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Social Media Makes Me Feel Guilty

by Douglas on May 20, 2009

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Social Media Makes Me Feel Guilty

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Be part of the conversation. Meet new people. Make new business contacts. Market your product, service, self, or ideas. Social media does it all.

Social media is a demanding master and I fail my master regularly. Why doesn’t social media accept that I have a life outside of social media? That my family wants to have a conversation without a computer between us? That I might have work to do? Or maybe, I would just like to see the sun?

Social media requires talking. Sometimes, I have nothing to say. But, what will my people think if I don’t say anything? How will I explain the gaps in my social media timeline? Where was I? What was I doing? Why wasn’t I being part of the conversation?

Don’t my followers need me? Don’t they depend on my pithy comments, sharp wit and sage advice?

I’m no social media hater but I hate that social media makes me feel guilty. When did social media become my master?

Share the Guilt

That said. Why don’t you follow me on Twitter ;-) so that we can share the guilt.

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Old Man Advice

by Douglas on April 4, 2009

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Some Wise Words on Personal Development

The older I get, the more I seem compelled to give unsolicited advice. Yesterday, my old-man advice, given to a drifting younger person, was actually quite good.

I told him to be the best you that you can be. Nothing more.

Now, I might have lifted the phrase from someone else. Actually, I’m almost certain that I lifted it from someone else, nonetheless, I felt wise dispensing it. If you were the one who inspired my advice, thank you. I’m passing it on in good faith.

Be the best you that you can be.

It’s very attainable. You don’t have to be anyone else or live up to standards imposed on you by others. You have to live up to your own.

One more piece of advice, your standards should be exceedingly high. This is the tough part.

Let me ask you this. Are you being the best you that you can be?

P.S. The younger person got it. Score one for the old guy.

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Everything Sucks! Really?

March 28, 2009

Does it all really suck?
A few days ago, a good friend and I were bitching and moaning about why people always seem to be bitching and moaning about about how everything sucks. Did you get that?
My friend stated that, ‘today the average Joe has life better than the King of England did one hundred years [...]

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