Comments on: the snowball effect

By: alex - unleash reality

alex - unleash reality — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:40:29 +0000

hey nate.

awwwwsome post :)

even if all the things you’re doing aren’t actually having major impact (good ol 80/20 and all that), every little thing you do reinforces a constructive overall mindset that MAKES everything you do work like magic.

just keep in mind that it doesn’t have to take long and be a gradual snowball thing. momentum is magic but duddn’t have to take long :)

awwwsomeness

alex – unleash reality

By: Andy Hayes

Andy Hayes — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:13:35 +0000

Very cool post – and check out the snowball of comments following it! Well done.

By: Jonny | thelifething.com

Jonny | thelifething.com — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:57:58 +0000

Excellent post.

The snowball effect can also be used to look at saving and compound interest. Much like a snowball at the top of a hill gets large exponentially as it rolls down so does savings and debt over the long term.

By: Nate

Nate — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:12:27 +0000

Thanks so much for the comments everyone! I have the best readers in the world :-)

By: Oscar - freestyle mind

Oscar - freestyle mind — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:26:49 +0000

Hey Nate, awesome post! I couldn’t agree more about the snow ball effect, it really works that way.

By: Greg

Greg — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 03:47:15 +0000

Great analogy, and it applies in many aspects of life. Tack onto the list: education, money, blogging, health, etc. The accumulation of many small decisions results in a huge positive gain.

By: Scott Quitter

Scott Quitter — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 01:31:18 +0000

Right on, Nate!

I gotta say, though, that I’m a little worried about how much effort and time must go into creating a meaningful social persona. Why? Well, because ultimately, the kind of success I want to have will eventually mean being away from my computer more often. But following this path–the one you wrote about and the one that I’m also on–requires spending more time at your computer and putting yourself everywhere on the Internet.

I don’t have a problem with that…for now, but in my lifestyle design, I want more freedom, not more obligations and requirements. Know what I mean?

Does anyone else fear this path?

By: Gordie | LifestyleDesign4U.com

Gordie | LifestyleDesign4U.com — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 23:23:01 +0000

Cool analogy. What I,ve found though is that as you make the blogging snowball, more people tend to come to help over time. We are all helping push each others snowball.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:07:28 +0000

Pretty inspiring post Nate!

So inspiring, I decided to leave this comment. :-)

Sorry I couldn’t write anything more thoughtful, my focus has been in and out the past few months.

Ciao!

By: Stephanie Smith

Stephanie Smith — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:06:27 +0000

I am not into snow, but I can see where you are headed and it is so true. Not all steps need to be huge to make forward progress.
Also, there is a vast difference in blogging for your readers; your community FIRST and for your profit SECOND. Depends on your priorities.
Engage a readers mind and you will get a believer who will invest of themselves in what you are creating.