Comments on: Social Media is about Giving and Supporting Others http://thesocialmediaboomer.com/social-media/social-media-is-about-giving-and-supporting-others Thu, 01 Apr 2010 02:02:06 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Troy C. Giersdorf http://thesocialmediaboomer.com/social-media/social-media-is-about-giving-and-supporting-others/comment-page-1#comment-71 Troy C. Giersdorf Wed, 17 Feb 2010 23:48:24 +0000 http://thesocialmediaboomer.com/?p=100#comment-71 I admire R Buckminster Fuller. He was the first in my awareness to talk about the myth of the finite pie, espousing instead the idea that , thanks to the power of the human mind to offset entropy, the pie is infinite. There is always enough to go around. I also admire the founders of AMWAY, Rich DeVos and Jay VanAndel and the business leaders who joined them over the years who proved that you can develop personal wealth by following the golden rule and the Zig Ziglar idea that you can get anything you want if you help enough people to get what they want. One might say that the various organizations of AMWAY distributors around the world are some of the largest tribes on the planet. Thank you for sharing your epiphany and your journey and inspiring us to see it through your eyes. I admire R Buckminster Fuller. He was the first in my awareness to talk about the myth of the finite pie, espousing instead the idea that , thanks to the power of the human mind to offset entropy, the pie is infinite. There is always enough to go around. I also admire the founders of AMWAY, Rich DeVos and Jay VanAndel and the business leaders who joined them over the years who proved that you can develop personal wealth by following the golden rule and the Zig Ziglar idea that you can get anything you want if you help enough people to get what they want. One might say that the various organizations of AMWAY distributors around the world are some of the largest tribes on the planet. Thank you for sharing your epiphany and your journey and inspiring us to see it through your eyes.

]]> By: Donna L. Harris http://thesocialmediaboomer.com/social-media/social-media-is-about-giving-and-supporting-others/comment-page-1#comment-65 Donna L. Harris Wed, 10 Feb 2010 21:20:09 +0000 http://thesocialmediaboomer.com/?p=100#comment-65 You have so clearly and honestly expressed one of the key issues facing everyone who is trying to make a living by helping others through providing information. I think this betokens a positive evolution being brought about by social media. I am encouraged and inspired by the number of people "out there," as well as in our Master Mind group, who are giving valuable information and service away out of a sincere desire to help others and make the world a better place. I want to acknowledge and thank you for the valuable advice you gave me, as one of those who requested your assistance. As this paying-it forward ripple extends, I see it resulting in an improvement in human relations as a whole. Social media began with young people, college students and young professionals, and I think they have brought this new vibe to the scene that is being picked up by those they touch. It's sort of a viral marketing of niceness. If you're not nice, people won't want to know, like and trust you or do business with you. I can see only good coming from that! It seems like the pendulum is swinging from the isolating, cut-throat competition of capitalism to this new model of mutuality, doing-good and community. I like it, and I am very grateful to have our Master Mind group with which to collaborate and work out these issues that would be so daunting all by oneself. You have so clearly and honestly expressed one of the key issues facing everyone who is trying to make a living by helping others through providing information. I think this betokens a positive evolution being brought about by social media. I am encouraged and inspired by the number of people “out there,” as well as in our Master Mind group, who are giving valuable information and service away out of a sincere desire to help others and make the world a better place. I want to acknowledge and thank you for the valuable advice you gave me, as one of those who requested your assistance.
As this paying-it forward ripple extends, I see it resulting in an improvement in human relations as a whole.
Social media began with young people, college students and young professionals, and I think they have brought this new vibe to the scene that is being picked up by those they touch. It’s sort of a viral marketing of niceness. If you’re not nice, people won’t want to know, like and trust you or do business with you. I can see only good coming from that! It seems like the pendulum is swinging from the isolating, cut-throat competition of capitalism to this new model of mutuality, doing-good and community. I like it, and I am very grateful to have our Master Mind group with which to collaborate and work out these issues that would be so daunting all by oneself.

]]> By: How do you Profit from Creativity When Technology Delivers it For Free? | Blocked To Blockbuster http://thesocialmediaboomer.com/social-media/social-media-is-about-giving-and-supporting-others/comment-page-1#comment-60 How do you Profit from Creativity When Technology Delivers it For Free? | Blocked To Blockbuster Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:35:49 +0000 http://thesocialmediaboomer.com/?p=100#comment-60 [...] I want to share an excellent blog post with you written by the Social Media Boomer, Barbara White. Exploring the conundrum of how you make money through social media when you are encouraged to give so much of your information away for free. The title of her article is, Social Media is about Giving and Supporting Others. thesocialmediaboomer.com/social-media/social-media-is-about-giving-and-supporting-others [...] [...] I want to share an excellent blog post with you written by the Social Media Boomer, Barbara White. Exploring the conundrum of how you make money through social media when you are encouraged to give so much of your information away for free. The title of her article is, Social Media is about Giving and Supporting Others. thesocialmediaboomer.com/social-media/social-media-is-about-giving-and-supporting-others [...]

