SPWD

The past few days a mantra that has been going through my mind is POSITIVE VALUE. Why? Because everything we do, say or otherwise output carries value with it, whether it is negative or positive depends upon who we are, our mind set at the moment and general life conditions.

However, something I have come to notice, not only in life offline, but life online as well is people like to be around those that have an output of generally Positive Value. You know what I am talking about – the friend that every time you call has some form of drama, or gripe about something. The person you see at Church and simply say, “Good-morning, how are you?” to that goes into a 15 minute session about how things are the worst ever, and there is just simply no hope. Not to say that we all don’t go through valleys, some of which are rather deep. But if we focus on the valley, hence negative value, we will never see the mountain top to which we can begin to climb to.

Chris Brogan asks what are your three goals (summarized by three words) for 2009: Mine are Value, Engagement, Motion.

VALUE I not only plan to see the Positive value in as much as possible around me, I intend to create positive value for as much as possible around me. Whether it is helping someone, creating a web site or app that solves a problem, or just giving of my time, effort and money to make a change and difference in one or more peoples’ lives.

ENGAGEMENT I would like to become more engaging – create conversations with people, online and offline. I am shy, introverted and sometimes come off wrong, but that’s okay. I know that and can work on it. I would also like to become a more engaging writer, writing not just here on this blog, but other items that engage the reader – that which makes them think, reflect, act and do. That which creates a dialog between two or more people.

MOTION Too often I find myself at a stand-still. I wonder what’s next? Where do I go from here. This year I plan to always stay in motion in my endeavors and never to become still or stale. Too often all of us get downed by daily activities, that thing called life: family, career and friends. Sometimes we sit on an idea, waiting for it to form, develop and execute itself, well at least I know I do. Not this year – motion will keep going forward, at all times.

To that end, my number one focus is POSITIVE VALUE – what value are you creating today? Is it positive or negative? Do you focus and surround yourself with negative or positive value? What effect is that having in your life, today?