Giving

‘Tis the season as they say.

Not to knock the sentiment of the season, but I say bah humbug to the concept that it should be about the season at all.

If you know me at all, then you know that every day is about giving.

Giving 100% at what you do.

Following that which you are passionate about and sharing your passion with others.

Be the first to offer a new contact your aid or guidance in following their passion or just a kind suggestion to aid them on their path.

Give without expectation of return.

Be more focused on the other person then on your own needs.

Freely give the best of your advice even when that means telling someone where you feels the holes are rather then telling them just what is right with an idea.

Give something of value on your blog, friendfeed and twitter stream.

Provide your financial support to any product or service you really find of value and use.

Give aid when ever practical and especially when the cost of that aid to you is less then the value of that aid to the other person.

Give credit where credit is due!

To that end I want to credit Tamar Weinberg and her blog post The Ultimate Social Media Etiquette Handbook, which I highly recommend you take a moment and read, for in some inexplicable way inspiring me to write this topic.