January 2, 2007
2007: no predictions, just desires
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I‘m not foolish enough to make predictions on what will happen in ‘07; after all, who predicted YouTube?
My Canadian colleague in podcasting-arms Mitch Joel compiled a fascinating collection of thoughts from many different members of our PR/Marcomms community over on a special edition of his Six Pixels of Separation podcast, and if the views of the collective are anything to go by then ‘video’ will be ‘big’ in ‘07. Which means that it probably won’t and we will all be ‘blind-sided’ by something completely unforeseen instead.
Mitch’s own thoughts on the matter, which he forgot to include in that particular podcast can be heard in his latest edition (mp3).
But here’s what yours truly would like to achieve this year:
- a far better balance between work, study, family and social media (this Web2.0 stuff can be awfully time consuming and addictive, to the detriment of other relationships, both on- and offline ones)
- a greater ‘depth’ to the amazing friendships that Web2.0 has brought to me — great relationships take a large investment of ‘Time’ to create the foundations that will allow them to last; because of my own ‘busyness’ I have often been guilty of neglecting such important investments, which is something I want to correct this year
- a commitment to provide even greater content — Samantha Grant in London wrote such a humbling and blush-inducing comment about Allan and my podcast, the Comms Cafe, to my post about why FIR is still mandatory listening that I have actually printed it out, framed it and hung it on the wall directly behind my monitor as a reminder to myself to ‘keep on keeping on’
- a great start to my research into the PR and business opportunities and risks in virtual 3D environments (such as Second Life)
- a new and funkier home for the CommsCafe in the aforementioned Second Life
- an Edirol R-09 (promised by a client but as yet undelivered), combined with a RODE usb mic and a nice mixer because I’m starting to get quite a few leads running back and forth into and out of my pc and organising them via one mixer would be handy…
- a continuation of my ‘drive’ into the Adelaide/SA not-for-profit sector to help them talk with their audiences more effectively through Web2.0 practices — the Executive Director of the RSPCA here in SA is ecstatic about how blogging has helped him and his organisation re-engage with their audiences. Originally sceptical, he is now a total convert! Wait ’til he finds out what podcasting will do for him — tee hee!!!
- the business of a friend of mine ‘take off’: I am helping him with free marketing advice, etc., as a sort of pro bono activity (he and his wife were incredibly helpful to Mrs BetterComms many years ago and so now we are repaying their kindness with the sort of kindness and skills that we can offer)
- making it to the IABC International Conference in New Orleans — there are just sooooo many folks I would love to catch up with and say a heartfelt ‘thank you’ for their contribution to my life, my business and my knowledge
- greater self-organization — I need a ‘manager’ to manage me! I’ve tried many different ‘time management’ tricks and programs over the years but they all fall over because of one factor: me. Even Mrs BetterComms throws her hands in the air with despair!
- getting back to reading one non-business, non-web, non-research related book a month — because the mind needs different flavoured foods to chew on. Currently I am revisiting my much-loved John Le Carre collection (I have them all) and building up my collection of Lawrence Block’s wonderful ‘Bernie Rhodenbarr‘ series. You know how some people claim to be ‘widely read’? I’m ‘thinly read’ — give me a good spy book or a dark comedy and I’m yours for the duration of the read. My all-time favourite book is ‘Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch’ by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman, followed at a slight distance by HGTTG
- some international consultancy work — preferably involving short-stay overseas travel (I love flying!)
- being involved in some sort of Web2.0 Con or unCon either here in Adelaide or at least here in Oz (Con = convention; unCon = untypical convention, usually where anyone can get up and speak, maximum 5 slides within an absolute 10 minutes of presentation)
oh… yes. And world peace.
What are your wishes for your life this year?
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January 3rd, 2007 at 4:31 am
Lee:
A good list here — ambitious but potentially very rewarding and meaningful. Much better self-organization and better balance are probably my top two goals for 2007 (I don’t officially do resolutions, as such).
To start with, I’m trying to implement much of David Allen’s Getting Things Done system for organization and productivity. I’ll report back to you on how I’m going.
Now what if you were to organize a Web-2.0-themed unconference in Adelaide in the next two months? I know that folks in your neck of the woods are a bit behind the curve on social media, but do you think you could attract a good crowd?
Happy New Year, mate!
January 3rd, 2007 at 6:07 pm
G’day Bryper,
Mate, I’d LOVE to know how you get on with GTD; my Canadian colleague and creator of the D*I*Y*Planner, Doug Johnston, is a devotee of GTD. If *you* find the system useful can you let me know?
As for a unconf in Adelaide — the idea has crossed my mind; I may have to liaise with a few people here to get the idea some leverage… perhaps now is about the right time to relaunch the idea.