I Twell Off The Wagon…
Ok…so that’s a corny play on words combining Twitter with fell. But, it’s really what I did!
Twitter was a huge part of my online life in 2008 and mid-to-late 2009. But something changed as I gained followers. (and I realize that I don’t have a huge number of followers BUT I have more followers than most Twitter users do) I noticed that people stopped “listening”. Let me explain…
When I first started using Twitter and had only 200 or so followers, it was easy to engage in conversation. (Isn’t that the point of Twitter?) I was able to keep up with their tweets and they with mine. My click-through ratios were high and RT’s (Re-Tweets) were through the roof! I didn’t feel compelled to spend hours a day tweeting–and I even went a few days without updating my status. Life was good. Read more
My 3 Words…
I wish I could take credit for this brilliant (and I do sincerely mean brilliant) idea, but alas I cannot. Thanks to Chris Brogan for sharing this process on his blog. In a recent post, he related his method of setting goals for the new year. (Actually, this is not new as he has shared this method in years past on his blog as well.)
I’ve never been one for the whole “New Year’s Resolutions” myself. Why? Simply put, most people (including myself) have fallen off the wagon by week TWO of the new year. 
However, as someone commented on Brogan’s post, it takes a real paradigm shift to narrow one’s thought process to 3 words by which to guide your year. I whole-heartedly agree! And since I couldn’t get this idea off my mind, I decided to take a stab at it… Read more
