Weekend @ Ed's: Bumblr vs 30DC

I know Ed said everyone chill and soldier on. I'm cool with that Ed, especially since I didn't get nuked. Many Xtreme members did lose their Bumblr blogs. Bumblr just ate 'em.
No notice, just a wholesale obliteration. I hope this is an aberration in the Web 2.0 world. People on Planet 2.0 are aware of the many newbies, hell we're all newbies really.

My experience has been very positive. Perhaps in the insular world of 30DC some of us get a false sense of security & comfort. Regardless, I was astonished by the Bumblr decision to wipeout all those blogs. Bumblr will look back at this defining moment with regret.

I think I just got nuked too. Wordpress/Blogger here I come...

Day 15 & 16: Absolutely nothing wrong in achieving

This was submitted by a very scholarly individual from London, England. Through all the tech and intensity of of 30DC, there is a beautiful message for us to hear...

There is absolutely nothing wrong in achieving the best that one can achieve in whatever sphere of life we are involved in. Personal high performance should not be something we should feel guilty about or be made to feel guilty about. In fact there is a moral imperative here. We are called to create and to achieve. Not to do so is tantamount to neglecting and denying our God/Universe/Nature-given talents and skills. We are forbidden to bury our light under a bushel. We are, however, instructed to go and out and build on whatever we already have in order for it to increase and multiply.
Despite this we often have such a negative view of success, excellence and achievement. It's as if there is something inherently wrong or unhealthy about it. We therefore have to be quiet and subdued about our successes. We often deride those who have 'made it'. We want to knock them and we take pleasure in seeing them suffer. A false humility must prevail. This is, of course, part of that Victorian hypocrisy we are all familiar with. But it is also partly due to the Protestant Work Ethic (Calvinistic and Puritan), which came out of the Reformation in 16th Century. Constant labour was a sign that we took our duty to work seriously and that this work was for the benefit of other individuals and society as a whole. Work diligently (for it is a mark that salvation has taken root in a person's life). Nothing wrong in all that! But keep quiet about it and do not boast.
Nobody is advocating arrogance and pomposity here.
Nevertheless we need to celebrate our successes and not be afraid to achieve and work for excellence.
So, although there is nothing wrong in high performance it has to be pursued with a sense of purpose. Not merely for personal gain and private aggrandisement. The more we succeed the more we must be aware the moral responsibility that rests with us. Perhaps, it is summed up best in the statement 'to whom much is given much will be required'. This is a distinct moral code that has to be followed. People must always come first and anything that takes away from the dignity of human beings is morally repugnant. So that any success that comes about through exploitation and degradation and is based on greed and power has to be condemned unequivocally.
So, by all means aim for the great heights and do not be ashamed of reaching the top, but always with a sense of true humility, never losing sight of the even greater heights that are found in the true values and goals of life. The values of respect and love founded on the premise that all real success and high performance should be for the betterment of the lives of millions of human beings who inhabit this planet.
Go out achieve the best. Celebrate it. Do not deny it. Then give it away. Therein lies true High Achievement and true Satisfaction.

DAY 13 & 14: Content is King & Queen

If you had any doubts about the importance of content:

Half of Web time spent viewing content: study

Paul

Top 10 on Day 10: 30DC Movers & Shakers

The 30DC Top 10 on Day 10 are:

1. Ed Dale - moves & shakes our world daily
2. Dan Raines - the guy who shakes Ed Dale
3. The 30 DC support team - keeps Ed & Dale from shaking
4. Mike Mindel - in the trenches with the 30DC. shares his 30DC experience on his blog.
5. Kelly Challenge - for shear energy. the woman has 4 children. unbelievable.
5. Patrick Treadway - smarter than your average bear. also a daddy.
6. Tim Chave's - in the middle of a start up of his own(like being a dad) & 30DC
7. Craig Mullens - doing 30 DC & fits in hours of tagging 30DC'ers sites
8. Hammer Thyme - Coolest 30DC gig...Doing 30DC while Snowboarding in Argentina...all together now...we hate you.
9. Alex from SuperSize, Costa from Giant Tag Team & John Harmon - 30DC will never be the same
10. Team Xtreme, all members - cuz you're the BEST!! especially Deb & Rob! thx 4 yr help.
11. 30DC Challengers - without them there would be no 30DC

Thanks for all the great nominations... Look for the new Top 10 next Saturday. Good luck with the 30DC!

Paul Hughes

10Aug07: Top 10 on Day 10: 30DC'er List...Grow the Flow, Bro

XTREME Update 10Aug07: Top 10 on Day 10: 30DC'er List...Grow the Flow, Bro
To members of 30DC Team Xtreme & all 30DC'ers

Paul Hughes
Today at 3:08pm

Slap (old vinyl days lingo for you youngsters) on yr coolest tune, pour a drink and settle in for TGIF 30DC Xtreme style...

We are Growing the Flow, Bro's...Sisters... we're piped, wired & fired(up).

About to release the Top 10 30DC Mover & Shaker List... but thought i would check in on the Xtremists before we go beta on this list...

Submit nominations for anyone u think shd be on the Top 10 List for the first 10 days of 30DC... 10 on Day 10... nominations close @ 10PMCST, today...

My email is NEOfarm@mts.net

Feel free to go global & spread the link love, for which there is no known cure...

Paul Hughes
Xtreme, VP Arctic Expeditionary Force
30DC Team Xtreme
New members welcome:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=17695326128

Day 8: 8 is Great

Spirit of cooperation in 30DC is sublime.

Team growth has been exponential with the 2 mergers.

Tag Tsunami on the way.

Learn the ropes, Link Love is waiting for you...

Paul


The hyper connected world of X'ers.

Day 7: Will be Heaven

Hit the Xtreme facebook site and invest yr 11 minutes... lots of great people doing Web 2.0...
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