Somewhat personal…

Most of you may not know, but I’m 31.

And man, if you look at the archives of this blog, I’ve said some hella dumb stuff in the past 6 years of writing this thing.

One of my agendas for 2010 and beyond is to stop being petty and stop worrying about the little things. Because you know what, I don’t wake up each day trying to make sure every little light is on and that every little corner of my kingdom has fresh paint. I wake up each day because every day I help my partners move an inch forward towards what they want to accomplish. That’s why in 2010 I’m the one at OWN with the most miles traveled, most conference calls minutes killed, most webcasts pulled off and spending as much money as I can to push my partners. It really is all about you, because if you do well, we will continue our track record.

We’re kicking ass on all fronts and in all areas, and frankly the past year has been spent in the PSA business – if the process of getting paid and justifying our value isn’t met it doesn’t matter what we’ve done for the client – they need to realize the benefits and be aware of them too.

The Process

First, look at the big picture. Is the decision I’m about to make, or a comment I’m about to put out there really something that fits into my overall strategy?

Second, does it really make an impact? If what I’m about to do is not going to make a difference a year from now on, pass.

Third, self control. This one is a toughie. I’m a bit of an inconsiderate asshole. When you have a tunnel vision to your agenda you don’t happen to see all the people your train is running over. That’s both a gift and a curse. You can’t get to where you need to go without focus. You can’t just blindly plow forward. I’m trying to work myself towards that middle – where I don’t say the first thing that’s on my mind but also don’t let opportunities pass me by.

The Week

In the past 3 days I’ve watched four of my business partners engage in the most juvenile show of childish pettiness I’ve seen in a long time. They are all grown men and women, working in senior levels of multimillion dollar corporations. One was pissed off about the time he was speaking. Another was pissed off about a competitors presence and shirt color. Another was pissed off about voting fraud on a video site. The last one was just pissed off at being in the middle. Not kidding.

Now, that’s their problem and they have to live with it. I love them all dearly.

From my perspective, I realize that as these people piss off each other over petty shit, I may be doing the same to you. I hope that most of you that read this blog don’t mistake what I’m doing here. I hold Own Web Now Corp and everyone we work with to a higher degree. I don’t take people that drop their services with us back and I don’t hire employees back. I feel OWN owes a lot to the industry that developed it, and I also feel like I owe this industry to talk about things that are threatening us.

Sometimes we’re the biggest threat to ourselves. From our ignorance to our lost opportunities.

I just figured, watching the last few days unfold from a somewhat independent third party,  I owe all of you that are offended by what you read on Vladville a huge apology.

Please don’t misplace my sincerity – I could give two shits less if you disagree with me and I hope you do – that’s why I put stuff in the open so we can discuss it and find a better way to make money. Nobody is beyond making mistakes, learning from them, and benefiting from the lesson they learned. I just don’t want you all to think it’s coming from a petty angle because I sincerely love and appreciate all my partners.

You’re paying for the Ferrari’s. I’d like more. The better off you do, the more Ferrari’s I get. I don’t want you to think I do any of this for anything less than that. 🙂

As always, thank you for your business, and thank you for all your money.