Old Dogs, New Tricks is an exploration of the blooming Social Media phenomena, and how these evolving tools may benefit small business owners, for whom the vast majority of Americans daily work.

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Don't Get Run Over

"You can't teach an old dog new tricks."  I'm afraid that, if that statement is true, this old dog could get run over by a vehicle with the license plate "FUTUR". 



Fortunately, you can teach old dogs new tricks.  Living proof is my new Facebook page and this blog, neither of which existed three weeks ago.  With this blog only minutes old, I'm following my own advice of not fearing failure and being sufficiently transparent to allow others to benefit from my mistakes as well as my successes.  My hope is that you will have no fear in embracing the future that is upon us.



My inspiration?  In early February, my good friend Mark Helgerman took me to a University of Pittsburgh Institute for Entrepreneurial Excellence event that featured speaker Erik Qualman.  To say that I was impressed with Erik would be an understatement.



See why by viewing this powerful 4 minute video by Erik (see Blog Archive - In The Doghouse), and don't get run over by the future.



Thanks for sharing 324 seconds of your day,
Smitty

1 comment:

Elise said...

way to go dad! your ultra-techiness is both impressive and inspiring - love you pops