Comments on: Brogan and Smith’s Ballsy Move http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/brogan-and-smiths-ballsy-move/ Innovation, Creativity, Entrepreneurship, Personal Development Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:21:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Dan Holloway http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/brogan-and-smiths-ballsy-move/#comment-8671 Dan Holloway Mon, 24 Aug 2009 18:29:32 +0000 http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/?p=1817#comment-8671 heading over to your blog, Jim. heading over to your blog, Jim.

]]> By: Tito philips, Jnr. http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/brogan-and-smiths-ballsy-move/#comment-8669 Tito philips, Jnr. Mon, 24 Aug 2009 11:18:34 +0000 http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/?p=1817#comment-8669 I can still remember earlier this year when i needed some group of people to work with on the creation of a self help social network http://www.qualitylife.ning.com and decided to tweet about this on twitter ...within about 10 minutes of my tweeting about this Chris Brogan retweeted about it and what followed was something totally unbelieveable, till date i still refer to that incidence as the "Brogan Effect" as a popular blogger coined it. Chris truly, gives far more than he receives. He is a true helper of destiny in everyword of it! I stay in Africa, precisely Nigeria. I hope the book gets sold down there, im dying to read it! Jonathan, and yours too!!! LOL You guys are the architect of the next age - the age where "HELP" will be the legal tender (currency) for success in any given endeavour. I AM A HUGE FAN of you all. Always, me! Tito Philips, Jnr. I can still remember earlier this year when i needed some group of people to work with on the creation of a self help social network http://www.qualitylife.ning.com and decided to tweet about this on twitter …within about 10 minutes of my tweeting about this Chris Brogan retweeted about it and what followed was something totally unbelieveable, till date i still refer to that incidence as the “Brogan Effect” as a popular blogger coined it.

Chris truly, gives far more than he receives. He is a true helper of destiny in everyword of it! I stay in Africa, precisely Nigeria. I hope the book gets sold down there, im dying to read it!

Jonathan, and yours too!!! LOL
You guys are the architect of the next age – the age where “HELP” will be the legal tender (currency) for success in any given endeavour. I AM A HUGE FAN of you all.

Always,
me!
Tito Philips, Jnr.

]]> By: Jim Valeri http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/brogan-and-smiths-ballsy-move/#comment-8668 Jim Valeri Mon, 24 Aug 2009 05:43:04 +0000 http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/?p=1817#comment-8668 Dan, Thank you so much for your input. I hear what you're saying about people seeing you as a hidden gem rather than a glowing beacon of kindness (you mean I can't just tell everyone that I'm the nicest counselor ever?). So in giving as much as you can, you do your best to be who you are and who you want to be.I try to do this twice a week with my blog. It probably needs work, and I'm certainly open to suggestions. I really appreciate the suggestions. I wish you all the best as well. Dan,

Thank you so much for your input. I hear what you’re saying about people seeing you as a hidden gem rather than a glowing beacon of kindness (you mean I can’t just tell everyone that I’m the nicest counselor ever?).

So in giving as much as you can, you do your best to be who you are and who you want to be.I try to do this twice a week with my blog. It probably needs work, and I’m certainly open to suggestions.
I really appreciate the suggestions. I wish you all the best as well.

]]> By: Mark Silver http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/brogan-and-smiths-ballsy-move/#comment-8667 Mark Silver Mon, 24 Aug 2009 05:08:40 +0000 http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/?p=1817#comment-8667 Hey Jonathan- it's really true. I saw the tweet asking me to buy the book as a favor to them, and I did so immediately. It was really interesting to watch that process happen in myself, and feel great about it. And, I received the book two days ago and have managed to get through a couple of chapters- not the book's fault, blame my twin 9 month old sons. :) But, the chances that I have gotten to read it, definitely score big for me. It's always refreshing when someone actually uses their own principles to do their thing, and to see it work. It's making me think more deeply about where I put my time and how I prioritize the online-building. I've been slow to really pile onto the blogging, mainly because I've been concerned about not being able to keep up with the generosity I like to express. And, I think I'm getting it more. There's some kind of internal "click" that's happening, and I'm grateful for the stories in the book to help it sink in more deeply. Hey Jonathan- it’s really true. I saw the tweet asking me to buy the book as a favor to them, and I did so immediately. It was really interesting to watch that process happen in myself, and feel great about it.

And, I received the book two days ago and have managed to get through a couple of chapters- not the book’s fault, blame my twin 9 month old sons. :) But, the chances that I have gotten to read it, definitely score big for me.

It’s always refreshing when someone actually uses their own principles to do their thing, and to see it work. It’s making me think more deeply about where I put my time and how I prioritize the online-building. I’ve been slow to really pile onto the blogging, mainly because I’ve been concerned about not being able to keep up with the generosity I like to express.

And, I think I’m getting it more. There’s some kind of internal “click” that’s happening, and I’m grateful for the stories in the book to help it sink in more deeply.

