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Feedback
It is interesting to get feedback. I don’t know about you but I think I know who I am. Who I really am and who I think I am may not be the same thing. Like so many things, what I think is true about myself doesn’t always conform to what I learn about me from other people.
Connections
In my employee mode, I only worried about credible associations (my resume) and needed to be relatable only to the guy I wanted to hire me. I could pick and choose who to suck up to. As I explore the web and struggle to find my niche in the web community, it is a big adjustment. Credentials are unimportant and sucking up leads nowhere. What works best in transparency about who you are, what is your passion and even your flaws or weaknesses. In other words , you need to be a real human being, much like 90% of the readers out there on the web. I confess that this is not easy for me. I am insecure and have long used sarcasm to keep people from getting to close to the real me.
To get back to the point I started with, James over at The Infopreneur graciously accepted a guest post of mine for his popular and content-rich blog. James and I are about as different as two people can be. James is a doer where I am a thinker. I don’t seem able to control my lizard brain while James seems to lack one altogether. It all points to the miracle that is the internet. Without it what could possible connect a warrior like James to a pseudo-intellectual like me? It wouldn’t happen.
Ralph,
I personally believe that when you put a thinker with a doer, magic can truly happen.
I was a thinker most of my life and am just starting to do things a bit differently and I’m seeing a real difference. At first I thought I was just trying to be someone else but the more I am who I am I realise it’s who I am becoming, for whatever reason, and I need to embrace that.
What do you think?
.-= Eric´s last blog ..Lets Help Each Other =-.
You are absolutely correct but it is hard to get those two behaviors together in one brain. That is why teams are more effective than individuals.
Ralph,
Thanks for being open and honest!! I too used to use humor and sarcasm to keep people that I loved at a distance. When I realized that I do this, it was a hard truth and one I had to face in order to fix. I’m still working on being a genuine person around people (publicly) while I have no problem showing the real me online. Maybe it’s the anonymity the internet holds for individuals that makes it so attractive?
Anyway, I feel like you’d be good with business. Maybe you at least desire to know more about it. And I encourage you to pursue and learn more about it. Also, you’re just a genuine person and people feel safe around you. Though maybe not always the life of the party, you provided comfort and security to friends and family around you.
Are you into art? Because I think you’d be good with arts, like try out photography. Anyway, these are just things I see in you.
And likewise, I love feedback!!
Anyway, great post. God bless brother.
Travis,
A psychic that my wife dragged me to said that I have a soothing aura. LOL
Hey Ralph,
You really are too kind and yeah we maybe different in our approach, but does that make one right or wrong, no not one bit.
You are a clever guy, the kind of intelligence I wish I had.
The internet is amazing, so many different people can do so many different things.
Ralph, I think you are a great guy, but seriously keep doing what you are doing and don’t put yourself down so much. Look at your reaction lately, people are coming to you, just keep at it.
And if you need anything, just shout
.-= TheInfoPreneur´s last blog ..Play This Game With Yourself =-.
James,
Thanks. I will keep plugging.