Right now I'm reading the book Younger Next Year: Live Strong, Fit, and Sexy--Until You're 80 and Beyond
This got me thinking that this doesn't just apply to getting fit and living a better life, this applies to everything - be it becoming successful in business or being a good spouse or parent.
Want to know how to be successful using Twitter in your business? Show up and interact. Join the conversation. Don't watch from the sidelines.
Want to be successful at losing weight and getting fit? Show up. Don't go all out on Monday and stay on the couch for the next two weeks. You've got to show up consistently.
For exercise, Henry and Chris recommend 6 days a week. For a video blog it might be three times a week. Or maybe five times. But the long and short of it is, the more regularly you show up, the more chances you have to get better.
That's why I'm showing up here. If I don't put out regular videos, I'll never get more comfortable speaking and I'll never force myself to think about new ideas and apply them differently. If I don't talk about the books that I read, I won't get full value for my time.
Want a few more examples of people that are showing up?
Gary Vaynerchuk is my favourite example of someone that shows up all the time to pump out Wine Library TV. He sells a lot of wine and sees a ton of other opportunities from it.
Seth Godin shows up every day on his blog. In the process he inspires a lot of people and gets to do good stuff that means a lot to him. He also sells a lot of books.
Jeph Maystruck shows up regularly to share his thoughts on his blog and on Twitter. That's going to lead to big things for him, like video blogging from the Olympics.
Adam Hicks shows up all the time. He could be doing a lot more relaxing, but he builds businesses and takes on big projects that do good stuff.
Rod Pedersen shows up after hours. Most sports radio guys just do their on air stuff and go home. Rod does that too, but then he pumps out great insight for Saskatchewan sports fans to digest every day. Maybe CKRM is paying him to do it and maybe they aren't, but either way it's not something that was in his original job description.
So what are you doing to show up? Who else do you know that's doing a great job of showing up? Let me know.
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Show Up!
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AGREED!
Just this week I had to get some embroidery done and in a hurry. The first few places didn't show up on the phone at all, I mean I could tell it was a burden, me phoning them. Now I won't go naming names of who was the WORST on the phone (Procrest) but they were pretty bad.
Finally Susan from Creative Edge Advertising "showed up" and actually appreciated me calling her company.
15 seconds she had to be polite for and now whenever our company needs embroidery I know who to call.
Show up! Is great advice, I enjoyed your post.
Thanks for that Ashley!
I have to admit, sometimes I get behind on my email and think of it as a pain. But then I think about just what you said, I should appreciate that people actually have an interest in emailing me. It's not a hassle, it's a privilege!
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