Comments on: I survived another year http://www.thegeekgiant.com/2009/06/09/i-survived-another-year/ Thoughts on Public Relations, Social Media and Corporate Communications Wed, 05 Oct 2011 13:31:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: BobMarche http://www.thegeekgiant.com/2009/06/09/i-survived-another-year/comment-page-1/#comment-44 BobMarche Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:57:01 +0000 http://thegeekgiant.com/?p=225#comment-44 Thanks for the useful info. It's so interesting Thanks for the useful info. It’s so interesting

]]> By: Danny http://www.thegeekgiant.com/2009/06/09/i-survived-another-year/comment-page-1/#comment-43 Danny Tue, 09 Jun 2009 20:43:07 +0000 http://thegeekgiant.com/?p=225#comment-43 You're a good egg Mr. Berto. Proud to know you. You’re a good egg Mr. Berto. Proud to know you.

]]> By: Jeremiah Andrick http://www.thegeekgiant.com/2009/06/09/i-survived-another-year/comment-page-1/#comment-42 Jeremiah Andrick Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:24:14 +0000 http://thegeekgiant.com/?p=225#comment-42 I learned to let go. Happy birthday my man! I learned to let go. Happy birthday my man!

]]> By: Kipp Bodnar http://www.thegeekgiant.com/2009/06/09/i-survived-another-year/comment-page-1/#comment-41 Kipp Bodnar Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:15:55 +0000 http://thegeekgiant.com/?p=225#comment-41 Eric, Great idea for a post and a giveaway. Everyone has some great answers. I am hear because this year I met Vik Duggal at SXSW and he is the man and it is a great opportunity to call him a friend. you are friends with Vik so I was able to meet you at SXSW to and that is how I got here. This past year has been amazing. I have launch multiple successful blogs started a video podcast dedicated to reviewing wines made in North Carolina (NorthCarolinaWine.tv). Spoke at events, helping to organize Raleigh first Ignite event and so many amazing things. Best of all I have a wonderful wife and the perfect family and regardless if you send me the book or not, I am the luckiest person in the world. Eric,

Great idea for a post and a giveaway. Everyone has some great answers.

I am hear because this year I met Vik Duggal at SXSW and he is the man and it is a great opportunity to call him a friend. you are friends with Vik so I was able to meet you at SXSW to and that is how I got here.

This past year has been amazing. I have launch multiple successful blogs started a video podcast dedicated to reviewing wines made in North Carolina (NorthCarolinaWine.tv).

Spoke at events, helping to organize Raleigh first Ignite event and so many amazing things. Best of all I have a wonderful wife and the perfect family and regardless if you send me the book or not, I am the luckiest person in the world.

]]> By: Community Action Hero David Yorka http://www.thegeekgiant.com/2009/06/09/i-survived-another-year/comment-page-1/#comment-40 Community Action Hero David Yorka Tue, 09 Jun 2009 11:14:21 +0000 http://thegeekgiant.com/?p=225#comment-40 OOps sorry GGiant I transported to Hughs' site in my mind By the by your work shoots right down into the heart of my work--keep it comin --it is top-shelf and... HAPPY BIRTHDAY! OOps sorry GGiant I transported to Hughs’ site in my mind

By the by your work shoots right down into the heart of my work–keep it comin –it is top-shelf and…

