Comments on: Evil Plans – be an artist http://www.accmanpro.com/2009/09/23/evil-plans-be-an-artist/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:01:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Social Media for Accountants – the sequel | Souter Consulting Limited http://www.accmanpro.com/2009/09/23/evil-plans-be-an-artist/comment-page-1/#comment-6967 Social Media for Accountants – the sequel | Souter Consulting Limited Mon, 28 Sep 2009 07:19:21 +0000 http://www.accmanpro.com/?p=5564#comment-6967 [...] Dennis Howlett here & here [...] [...] Dennis Howlett here & here [...]

]]> By: Jon Reed http://www.accmanpro.com/2009/09/23/evil-plans-be-an-artist/comment-page-1/#comment-6966 Jon Reed Sun, 27 Sep 2009 23:17:41 +0000 http://www.accmanpro.com/?p=5564#comment-6966 Duh, I spaced out and forgot to mention one more thing: You (and Hugh) are onto something with this notion of not becoming a skills commodity and "de commodifying" yourself....I'm struck by how this carries over to many professions...example: it's a centerpiece of how I advise SAP professionals to stay ahead of the skills curve and be less vulnerable to global sourcing. But it really applies to all of us, unless we want to be that grain of sand on the beach you were warning us about. Duh, I spaced out and forgot to mention one more thing: You (and Hugh) are onto something with this notion of not becoming a skills commodity and "de commodifying" yourself….I'm struck by how this carries over to many professions…example: it's a centerpiece of how I advise SAP professionals to stay ahead of the skills curve and be less vulnerable to global sourcing. But it really applies to all of us, unless we want to be that grain of sand on the beach you were warning us about.

]]> By: Jon Reed http://www.accmanpro.com/2009/09/23/evil-plans-be-an-artist/comment-page-1/#comment-6965 Jon Reed Sun, 27 Sep 2009 23:10:59 +0000 http://www.accmanpro.com/?p=5564#comment-6965 This was one of my favorite blog posts of the year and I wanted a chance this weekend to circle back with a comment or two. Dennis, to me you have nailed how it is that we find a way to do something rather remarkable: inject our "professions," which many of us may have found a little stale or 9 to 5ish or perhaps hugely unstable, with a hell of a lot more soul. I think we capitulate too much and too easily due to economic uncertainty, rather than push the boundaries by putting the strength of our voice in what we do for a living. That's when whatever magic might happen with this stuff may start to happen. There are many ways to do this, but as you say, blogging is as good a place to start as any. I've seen a lot of casualties in this economy that have not been easy to watch, but there is that other story unfolding also, right? People embracing new approaches (blogging, Tweeting, sharing reports they used to charge for, excellent videos in your case, podcasting in mine, which harkens back to a love of radio and being a DJ fantasies I decided to try to impose on the SAP field.) I hope that those who read your post are more inspired to take some chances towards putting a voice out there in their marketplace. We don't have to be experts, we just have to be people who care a fuck of a lot and are willing to throw ourselves into the conversation while doing homework to make sure we know as much as we can learn. It's pretty remarkable how the story can unfold from there. It's not all "chase your dreams" dreamy though. That's why I really liked this bullet point: "Find the thing that gets you excited when talking with clients." Clients being the key word here. I have definitely blogged and even published books on topics that didn't have a clearly defined client need or audience. No regrets on my part but few of us can afford such expensive adventures these days. Which means: bring spirit to your industry by creating things that matter, at least to you, but do take a note of where the clients are coming from and what work resonates. To me, that means: head to the action but don't tone yourself down to get a scrap from the revenue table either. Thx for the good words and for telling us more about what drives your particular story. - Jon This was one of my favorite blog posts of the year and I wanted a chance this weekend to circle back with a comment or two. Dennis, to me you have nailed how it is that we find a way to do something rather remarkable: inject our "professions," which many of us may have found a little stale or 9 to 5ish or perhaps hugely unstable, with a hell of a lot more soul. I think we capitulate too much and too easily due to economic uncertainty, rather than push the boundaries by putting the strength of our voice in what we do for a living. That's when whatever magic might happen with this stuff may start to happen.

There are many ways to do this, but as you say, blogging is as good a place to start as any. I've seen a lot of casualties in this economy that have not been easy to watch, but there is that other story unfolding also, right? People embracing new approaches (blogging, Tweeting, sharing reports they used to charge for, excellent videos in your case, podcasting in mine, which harkens back to a love of radio and being a DJ fantasies I decided to try to impose on the SAP field.)

I hope that those who read your post are more inspired to take some chances towards putting a voice out there in their marketplace. We don't have to be experts, we just have to be people who care a fuck of a lot and are willing to throw ourselves into the conversation while doing homework to make sure we know as much as we can learn. It's pretty remarkable how the story can unfold from there.

It's not all "chase your dreams" dreamy though. That's why I really liked this bullet point: "Find the thing that gets you excited when talking with clients." Clients being the key word here. I have definitely blogged and even published books on topics that didn't have a clearly defined client need or audience. No regrets on my part but few of us can afford such expensive adventures these days. Which means: bring spirit to your industry by creating things that matter, at least to you, but do take a note of where the clients are coming from and what work resonates. To me, that means: head to the action but don't tone yourself down to get a scrap from the revenue table either.

Thx for the good words and for telling us more about what drives your particular story.

- Jon

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