Comments on: Smack Me Down Hard: This Blog Will Be Better for It

By: Adam Toporek

Adam Toporek — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 03:26:53 +0000

In reply to Sonia. That's as true as it comes. If you want to be loved by everyone, putting your ideas on the Internet is a lousy way to go about it -- especially if you do not hold back your opinions. I tend to say what I think about ideas, but I will restrain myself (depending) if my thoughts are about a person or company. One thing about digital communication -- it is very easy to be misinterpreted. Glad you are finding value here Sonia; I really appreciate your input!

By: Sonia

Sonia — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 17:17:37 +0000

Sorry for the last typo in my last reply.

By: Sonia

Sonia — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 16:52:53 +0000

You know, if there is one thing I have learned with blogging is that you aren’t going to please everyone all the time. I like a difference of opinion because then we all don’t sound or look like robots agreeing to everything. I would rather you just be YOU and give it to me straight. I can’t stand posts that color-coat the message to sound politically correct. To hell with that! Now, I do adhere to be professional and not use bad language on my blog because I don’t want to offend my readers, but it happens and you just “keep it movin”.

In regards to the post about about customers being jerks…I can confirm that it does happen and its WHY I don’t work in retail anymore. They tend to be the worst customers and don’t treat employees well either. On the other hand, some employees in those types of jobs might not take their job seriously either. Hence, high turnover rates in retail.

Nevertheless, it is what it is and you can’t make everyone happy, but your posts provide enough value for me to leave you a long-winded response. Great post Adam!

By: Adam Toporek

Adam Toporek — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 15:02:35 +0000

In reply to Bill Dorman.

Aw shucks…

I appreciate it Bill. I know whatever direction you take you will have a lot of people cheering you on.

By: Kaarina Dillabough

Kaarina Dillabough — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 14:26:35 +0000

Hmmmmmmmm…I will have to MacGyver them. (and I wanted to stop at Hmmmmm but commentluv won’t let me be as succinct as I like to be:)

By: Bill Dorman

Bill Dorman — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 13:21:18 +0000

See what happens when you ask a question that requires some thought; you actually have to think of an intelligent response. Sounds like work to me….I just want people to tell me how great I am because I can then ‘aw shucks’ a response pretty easily.

Congrats on two years sir. Whereas I’m headed in the other direction, I like the direction you are taking and I think you will see some good results from your efforts.

By: Adam Toporek

Adam Toporek — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 23:34:28 +0000

In reply to Kaarina Dillabough. Snowshoes work in swamps, right?

By: Adam Toporek

Adam Toporek — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 23:33:57 +0000

In reply to Jeff Toister.

My pleasure Jeff! Thanks for taking the time to add your input on the original post.

And thank you for the kind words — they are much appreciated! I hope I never lose the desire to learn and to grow. The world moves to fast nowadays anyway; if you’re standing still, you’re getting left behind. And fast.

By: Kaarina Dillabough

Kaarina Dillabough — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 22:46:53 +0000

In reply to Adam Toporek. I think then that we 3 musketeers will need to plan an IRL party! I'll snowshoe down to your place, haha!

By: Adam Toporek

Adam Toporek — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 22:35:28 +0000

In reply to Kaarina Dillabough.

It’s fun to look back at two years. First, it’s a nice milestone, because (supposedly) the great majority of blogs go dark within the first year. And it’s also nice to see where you are on the journey. I was deciding what to write for this post and went back and found an old “What I Learned in My First 6 Months” post I did. It was interesting to see where I was then and compare it to now.

See you and Bill at year 3!