I love Ellen DeGeneres.
I think she’s great.
I saw this last year for the first time, but it’s so funny – and inspiring – that I had to see it again (and post it). Enjoy.
Facebook Friend Invitations: The New Spammers
It’s time for a rant!
I have to vent!
I like Facebook (one might be able to tell by the time I spend there. Sigh…). HOWEVER, just because I’ve agreed to be a friend does NOT mean I want to receive an invitation (more accurately called “advertisement”) to EVERY FREAKIN’ EVENT someone is doing. (Besides, I thought Twitter was the place for annoying advertisements… Just joking… )
Today, I got the next in a series of invitations to attend a law forum (do I look like a lawyer?) in Wyoming (am I even NEAR Wyoming?) telling me how to improve my failing law practice (I guess since I didn’t know I was a lawyer in Wyoming, it explains why my practice has not been doing well). I have received from this “friend” a new law forum invitation every week and they’re never near me and I always say “NO” (do you think he’d get the hint?).
Why do I continue to get all these Facebook invites?
I apparently have some “friends” who don’t give a damn if I’m interested – or if I can attend – I’ve just become part of their daily broadcasts. I want to keep them as friends but I don’t want to merely be a vehicle by which they promote. Sure, go ahead and promote what you’re doing sometimes. I want to know. I want to help. I might even want to attend. But, be somewhat selective.
In marketing, I learned, it’s about:
- Know Me
- Like Me
- Trust Me
- Buy Me
If all you do is send me ads, oops, I mean “invitations,” and you don’t care if I fit, you don’t know me, to be honest, I won’t particularly like you, I certainly won’t trust you – and I can assure you that I will not buy from you. Most likely, the response will be “unfriend.”
If you think it’s something I might like, please invite me. (And I realize we all make mistakes so sometimes it won’t fit.) However, If I just wanted a big ol’ list of advertisements in the morning, I’d get a penny shopper.
I’m sorry. I try to be positive. Once in awhile it just gets to me.
I feel better now. I am returning to sanity.
P.S. Now, please send this to everyone you know, whether you think it would be of value to him or her or not.
Video: This Time I Mean to Get a Parking Space!
I am in favor of doing what it takes to get what you need – providing it doesn’t harm anyone else in the process. The question is did this guy go too far? Funny video about parallel parking and the correct (?) way to get what you need.
How to Correctly Use the Food Pyramid’s Replacement When Stressed
As you might know, Michelle Obama, greatly concerned with childhood obesity (and rightly so), has recently revised the food pyramid. Personally, I thought the original food pyramid was pretty easy to understand, but a few years ago, they decided to update it.
The older version looked like this:
I thought that made a lot of sense and was pretty simple to follow. However, I don’t make the rules, I just play with them. So, The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) changed the food pyramid in spring 2005 because they wanted to convey a better example of how to eat healthier. The “new and improved” (?) pyramid was based on the best available scientific facts concerning links between diet and good health and addressed flaws in the original food pyramid. The intent was laudable. The results? You decide:
In my humble opinion, it’s a mess. But, maybe that’s just me.
So fast forward to last week when Mrs. Obama decides to change it to make it easier for children (and those of us who are wrinkled children) to understand. The whole “pyramid” concept is dropped in favor of a plate, which makes sense.
Here’s the latest:
Actually, I think it’s simple and easy to understand. It also looks quite contemporary.
There’s just one problem.
It doesn’t address real life. I mean, after a stress-filled, running-all-over town kind of day, are you really going to come home to an exciting meal where the main components are Kale and Bulgar? I don’t think so. So, with that in mind, I proudly announce the “choose my plate” model for stressful days. [Read more…]
Video: Motivational Child Bike Rider
Sometimes, it’s tough enough to make a living as a motivational speaker; the competitors are getting younger and younger!
If he wasn’t born to do this, I don’t know who was! (Watch out fellow National Speakers Association members; we’re in trouble.)