You won't believe what she did...and neither did I...

You just won't believe it....why?...you'll find out soon...or even why is there a cow at the bottom of this blog?....

At least that is what you are meant to believe. And we click the magical link and AWAY WE Go.....off on the magical internet adventure to uplifting stories or things of utter shock and horror. 

But it's phrases like these that catch people's attention! 

I have a bit of fun for you. Take a moment and stand on a busy street corner with high traffic. (in more rural areas this might not be possible) Go to a fairgrounds or any place where you expect noise and just calmly say "Blah Blah Blah" It's amazing the results. Maybe you expect that people will turn their heads towards you. I just love the attention.
Now I could bore you with loads of marketing schemes and ideas you can take out of the "blah blah blah" scenario. I have a simpler point to make to you. 

You are wanted...

Desired.   well at least your money is...

There are people out there that are paid a large lump of money to figure out what you are thinking, what you might like to do on a Sunday afternoon, and more importantly how to get your attention without making it seem like "I'm going to steal your money and your soul."

And everyone is a sucker to someone. One of my favorite funny phrases about marketing specifically in the area of "conning people into buying something" is "I LOVE ROBIN MARKS"

While I personally don't love Robin Marks, there are millions of people who do.

"Marks" are suckers, normal people who can fall for a bit. 

"Robin" is short for "Robbing" 

"I love robbing suckers"

While I don't agree with the principle...the line is clever.

But now a days, maybe we aren't cheated out of anything more than time and we happen to be okay with that. The Whole world is fighting for you attention, but let's be honest...they already have it. And while week long netflix binges can be fun, or youtube marathons, gaming for hours, couponing, blogging, reading books for hours, can be perfectly fun. THERE IS A WHOLE WORLD OF UNIMAGINABLE POSSIBILITIES. There are things left to explore more than the edges of a minecraft map, or the end of a video series, etc. Don't be left a mark to the great long play con of the world....immediate gratisfaction and sedation. And as long as you're happy, feeling like you've accomplished something today (no matter how insignificant or imaginary) you won't care about a world falling apart around you tiny bits at a time. 

You have skills, gifts, traits that are undeniably strong with you. Don't let the whole of the world distract you from the things you can really do. 

Or more so, Don't let the world convince you that you are talented in one way or to chase talents that society thinks is "too legit." There are too many possibilities and too many good things left to be done to let them all squander away. Just a thought for you.

We have a responsibility to use the talents we have, I mean...it would be like being a cow and never using it's udders....which would be udderly ridiculous. 

Give some milk today, use your natural talents and push past the society drawing you away.

Be...out-standing in your field. 

Toodles! 

-Jim