October 16, 2012 at 12:12 am
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October 16, 2012 at 4:25 am
I really enjoyed that trip, although I came home utterly exhausted at the end of it. Worst thing was trying to remember what I had said or not said during any given presentation. But overall, it did reinforce for me, at least for the moment, I'm doing a job I love.
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October 16, 2012 at 6:35 am
It's very difficult to give the same presentation over and over and be enthusiastic each time.
October 16, 2012 at 7:25 am
Steve
I could see you in a band. 🙂
October 16, 2012 at 8:04 am
OCTom (10/16/2012)
It's very difficult to give the same presentation over and over and be enthusiastic each time.
You got to learn change up your routine and delivery, like the successful comedians do . It can be done dude. 😀
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October 16, 2012 at 8:14 am
I used to dream of being a rock star, or at least a full-time musician. But I was too lazy to really work at it. So I became a programmer instead. I'd say it worked out alright.
Tony
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October 16, 2012 at 9:32 am
Steve,
If you like what you do it is easy to do what you feel should be done. If you love your work it is easier to do what has to be done. If you are passionate about your work you love doing any part of it for it is all fun and exciting.
But if you do the same thing over and over and over a dullness comes that clouds your passion. You have to change it up.
One thing you might do Steve to break the pattern is to sit on a panel that answers questions from the audience. You might want to limit the scope of the questions or have n open microphone session where any question is fair game. It breaks the monotony, keeps you really on your toes and is very educational as to what is out there and what others are finding interesting or challenging.
Again just a thought, but one that might break up the pattern.
M.
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October 16, 2012 at 9:37 am
Steve, I think you really need to post some pictures of you in your Rock Star days.
October 16, 2012 at 10:12 am
Miles Neale (10/16/2012)
One thing you might do Steve to break the pattern is to sit on a panel that answers questions from the audience. You might want to limit the scope of the questions or have n open microphone session where any question is fair game. It breaks the monotony, keeps you really on your toes and is very educational as to what is out there and what others are finding interesting or challenging.Again just a thought, but one that might break up the pattern.
M.
Not a bad idea, but not my choice. The agenda/sessions were given to me.
I have had a bit of a change recently in that I gave 3 different talks the week before the tour started and have 2 new ones to do now.
The tour event, which is by definition, the same talks, is hard for sure, but I do try and work on different talks at different times.
October 16, 2012 at 10:13 am
Michael Valentine Jones (10/16/2012)
Steve, I think you really need to post some pictures of you in your Rock Star days.
Ha! Not sure I have any. Those were the days of film, and not a lot of people carried cameras then.
October 16, 2012 at 11:30 am
I was not able to attend the event, but would like to in the future. So for selfish reasons I prefer you continue them. One thing I have learned is that not only does the student benefit, but the instructor does as well. I learned more in college helping others than I ever did doing my own assignments.
Today, especially in health care, budgets are very tight. My employer will not pay for education, there simply isn't enough money. They are sometimes willing to pay for mileage, and less frequently for a hotel stay. I do not believe my situation is unique. So events like these may benefit people far more than you realize. Maybe you do understand how far reaching your assistance goes, but if not, thank you.
Dave
October 16, 2012 at 2:36 pm
The ultimate measure of ambition of any sort is what do you actually end up doing. What are you doing with your life? Well, whatever the answer to that, that's what your ambition and skill are up to.
It takes a LOT of drive to succeed as a rock star, or any other highly competitive profession like that. I lived in Hollywood for 10 years, and the number of wannabe actors, musicians, writers, etc., is staggering. Some of them are really quite skilled, most aren't. But the vast majority of even the skilled ones never make it to "star" status, largely because to make that level, you have to define your whole life around that career with a fanatic's intensity. And even that is no guarantee, it's just the starting point for any slight chance of making it.
I've seen successes, too, and that was the defining thing about them: Fanatical intensity and drive on the subject.
It's an interesting thing to observe. That's for sure.
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October 16, 2012 at 4:33 pm
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Michael Valentine Jones (10/16/2012)
Steve, I think you really need to post some pictures of you in your Rock Star days.Ha! Not sure I have any. Those were the days of film, and not a lot of people carried cameras then.
Pictures of Steve in a big hair band wearing a kilt.:-D That is true devotion to your job, Steve.
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October 17, 2012 at 9:26 am
The thing about being a rock star is (if you are successful) you come to the floor in a blaze of glory and spend a good deal of the rest of your career doing the same thing but probably fading away.
Potentially with a knowledge based discipline you start low but can forever improve.
As for difficulty in repeating the same thing in your presentations?
Imagine having some succesful hits and having to sing them to your dying day!
October 18, 2012 at 11:19 am
Dalkeith (10/17/2012)
The thing about being a rock star is (if you are successful) you come to the floor in a blaze of glory and spend a good deal of the rest of your career doing the same thing but probably fading away.Potentially with a knowledge based discipline you start low but can forever improve.
As for difficulty in repeating the same thing in your presentations?
Imagine having some succesful hits and having to sing them to your dying day!
The Beach Boys aren't seeming to having a problem doing it and they are still at it almost 50 years later. And still are enthusiatic about it too. It's all a state of mind dude. Have you ever studied Zen?:-D
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