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I just spent some time Googling myselfā¦somehow that doesnāt sound quite wholesomeā¦does it? Hmmmā¦
I really wanted to see if the internet spiders had picked up my blog and how hard it would be for someone to find it just by doing a searchā¦but I found out so much moreā¦for instance did you know thatā¦on April 26, 2010 I was on a waiting list for a hike with a Meetup group that I belong to? No? Well you would have if you had Googled Jane Carroll Cowart.
There were other references to meā¦comments Iāve postedā¦that kind of thingā¦of course Bertha-Size Your Life was listedā¦and I did find the blog on page four of that searchā¦page one when searched by Life According to Janeā¦
But I just kept going back to that Meetup waiting listā¦how could something so obscure be significant enough to be on page two of a search of my name?
Bertha says thatās the way it is in life as wellā¦quite often itās the obscure things that we doā¦that we donāt even noticeā¦that are meaningful and memorable to othersā¦
I think back to comments Iāve had from patientsā¦how much something I did meant to themā¦things I donāt even rememberā¦some tiny act of kindnessā¦touched their livesā¦
Nowā¦I have to ask myself (says Bertha)ā¦how many times is the reverse trueā¦how many times have I hurt another by a random act of indifferenceā¦or rudeness? I really donāt want to think about itā¦but Bertha says I have toā¦so Iām off to contemplation timeā¦I think itās her version of time-outā¦geezā¦
Berthaās advice for the dayā¦have funā¦Google yourselfā¦you just might be surprised by what you find!
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Well, that was interesting. I took your advice… I Googled myself. And, I've done this many times for business purposes… but this time, I did it with an open mind… no expectations… just curiosity. Just exploring as "Jenn." Not as "Jenn Givler – Business Owner."
It was an interesting trip through time… lots of stuff from my previous business comes up. And usually, I wish that stuff would just go away – Dammit, I want Google to know me for who I am NOW – not who I was THEN… sheesh.
But, as I paged back through, and clicked through to some of the stuff, I realized that instead of shunning who I was and wishing Google would just pick up who I AM… I realized that that past business, and those past articles, and interviews and websites… they ARE me. They are part of what makes me, me.
They are pieces of who I am today… and why should I shun them?!?
For me, that was a good reminder that every step I took in the past has led me to be right here.
And it's reminded me of what I've learned about myself – what I want, what I don't want…
That was cool… who knew Googling yourself could be so deep?!?!
Thanks Jane!
Jenn,
I find it so interesting that you would feel that way about your old stuff…I still like to see it when I google you…and yes…I have googled you to get to the fitness site…
I find it reassuring to see who you were and know the process that you have gone through in becoming who you are. In fact, I read a bunch of your success articles today…and they are so good…all that you learned as you taught and shared with us then…has made you the happy successful business woman that you are now!
Thanks for getting 'deep' with me!
Jane
Aww!! Thank you Jane!! I so appreciate hearing that and knowing that all that "old" stuff still resonates š
Jenn,
It definitely does…I still have the marketing materials that I got from you…of course I'm not marketing at the present…but I'll pull them out if I do!