My Name is Charles, and I have a Problem
The first step in making things better is admitting you have a problem.
So, here goes.
Hello, my name is Charles Harris and I have a problem.
“Hello Charles”
I, am a news junkie. That’s right, I need to know what is going on in the world. From Gilbert Arenas getting suspended for the rest of the NBA season to President Obama’s State of the Union Address last night, I digest this and much more. Every day.
I started thinking how much media I consume in any given day. I started to make a list. The list includes printed newspapers I still receive to my home this day (let’s see if I but the new Apple iPad here eventually), news online, TV related news, magazines and more.
In no particular order….
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
No, I do not feel like I am going to get asked important questions by clients at any moment nor am I preparing to appear on the game show Jeopardy. There are several reasons I guess. The top reason is just plain knowledge. Learning and knowing what is going on in our world. Another is sharing. With the advent of all of this new media, I like sharing and finding people that find value in information they do not know about. I post it to one of my two Twitter Accounts, Twitter.com/sportsinfo or Twitter.com/Coast2CoastExp and if it is event related I am probably adding it to a master calendar called SportsCalendarPro.com I absolutely include items in my free, monthly business newsletter to interested folks.
I tried going the way of most people, by dumping my subscriptions for the printed version of newspapers for the online version and in some cases it has worked. My wife was happy for a while since she hates the newsprint in the home and secretly dumps it herself whenever I am not looking. But it is back in a few different forms. The process starts when I am eating breakfast. I must read something when I eat breakfast. Again, a habit I blame on my father but not a bad habit.
But there are so many more types of media I am not even mentioning. I read links to what people post on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. I look for news that I feel my clients can benefit from and pass this on to them. At the end of the day, I am not a site aggregator myself but a knowledge base. For me, for my family and for the people I interact with on a daily basis. If that is a problem, I guess it is one of those good problems to have in life.
Have I made things better? You tell me.
