You Can't Please Everyone... Why Not? [4/19/08]

you can't please everybody this is a statement I hear all the time I'm told it virtually every day and so my real question is why not and here's my theory about this guys I think because this statement has been so adopted and accepted that I find that people don't even try anymore and I think that's where the big problem is I actually think that this is probably the fundamental core of why at some level I've been successful in everything that I've done business-wise and LifeWise of course not everything but you know what I mean right like globally I'm successful because I really try to please everybody I'm uncomfortable with being disliked and obviously having a big personality and uh and being an East Coast guy and having that flavor and that intensity and that passion is a little too much for some people um more importantly I just am confused on why people don't try now I understand being thin skinned you know that's just the DNA thing right or not liking it or maybe you're so big you can't fundamentally go after everything but for me ego surfing you know following your name everywhere whether it's Twitter Facebook and especially Google Alerts especially in the blog Google Alerts is essential not because you want to read the press that you're awesome and amazingly goodlooking and all that no not that you want to do this my friends because when you see something negative I highly recommend that you go and read it with an open mind understanding who you are don't lie to yourself and then respectfully get in contact with that person this has been something that I've done very often not because I think it's brilliant or it's good marketing or all that because it's it's the right thing to do right I mean I love coming back and accepting and respecting other people's opinions even about myself does it hurt it does you know does it stink that not everybody really knows who you are of course it does but we're all putting ourselves out there don't get it twisted we are all Now personal Brands the second you create a profile on any social network you are now in the game yes you are in the game and so I think it is imperative to um really go out and try I mean why not give another effort to another human being give an and really try to get them to let them get to know you right to come through to you know let them see who you are let them see your heart soul I think the effort is massively lacking in our society right now and as technology breathes all sorts of opportunities for people to communicate about you I think it's more important than effort to give a huge effort so you can't please everybody but why not try I am