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50 Social Media Phenoms


Welcome!  It’s been months since I’ve posted to this blog. However, as you know, I’ve continued to connect with you and others on the big three social media sites. I’m elated to be connecting with you again through my blog today. In this post, I want to introduce you to some people you should know because, well, they ROCK as people and social media users!!!

What is Going to Happen to the Powerful and Influential People in Social Media Lists?

As you might recall, in the past couple of years I’ve posted a list of people who were deemed by a number of Twitter users as some of the most powerful and influential people in social media. It amazed me how much attention my blog received because I published those lists – but I’ve decided against publishing that type of list again.  The difficulty of receiving notification (in a timely manner) of all of the people who undoubtedly deserved to be on such lists was one reason I made that decision. As a result, my blog was filled with comments that ranged from encouraging to quite rude, which was great because of the exposure it afforded the people listed, my blog, and me.

However, at the end of the day I felt compelled to do something new this year.

So the list below consists of people with whom I’ve built varying degrees of relationship during my usage of social media and social networking sites. In fact, I have spent hours on the phone or in person with many of the people listed. Not only do I consider them Social Media Phenoms, I consider many of them friends. I hope that, like me, you’ll manage to build invaluable relationships with them in the days and weeks ahead. Without further ado, here are some people I consider Social Media Phenoms:
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Think Like An Ethical Persuasion Expert


Many years ago, I went to visit Tim, one of my closest friends and his fiery, red headed, girlfriend, Nancy, in their high rise apartment. Right away I noticed an unusual tension in the air. As it turned out, Tim and Nancy had been arguing. Nancy’s face was flush and she was sniffling. On the other hand, Tim was clearly very irritated.

Initially, I thought about leaving them to continue their heated discussion. However, Nancy promptly grabbed her purse and coat and left. I quickly asked Tim,”What’s the matter?” In an angry tone of voice he responded, “Nancy left a *x#@ cup of juice on my keyboard again!” While Tim was talking he walked over to his keyboard and pointed at a circle of water remaining from the cup. He went on to say, “I’ve told her over and over again to not put drinks on my keyboard but she does it anyway. I’m tired of this crap!”
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Achieving What You Want in 2010


Happy New Year!

Here we are beginning a new year and a new decade. As a result, you – like so many other people – probably decided on resolutions to reach higher heights in some area of life that matters. For instance, you might have chosen to improve your health, increase your wealth, better your relationships, or sharpen your skills.  No matter what area you picked, I wonder if you are still going for it.  The reason I wonder is research shows that 95% of the population that resolved to effect positive change in their lives this year quit pursuing the change by January 15th.

Why People Quit

Why do people quit?  The simplistic explanation is pain.  As human beings we are hard-wired to do more to avoid pain than to gain pleasure.  What’s fascinating is the pain is rarely based in reality.  How do I know?
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