 1 reply · +1 points

Great post Stanford. I always love coming and reading what you have to say. Although we think very similarly and a lot of these are things I've tried to implement into my writing, I love a good reminder of things I need to be thinking about. One I would add (although it kind of goes along with your #5) is "Never Get Complacent". Just because you have fans and attention doesn't mean you always will. If you let the steam go out of your sails, you'll never get to where you're going.

13 years ago @ Frank Dickinson - What if...? · 1 reply · +3 points

What if...you read a great blog post today that was both inspiring and challenging? Check.
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13 years ago @ Frank Dickinson - I, We, Mine · 0 replies · +2 points

That's actually a great point. What if that *is* your belief system: the the Divine is actually a part of you? I would still say having a positive relationship with yourself will be to the betterment of your relationship with the Divine *within* yourself. Analogy time: No matter how good a driver there is behind the wheel, the roads must be taken care of or you still don't get where you are going.

This is an excellent point and an even more important reason to cultivate a loving relationship with yourself so you have a welcoming place for the Divine to dwell.

13 years ago @ Travis Robertson - Millennials in the Wor... · 1 reply · +1 points

To be honest it was a little of both. I've always been happier when I work for myself and can rely on my own motivations for success and I've always been interested in marketing (more so on the digital side recently) and the strategy side of things. So it was a natural marriage.

I wouldn't say we are lazy, just not as 9 to 5 driven as the set norm. We might work tirelessly for 3 days straight and then do nothing for 3 or spread our efforts over an entire month but not be behind a desk for 8 hours a day. It's just a different mindset about what "work" means.

13 years ago @ Travis Robertson - Millennials in the Wor... · 3 replies · +2 points

This is another great post in the series and sorry my comment is coming late. I would have to agree with everything you said about us. For me, once I know I am at a stable place financially, it's truly about working at something I enjoy and am passionate about. I'm not at a point in my life where I could leave everything and work somewhere where I made nothing because I have a family to support, but that isn't stopping me from starting my own marketing firm on my own. I take the time and put forth the extra effort that is bringing in zero money because it's something I enjoy, something I'm good at, and something that makes me feel good.

We all want to feel like we are making a difference, whether that be in the world, our community, or simply our own lives. What's the meaning of life? It's having a meaning to life.

Thanks for the thoughts, and keep us informed on how the talk goes.

13 years ago @ Pushing Social - How Your Blog and Ten ... · 1 reply · +1 points

Wow, this is great. I've never read that story, so I never would have made that analogy, but I guess I'm building my Jeesh right now. I've formed so many great friendships through blogging and met so many people that inspire me (yourself included) that I'm grateful everyday for being involved in it.

Community is important. That's almost the entire idea behind the Internet. Using endless communication to build strong communities based on interests and ideas. You have nailed it on the head here. Strong communities can save the world. Maybe we could form a Jeesh together!
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13 years ago @ Pushing Social - Why Smart Readers Pref... · 1 reply · +1 points

Great post and one I must comment on. I is not dum and you ain't talk to me this way. (Quick note, spellcheck only corrected one thing about that last sentence and also told me "spellcheck" was spelled incorrectly. Translation = we do not live in the smartest of worlds.)

Something has happened over the course of the last 20 years and I'm not sure who to blame. People's skins have grown to be recognizably thinner. The epidermis of the rustic farmer from days gone by was thick and could withstand the hardest of wits and the wizened intellectuals of the 70s, 60s, and 50s, and before never even listened to criticism. But something has happened to where we are now much more prone to our feelings being hurt and needing "PC, common speech" to understand concepts.

I'm all for writing in ways that your readers understand though, one of my favorite things to do is use post-long analogies to make my points easier to digest. I guess it all comes down to your target audience. Do you want to have a readership like the New York Times (smart, but no fun at keggers) or would you prefer the mass appeal of say, Perez Hilton? Once again it all comes down to choice and I think you have written a great post here with a lot of wonderful insights.

P.S. I LOVED your letter to "Smart Bloggers". I read it twice.

13 years ago @ Pushing Social - How To Get Inside Your... · 1 reply · +1 points

You see, it's posts like this that make me enjoy reading your material. We think very much alike and I couldn't agree more with what you have said. I'm not here to say you've left anything out, just that I appreciate what you do when you do it and look forward to reading more.

13 years ago @ Daniel Decker - A Formula for Getting ... · 1 reply · +1 points

Great post David. I think a lot of people really believe that "If I just want it bad enough, it'll happen." You never see a great sports movie without a montage of how hard they work; of them sweating and crying and torturing themselves for their sport. It's the same with us.

If you are not willing to put in the work and sacrifice the "easy stuff" (even some hard stuff) along the way, a desire will stay simply that: a desire.

13 years ago @ Pushing Social - Why You May Need a Moh... · 0 replies · +1 points

"Mediocre drones need not apply." I love that. I'm fond of saying, If it's pretty, but useless, it's pretty useless; but I think I like yours better.

If this was your boogeyman post, I'm glad I read it first and I look forward to your posts in the future.

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