Unremarkable Lessons Learned

So the reason I started this blog was to check a few things. I wanted to throw some pages out there, and test some ideas I had. From that aspect, this has worked well, and continues to do so.

But if I were to ever offer you any advice, it would be to not do what I have done out here with this blog.

What do I mean by that? Simply that I never had any intention of making this a remarkable resource. None at all. And if you are not trying to differentiate yourself, not trying to be remarkable and unique - you are better off not doing a blog. This goes further than that - you should probably not be in business at all if you don't strive to make a difference somewhere.

I used this medium because I could launch and delete stuff quickly. I used it because it was attached to Google. I had other reasons and other things I wanted to test as well - but in all of my reasons, NEVER did I intend to create something of lasting value here. I think I have succeeded there, too.

This is not to say there aren't some good moments in here - I do think that I did flip out some decent pages from time to time. But the point is, I was never really trying to offer something special, so this never became special. I was never concerned with creating value, so value never magically appeared.

The lesson here, is directly stolen from from Seth Godin. Be remarkable, he urges. Do something special, something unique. Offer something of value to create something of value.

Or, use a free platform to test your ideas. Whatev.

Looking Ahead

Ok.
New Year, new stuff to do.

I want to ride my Vespa more during 2009.
I want to play a minimum of 5 gigs...don't care which instrument.
I want to build sites for more of my musician pals, and help them promote themselves.
I want to attend 2 distant conferences (minimum), more if possible.
I want to rebuild my site before the Summer.

More than anything else, I guess I simply want to keep enjoying what I do.
Let that take me where it may.