Comments on: The fall from the top is far and fast http://www.callmejeffrey.com/2009/07/16/the-fall-from-the-top/ The Blog of Jeffrey Kalmikoff Tue, 24 Aug 2010 07:29:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: tomlinspic http://www.callmejeffrey.com/2009/07/16/the-fall-from-the-top/comment-page-1/#comment-77526 tomlinspic Sat, 31 Jul 2010 11:47:53 +0000 http://www.callmejeffrey.com/?p=624#comment-77526 industrial efficiency variation comment industrial efficiency variation comment

]]> By: Sean http://www.callmejeffrey.com/2009/07/16/the-fall-from-the-top/comment-page-1/#comment-75432 Sean Fri, 17 Jul 2009 00:39:08 +0000 http://www.callmejeffrey.com/?p=624#comment-75432 Skateboarding is especially prone to falls from grace. There's really no performance metric aside from contests, which aren't taken seriously at all. Some of the best skaters don't even attend them. With enough skill, a highschool dropout could party all day, get one decent photo a month, and rake in six figures a year through endorsements. Add to that an ego-boosting nickname like "Gator" or "Muska," and you have quite the recipe. The face-tatted Jereme Rogers' recent retirement to focus on his rap career is a good example. I completely agree with your stance on personal branding. There are a lot of social media "gurus" that really don't have much to show for it other than a nice-looking blog or a bunch of Twitter followers. It seems like the angle is to make yourself seem really important, and you just might convince someone. Skateboarding is especially prone to falls from grace. There’s really no performance metric aside from contests, which aren’t taken seriously at all. Some of the best skaters don’t even attend them. With enough skill, a highschool dropout could party all day, get one decent photo a month, and rake in six figures a year through endorsements. Add to that an ego-boosting nickname like “Gator” or “Muska,” and you have quite the recipe. The face-tatted Jereme Rogers’ recent retirement to focus on his rap career is a good example.

I completely agree with your stance on personal branding. There are a lot of social media “gurus” that really don’t have much to show for it other than a nice-looking blog or a bunch of Twitter followers. It seems like the angle is to make yourself seem really important, and you just might convince someone.

]]> By: josh http://www.callmejeffrey.com/2009/07/16/the-fall-from-the-top/comment-page-1/#comment-75431 josh Thu, 16 Jul 2009 18:59:45 +0000 http://www.callmejeffrey.com/?p=624#comment-75431 excellent points to consider amidst the increasingly unimportant number of 'friends', 'connections' and 'plays' one may have on your social platform of choice. there's is certainly the potential for believing you're way more important than you actually are solely because the of shallow relationships you've attained. quality not quantity. that said, its amazing how the subconscious works to increasingly rank those peers who, for example, tweet well and constantly, above those that are simply too busy to be engaging in social media because they're actually getting (good) shit done. excellent points to consider amidst the increasingly unimportant number of ‘friends’, ‘connections’ and ‘plays’ one may have on your social platform of choice. there’s is certainly the potential for believing you’re way more important than you actually are solely because the of shallow relationships you’ve attained. quality not quantity. that said, its amazing how the subconscious works to increasingly rank those peers who, for example, tweet well and constantly, above those that are simply too busy to be engaging in social media because they’re actually getting (good) shit done.

]]> By: jenelle dronkers http://www.callmejeffrey.com/2009/07/16/the-fall-from-the-top/comment-page-1/#comment-75430 jenelle dronkers Thu, 16 Jul 2009 18:43:48 +0000 http://www.callmejeffrey.com/?p=624#comment-75430 Focus to hard on personal branding and your creativity and hard work suffer. I love that--it's a daily balancing act you have to be aware of at all times.great post! Focus to hard on personal branding and your creativity and hard work suffer. I love that–it’s a daily balancing act you have to be aware of at all times.great post!

]]> By: Scott http://www.callmejeffrey.com/2009/07/16/the-fall-from-the-top/comment-page-1/#comment-75429 Scott Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:36:58 +0000 http://www.callmejeffrey.com/?p=624#comment-75429 Nice thoughts. I particularly like "don’t let your personal brand shift you from person to persona." Personal branding becomes pretty worthless when it forces you to stop being a real person. Everyone will smell the BS coming a mile away. Nice thoughts. I particularly like “don’t let your personal brand shift you from person to persona.” Personal branding becomes pretty worthless when it forces you to stop being a real person. Everyone will smell the BS coming a mile away.

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