Let’s start with right attitude of ABC and ABL. Always be creating and always always be learning.
The number of existing web-based social media tools and new ones
being brought out each month can feel overwhelming. Ever visit
www.Mashable.com? Subscribe to that feed! And read www.ReadWriteWeb.com
or www.TechCrunch.com? Monitor them for tools that help you become more
aware of what’s possible with the systems you’re using. Tools like
Sharepoint, WordPress, Facebook, Google and others can make life easier
after surviving the learning curve! No you don’t have to learn them
all. Pick the ones that are worth exploring. Test them. Use them. Throw
out the ones that are of no value but remember to cycle back.
Watch how you dig in and justify that you know enough already. Are
you saying – ‘no more’ I don’t need this social networking stuff? I
don’t have the time. I’m too busy. I can’t keep up anyway. Take notice
when you get into that line of thinking and just let it go. You’re not
in a Catch 22 situation. You CAN both learn and ‘be’ who you want to be
and have control over your time and what you share with others. I
remember when I worked for a major US corporation for 12 years all
through the 90’s and early 2000’s. I felt trapped. Middle management
was like being stuck. Can’t leave, paid too well. Can’t advance; not in
the inner circle. Don’t have time; always too busy just trying to stay
even. Then… I got laid off.
Last night I watched Catch-22, the movie by Mike Nichols. Take some
time and watch it again. Watch carefully for who gets out of the catch
22 and most importantly ‘why and how’ he did it.
Always be creating. Always be learning. These are your unalienable rights.
Tom
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