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Thanks for sharing! Now I have a few more books to add to the must read list.

Great interview! Great concept to consider when wanting to implement social media, "can I get it on the front page of Digg?"

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I loved the analogy and the passion of the post. I think you nailed it when you said, "figure out the goal and then set the goal on fire."

It's always interesting to see how people process their goals and then the framework to carry them out. Thanks for sharing... I learned something by you thinking out loud.

Downloaded it and skimmed through it this morning. Will finish reading it this evening. Looks really good...Thanks for sharing!!

You nailed it with the final sentence, "If you want to achieve any level of success, you must master promotion as well as production." Good stuff!!

It doesn't matter what age you are, a good magic trick works like medicine. Thanks for sharing!

The first thing I noticed was the logo... very nice. Clean layout and color scheme. Great job by your social media community.

Have been a listener to the podcast for a long time and always enjoy it. I was extremely excited about SOF blogging. I curious though if you would consider offer you RSS feed to publish the full blog post via just the first sentence?

Thanks for all your efforts!

Chris, loved the screencast. You had a couple of good tips I'll implement immediately as well as turning me on to Better Google Reader.

Thanks!!

Looks great Ben! What a great way to start the new year off.

Ben, right on! Gutting through the rejection after one pitch after another, always shows you something new about yourself, your product and others.

Great post!!

Chris, Brilliant! My head is spinning with ideas.

Chris, your ability and methods to produce provoke me and your insights in community development challenge me.

Working models are always more inspirational than mere talking heads.

Thanks for sharing!!

It comes down to "making choices" and "taking action." The question I've asked myself after reading this post is, Am I putting action towards my choices or am I in the never ending rat race of always taking action to someone else's choices?

The challenge isn't whether we won't to act. The challenge is whether we want to make a choice. Especially if it goes against the grain.

Thanks CB for thoughts and insight!

Chris, first of all, fantastic post! Second once again it always come down to action. Thanks for the inspiration.

Chris, I've read the book and have decided to read it again. Packed with a lot of resources and thought provoking suggestions.

Would love to hear your thoughts after you read it.

Chris, very nice! While I've never thought of myself as a connector I find myself constantly connecting.

Thanks for sharing what you do!!

First, I'm halfway through the book, incredible! Secondly, I love the quote from Tao Te Ching.

Chris, I like the tip - "Tighten up you message." Like others who have commented I needed to be reminded of that.

Personal branding has to be about adding value to others not just me, me, me. If adding value to others is important hopefully trust and transparency will be communicated with it.

Great Stuff!

As Jay commented earlier public speaking can be very terrifying to those who seldom give presentations. However, to those that speak on a regular basis there must be a change from product pitching and connecting with me.

Connecting for me is being available before and after your presentation. The presenter also has to come into my world and this can be achieved with genuine interest in me more than just his product. The bottom line is if there's genuine interest in my world if the product is applicable then I may BUY into your world.

In other words, authentic, engaging, honest, concern, interest, me has to speak louder than pitch, sale, close, client.

Just a few thoughts on the fly!

Great photos! It's been a long time since I've been around that much snow.

An EXTREMELY informative post. It's so easy to forget, "Once it is in the machine, it is nearly impossible to get it out."

Thanks for the needed reminder.

"Twitter connects you to the PERSON not the business"

Chris, I love this! I would rather connect with the "PERSON" any day. I tired of trying to connect to the business.

Steve, I agree... I"ll make a note of it.