The past 7 days have been among the most interesting and fulfilling consecutive days I have ever experienced.
I spoke twice to a room full of job seekers at Hill Country Bible Church. If that’s all I had done this week, it would have been a fulfilling one.
But there’s more. Over the last week I have made new friends on Twitter and found old friends on Facebook and re-connected over dinner this past weekend.
And, I’m disconnecting from some things. I’ve decided to focus all my attention in 2010 on two goals besides my family: Cave Henricks Communications and this book PR business that I absolutely love, and “Rich People Shop Here”, my book.
Oh, and I did a delightful telephone interview on Saturday with Brigitte Mongeon and her daughter about Creativity and “Rich People.”
Much of the connecting of many of these seemingly disparate events was due to the new world of social media. For many years I have avoided social media, mainly because I didn’t understand it. I do now. When someone with 5,000+ followers decided they like your book and they tweet about it, the results are powerful. Amazon has re-ordered a fair number of books, and the activity has increased exponentially since I started using Facebook and Twitter.
I’m amazed. And, I’m looking forward to the next 7 days. Susie and I are headed to Georgia to speak at a church and book club. And, yes, I’ll probably tweet about it.
I should probably take a nap now and save my energy….
