So why should I blog? Jason Alba of JibberJobber.com was a major influence on my decision to blog. On 28 February 2008, he was the guest speaker at a joint activity for the communications and accounting clubs at UVU (UVSC at the time). Jason shared at various time during his presentation some ways in which blogging can be an effective tool for networking and career management. Although I took a full page of notes and barely mentioned blogging, somehow I made a very sticky mental note that blogging was a good tool to keep in my networking "toolbelt" . . . and use!One benefit he mentioned was "personal branding." Steve Pavlina says, "Personal branding is basically the way you market yourself to the world. Your personal brand is what other people think of you." What kind of brand do I want for myself? Will colleagues and professional acquaintances see me as fun or serious? Thoughtful or thought-provoking? Intelligent or hard-working? Or all of these?
To go beyond introductory and intermediate accounting terminology and concepts, I decided to see what other accountants are blogging about. I've already started reading a lot from CFO.com, and I've started attending monthly luncheons hosted by the UACPA Southern Chapter. I think these activities will help me see what accountants "should" be blogging about. But I needed to see what a real, live accountant was posting. So, I Googled "accountant blogs" and found some really good information right off the bat. I haven't taken time to read through many of the search result items, but here are a few links that seem good or important:
So why should I blog? There isn't just one answer--like so many other things in life. But perhaps the best answer right now is that some organization out there needs what I can offer, and this blog will help them discover that.
Something to Ponder This Week (2008 06 23)
0 comments Posted by Spencer Blythe Anderson, MBA at 12:17 PM"If the Eiffel Tower were now representing the world's age, the skin of paint on the pinnacle-knob at its summit would represent man's share of that age; and anybody would perceive that that skin was what the tower was built for. I reckon they would, I dunno." - Mark Twain (1835-1910)
(Marshak, Stephen. Essentials of Geology 2e, p. 283.)
Something to Ponder This Week (2008 06 16)
1 comments Posted by Spencer Blythe Anderson, MBA at 12:30 PMWho reads FORTUNE magazine? I bought a year's subscription for $10 because I'm a student, but I haven't found anything particularly engaging. I much prefer the Wall Street Journal! My mind is much more engaged when I bury my nose in it, because it's not simple. My Intro to Finance class has repeatedly helped me understand at least the basics of what's being reported. Who said school was a waste of time?!!!
Something to Ponder This Week (2008 06 16)
1 comments Posted by Spencer Blythe Anderson, MBA at 12:30 PMWho reads FORTUNE magazine? I bought a year's subscription for $10 because I'm a student, but I haven't found anything particularly engaging. I much prefer the Wall Street Journal! My mind is much more engaged when I bury my nose in it, because it's not simple. My Intro to Finance class has repeatedly helped me understand at least the basics of what's being reported. Who said school was a waste of time?!!!
Something to Ponder This Week (2008 06 09)
0 comments Posted by Spencer Blythe Anderson, MBA at 1:00 PMI loved my Geology class this winter! Rocks are made out of minerals, and minerals are composed of atoms that stick together by chemical bonds. In the minerals chapter, I learned that diamond and graphite are both made purely of carbon atoms. This amazed me! How could two substances with such different characteristics be made of the same element?! The conditions under which both are made is the beginning of the answer.
My mind got to thinking--which can be a very dangerous thing!--and I realized that there is a life lesson in this whole diamond/graphite thing. The process of forming a diamond involves an enormous amount of pressure. There are so many ways in which each of us is put under life's pressures, and our character is tested. The way we endure these tests will determine if our character will be sturdy and beautiful like diamond or weak and unattractive like graphite.
