Comments on: So, what do you do?

By: Annie Sorensen

Annie Sorensen — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 14:30:18 +0000

Looks like we have the same problem. A *great* problem. :)

By: Annie Sorensen

Annie Sorensen — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 14:20:27 +0000

Couldn't agree more, Lis! Thanks for sharing your thoughts. :)

By: @GeoffWood

@GeoffWood — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 19:09:02 +0000

Hey Annie – just going on over you blog to prep for the podcast tomorrow and reread this post. It's funny, I had read it before – and even commented on it – but didn't think about a few weeks ago when I wrote this one on the same topic, myself: http://www.geoffreyhwood.com/w2ym/2010/6/30/wha…

By: Lisbeth Tanz

Lisbeth Tanz — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 00:41:44 +0000

Annie, I was trolling around your site and loved this post. I AM a writer, in addition to an editor, and I love telling people what I do. I have to say, most people are eager to hear what it's like living the writer's life. So, I embellish. I am a creative person after all. Then, once I have them swooning over what I do for a living, from the comfort of my own home, in my jammies (never, but I'll let them think so), I also share with them that it's a hard life at times. No steady paycheck to count on. Competition abounds and nothing is guaranteed. I think that makes them feel better. But I wouldn't trade my life for the corporate life for anything.

By: Annie Sorensen

Annie Sorensen — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 02:02:07 +0000

Thanks for stopping by, Geoff! Love the passion question (I never ask the “what do you do” Q, but could definitely ask about passions more often) – hmm, this is making me think about future out-of-box challenges…

By: @GeoffWood

@GeoffWood — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 00:23:48 +0000

Hey Annie – greetings from DSM!

My wife and I spent ten days in Europe in 2007 and made it a point to make the first question we asked each person we met “what is your passion?” rather than “who do you d for work?” It brought up some interesting responses from an a Englishman in Rome who loves the Manchester City soccer team (not Man U!) to a tour guide in London whose passion was the “tellers of history rewriting the events that took place”.

I hope all is well in KC!

By: Annie Sorensen

Annie Sorensen — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 21:53:56 +0000

Triametically? TOTALLY a word.

Making it all about them, instead of us, is the key to SO many things in business (and life), yeah?

By: Annie Sorensen

Annie Sorensen — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 21:51:54 +0000

Brilliant point, Sam.

By: Annie Sorensen

Annie Sorensen — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 21:51:11 +0000

Ha, good idea on the distribution, Mike. Perhaps I should print this for my next family function, hmm…

So, when you grow up, what DO you want to be?

By: Mike P.

Mike P. — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 21:03:22 +0000

Awesome post Annie! I bet it would be difficult to explain to people, especially when they don't even know to “twitter” someone! You should print those post to hand to them or at least have it bookmarked for easy distribution! Keep up the really awesome work Annie! When I grow up I want to be like you! Haha! But really, you're totally rockin' it!