Posts Tagged ‘twitter’

My TweetEsteem Issues

Posted on: October 19th, 2012 by Geoff Livingston 63 Comments

Yeah.

I admit it. I know I’m not the only one, too.

My mood rides on my social share count. It always has.

While I tried to be cool and say this didn’t matter, after a period of unpopularity, I totally know that’s bullshit.

I enjoy it when posts get read, liked and shared by you.

I feel like a success when you retweet, and like I bombed when you don’t.

Yeah, that’s pathetic, and I know it. But so true.

I have TweetEsteem(™) issues.

Like me (please?!?!?),

Geoff

Eliminate Distractions

Posted on: September 21st, 2012 by Geoff Livingston 28 Comments

Missy Franklin, Me and Katie Ledecky
Olympians Missy Franklin, Katie Ledecky and me at last week’s USA Today 30th Birthday bash.

Fathering a child, starting companies, writing books, getting work done, working out… Finding time for all of these things requires discipline and focus.

That’s why over the past couple of years and in particular recent months, I have eliminated distractions wherever possible.

Here are six things I have intentionally nixed from my day-to-day life:
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Improve the NFL Experience with Social

Posted on: September 14th, 2012 by Geoff Livingston 8 Comments

NFL

It’s Friday. Let’s have some fun and talk football!

While not my favorite, the NFL reigns as America’s most popular sports league.

Yet, social media has yet to become widely embraced by the league and its teams outside of broadcast-like promotion. For example, the NFL does not offer access to commonly accepted social networks on its front page.
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