chrisg.org http://chrisg.org Chris Garrett's Personal Blog Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:29:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 chrisghttp://feedburner.google.com Death by PowerPoint http://chrisg.org/death-by-powerpoint/ http://chrisg.org/death-by-powerpoint/#comments Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:29:42 +0000 Chris Garrett http://chrisg.org/death-by-powerpoint/

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And yes, I have been on both sides of the joke. Don’t judge me! ;)

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F1FTW Podcast (Beta)

Mike, Gareth and I got together for a first test run of our Formula 1 podcast before the season kicks off. Mike was suffering from intestinal challenges, someone (Gareth) left their phone on and I was as quiet as a church mouse, but we kind of got there in the end!

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]]> http://chrisg.org/mmmmmmmmm-nandos/feed/ 0 Knowing what you want http://chrisg.org/knowing-what-you-want/ http://chrisg.org/knowing-what-you-want/#comments Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:50:13 +0000 Chris Garrett http://chrisg.org/?p=935

I have been working with an NLP coach lately. While I help him with blogging strategy, he helps me with life strategy. It’s interesting stuff.

When I have his blog up and running I will introduce you to him, he is a cool guy, but before then I have to share with you an insight that he dropped on me like a water-filled baloon from a 17th story window.

How are you going to achieve your goals if you don’t have clarity about what you really want?

Clients often sabotage their own goals by placing restrictions and I think that I am doing the same by having goals that are potentially at odds with each other, or by having short-term behavior at odds with my long term goals.

One example is I keep saying I am going to not take on as much consulting work so I can concentrate on my products, webinars and courses. But have I taken my services page down? No.

Knowing exactly what you want is trickier than it sounds. By being precise you actually close off alternative routes, which feels uncomfortable, but while you are flip flopping between two choices you make it more difficult to get to the destination you want.

If you set a destination you can course correct on the way, but until you know your destination you can’t really take off.

As I say, interesting stuff …

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If people behaved face to face the way they do in social media it would be funny ;)

“Hi, I think this is my seat”
“Thanks for saying hi, have you seen my brochure?”
“Um, I was just …”
“What do YOU think about my brochure?”
“… ok, I think I will sit over here …”
“TELL YOUR FRIENDS ABOUT MY BROCHURE!”

“Hey guys, can I sit over here? That guy is a jerk. Did you see the news I …”
“FAIL”
“SEEN IT”
“BO-RING”
“TEH SUCK”
“WHAT-EVAH”
“ZOMGWTFBBQ”

 

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Geekahol episode 1

My brother Jay and I have started a new web TV show/vodcast/video webcast/thing called Geekahol.com which is going to be our weekly (or so) dose of geekery from around the web.

Join us and check it out.

For the iPod/iPhone equipped – Subscribe via iTunes

In the strong tradition of all things geek … It’s all VERY much in beta, but we hope you enjoy it :)

(Due to the first episode initially being only a test, the episode numbering is somewhat borked)

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Stolen from Andertoons, here

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If that wasn’t enough, if you buy from my link, all the commissions go to the Children’s Heart Surgery fund charity.

So go ahead, do it now. Boost your blog and help a sick child …

Click here and buy 31 Days to Build a Better Blog now!

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Strange new breed of DM … If I am not following them, how did they DM? If I am, what is the point?

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