Random thoughts: “Don’t judge,” “empathy” and “how to get it all done”
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I was out of the country last week and therefore did not regularly post. So, I present to you, my random thoughts from the week:
Don’t judge a blog by its title.
Same concept as that old book adage. 
I’ve made the mistake before thinking a blog post would be amazing because of its title. When I actually dug into it I found…well, nothing. If you’re going to have a blog title to entice readers, you should have content to back it up. Just sayin’.
Do you ever look at people and wonder how it is they do EVERYTHING?
They seem to be able to do it all in day’s work without breaking a sweat. Wait. Who are these people? Aren’t these the things legends are made of? I don’t think there’s anyone who can do everything every day. I think the most successful know what to focus on (and “everything” isn’t an option). This is a lesson I’ve learned as a small business owner and it’s not an easy one.
Empathy
I’d like to share some wise words from Seth Godin. He previously discussed empathy and how we truly never know how someone else feels. “Empathy is a hugely powerful marketing tool if we use it gently, being sure to leave lots of room for error. When we say, “oh, you did that to make a quick buck or you did that because you hate that guy or you did that because you’re a man…” we’ve closed the door to actually allowing people to write their own story and you make it difficult to learn what actually makes them tick.” Read the entire post, here.
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resimler said:
A different look.
February 8th, 2010 at 10:49 pm -
Catering Tampa said:
But many times we falls by reading its title afterwords as you said if content not impressive we leaved very quicker.
February 9th, 2010 at 5:05 am -
Turkey said:
Correct ideas about empathy.
February 10th, 2010 at 4:44 am -
used tires said:
The ‘don’t judge by title’ will forever be the most important thing to remember. To this day, I keep making that mistake ever so often and am firmly brought back down to earth after being proven wrong yet again.
Till then,
Jean
February 10th, 2010 at 6:37 am -
calivita.com said:
empathy is good but judge is necessary
February 10th, 2010 at 10:49 am -
calivita.com said:
what are you thinking about it?
February 10th, 2010 at 10:50 am -
Porno said:
i agree with u
February 11th, 2010 at 10:20 am -
printing said:
Do you mothers ever think irrational thoughts like this? What other random thoughts do new moms have?
February 11th, 2010 at 11:05 am -
Neven Jones said:
So true, no one can do everything! It is something I have to remind myself of everyday. I totally agree the hard part is knowing what to focus on. I too am a small business owner and I take care of my son after school. I have some days where work goes really well, but I then realize I forgot to go shopping and there is no food for dinner.
February 11th, 2010 at 1:16 pm -
Aluminum Laptop Cases said:
I like your 2nd random thought. Many people think they can do everything themselves, but that is far too ambitious. Attempting to do everything will just stretch your efforts too thin and make you very stressed. Learn to get help from others and concentrate on your strengths.
February 11th, 2010 at 3:55 pm -
Catering Tampa said:
@Alumin. you can say huge or small difference in thought and action, people think that they can do anything but how much they achieve after it ?
February 12th, 2010 at 4:03 am -
Hair Salons said:
Yes, i agree with you don’t judge by blog it title, some are making attractive title for reader but content are not informative that’s reason readers jump out the blog.
February 15th, 2010 at 1:02 am -
Serge@CarTransporters said:
I agree, “Empathy is a hugely powerful marketing tool if we use it gently, being sure to leave lots of room for error.“
February 18th, 2010 at 8:27 am -
how to start a blog said:
“Don’t judge a blog by its title.” – it’s sad but first impression means everything to people.
February 18th, 2010 at 5:57 pm -
Catering Tampa said:
Empathy can works very well but but we need to use gently that’s true.
February 22nd, 2010 at 1:50 am -
how to start a blog said:
Regarding empathy – in Stephen Covey’s 7 Habits Of Highly Effect People one of the habits is “Seek to understand before you are understood”
In other words – listen, and really listen.
February 23rd, 2010 at 3:01 pm -
sikis izle said:
i agree with u
March 4th, 2010 at 2:17 am -
Cartoon Bears said:
Is climate change as it explained to the people true or are most of the extremes created by the US in order to force people to agree for them to owning ALL weather around the world.
March 5th, 2010 at 5:41 am -
Cartoon Bears said:
Eventually, wouldn’t a copy of a past human be created? If may be impossible to match the two due to time differences, but it very well may have happened.
March 5th, 2010 at 5:41 am -
Freelance Writing Jobs said:
That’s a direct tip knowing a title is a very catchy in our eyes yet after reading its contents seems different the way it use to implies the audience.
March 16th, 2010 at 12:15 am
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