Comments on: How to Get Paid to Exist http://lateralaction.com/articles/get-paid-to-exist/ Creativity + Productivity = Success Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:49:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: How to tap into Your inner Badass « youlookfab http://lateralaction.com/articles/get-paid-to-exist/comment-page-1/#comment-3993 How to tap into Your inner Badass « youlookfab Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:51:58 +0000 http://lateralaction.com/?p=2151#comment-3993 [...] Do what you want. This is crucial and really ties into the other six points. When you’ve fully embraced and in tune with your inner bad-ass, you develop a life that is incredibly awesome. You know that most rules are social agreements, so you have no problem pursuing your passions while everyone else is complaining that it’s not practical. You know that you create your own reality, so you decide what’s practical and what isn’t. You realize that doing what you want is mostly a matter of discovering an intersection of your deep passion and the world’s deep need. You find out how to use your unique gifts (strengths) and brain malfunctions (flaws) as opportunities to market yourself. You figure out ways to get paid to exist [...] [...] Do what you want. This is crucial and really ties into the other six points. When you’ve fully embraced and in tune with your inner bad-ass, you develop a life that is incredibly awesome. You know that most rules are social agreements, so you have no problem pursuing your passions while everyone else is complaining that it’s not practical. You know that you create your own reality, so you decide what’s practical and what isn’t. You realize that doing what you want is mostly a matter of discovering an intersection of your deep passion and the world’s deep need. You find out how to use your unique gifts (strengths) and brain malfunctions (flaws) as opportunities to market yourself. You figure out ways to get paid to exist [...]

]]> By: Mauco http://lateralaction.com/articles/get-paid-to-exist/comment-page-1/#comment-2934 Mauco Sat, 16 May 2009 15:45:54 +0000 http://lateralaction.com/?p=2151#comment-2934 Hi Jonathan, I like your post. I was almost about to disagree with it till I read your last paragraph and that clarified the whole post for me. But its scary when I think that for some their existence is so bland that just being themselves might not make the desired impact. That's why we live in a world where most people try to escape from being themselves to trying to be someone else regardless of whether that person is a hero or villan. Thanks again. Hi Jonathan,

I like your post. I was almost about to disagree with it till I read your last paragraph and that clarified the whole post for me. But its scary when I think that for some their existence is so bland that just being themselves might not make the desired impact.

That’s why we live in a world where most people try to escape from being themselves to trying to be someone else regardless of whether that person is a hero or villan.

Thanks again.

]]> By: Jonathan Mead http://lateralaction.com/articles/get-paid-to-exist/comment-page-1/#comment-2870 Jonathan Mead Wed, 06 May 2009 15:36:40 +0000 http://lateralaction.com/?p=2151#comment-2870 Hi Spacey, This isn't about running a marketing blog at all. Actually, in my personal experience marketers happen to be some of the worst people at doing this. They think that being transparent means mentioning that they like to play frisbee on the weekends. Personal branding is mostly just making an effort to show people the traits that you love about yourself the most. Not in an egotistical way, but in a way through emitting those qualities to others, you allow them to pick up on them and either resonate or not resonate. You can obviously do this through a blog, but there are others ways you can do it as well. You can do it through the design of your website, your about page, your twitter profile and the types of messages you put out. You can do it on facebook, your business cards, the way you talk to people and the things you share with them. There's a lot of possibilities, some of them are a little more evident than others. Hi Spacey,

This isn’t about running a marketing blog at all. Actually, in my personal experience marketers happen to be some of the worst people at doing this. They think that being transparent means mentioning that they like to play frisbee on the weekends.

Personal branding is mostly just making an effort to show people the traits that you love about yourself the most. Not in an egotistical way, but in a way through emitting those qualities to others, you allow them to pick up on them and either resonate or not resonate.

You can obviously do this through a blog, but there are others ways you can do it as well. You can do it through the design of your website, your about page, your twitter profile and the types of messages you put out. You can do it on facebook, your business cards, the way you talk to people and the things you share with them. There’s a lot of possibilities, some of them are a little more evident than others.

]]> By: Spacey http://lateralaction.com/articles/get-paid-to-exist/comment-page-1/#comment-2861 Spacey Wed, 06 May 2009 05:11:01 +0000 http://lateralaction.com/?p=2151#comment-2861 This article seems to equate personal branding with running a marketing blog. Beyond actually maintaining a high-content blog (and thus taking away valuable time from things I actually like to do), what concrete steps do you have for displaying your passion to the world and receiving a benefit from this? This article seems to equate personal branding with running a marketing blog.

Beyond actually maintaining a high-content blog (and thus taking away valuable time from things I actually like to do), what concrete steps do you have for displaying your passion to the world and receiving a benefit from this?

