I was digging through an old social networking blog I briefly wrote, and found this old post that I think I should probably re-read and embrace.
I found a great, brief article in my feeds today on how to be successful.
- Be remarkable
- Be visible
- Be sustainable
Okay, I’ve got the first one in droves (if I choose to believe what everybody tells me. Given that I’ve been told that by completely unconnected people who’ve known me for as few as a couple of days or as long as many years, I’m thinking I probably ought to just shut up and listen to them.)
I’m working on number two, and I think it’s actually taking hold slowly. It’s very terrifying, but at the same time it’s exciting. I’m really trying to make myself accessible and approachable, focusing mainly on my online life because I seem to be naturally accessible and approachable offline.
Number three…that’s the tricky one. For starters, he never actually defines what “sustainable” means in this context. How does one make oneself sustainable, and how does that connect to personal success? Even consulting a dictionary to make sure I’m right about what that word means isn’t helping.
Based on this, I’m roughly halfway to being successful. I guess I really should be making sure my ducks are in a row for when I accidentally stumble into success.
[...] Great…what does that mean? [...]
Rebecca,
That post was the product of a presentation I give called “The Secret, the Shell, & the Flash in a Pan”. I was trying to distill the message even further and came up with these 3 points.
Sustainability is how you avoid becoming the “Flash in a Pan.” You could be remarkable and very visible, but if your production & marketing costs exceed your profits then you won’t be around for long.
Hope that helps.
Actually, that is fairly useful, and gives me more to think about.
Thanks so much for dropping by and clearing things up!