]]> By: Judith Parker Harris http://thesocialmediaboomer.com/social-media/social-media-is-about-giving-and-supporting-others/comment-page-1#comment-59 Judith Parker Harris Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:12:33 +0000 http://thesocialmediaboomer.com/?p=100#comment-59 About 20-years ago, I had my first epiphany. I was in an impossibly hard exercise class in Hawaii with all other women participants half my age. I tried to keep up, but couldn't. My goal was to get into a body-hugging, jeweled dress for the Academy Awards. (I was attending for the first time) When I felt my lungs about to explode, I suddenly looked around me for help and I saw that I was surrounded by beauty -- the Pacific Ocean on one side and beautiful tropical gardens all around. I took in deep, body cleansing breaths and suddenly had more energy flow into my body than I knew what to do with. The epiphany: Everything you need is all around you and if you connect to the energy you will thrive on abundance. I caught up with the girls, finished the workout, fit into the dress and had a great time at the Awards. However, my live changed. I would always be aware of my environment, my connections and the energy field of my life. Thank you, Barbara, for the epiphany from our Master Mind. I, too, have been haunted by giving away my hard-earned intellectual property for free. In the movie business, the copyright and ownership is everything, but that, too, is being eroded. For me, the bottom line is to get your gift out there. Make connections everywhere that you can, be conscious of the opportunities all around you and build through team work and community like we have in our own little, mastermind family. This is a huge topic. Let's all continue to get it out there and help each other reap the rewards of our talent, knowledge and hard work. About 20-years ago, I had my first epiphany. I was in an impossibly hard exercise class in Hawaii with all other women participants half my age. I tried to keep up, but couldn’t. My goal was to get into a body-hugging, jeweled dress for the Academy Awards. (I was attending for the first time) When I felt my lungs about to explode, I suddenly looked around me for help and I saw that I was surrounded by beauty — the Pacific Ocean on one side and beautiful tropical gardens all around. I took in deep, body cleansing breaths and suddenly had more energy flow into my body than I knew what to do with. The epiphany: Everything you need is all around you and if you connect to the energy you will thrive on abundance. I caught up with the girls, finished the workout, fit into the dress and had a great time at the Awards. However, my live changed. I would always be aware of my environment, my connections and the energy field of my life.
Thank you, Barbara, for the epiphany from our Master Mind. I, too, have been haunted by giving away my hard-earned intellectual property for free. In the movie business, the copyright and ownership is everything, but that, too, is being eroded. For me, the bottom line is to get your gift out there. Make connections everywhere that you can, be conscious of the opportunities all around you and build through team work and community like we have in our own little, mastermind family.
This is a huge topic. Let’s all continue to get it out there and help each other reap the rewards of our talent, knowledge and hard work.

]]> By: Lena Nozizwe http://thesocialmediaboomer.com/social-media/social-media-is-about-giving-and-supporting-others/comment-page-1#comment-58 Lena Nozizwe Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:02:00 +0000 http://thesocialmediaboomer.com/?p=100#comment-58 I was born in Malawi, Africa, a country where tribes are still very much in existence. My uncle, who later became a cardiologist, used to tell me stories about when he was a little boy. He used to go out with the village elders fishing for the whole village. I always thought that was so cool. It really does take village. I was born in Malawi, Africa, a country where tribes are still very much in existence. My uncle, who later became a cardiologist, used to tell me stories about when he was a little boy. He used to go out with the village elders fishing for the whole village. I always thought that was so cool.

It really does take village.

]]> By: Julia Marrocco http://thesocialmediaboomer.com/social-media/social-media-is-about-giving-and-supporting-others/comment-page-1#comment-57 Julia Marrocco Fri, 05 Feb 2010 06:01:08 +0000 http://thesocialmediaboomer.com/?p=100#comment-57 Barbara, This post triggered several things for me. One is that "FREE" is the new price. I think this is the model of the future and I don't know exactly how it will continue to evolve. But I do know that many service providers are having a hard time figuring out how to get paid for things that people won't pay for anymore. (remember when virtually all travel agents went out of business?) It is the same struggle with many consultants, speakers, and trainers. Law firms are providing workshops to potential clients for free that trainers used to get paid to deliver. I recently read an online article that stated you should give lots of stuff away for free and charge much more than you are used to for things that are of value. My late mentor, Jim Rohn, used to insist that we get paid for the value we bring to the marketplace. I still say that's true, it's just that many of us are still in the throes of figuring out what's of value and what's not anymore! For speaking, I no longer charge at all. I do pass the basket for a "give what you think that was worth" offering, and sometimes get more than I would have if I had charged. Sometimes not. I think I took a bit of a rabbit trail there, but I do find myself giving a lot more away for free these days. And I facilitate both paid and free Mastermind Groups. great post, thanks for the honest thoughts, and ideas. I have not read that particular Godin book either, but I expect a report when you're finished! Barbara,
This post triggered several things for me. One is that “FREE” is the new price. I think this is the model of the future and I don’t know exactly how it will continue to evolve. But I do know that many service providers are having a hard time figuring out how to get paid for things that people won’t pay for anymore. (remember when virtually all travel agents went out of business?) It is the same struggle with many consultants, speakers, and trainers. Law firms are providing workshops to potential clients for free that trainers used to get paid to deliver. I recently read an online article that stated you should give lots of stuff away for free and charge much more than you are used to for things that are of value.
My late mentor, Jim Rohn, used to insist that we get paid for the value we bring to the marketplace. I still say that’s true, it’s just that many of us are still in the throes of figuring out what’s of value and what’s not anymore!
For speaking, I no longer charge at all. I do pass the basket for a “give what you think that was worth” offering, and sometimes get more than I would have if I had charged. Sometimes not.
I think I took a bit of a rabbit trail there, but I do find myself giving a lot more away for free these days. And I facilitate both paid and free Mastermind Groups. great post, thanks for the honest thoughts, and ideas. I have not read that particular Godin book either, but I expect a report when you’re finished!

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