I’ve been going over notes I’ve taken over the years, you know the really important stuff that we write down never to view again (except I’m actually reading it….wierd)
Anyways, I found a few points from a presenter (I can’t remember his name, sorry!) who was giving advice on public speaking. After reviewing my all important take away notes, I realized that his advice is exactly the advice that anyone waiting to start a blog or begin purposeful social media interaction should hear. So here we go.
Everyone Feels Not Good Enough
This is a point that has come up over and over and , you got it, over again. There isn’t a person on this earth that hasn’t or doesn’t feel “not good enough” at multiple points of their life. I’ve sat across from Doctors, Lawyers, successful entrepreneurs and students who all say the same thing. I’m not good enough.
Well if everyone’s not good enough, then who is? The answer is all of us! We all have something unique to bring to the table. Even if it’s re-posting something we found interesting or adding a comment or two here and there, your unique point of view is valuable.
Mac over at The Viral Garden wrote this related post Removing your ‘Perfect’ Filter.
How Can I Add Value
The key to ensuring that what you write or post is unique and valuable is to ask yourself about your intentions. Am I posting this because I want to add value to the community,the group, my readers or my friends?
If answer yes, continue. Otherwise don’t!
The Most Important Line
This note had multiple stars next to it, and for good reason.
“If you’re in your head you can never communicate to another persons heart”
To me that means, if I’m worried about what someone else is thinking, trying to be too perfect or say something just the right way, I will never be effective in communicating my value. Acting with a passion and desire to add value is the first step to effective communication, regardless of the medium. Gary Vaynerchuck is the master of this one!
G.O.O.P
I love this acronym, because I swim around in that sticky gooey stuff far too often for my liking. I am way to familiar with GOOP.
GOOP stands for Good Opinions of Other People
Whether standing in front of a group or publishing to millions on the web, we humans tend to think other people are much better, smarter, cooler (continue to ad adjectives here) than we, ourselves, are. In any group, some people are (adjective here) and many are not, the reality is it’s completely irrelevant.
By focusing on the question “How can I add value?” We are able to remove the barrier to doing something. Knowing that your inentions are to add value removes the need to be right or better or earthshatteringly insightful, and instead allow you to focus on communicating that value.
So I’ll leave you with a new favorite line that I’m saying outloud right now, just before I publish this post.
I don’t care if they like to hear it or not, but it’s comming from the heart with value as my inention”- Me.
I really do hope you like it though!
(Photo Credits: john curley , Claudecf , QwirkSilver)
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