Comments on: Things I Learned During My Year Long Unemployment http://mikelally.net/blog/things-i-learned-during-my-year-long-unemployment/ Sat, 12 May 2012 17:23:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Graeme Roberts http://mikelally.net/blog/things-i-learned-during-my-year-long-unemployment/comment-page-1/#comment-162 Graeme Roberts Fri, 24 Sep 2010 21:59:48 +0000 http://mikelally.net/blog/?p=274#comment-162 I love this post. Wise, honest, direct, and smart, like Mike Lally. I love this post. Wise, honest, direct, and smart, like Mike Lally.

]]> By: Father Olaus http://mikelally.net/blog/things-i-learned-during-my-year-long-unemployment/comment-page-1/#comment-108 Father Olaus Wed, 13 Jan 2010 19:00:07 +0000 http://mikelally.net/blog/?p=274#comment-108 Tempus fugit et nihil revenium... you'll be stronger tomorrow. Tempus fugit et nihil revenium… you’ll be stronger tomorrow.

]]> By: mikelally http://mikelally.net/blog/things-i-learned-during-my-year-long-unemployment/comment-page-1/#comment-107 mikelally Fri, 08 Jan 2010 23:04:45 +0000 http://mikelally.net/blog/?p=274#comment-107 @socialpmchick - welcome Wendy! I think we may have even met...although I am not 100% sure. I hope you enjoy reading! Thanks for the comment! @socialpmchick – welcome Wendy! I think we may have even met…although I am not 100% sure. I hope you enjoy reading! Thanks for the comment!

]]> By: Wendy Boyce http://mikelally.net/blog/things-i-learned-during-my-year-long-unemployment/comment-page-1/#comment-106 Wendy Boyce Fri, 08 Jan 2010 02:15:47 +0000 http://mikelally.net/blog/?p=274#comment-106 Hey Mike - Great great post for the start of the year (and my first visit to your blog via Doug Mc). Many of those things I have faced myself in recent months (minus the unemployment) - but I absolutely love your outlook, and completely agree with the idea of cultivating your existing relationships within your network. Through those your network will grow organically - so true (and the same applies to the manner in which we build strategies for marketing websites). I learned the networking lesson the hard way - started out with saddles blazing and grew it too large too fast and lost track. I have a select bunch of relationships now I work to grow and I know that will gradually expand for me over time. All good stuff - I look forward to following your blog this year. Peace, @SocialPMChick Hey Mike – Great great post for the start of the year (and my first visit to your blog via Doug Mc). Many of those things I have faced myself in recent months (minus the unemployment) – but I absolutely love your outlook, and completely agree with the idea of cultivating your existing relationships within your network. Through those your network will grow organically – so true (and the same applies to the manner in which we build strategies for marketing websites).

I learned the networking lesson the hard way – started out with saddles blazing and grew it too large too fast and lost track. I have a select bunch of relationships now I work to grow and I know that will gradually expand for me over time.

All good stuff – I look forward to following your blog this year.
Peace,
@SocialPMChick

]]> By: Doug McSorley http://mikelally.net/blog/things-i-learned-during-my-year-long-unemployment/comment-page-1/#comment-105 Doug McSorley Mon, 04 Jan 2010 20:23:37 +0000 http://mikelally.net/blog/?p=274#comment-105 Great advice Mike. You've learned alot over your one year journey. Keep going strong my friend. DM Great advice Mike. You’ve learned alot over your one year journey. Keep going strong my friend.

DM

]]> By: Mollie http://mikelally.net/blog/things-i-learned-during-my-year-long-unemployment/comment-page-1/#comment-104 Mollie Mon, 04 Jan 2010 02:19:24 +0000 http://mikelally.net/blog/?p=274#comment-104 Mike! Congrats on the new gig! Can't wait to hear about it. Mike! Congrats on the new gig! Can’t wait to hear about it.

]]> By: mikelally http://mikelally.net/blog/things-i-learned-during-my-year-long-unemployment/comment-page-1/#comment-102 mikelally Thu, 31 Dec 2009 22:28:07 +0000 http://mikelally.net/blog/?p=274#comment-102 Steven! Thanks for the comment. There can be some value. Emphasis on the "some". In the past, I had connected to some LIONS (Linkedin Open Networkers) which allows me to expand my search capabilities. LIONS go for sheer quantity. We're talking thousands of connections. I support adding one or two of these toplinked people. It opens things up for you. It will help you find more people and jobs. I am a fan of quality though. I try to keep my connections to people that I "know". Ive met them, worked with them, interacted with them in some way. Thats just me though. Steven! Thanks for the comment. There can be some value. Emphasis on the “some”. In the past, I had connected to some LIONS (Linkedin Open Networkers) which allows me to expand my search capabilities. LIONS go for sheer quantity. We’re talking thousands of connections. I support adding one or two of these toplinked people. It opens things up for you. It will help you find more people and jobs. I am a fan of quality though. I try to keep my connections to people that I “know”. Ive met them, worked with them, interacted with them in some way. Thats just me though.

]]> By: Steven Pofcher http://mikelally.net/blog/things-i-learned-during-my-year-long-unemployment/comment-page-1/#comment-101 Steven Pofcher Thu, 31 Dec 2009 19:46:21 +0000 http://mikelally.net/blog/?p=274#comment-101 #4 -- I agree. Network quality, not quantity. Gotta hunt, but farming is more important. Example: I keep getting LinkedIn requests with the LinkedIn boilerplate verbage, then I never hear from the requester again. Where is the value? Steven Pofcher stevenpofcher@aol.com #4 — I agree.
Network quality, not quantity. Gotta hunt, but farming is more important.
Example: I keep getting LinkedIn requests with the LinkedIn boilerplate verbage, then I never hear from the requester again. Where is the value?

Steven Pofcher
stevenpofcher@aol.com

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