How many times have you bought something on e-bay, or anywhere else on the Internet, but once you received it you were disappointed - it wasn't really what you thought it was. Maybe the picture showed it larger. Or the description embellished the attributes, maybe there wasn't a picture at all, just the items description. For whatever reason you aren't happy.
Our Presence here, on Active Rain, does the same thing : Look at the 2 Packages below. Which one do you like the best, and why? What if there was a card telling you what was inside......would that make a difference?
What happens when we hire people only from the Package.....you know you've seen the ads.......We're #1, We have the Best Marketing, We're #1 , #1, #1, #1...... Exactly how many number 1's are out there? Surely not everyone is the best.
But how do you know? Take the plain gift above......it is a little smaller, appears to be a gold colored box, with a simple bow. The other is brightly colored, somewhat bigger, and the tab is only partially sealed....what could be in it?
We let our minds think of everything we want, or think is inside, and make a choice. Maybe we like Gold, maybe we like purple, or maybe we just think Bigger is better. For whatever reason we WILL make a choice.
Now think of your Active Rain Profile, your Blogging History, the comments you leave on others Posts, oh, yes and the points......What type of Gift are you to this community? Is your gift something we want to send back, or something that we are pleased we bought....
A few posts lately have shown that some nicely wrapped packages have "a Hornets Nest inside", once opened they buzz around stirring up trouble, just to have their own hive bigger and better. But which package did it come from?
Then there are the packages that don't get opened, and they are so full of treasures...diamonds, emeralds, chocolates, cashmere, new putter,new technology tool, whatever we as individuals value at the time we open it. But which package is it?
A few tips that might help you pick the right package:
-Go to different Groups, see who is commenting, what they are writing......What is the Group about
-Go to the Newbies Profiles, their Blog if they have one, and welcome them. As they feel more welcome we all might get some of treasures they have hidden inside. Remember though all of us make mistakes, and if you see they did something against a rule, tell them, gently, but don't sting them.......their present might be the one you have been waiting for.
-If you don't like a particular Bloggers views, just fly on by.......we don't have to leave rude comments, or mess with their points (some people really work hard for them), and we don't have to like everyone, but we do have to be respectful.
-Look past the Profile......It might just be " Window Dressing", or even have a curtain over it waiting to be revealed - see who others are recommending, who has given us their special gifts, and have made Active Rain what it is today.....a great place for sharing, networking, and getting business.
Inside one of these Packages will be a Gift more valuable than you ever thought possible......and it was given to you .......just for being a member of Active Rain.
A true gift is given without any expectation of receiving one in return...Make your gift to the community something others value, and remember we never know what package someone else's gift might be in........
A Special Thank You to Celeste Sally Cheeseman for the Graphics.......:)
By: Kathy McGraw- CELLing Realty
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