tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577327422083874466.post4458693691967836242..comments2021-06-02T07:35:33.477-04:00Comments on Blueprints for Change: Thank You For Your TimeRev. Criss Ittermann, Life Facilitatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12365856266726316770noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577327422083874466.post-87179489273296582622006-11-16T02:13:37.000-05:002006-11-16T02:13:37.000-05:00I think this is a great post. Thanks for writing t...I think this is a great post. Thanks for writing this.aaronnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577327422083874466.post-64321330804631800322006-11-16T02:47:14.000-05:002006-11-16T02:47:14.000-05:00You are quite welcome! I hope to write many more ...You are quite welcome! I hope to write many more inspired pieces -- preferably with less typos :)<br><br>I was once a SciFi/Fantasy addict, but my life took some bizarre twists, and I decided that my life was so much more fascinating I should stop wasting my time emulating fantasy in mind, and start living my life. I also used to play role playing games, but found that there was always so much overhead at the games I spent as much time waiting as playing and fitting routine group events into my schedule that were not advancing my life, only avoiding it, were slowing me down. Now, I only occasionally take a break (because we all need breaks) and play a video game like the Sims. I know this is only a break, progress can be easily saved, the game premise is not so enticing that I spend time thinking about it when I'm done for the moment, it's easy to completely forget details and pick up where I left off even months later, and it's completely separate from peer pressure or my relationships with other people -- I only play when <strong><em>I</em></strong> want to play. I can choose when I need it and walk away from it knowing that I have plenty to do.<br><br>In respect for my time, and the time of others, I'm starting to contribute at the <a href="http://www.gtd-php.com/" rel="nofollow">GTD-PHP project, a personal productivity aid based on the book <em>Getting Things Done</em></a>. I'm using the system myself, now, although I have not fully utilized it yet, but it is helping me both to organize my personal commitments and my business commitments and projects.<br><br>In closing, I would like to thank you for reading this, for being the first person to comment on it, and giving me some validation for having spent some of my time on it. I hope that some of my posts bring you something new to think about that eventually somehow enriches your life.<br><br>Blessings!<br><br>CrissesCrisseshttp://www.eclectictech.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577327422083874466.post-13560549760781102962006-11-16T02:51:59.000-05:002006-11-16T02:51:59.000-05:00Oh, yes, One more thing!I'm getting to the po...Oh, yes, One more thing!<br><br>I'm getting to the point where instead of sitting around waiting for the next Craigslist posting, I'm networking extensively in my local area and check Craigslist every 1-3 days. Most posts I could have answered, I skip or read and move on. I now only answer posts (in hopes of getting the contract) that I really feel I have something unique to offer (such as someone looking for a wiki installation), or are within my local area (the Hudson Valley and more specifically Orange County, NY).<br><br>I am getting clients through my local connections in the Orange County Chamber of Commerce and several networking groups. I highly(!) recommend that people on Craigslist get off their butts, be a little less of a geek, and find some local networking groups.<br><br>Good luck out there. The competition is fierce. Market yourself face-to-face and you'll come out ahead of people offshore.<br><br>CrissesCrisseshttp://www.eclectictech.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577327422083874466.post-83469103084781902312009-08-04T13:02:12.000-04:002009-08-04T13:02:12.000-04:00[...] look back, for a moment, to my post “Thank Y...[...] look back, for a moment, to my post “Thank You For Your Time” — are you expressing gratitude to people for their one finite commodity, their [...]Eclectic Tech Blog : Blog Archive : Victim or Perpetrator?http://www.eclectictech.net/etblog/2009/08/04/victim-or-perpetrator/noreply@blogger.com