How DARE You Not Be Awesome?

How DARE you!!??* *Not be awesome?

Self-doubt is actually kinda Selfish

(You’re cheating us!)

Mentoring, unpacked.

Fear is a terrible motivator.

Love Matters. Love Lasts. Photo Credit: (cc) prakhar on flickr.com

[The Awesomeness Manifesto]

Four Pillars of Awesomeness…

Ethical Production

Insanely Great Stuff

Love

Thick Value

http: //blogs . harvardbusiness .org/haque/2009/09/is_your_business_innovative_or.html

Awesome is NOT a Private Street cc: moonlightbulb Photo Credit: (cc) moonlightbulb on flickr .com

Challenge and Inspire

product of a creator’s passion

novel and non-obvious, evoking surprise and delight

something about them perfectly reflects the essence of (their) creation

@awesomefound

Team Awesome Photo Credit: (cc) matski_98 on flickr .com

#crushit.

Think Big

Awesome Anything cc: stallio Photo Credit: (cc) stallio on flickr .com

How?

What’s Your Superpower?

[Four leaf clover] Photo Credit: (cc) cygnus921 on flickr .com

Maximize Chance Opportunities

Listen to Lucky Hunches

Expect Good Fortune

Turn Bad Luck to Good

Believe.

“ learn to not be afraid of who you actually are.” http://pistachio. posterous .com/lauras-rules-0

be kind and fair to everyone.

don't worry whether or not anyone likes you.

help people.

ask.

act. (get excited and share it)

laura’s rules

love yourself.

love others. (try radical forgiveness)

gratitude for everything.

hope is your only hope. (and fear is your only worry)

be present.

http://pistachio. posterous .com/lauras-rules-0

“ Only connect.’ -E. M. Forrester

(You KNEW Twitter’d be in here somewhere!)

What Are You Doing?

On-Ramp Photo Credit: (cc) stallio on flickr .com

“ Use it Where You Think Best” -IBM ThinkPad Commercials

The User Multiface browser • SMS • IM • RSS reader • FriendFeed • Facebook • blogs • widgets • desktop • iPhone • Blackberry • clients • websites • subscriptions • listening tools • blog tools • plugins • visualizations • mainstream integrations

What can I do with it?

http://twitpic.com/135xa

How to build awesome with Twitter…

Listen. Learn. Care. Serve.

You’re not alone anymore.

Surround yourself with inspiring people

[HORIZON] Photo Credit: (cc) dominicspics on flickr .com

Be Useful Turn it inside-out Curate and produce value Connect

Become Happier

Transparency & Values

Reframing Reality

Helping Others

Gratitude

http://blogs.zappos.com/blogs/ceo-and-coo-blog/2009/01/25/how-twitter-can-make-you-a-better-and-happier-person

Be Uniquely YOU. Talk about your passions

Twitter Campaigns?

not so much.

Twitter literacy

How Best to Approach?

Find/cultivate examples of

Excellence

Authenticity

Engagement

Then, eExperiment - What works for you ?

Manners 101

Dress nicely

Background graphic, avatar

Introduce yourself

Fill out profile completely

Mention your Twitter on your site

Be a good conversationalist

Listen, respond

Contribute relevant, useful material

Eagle Scout

Team Climbed Denali Twitter App Developer

Homepage screenshot

Influence (was) Attracting attention to yourself

Influence (is) Providing attention and value to others

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Social Media is Knowledge

Knowledge is Socially Mediated

Knowledge is Socially Mediated Photo Credit: (cc) fredoalvarez on flickr.com

Knowledge is Social ly Media ted

Markets are Socially Mediated

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Markets are Social ly Media ted

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Value. visibility relevance relationships social capital community ideas trust research marketing networking customer service traffic news sales SEO

Externally Customer service Market awareness News Innovation Understanding Extending reach Relationships Branding Direct sales SEO Driving traffic Networking

Internally Sales Teams Event Planning Project Status News Coordination Interface Decentralized teams Employee Support Mentoring Problem-solving Purely Social