]]> By: Dan Holloway http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/brogan-and-smiths-ballsy-move/#comment-8665 Dan Holloway Sun, 23 Aug 2009 21:10:02 +0000 http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/?p=1817#comment-8665 Hi Jim, there's an inherent problem here. One of my mottos is "make your acts of contrition in public, and your acts of kindness in private". The point is, if they really are acts of kindness, then the aim is to help someone. If you succeed in that, it doesn't matter if even THEY don't know it was you who did it. The moment you start declaring in public, the question of (to borrow Aristotle) "mixed motives" arises, and undermines the acts. my personal experience is that if you do this kind of thing, word gets around. The people who matter know, without you telling them. And if you DO tell them, and they already know, it won't help your cause. It's part of the basic internet marketing principle, I guess, of never telling people what to buy, but always making them feel as though they've happened across a new discovery. I wish you very well. Hi Jim, there’s an inherent problem here. One of my mottos is “make your acts of contrition in public, and your acts of kindness in private”. The point is, if they really are acts of kindness, then the aim is to help someone. If you succeed in that, it doesn’t matter if even THEY don’t know it was you who did it. The moment you start declaring in public, the question of (to borrow Aristotle) “mixed motives” arises, and undermines the acts.

my personal experience is that if you do this kind of thing, word gets around. The people who matter know, without you telling them. And if you DO tell them, and they already know, it won’t help your cause. It’s part of the basic internet marketing principle, I guess, of never telling people what to buy, but always making them feel as though they’ve happened across a new discovery. I wish you very well.

]]> By: Dan Holloway http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/brogan-and-smiths-ballsy-move/#comment-8650 Dan Holloway Sat, 22 Aug 2009 19:50:26 +0000 http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/?p=1817#comment-8650 Absolutely we all have bills to pay - I just think it's important to be up front so as not to diminish people's perception of our giving when it comes to the ask. And likewise not to keep going back to the well without keeping on giving. We build up a huge amount of trust but it's easier than we think to lose it Absolutely we all have bills to pay – I just think it’s important to be up front so as not to diminish people’s perception of our giving when it comes to the ask. And likewise not to keep going back to the well without keeping on giving. We build up a huge amount of trust but it’s easier than we think to lose it

]]> By: Steve Thomas http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/brogan-and-smiths-ballsy-move/#comment-8643 Steve Thomas Fri, 21 Aug 2009 16:20:23 +0000 http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/?p=1817#comment-8643 Chris Brogan is the real deal. My partner and I run a small npo consulting company and love what Chris has to say in Trust Agents. Here's what's cool. We took the chance and contacted Brogan for a blog interview. He responded and did an interview with us this week. Remember, he's in the middle of doing his book promo but still takes time to do an interview for a small blog like us. Just have to say, Brogan actually practiced this Trust-Agent-thing in the middle of a crazy busy time. Impressive. st Chris Brogan is the real deal. My partner and I run a small npo consulting company and love what Chris has to say in Trust Agents. Here’s what’s cool. We took the chance and contacted Brogan for a blog interview. He responded and did an interview with us this week. Remember, he’s in the middle of doing his book promo but still takes time to do an interview for a small blog like us. Just have to say, Brogan actually practiced this Trust-Agent-thing in the middle of a crazy busy time. Impressive.
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]]> By: Jim Valeri http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/brogan-and-smiths-ballsy-move/#comment-8641 Jim Valeri Fri, 21 Aug 2009 12:55:06 +0000 http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/?p=1817#comment-8641 Jonathan, Sounds totally fair. In fact, I was ready to buy it based on your glowing review. I guess I wanted to make sure I was buying what I needed, and not just impulse buying (Naomi Dunford talked about that this week). Thanks for the response though. I just found your blog a few weeks ago(I know, where have I been, under a rock?) and I'm totally digging it. Jonathan,

Sounds totally fair. In fact, I was ready to buy it based on your glowing review. I guess I wanted to make sure I was buying what I needed, and not just impulse buying (Naomi Dunford talked about that this week).

Thanks for the response though. I just found your blog a few weeks ago(I know, where have I been, under a rock?) and I’m totally digging it.

]]> By: Jonathan Fields http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/brogan-and-smiths-ballsy-move/#comment-8640 Jonathan Fields Fri, 21 Aug 2009 12:42:25 +0000 http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/?p=1817#comment-8640 Yup, there's a lot of social proof weighing in on the value of Chris and Julien's book, including Seth. And, no doubt, Seth is pretty choosy about who he endorses (wink, wink, nudge, nudge). Yup, there’s a lot of social proof weighing in on the value of Chris and Julien’s book, including Seth. And, no doubt, Seth is pretty choosy about who he endorses (wink, wink, nudge, nudge).

]]> By: Jonathan Fields http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/brogan-and-smiths-ballsy-move/#comment-8639 Jonathan Fields Fri, 21 Aug 2009 12:40:35 +0000 http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/?p=1817#comment-8639 Haha, Brogan and Fields side by side on your shelf...I'm honored, my friend! Haha, Brogan and Fields side by side on your shelf…I’m honored, my friend!

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