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What Gets You Talking?
March 3, 2010 Leave a Comment
About a year ago, I was looking into making the switch from cable to satellite. This left me having to choose between the two main companies as to where do my dishing. I did web searches to read up on both, but was realizing there was a balance in reviews. Then, I updated my Facebook status to see what my friends thought. About an hour later, I had a healthy amount of opinions to choose from.
Weighing in on which satellite company was the better choice is something that plenty of people were interested in weighing in on. At least I think they were interested because they left comments. I can think of plenty of times I’ve had an opinion about something in question, but didn’t really feel passionate enough about it to speak up. Ah, there’s that “p-word.”
Do you ever notice that? We engage in things we’re passionate about. If you ever want to know what that is, take a look at what gets you talking. Our passions are a big part of everything we do. My friends didn’t only tell me ‘Company X’ or ‘Company Y,’ they went into what they liked about their dishes of choice. For some it was the football options. For others it was the price. For me, I ended up having trees in the way, so it didn’t matter in the end anyway.
What gets you talking? If you’re someone who would very rarely or never calls into a radio station to share your opinion or offer some advice, what would be the thing to make you dial the number? If you’re not big on promoting brands you use or wear, what are the ones that make you look past that in an effort to engage others in them? What are your everyday passions? What do they say about you?
How about your relationship with God? What gets you talking there? How are you sharing this relationship with others?
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