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

]]> By: Community Action Hero David Yorka http://www.thegeekgiant.com/2009/06/09/i-survived-another-year/comment-page-1/#comment-38 Community Action Hero David Yorka Tue, 09 Jun 2009 11:03:58 +0000 http://thegeekgiant.com/?p=225#comment-38 My Growth This Year Pain & Joy -In 2004 my wife Betsy and I are raising twin two year old boys and a three year old girl. (all three adopted as infants)In 2006 with my Betsy's blessing I left a "good" job to pursure a vocational dream and by 2006 had secured modest startup capital and began a partnership with a good friend and colleague. THEN: The Test- from 2003 to early 2009 I recieved a large dose of life --including intense medical care for my twin boys (1lbs and 2lbs at birth), losing my mother in law, my father and two boxer dogs to cancer. We had a expensive flood in our basement that welcomed in a rat colony (rats not mice). By 2006 we were broke and my small start up was limping because just as we were building the foundation my partner learned he had a rare blood disease mutiple myloma. NOW-The Present("The Gift")Today I am heading towards ten years or intense life altering phenomenal marriage. I live with three healthy boisterous, happy kids, who are transforming me from an adult into a grown-up. My friend made a full recovery from cancer and we self published a book (mini-bio for tweens) and landed a cool gig at West Virginia Univeristy. I too had a recent birthday and took stock of my world--still nutty and I made a quantum lunge emotionally and physically and I am only 43. David My Growth This Year
Pain & Joy -In 2004 my wife Betsy and I are raising twin two year old boys and a three year old girl. (all three adopted as infants)In 2006 with my Betsy’s blessing I left a “good” job to pursure a vocational dream and by 2006 had secured modest startup capital and began a partnership with a good friend and colleague. THEN: The Test- from 2003 to early 2009 I recieved a large dose of life –including intense medical care for my twin boys (1lbs and 2lbs at birth), losing my mother in law, my father and two boxer dogs to cancer. We had a expensive flood in our basement that welcomed in a rat colony (rats not mice).
By 2006 we were broke and my small start up was limping because just as we were building the foundation my partner learned he had a rare blood disease mutiple myloma.

NOW-The Present(“The Gift”)Today I am heading towards ten years or intense life altering phenomenal marriage. I live with three healthy boisterous, happy kids, who are transforming me from an adult into a grown-up. My friend made a full recovery from cancer and we self published a book (mini-bio for tweens) and landed a cool gig at West Virginia Univeristy. I too had a recent birthday and took stock of my world–still nutty and I made a quantum lunge emotionally and physically and I am only 43.

David

]]> By: Jenny Ruth Yasi http://www.thegeekgiant.com/2009/06/09/i-survived-another-year/comment-page-1/#comment-50 Jenny Ruth Yasi Tue, 09 Jun 2009 10:20:07 +0000 http://thegeekgiant.com/?p=225#comment-50 I'm here because I'm avoiding organizing my office, and also because "Ignore Everybody" is such a great mindful gift, and in the past year I have learned a lot more about behavior chains, and how to build them or unbuild them with greater control of reinforcement. Also, I've learned about freedom as a reinforcer, and how powerful that is, but also how the extinction process is even MORE powerful, and so, I've learned I still have questions about how to balance controlling reinforcements (in dog training) with the importance of limiting frustration, and thus reducing the power of the extinction burst. What else, I also accept that some people are assholey. It still shocks and amazes me, but being a grouchy asshole is reinforcing for some animals. Some people actually ENJOY being pissed off. Anger is their reward. I think I learned that this year, though I should have learned it long ago. I also should have learned to ignore everybody long ago. And who I am is a person, feminine, motherly former hippie flower sort of weird person, who likes to sing/swim/write/garden/train dogs, all at exactly the same high level of interest. I have a wetsuit and live on an island and will sail around the world, beginning 2014. My kids are grown up, my generous husband provides me with home and health insurance and he doesn't mind, he's really good about providing, which we appreciate. I've been married to him for 23 ever improving years, and I love behavior science. it is my favorite subject. I could talk about it forever. I accomplish at an above average level of quantity and quality, I write fiction, but apparently not above average enough to get a literary agent or sell a novel (yet). I'm still trying, I've always got four or five writing projects I am working on, selling the nonfiction seems easiest. I’m here because I’m avoiding organizing my office, and also because “Ignore Everybody” is such a great mindful gift, and in the past year I have learned a lot more about behavior chains, and how to build them or unbuild them with greater control of reinforcement. Also, I’ve learned about freedom as a reinforcer, and how powerful that is, but also how the extinction process is even MORE powerful, and so, I’ve learned I still have questions about how to balance controlling reinforcements (in dog training) with the importance of limiting frustration, and thus reducing the power of the extinction burst.

What else, I also accept that some people are assholey. It still shocks and amazes me, but being a grouchy asshole is reinforcing for some animals. Some people actually ENJOY being pissed off. Anger is their reward. I think I learned that this year, though I should have learned it long ago. I also should have learned to ignore everybody long ago.

