I turn to my Hermes typewriter for a Polaroid project
This typewriter is planted on a white table in my living room.
It sits silently most days, but lumbers to life when inspiration strikes.
Category: 2013
When a comment goes crazy
Four warning signs of an emotional commenter
We social media managers throw around the word “engagement” a ton.
So much in fact, that these days it’s lost much of its luster.
Despite its increasing ambiguity, and buzz-ness, I still think it’s the key value for any social media initiative. However, not all engagement is positive.
Negative comments, criticism and crazy people are inevitable. And how you respond to them says a lot about your social media strategy.
We often need to be reminded (or remind others) that you can’t stop the crazy – you can only hope to contain it.
So I jotted down some of the factors that help me spot crazy in social media discussions, and added some ideas to keep all this glorious engagement on the right track.
Writing inspiration from Neil Strauss, Tim Ferris and the HBR IdeaCast
“Whatever you do in life, surround yourself with smart people who’ll argue with you.” – John Wooden
These days, the vast amount of content and information at the ready on the Internet gives us access to many smart people, from all industries and walks of life.
Personally, I really enjoy listening to quality interviews either on the radio, online or via podcasts. Not only do they usually feature smart people with interesting stories to tell, but the conversation allows multiple viewpoints, debate and an organic flow of ideas.
Today I’m going to share two inspiring interviews with you, and hope you find them as educational and thought-provoking as I did.
Continue reading Writing inspiration from Neil Strauss, Tim Ferris and the HBR IdeaCast
Awesome Bucket v2013: Mid-year Report Card
A look at my goals for 2013 and the progress made after six months.
Back in January, I was pretty inspired when I posted my Awesome Bucket v2013, listing out my goals for the coming year.
My passion bucket overflowed with aspirations of becoming an Ironman, feeding my writing tree, and setting a course toward travel, development and above all, excitement.
I posted my goals to hold myself accountable for the rest of the year and help keep them top of mind.
And now that we’re about halfway through the year, it’s time to check in and report on how things are going.
Did my passion bucket drain when the rubber met the road?
Was my plate too full with all these goals?
Have I lost focus and forgotten about my one thing?
Keep reading to find out.
Tri for Les: Catching up
Six months ago, when I laid out the goals for my Awesome Bucket v2013, Ironman Arizona – and completing that triathlon race in 12 hours – was clearly defined as my one thing.
So it’ll come as no surprise that most of my free time lately has been spent cooking, eating, breathing, training, running, riding, swimming, planning and soaking up all things triathlon. My mind is almost always toiling about the race, and how I can best prepare myself so that come race day (November 17), I’ll be ready to go.
However, even though that one thing is all that matters, I incorporated writing into this journey to improve my writing skills, share the experience and help other triathletes dominate their own goals.
So, I’ve been doing my best to blog at least once a week on either Fuller Creative (this blog) or at Tri for Les (the triathlon blog that my sister and I run).