While Connecting With Lots, Go Deeper With Few

Social Media is full of paradoxes. Just for clarification, a paradox is a seemingly apparent contradiction. SoMe exposes how interconnected we all are and actually always have been but didn’t know it. And we can become even more connected as more and more of the world gets online. Make sure that as you get more connected you go deeper with the people who matter most to you. It’s up to you to determine who matters most to you. It could be clients, prospects, networking partners, referral relationships, strategic alliances, or all of them. It would almost seem like the goal is to just collect friends, connections and followers, but that’s not really the goal. The goal is while connecting with lots of people, create and enrich specific relationships. Connect with lots. Go deeper with few.

Make Time For The Things You Enjoy

I’m taking my 14-year old daughter to see Rush tonight in Denver. Row 20, seats 9 and 10 on the floor. Directly in front of Geddy (stage left). I’m so excited I can barely see straight. I took her last Fall to see Yes in Denver. If Genesis ever regroups, I’ll take her to see them. And then I’ll be ready to die. Yes, Rush and Genesis have been my favorite bands for over 30 years. Having a teenage daughter who knows and likes their music is fantastic. What does this have to do with anything? What do you enjoy so much that you get giddy like a school kid just thinking about it? If it takes you a little while to get an answer to this question, that might be an indication that you’re probably working too hard. Yeah, yeah, I know, the economy. Economy schmonomy. There’s always gonna …