Just before the entire Columbia, South Carolina airport power went out, I was filming a one-take-You Tube video of another airport hallway billboard sign.
Had the power not gone off, I would have finished the one-take-You Tube video with, “What I am trying to do is expand my reach, relevance and impact.”
I mean, who doesn’t want to do that?
Or maybe, it’s just crazy talk, or inappropriate, to think that one person might start something that could help make the world a better place.
This fifth blog, jeffnoel.com, was created because I thought there should be an “office” or “headquarters”, so to speak – one that didn’t have a theme and wasn’t part of the model.
And when the previous jeffnoel.com didn’t renew after having that domain, www.jeffnoel.com for seven years, it was a natural choice to pick my given name as a dot com.
That’s it. That’s how it happened. And now, I can’t stop myself.
In a sea of blogs that drone on about whatever, I’m carving out a space among the few who have five-a-day, droning on about whatever.
A recent email immediately gave me an idea for a blog post. And the email was triggered by a LinkedIn contact.
LinkedIn is designed primarily as a professional, business-like social network.
Think of it this way:
My Space = your bedroom
Facebook = your living room
LinkedIn = your office
LinkedIn mostly is a social network where business professionals can share how smart they are. You know, posting their resume for the entire world to see.
And this is powerful because LinkedIn has something like 40+ million users and is reported to grow to 200-300 million “soon”.
Those who know me well, know that I’m as focused and disciplined as they come. And I can dress up in a suit and look like I run the joint. But I prefer cut-off jean shorts and barefeet.
Don’t believe me, check out my LinkedIn profile. It ain’t your typical “I’m so smart, I’m so smart. I’m so smart” resume. Mostly, because, well, honestly, I’m not the brightest bulb in the box.
Anyway, I use LinkedIn as a micro-blog. Every day posting a new status update. Today’s was simply, Jeff Noeldoesn’t think you’ve been to this blog yet: http://jeffnoel.org It’s a dot org
Also on Facebook, but not as an Open Networker. Make it a great day to build your network. We can make the world a better place, but only if we all work together.
Benchmarking. Seeing, not how others do things, but more importantly, seeing how others think.
I am a serious bench-marker. Way more than the average bear.
There will come a time when my (five) blogs have more sophisticated features. All good things take time. Rome wasn’t built overnight. I didn’t wake up one day and get to represent the United States at the WMA Master’s Track & Field World Championships. It took a decade.
Anyway, this blog caught my eye because of Trent’s 14 Money Rules. Click here to go to Trent’s blog. Scroll down a bit, its on the right side column.
Money, like our mind, body and spirit, need constant attention, otherwise we will not reach our potential.
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