Comments on: You’re Not That Big a Deal

By: credit unions

credit unions — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:37:01 +0000

Coming to this post it was a very knowledgeable experience.It teaches us how to stay down to earth and simple in life.

By: Danny Brown

Danny Brown — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:23:50 +0000

Hey there Joe, and thank you for following such numerical advice

Perhaps it's time we stopped the mindset of “no-one remembers second place” and accept there's a place for all levels of “competitors”…

By: Joe Hafner

Joe Hafner — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:21:21 +0000

Hey Danny. I had like 15,000 of my fans send me a link to this post. Since my huge following is the second most important thing to me, and roughly 1% of them think this is worthy of my valuable time, I figured I'd take a look.

All kidding aside, this post is a fun read. Isn't it interesting how we tend to compare ourselves with others, regardless of which end of the scale we fall?

By: Danny Brown

Danny Brown — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:41:44 +0000

“A beautiful pirouette” – love the way that flows

By: Ct Kingston

Ct Kingston — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:10:42 +0000

Great post Mr. Brown. That fortune cookie tells the true story of social media fame
Thanks for keeping everyone on their toes. Some people do their best work while on toes… leading into a most beautiful pirouette. Keep dancing.

By: Danny Brown

Danny Brown — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 01:44:28 +0000

What's the saying, “Everyone else but me”? An ostrich, head and sand spring to mind, Jim.

By: Danny Brown

Danny Brown — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 01:43:06 +0000

I can imagine that to very well be the case, Cindy

By: Cindy C.

Cindy C. — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:58:47 +0000

Great post, once again. Freely admit I'm a nobody and I'm okay w/that. To the people that really matter…I matter. Nothing on the web beats “Mommy's home!!!” at the top of their lungs, arms flung wide.

By: Liz Pullen

Liz Pullen — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:04:44 +0000

It's just been my experience but most of those typically called “gurus”, “experts”, or “rockstars” don't call themselves these titles but are called these names by other people who are trying to gain their favor & attention. I've also see small level consultants adopt these titles in their Twitter bios but I don't think people take their claims seriously because they don't have the track record to back it up.

I agree that it's satisfying to see pompous people taken down a peg. But I don't think anyone will see themselves in your description. When people see someone basically called a jackass, they will think you're talking about “that other guy”, not them.

By: CEPC

CEPC — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:57:48 +0000

Great post!

I am not saying that just because I'm on very few lists. If I didn't care about this, my self-esteem would be in the toilet. Lists may have been created for the common good, but it so easily turns into a measurement of popularity, and who doesn't want to be popular?

Funny world we live in.