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LinkedIn Out Of Nowhere

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 Noel doesn’t think you’ve been to this blog yet: https://jeffnoel.org It’s a dot org

Today’s Shocking News

Today’s shocking news.

“You ain’t gonna live forever!”

Shocking? Not in the usual sense of the word.

Shocking because of how rampant and perverse is the notion that we don’t plan for our death.

I mean, if you randomly asked 100 people, “When’s your funeral?”, how many would have an answer?

Of course, most people have no idea when, which is exactly my point.

Exactly.

But we’re all going to die. It’s one of life’s great truths. And yet most people I know have no notion of how long they may theoretically have left.

So, my question then is this, “If your death happened sooner than you thought it would, what would you regret not having done?”

Book Publishing Checklist Link

Roger Parker, from Published and Profitable, has been a cyber-mentor for several years now. He doesn’t even know this.

Not because I’m trying to hide the fact. Simply because I’m busy. Roger’s busy. Busy makes us do strange things. Like forget to tell people how much we appreciate what they’ve done for us.

But that’s what makes the Internet so cool. You can have a positive influence on others, whether you meet them or not.

Click here to see, read and or print his PDF file. It’s a great place to start to give you an idea of what you should consider if you ever want to publish your first book.

Tomorrow though, be prepared for the shock of your life.

And while it really applies to anything that’s important to you, tomorrow’s post will be particularly revealing if you have very important things you want to do in your life, but have been putting off. Carpe diem.

Got Book?

“Don’t die with a book still in you.” — jeff noel

“Outside a dog, a book is man’s best friend. Inside a dog, it’s too dark to read.” — Groucho Marx

How many people want to write a book?

How many believe they can write a book?

How many actually do?

Two days ago, I said to my wife, “You know, depending on your definition of a book, I’ve already written five.”

And you know what Cheryl said? And by the way, this is one of the million things that I love about Cheryl, because she’s so smart, she said, “I know.”

Tomorrow, I’ll share a free link to Roger Parker’s checklist for getting a book published. That is, unless you have no story to tell. But I sincerely doubt that.

Everyone has a story to tell.

Don’t die with a book in you.

Got Tree?

Yes, got tree! And a fire in the fireplace.

Yesterday. It was cold (65 degrees). This is cold for Central Floridians. Seriously. And yes, Central Floridians realize that this fact is fairly obnoxious to those of you living in colder regions.

By the way, most Floridians originally are from somewhere cold.

So we know what cold really is, but we now like the way it rolls off our tongue, “Oh, it was cold yesterday. It only got up to 65 degrees! I had to put on socks and a jacket.”

Stay warm, and make your Monday great. It’s up to you. Always has been. Always will be. Carpe diem!