And who I am is a person, feminine, motherly former hippie flower sort of weird person, who likes to sing/swim/write/garden/train dogs, all at exactly the same high level of interest. I have a wetsuit and live on an island and will sail around the world, beginning 2014. My kids are grown up, my generous husband provides me with home and health insurance and he doesn’t mind, he’s really good about providing, which we appreciate. I’ve been married to him for 23 ever improving years, and I love behavior science. it is my favorite subject. I could talk about it forever. I accomplish at an above average level of quantity and quality, I write fiction, but apparently not above average enough to get a literary agent or sell a novel (yet). I’m still trying, I’ve always got four or five writing projects I am working on, selling the nonfiction seems easiest.

]]> By: Geek Giant http://www.thegeekgiant.com/2009/06/09/i-survived-another-year/comment-page-/#comment-49 Geek Giant Tue, 09 Jun 2009 10:18:08 +0000 http://thegeekgiant.com/?p=225#comment-49 Hi Rick, thanks for stopping by! I don't know exactly when Hugh's birthday is, but today is mine ;) Hi Rick, thanks for stopping by! I don’t know exactly when Hugh’s birthday is, but today is mine ;)

]]> By: Rick Liebling http://www.thegeekgiant.com/2009/06/09/i-survived-another-year/comment-page-1/#comment-48 Rick Liebling Tue, 09 Jun 2009 09:57:34 +0000 http://thegeekgiant.com/?p=225#comment-48 Hugh, happy birthday! I actually wrote a blog post about you today (http://tinyurl.com/nvl3yj), and didn't even realize you had officially survived another year. But enough about you, let's talk about me. Who am I? A father, a friend and more and more, a listener and a student. The past year has been one of tremendous growth and learning as I really jumped in to the world of Social Media. I find you and your site a source of great inspiration. No one else is going to change your situation for you, you have to do it yourself. I've learned to stop worrying about what other people think and trust myself and believe in myself. I've still got a long ways to go, but once you stop worrying about what others will think, you have the freedom to be daring and take risks and that's where true innovation comes from. Thanks for all you do. Hugh, happy birthday! I actually wrote a blog post about you today (http://tinyurl.com/nvl3yj), and didn’t even realize you had officially survived another year.

But enough about you, let’s talk about me. Who am I? A father, a friend and more and more, a listener and a student. The past year has been one of tremendous growth and learning as I really jumped in to the world of Social Media.

I find you and your site a source of great inspiration. No one else is going to change your situation for you, you have to do it yourself. I’ve learned to stop worrying about what other people think and trust myself and believe in myself.

I’ve still got a long ways to go, but once you stop worrying about what others will think, you have the freedom to be daring and take risks and that’s where true innovation comes from.

Thanks for all you do.

]]> By: Leah Hannum http://www.thegeekgiant.com/2009/06/09/i-survived-another-year/comment-page-1/#comment-47 Leah Hannum Tue, 09 Jun 2009 09:23:38 +0000 http://thegeekgiant.com/?p=225#comment-47 Congrats on attaining another year of life. More people need to adopt your attitude on aging. My only reflection on last year has been "Where did it go?" Thanks for making me think about where I've been. People often ask me if I could do things over would I change anything? Lately I've come to realize that if went back and made different choices, my life would be totally different than it is right now. I most likely have a different job, live in a different city, have different friends. While I like to think that this other life might be just as wonderful as the one I'm living, I wouldn't give up my life as I know it for anything. Just a quick comment on David's reply. While finding your comfort zone might sound like a good goal, remember it's in the uncomfortable zone that life truly happens. Congrats on attaining another year of life. More people need to adopt your attitude on aging.

My only reflection on last year has been “Where did it go?” Thanks for making me think about where I’ve been. People often ask me if I could do things over would I change anything? Lately I’ve come to realize that if went back and made different choices, my life would be totally different than it is right now. I most likely have a different job, live in a different city, have different friends. While I like to think that this other life might be just as wonderful as the one I’m living, I wouldn’t give up my life as I know it for anything.

Just a quick comment on David’s reply. While finding your comfort zone might sound like a good goal, remember it’s in the uncomfortable zone that life truly happens.

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