Friday, August 27, 2004

Sometimes I try to edit down to the parts that I like the most from someone's post, but I really just enjoyed this whole kit-n-caboodle: http://www.gapingvoid.com/Moveable_Type/archives/000939.html How to have smarter conversations. Somewhere along the the line I decided that embracing "Smarter Conversations" was preferable to prematurely consigning my career to the dustbin of history. I just wrote down some thoughts. Still needs a lot of work, sure, but what the hell... 1. Understand why what you're offering to do for other people is interesting, important, meaningful etc then start telling people about it. Think about this one. Hard. If you don't know, then how will other people know? Exactly. They won't. 2. Live like you know the difference between remarkable and unremarkable, like it matters to you. The more "remarkable" matters to you, the more likely that it will appear in the product you're selling. The more likely other people will notice it. 3. Seek out the exceptional minds. This is my basic mantra. It's a good one to have. Not everybody gets it. Their loss. 4. Start a blog. Blogs are funny things. Say something smart, people pay attention. Say something dumb, you're ignored. We big media folk just can't seem to get our heads around that concept, for some reason. Regular blogging can help train you to better discern between to discern between smart and dumb. Makes it easier to extend this to the rest of one's business. 5. Ruthlessly avoid working for companies that "don't get it". Yeah, you may have to turn down a few gigs, and that can really hurt when the rent is due. Still, anything that's easy to get isn't worth having. 6. Ruthlessly avoid working for companies that think they know better than you. Luckily, if you get the whole "smarter conversations" thing, their "Yes, Buts" will just seem rather empty. Making them easier to "toss out like old furniture". 7. Be nice. Smarter conversations are fuelled by goodwill. Lose it and die. 8. Be honest. Again, smarter conversations are fuelled by goodwill etc. 9. Karma is key. But you already know that. Or you're stupid. No middle ground on this one, sorry. 10. Listen. Tongues are dumber than brains, brains are dumber than ears etc. (As always, I'll be adding to and editing this post as my thoughts mutate etc etc...) Comments2:31:56 PM

One of my bestest buds, Tisha, said this about the internal conversation: That is so sweet...I think that we all have those internal struggles.  It seems sometimes that we do get so consumed with our daily grind that we forget about those important things in life, like the giggle of a child, or the sunshine/rain.  I think that from time to time we should all listen to our child inside and run out in the rain in our good clothes, or take a walk in the park and watch the children play!!  Tisha and I met when we were 9.  We became best friends at 11....when our thoughts were consumed with getting to the swingset first at lunch, who was staying the night with who when, which of our siblings/stepdads/teachers were most unreasonable, and "what would you do if you ran into NKOTB in an alley."  She's wonderful.  She knows a whole bunch of my imperfections and loves me, anyway.  And she knows that the little girl in me is still actively around and loves her and having fun and being honest with myself and this world.  In other words, she makes me feel pretty.  Comments1:26:53 PM

Took a quiz this morning and it said this about me: Love You are a lover of love. You love to love and be loved. You are perhaps a hopeless romantic but those are rare nowadays. Think of it as a gift. Whether you are saving yourself for that special someone or you have already found him or her. You are part of an almost extinct species of human. The kind that believe in true love... Because love is truly beautiful! Comments10:39:12 AM

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