Do Something

The quarter life crisis is real, it’s not a fad, it’s not an excuse, it simply is something that we all plow through. We all got out of college and we all chose a path; some of us continued with school, some of us sat at home, some of us entered the workforce, and some of us set out to create something of our own.

I’ve spent the last few weeks being very quiet in my blogging to ask myself a number of questions. What do I want to blog about? What do I really want to do with the next 40 years of my life? What ideas should I work on more? What are the areas I need to improve on.

While asking myself many of the bigger questions we all have, I came across one question that really was a breakthrough.

Who are the ones that command respect and who are the ones simply demanding it?

By asking myself this question I realized that most people in the blogosphere, the twitosphere, the web-o-sphere, and all other spheres fall into one of these two buckets. There are the people out there pouring themselves into their work and their projects in an attempt to create something. These are the commanders of the world. Then there are people commenting from the sidelines, being critical of those who aren’t quite there yet or even worse “fluffing the pillows” of those who managed to make it. These are the demanders. I don’t know if one is necessarily better than the other but I do know which bucket I want to fall in.

Let’s do something and let the others talk about it.

Tagged as: General, Inspiration, Thoughts

Matt Cheuvront

Great stuff Rikin - That's my primary goal - to do something, to do a lot of something's that people will talk about. I've passed the shameless self promotion phase and am at the point where my content (should) speak for itself. I'll focus on putting out great stuff, trying new things and challenging myself to do more, while other people play witness to my hard work and hopefully like it enough to be compelled to share it with others. That's what most of us strive for - to reach that point where we can focus on our passions. If you're doing what you love, other people are more likely to buy into your ingenuity.

rikin

Matt, I'm tending to agree that those of us who blog all go through a phase of shameless self-promotion and starting to think that this whole personal branding thing is just a bunch of crap. I'm sure it originated out of good intentions as a way to market some very respectable but unheard of work; however, it has turned into many individuals riding the coat-tails with the "more of the same" model and approach. I don't see enough people taking risks and creating posts that might be completely wrong but require us to at least think about it.

I've also noticed a number of cliques on the web and in a strange way it kind of makes the internet seem like a small place.

Nisha

I really like this post because I've wondered about some of the same things lately. I think your point about commanding or demanding respect is a really good point that a lot of people in the blogosphere would benefit from thinking about.

rikin

I've been following you for quite a while and have noticed a real
shift in how you command respect. I'm glad you strayed away from Gen-Y
blogging and the typical work-life balance bullshit that so many
others have fallen into. It's much harder to carve a niche in a topic
that you're passionate about as in your case with politics but I think
the long-term benefits will definitely prove worthwhile.

Thanks for stopping by.

rikin

Apologies, for some awful run on sentences in that last reply.

rikin elsewhere on the web

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