]]> By: How to Tap Into Your Inner Badass http://lateralaction.com/articles/get-paid-to-exist/comment-page-1/#comment-2831 How to Tap Into Your Inner Badass Sat, 02 May 2009 15:27:33 +0000 http://lateralaction.com/?p=2151#comment-2831 [...] Do what you want. This is crucial and really ties into the other six points. When you’ve fully embraced and in tune with your inner bad-ass, you develop a life that is incredibly awesome. You know that most rules are social agreements, so you have no problem pursuing your passions while everyone else is complaining that it’s not practical. You know that you create your own reality, so you decide what’s practical and what isn’t. You realize that doing what you want is mostly a matter of discovering an intersection of your deep passion and the world’s deep need. You find out how to use your unique gifts (strengths) and brain malfunctions (flaws) as opportunities to market yourself. You figure out ways to get paid to exist. [...] [...] Do what you want. This is crucial and really ties into the other six points. When you’ve fully embraced and in tune with your inner bad-ass, you develop a life that is incredibly awesome. You know that most rules are social agreements, so you have no problem pursuing your passions while everyone else is complaining that it’s not practical. You know that you create your own reality, so you decide what’s practical and what isn’t. You realize that doing what you want is mostly a matter of discovering an intersection of your deep passion and the world’s deep need. You find out how to use your unique gifts (strengths) and brain malfunctions (flaws) as opportunities to market yourself. You figure out ways to get paid to exist. [...]

]]> By: Go Small Biz Blog » Blog Archive » Branding Was Never Described Better http://lateralaction.com/articles/get-paid-to-exist/comment-page-1/#comment-2801 Go Small Biz Blog » Blog Archive » Branding Was Never Described Better Tue, 28 Apr 2009 21:00:38 +0000 http://lateralaction.com/?p=2151#comment-2801 [...] just read a fantastic post about branding written by Jonathan Mead on the Lateral Action website. He describes branding as “being paid to exist,” which, when you think about [...] [...] just read a fantastic post about branding written by Jonathan Mead on the Lateral Action website. He describes branding as “being paid to exist,” which, when you think about [...]

]]> By: How to Get Paid to Exist | Lateral Action « Dominate Youtube Positions http://lateralaction.com/articles/get-paid-to-exist/comment-page-1/#comment-2799 How to Get Paid to Exist | Lateral Action « Dominate Youtube Positions Tue, 28 Apr 2009 19:28:26 +0000 http://lateralaction.com/?p=2151#comment-2799 [...] Originally posted here: How to Get Paid to Exist | Lateral Action [...] [...] Originally posted here: How to Get Paid to Exist | Lateral Action [...]

]]> By: Carl Nelson http://lateralaction.com/articles/get-paid-to-exist/comment-page-1/#comment-2768 Carl Nelson Sun, 26 Apr 2009 08:10:28 +0000 http://lateralaction.com/?p=2151#comment-2768 In any aspect of your life where you are a figure (professionally, artistically, socially) this personal branding is exceptionally important. Why you get hired for gigs as a skilled teacher who is approachable genuine dancer over the teacher who is self-entitled and aloof is part of the personal branding. Who you want to be and who you are hopefully line up and if you can let that resonate authentically, like Jonathan has written, it draws others on the same wavelength in. Best line from this post: "People want to give a damn about the people they interact with. People crave to interact with people they admire, respect, and most of all, people they connect with." In any aspect of your life where you are a figure (professionally, artistically, socially) this personal branding is exceptionally important.

Why you get hired for gigs as a skilled teacher who is approachable genuine dancer over the teacher who is self-entitled and aloof is part of the personal branding.

Who you want to be and who you are hopefully line up and if you can let that resonate authentically, like Jonathan has written, it draws others on the same wavelength in.

Best line from this post: “People want to give a damn about the people they interact with. People crave to interact with people they admire, respect, and most of all, people they connect with.”

]]> By: J.D. Meier http://lateralaction.com/articles/get-paid-to-exist/comment-page-1/#comment-2765 J.D. Meier Sun, 26 Apr 2009 01:52:25 +0000 http://lateralaction.com/?p=2151#comment-2765 You nailed it. It's passion. I'm a fan of living my values. It's the only way to fly. Passions is one of our key assets in today's economic landscape. It's the stuff that will keep you going when times get tough. You nailed it.

It’s passion. I’m a fan of living my values. It’s the only way to fly.

Passions is one of our key assets in today’s economic landscape. It’s the stuff that will keep you going when times get tough.

]]> By: The zero hour workweek « Mind the Beginner http://lateralaction.com/articles/get-paid-to-exist/comment-page-1/#comment-2761 The zero hour workweek « Mind the Beginner Fri, 24 Apr 2009 12:00:50 +0000 http://lateralaction.com/?p=2151#comment-2761 [...] that things went wrong, times have changed. With the invention of Internet came the possibility to get paid to exist in stead of having to work long days for the rest of your life. Internet has rewritten the rules [...] [...] that things went wrong, times have changed. With the invention of Internet came the possibility to get paid to exist in stead of having to work long days for the rest of your life. Internet has rewritten the rules [...]

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