Teh Chad

Friends are very important, as is your family. Many people have different pictures of what family looks like. My own parents divorced many years ago. Out of that, I’ve gained several good people in my life in the form of step-family.

A couple of years ago, I got the feeling that God was getting ready to begin cleaning out my life. He was to begin with the people that fostered bad habits. Over the course of 2011, EVERY SINGLE ONE of the buddies that I used to party with moved away. It was a bit tough as these were some of my best friends.

God places the lonely in families; he sets the prisoners free and gives them joy. – PSALM 68:6

One of my goals for 2012 is to simply spend more time with good people. It’s not to the point of ALWAYS saying yes when the opportunity arises, but I’m making it a priority. The verse was one that I received from a gal who sends out daily verses – Kendra Todd – and it was a nice reminder that He will consistently be placing me around people that I NEED (and that need me too.)

What is the first word in the term “social media?” Social. I keep digging down to find out how to do this right.

Being social over a computer is simple. Going viral… may not be so simple.

Being social is really just getting excited about other people. What makes them so cool? Are they secretly a top secret agent? Are they a SCUBA instructor? Are they a fan of Ohio State?

A frequent quote – “Everyone’s crazy on some level!” Well, everyone’s cool on some level too.

What is cool about your network?

I’m running into a lot of people who are feeling overwhelmed with different things. The bulk of frustration, I would say, has to do with learning technology.

I grew up with computers. When my brother was born, my dad said to my mom “They WILL know the computer! It’s the future!” As we now know, he was right. I didn’t have many friends growing up. Up until high school, I had 1 good friend – Lucy – my computer. So, you could say that it’s my nature to be in technology.

One of my agents asked me the other day how I got to be “SO TECHIE.” After laughing for a second and answering that I didn’t think I was, I thought about it. Now, I’d say that I’m just curious about technologies in general.

How would a politician become President? I’d guess that they love to talk about governments. I’d guess that they know how each and every government on earth works. I’d guess they know how to get elected to city council and the state senate, sherriff and governor. I’d guess that they talk about it every chance they get. I’d bet you that they love watching the “talking heads” on TV and maybe they’ve been one of them at some point.

The point is, nobody gets good at something without putting a lot of time into looking at it, talking about it, and doing it. Professionals spend so much of their time (free or not) thinking about and beating on their craft.