Social Media and All of Itz Gremlins

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If you are anything like me, you are insatiably curious. In other words, you have more information flooding your inboxes than you possibly know what to do with.

Why? Because, the moment you signed up for the information it seemed like a purdy good idea at the time. Grab it now, because you might not remember to later. Similar to a child who has a bedtime and wants to stay up 10 more minutes.

You gotta double opt in, go back to the email you used to create the profile (which one is it?), create another password, add that password and website to the file you created for your endless list of passwords, find the app on your phone, so that you are mobile. Invite all your friends so you have yet another opportunity to befriend them, but can never seem to see each other in person. Then, “check in”, tell everyone what you are eating, who you are with, critique the ambiance, give it a rating, don’t forget to take a photo and upload to prove what a great time you are having (rolling eyes). (this is just the tweens and teenagers.)

When you are an entrepreneur, it feels like a pressure cooker, you are told that unless you have social presence, you don’t exist. There are tons of books about it, telling you that you are lame unless, “you are out there.” So, not only do you feel compelled to do the above, you are also the person(s) providing the information that has double opt in pages. Then you gotta promote it. A lot. Back in the day, all you needed to be was great at what you do, network here and there, a little word of mouth and you were golden. Today, we need incessant reminders that you are great and why. It is dizzying, frenzied and can be overwhelming.

My mother always said, “curiosity killed the cat”. I had no idea what she meant, the feedback from my life indicates that you can’t do it all, see it all and be it all, it is futile to try. Trying to accomplish it all in cyber space is enough to take you out, burn the candle on both ends, tucker you out and you are sitting in the same spot. I mildly hated her smug expression as she said it, but now it makes purfect sense. Choose wisely, experience it fully (milk it) and choose again if need be, but by all means, for your sanity…a lil bit at a time.

Curiosity

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Often as we climb the social latter of being an adult, this usually means that we leave behind childlike wonder: curiosity. However, it is the juice or juju that is needed in order to learn new things. Simply put, learning is necessary in order to grow.

I understand that we are inundated with information, soundbits and the like and we often have the, “I know that already” syndrome. But, the reason that blogs, tweets and Facebook posts are so popular is though we are filtering similar information, your take or my take on the information is slightly different. This is the interesting piece…we relate to a statement or feeling of what is said, because it is said or expressed a lil bit differently. It takes curiosity to execute the learning. When we turn on the curiosity button, we have the opportunity to expand our thoughts, extend our reach and connect in ways we never thought possible.

Reorganizing is a Necessary Evil

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As I sit here reorganizing my files, beautifying my office and updating my mindset…I wonder if it will ever get all done?

The power of influence is a real and often tangible thing. This morning I listened to an amazing interview with Paulo Coelho by Brendan Burchard, I was so moved by the honesty of the questions asked and the words spoken. Paulo Coelho is one of my all time favorite authors, his melody inside the words are delicious.

My take away was/is have the courage to answer the call to the inner child who wants to soar and who knows exactly who you are. To ‘dare’ to do what you have come to the Earth to contribute, to add to its expansion for expansion’s sake. Simply put, if you do not heed to the call, you will not find happiness or be happy. Instinctively, I know and appreciate this to be truth, but the adult in me often overrules my inner child.

I put the question to myself, have I answered the call? In what ways could I show up more of myself? In what ways do I shield my allness to make others comfortable? Do my marketing materials, social media, personal interactions, coaching and bodywork truly reflect my core intention? In other words, is my love on display at all times, in its fullness? There is no judgment in the question, only query. My response is moment to moment as a marker to being true to me, thus I am a work in progress as we all are. The destination is not the goal only the process and ease in the journey.