Tag: wisdom

  • Wisdom

    rodin__the_thinker2He who gets wisdom loves his own soul;
    he who cherishes understanding prospers.

    Proverbs 19:8

    Adam’s translation

    Wanna sleep at night? Chase after wisdom with all you’ve got. But don’t just chase wisdom, put it into action.

    For the past couple of months I’ve been living in Proverbs. Sure, I do a lot of tweeting and Facebooking on my iPhone. But I’ve also been giving the Bible app (and my snail Bible) a workout. And almost all of my reading has been in Proverbs. On the trolley. At the office. At the dining room table. At football games. Backstage during sessions at NYWC. On planes. Over coffee. You get the idea.

    Again and again, I find myself blown away by this stuff. This was recorded a few thousand years back and it is just as relevant today as it was back then.

    Here’s a sampling of the verses I’ve bookmarked in the last 3-4 days:

    Proverbs 14:15 “A simple man believes anything,
    but a prudent man gives thought to his steps.    “

    Proverbs 14:23 “All hard work brings a profit,
    but mere talk leads only to poverty.    “

    Proverbs 15:18 “A hot-tempered man stirs up dissension,
    but a patient man calms a quarrel.”

    Proverbs 15:23 “A man finds joy in giving an apt reply—
    and how good is a timely word!    “

    Proverbs 16:19 “Better to be lowly in spirit and among the oppressed
    than to share plunder with the proud.    “

    Proverbs 17:5 “He who mocks the poor shows contempt for their Maker;
    whoever gloats over disaster will not go unpunished.    ”

    Proverbs 18:6 “A fool’s lips bring him strife,
    and his mouth invites a beating.    “

    Proverbs 18:12 “Before his downfall a man’s heart is proud,
    but humility comes before honor.    “

    Proverbs 18:24 “A man of many companions may come to ruin,
    but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.    “

    Proverbs 20:19 “”A gossip betrays a confidence;
    so avoid a man who talks too much.    “

    Proverbs 21:5 “The plans of the diligent lead to profit
    as surely as haste leads to poverty.    “

    Proverbs 21:21 “He who pursues righteousness and love
    finds life, prosperity and honor.    “

    What one thing you do you when you are faced with tough times and hard decisions?

  • Social Media Tip: Be Consistent

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    Want to know a secret about social media success?

    If you want to succeed long-term in social media you need to be consistent in how you use social media. For more than 10 years I’ve been active in some form of what we now call “social media.” Chat rooms. Message boards. Listserv. Forums. MySpace. Blogs. Facebook. Twitter. I’ve seen fads come and go. I’ve seen rock stars emerge and fade. I’ve seen high profile people take interest and then lose interest. Social media is a bit of a revolving door. Something gets popular, attracts the masses, people get bored, someone invents something better, the hype begins again.

    But yet there has always been this thread of people that has remained consistent throughout. There’s a lot to learn from these people if you want to be successful.

    Some of us have just chugged away. We’ve never gotten uber popular. We’ll never leverage what we have to make a fool of ourselves like @aplusk did on Twitter. But in the meantime, we’ve utilized these tools to meet people, share ideas, and establish ourselves along the way.

    The best way to succeed is to be consistent like Warren Buffet and not up and down like Donald Trump. Stick with winners. Be consistent. Be disciplined.

    What does consistency look like for social media?

    – Make yourself consistent by using the same handle. (social media name on a web platform)

    – Use the tool the same way, most times. (maintain your blog post consistency, tweet frequency, use Facebook in predictable ways)

    – stick to your genre. (totally OK to expand your horizons. but don’t be so general that no one cares. if you’re a mom blog, don’t post gadget tips for work. if you’re a gadget blogger, no one cares about your kids soccer game.)

    – don’t be a jerk. (unless your online persona is one of jerkiness. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve met people in real life and thought… they were so much cooler on their blog.)