(If you can’t see the video, click here.)

Do you remember Why you’re doing this? Whatever your “this” might be? (This business, this project, this job, this venture, whatever.)

Think about your Why – is it grounded in a goal for yourself or for others?

I’ve noticed that those who not only have a rock-solid, passionate Why of any kind move forward so much faster, but those who have a Why that has to do with others? They’re on a whole other level.

What’s your Why? Does it have to do with a goal for your family? For your spouse? Your Mom? Your kids? Your community? Use that passion, remember WHO you are doing what you’re doing for. When you’re caught up this afternoon or this weekend or next week in the hubbub of life, of this and that, sit back and remember not just the WHY but the WHO. Allow it to simplify things. Remember Why, remember Who, then just do it already.

In the video I explained my why, so now I’d love to hear yours. Share?

You’re too good for that. Here’s why (if you cannot see the video below, you can watch it here):

So take that fear by the horns and get into action already. How will you ever know what could be if you don’t?

Thoughts on fear in business? Fear in life? How do you push through it and get yourself to take that critical first step?

Look around at your friends, at the folks you spend most of your precious time with – are they bringing you up, or are they bringing you down?

We CAN have it, you know. Because those successes? They all started somewhere. They all made the decision, at some point in the past, to take action. Your success, just like theirs, lies within your ability to decide to take a step.

Do it. Like, right now. How will you ever know if you don’t?

Powerful, eh? Immediate reactions?

I know I know, you have all seen this video a bajillion times…

…or have you?

I was having a conversation during a networking lunch today about social media that got me thinking. It’s widely known that your lifestyle closely mirrors that of your closest peers. This typically applies to the amount of money you make, the opinions you hold, and the knowledge and experience you have. Because most in the social media world are surrounded by others in the social media world, I often hear some of the “social media mavens” mention how a corporate position of Social Media Manager is already outdated, or how everyone already knows about the power of networking and branding online, or how they find it funny that some people still don’t know how to spell Twitter.

I think that’s ridiculous.

I mean, have they been to a real-life networking event lately? Not a tech-related conference, not a tweet-up, but something like a chamber of commerce meeting? Or a PTA event? Or a physician’s group luncheon? Have they chatted with a successful business in a small, Missouri town that’s willing to do anything to increase sales but doesn’t even own a computer? Are they aware of the thousands of 1-doc office practice managers who are still paying for postcard-and-magnet marketing in attempts to attract new patients and keep their doors open?

Now, I realize that I am in NO WAY a social media expert. I don’t have a marketing background. I’ve never operated any type of marketing-related business. And I have definitely not been around the whole social media world for as long as many of the passionate marketers currently sharing their impressive work on Twitter and Facebook. There’s a GREAT possibility that I’m interpreting their messages incorrectly.

But if my interpretation is correct, and if there are some (emphasis on some, meaning, NOT ALL) in the social media world that think the social media revolution has already passed, that worries me. And, frankly, fascinates me!

What I do know is that, with only 12 months of self-education under my belt, I have been able to connect with a half-dozen businesses and entrepreneurs in the past month and sell them on my services. And by sell I mean I said, “Hey, I can help you with that.” and before I hit the third word they were waving their arms and jumping up and down.

And I’m not doing much. I only promise to teach them the basics of the available networking platforms and the high-level concepts of branding and listening and conversing and caring, then point them in the direction of a few good books and a couple resident experts.

Do you realize the need for this? The need for the ultra-basics? The just-get-me-started advice? It’s MASSIVE. And I think that anyone who discounts that and says that there isn’t any more room for social media managers or branding consultants or whatever might consider stepping outside of their peer-group and taking a look around.

There’s still opportunity here. Even for the only-comfy-with-consulting-on-the-basics people like me. The stats presented by the Social Media Revolution video are almost 7, 8, 9 months old (many of them even older), but I think they can still be used to help educate many, many folks.

So, what say you? Think I’m way off base? Think there’s still opportunity there?

Don’t forget to follow Darren Hardy and SUCCESS Magazine on Twitter. And me, too!

So, what about you? Have you connected with someone “big” that you would have never had visibility to without Twitter? What about on another platform – Facebook, LinkedIn, DailyBooth, etc?

You can find Inbound Marketing here.

What Twitter Wins have you experienced? Share.

P.S. The blog post I reference in the video can be found here.
P.P.S Don’t forget that we’re going through a site re-design! Thanks for being patient with us, even though we look a little wonky.

The point of all of this? Go check out JB. His site is awesome, his podcasts are awesome, and he is one amazing guy. His passion for personal development, for personal evolution, and inspiring others is massive and it’s beyond motivating to see and meet someone who’s generated so much success within the personal development realm online.

Go. Be inspired.