Did you get your secret decoder ring? I sent it.
(This is not about exclusion, but rather, the small world, links between people, and passion as a networking tool. If you feel left out, you’re probably in. If you’re not in, I’m probably not in YOUR secret society.)
I believe more and more every day that I’m getting plugged into new media’s secret society. Now more than ever, when I talk with someone on the phone or on Skype or through email, they say, “Oh yeah, we’re friends!” or “I know Dave. He videotaped my last event!” And then, they hand out more connections.
As links are to Google, connections and networking are to the new media secret society.
I feel a bit like Penn Gillette. I’m afraid if I say too much, they’ll kill me. Ah, let’s throw caution to the wind, shall we? *throw*
First off, if you don’t count Lifehack.org, I’m technically somewhere on the “G” or “H” list of bloggers. My Alexa ranking request throws back a “bwahahahaha” wav file. I don’t give a rat’s ass. Because what I’m after, and what I’m getting, are connections to passionate people.
Someone threw what I took to be a snide comment at me, something like I should make people take a passion test to see if they’d even be permitted to do things with my methods and models. (Did you see this model, by the way?). No test required. You have it or you don’t.
There’s this thing in life: if you don’t understand something, how you respond to that matters. How you react to someone else advancing their role matters. How you respond to other people in general matters.
My secret society contains a lot of fascinating and useful people, folks with big ideas, and lots of them. For instance, I was talking with a woman tonight for just under an hour. She gave me tons of great ideas, and I moved on a bunch of them right away. I have so much to do based on our phone call alone that I’m thrilled to have taken the time.
And then? She emailed me a BOATLOAD of research she did personally. And then? More! I think I got 4 emails full of links and ideas, plus an hour long Skype call. Oi. She’s a fire, this one. And I’m grateful.
Yesterday? Similar deal, with another guy, and HE was insanely helpful. Oh, and tonight’s secret society member knew the other one, oddly enough.
Always, always, always, my response back is: “And how can I be helpful to you? What can I promote? What skills do I have that you might find value and use to your advantage?” Often times, I find a way to be helpful back.
This has been one of the most amazing years ever, with regards to meeting new and astounding people.
Turn your decoder rings to: GR4. That is all.