I meant to say something about this post–got sidelined.
I completely agree with you here. I don’t think everyone should know everything that’s going on in my life–but to me that’s not really what this is talking about.
To me it’s about having a clear idea of who you want to be and striving to be that person 100% of the time. To me it creates a more authentic sense of who I am and where I want to go.
If everything I’m doing is aligned towards the same goals and I’m not conflicting within myself–I find my goals much easier to accomplish.
Of course there are always going to be nay-sayers, but I’ve learned there will be critics of anything you do–even when you are wildly successful.
sir – your website is starting to get more and more intense and elaborate and while the aesthetic whore in me loves looking at it, you will soon leave me far, far away in the dust!
i just got back from vacation and am still recovering (yes, still). i can’t wait to catch on your writing. starting with this post, which was awesome :)
You know, I was reading some article the other day (can’t remember where, sorry) that basically stated that this generation and the upcoming generations thrive on transparency. It’s refreshing in a way. There’s no pretense. No hiding, although I’m sure folks don’t reveal _everything_, which is certainly okay.
Do you remember our parents who were hush hush about finances? No more. Now we’ve got sites that thrive off of public personal financial information, as well as any other personal information that folks are willing to give away.
You have to be careful about it to some extent though. My current employer read my whole blog during my interview process. If I would have had anything questionable I might not have been hired. Then again, maybe my transparency _is_ what got me hired. Who knows…
Haven’t stopped by the site in a while, everything looks great :).
Keep up the good work buddy.
I meant to say something about this post–got sidelined.
I completely agree with you here. I don’t think everyone should know everything that’s going on in my life–but to me that’s not really what this is talking about.
To me it’s about having a clear idea of who you want to be and striving to be that person 100% of the time. To me it creates a more authentic sense of who I am and where I want to go.
If everything I’m doing is aligned towards the same goals and I’m not conflicting within myself–I find my goals much easier to accomplish.
Of course there are always going to be nay-sayers, but I’ve learned there will be critics of anything you do–even when you are wildly successful.
Thanks for stopping in Brad, I’d go check out your blog but I’m pretty certain it’s been a while since you’ve last posted.
I like your comment, I’d change ‘even when you are wildly successful’ to ‘especially when…’. ;)
sir – your website is starting to get more and more intense and elaborate and while the aesthetic whore in me loves looking at it, you will soon leave me far, far away in the dust!
i just got back from vacation and am still recovering (yes, still). i can’t wait to catch on your writing. starting with this post, which was awesome :)
Just wait until I make the color scheme fit devinreams.com (black and green). Mmmmm. Thanks, Damsel.
You know, I was reading some article the other day (can’t remember where, sorry) that basically stated that this generation and the upcoming generations thrive on transparency. It’s refreshing in a way. There’s no pretense. No hiding, although I’m sure folks don’t reveal _everything_, which is certainly okay.
Do you remember our parents who were hush hush about finances? No more. Now we’ve got sites that thrive off of public personal financial information, as well as any other personal information that folks are willing to give away.
You have to be careful about it to some extent though. My current employer read my whole blog during my interview process. If I would have had anything questionable I might not have been hired. Then again, maybe my transparency _is_ what got me hired. Who knows…
That’s a cool example, Dustin. I hardly mind if my employer reads; as mentioned, I wouldn’t want to work there if this was an issue. :)
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