by Skellie
Photo by Thiru Murugan.
On the 12th of March I proposed that one way to create a remarkable blog post is to write like you’re never going to be able to write again, and, in doing so, produce a trump card post. After reading the post, ten Skelliewag readers decided to give it a go. The results were quite spectacular, and covered a broad range of niches, from personal finance, to self-improvement, divination, online writing, work and the PC hardware industry!
Listed in order of submission to me:
How to Live a Life Less Ordinary
by Amy Palko
“Reawaken your curiosity and engage with your environment. Pay attention to the details, and vary the way you look at things. The way I do this is by carrying my camera with me at all times. I am always on the look out for the next photo opportunity. Get up close, look up high, investigate the places you once thought of as familiar. Oh, and make sure you report back on your blog!”
The Five Fundamentals of Financial Success
by Madison at My Dollar Plan
“Financial success has little to do with money, stocks, bonds, asset allocation and retirement plans. Sure those matter, but let’s not confuse financial tools with the fundamentals. The foundation is based on preparation, planning and the relationship that money has with other aspects of your life.”
The Most Important Thing You Need to Learn About Divination
by Danae Sinclair
“Lets start with a prediction; in a world that wants more and more out of everyday experience, we’ll want to know what everything means and want it to fit with our ordinary understanding. We’ll want a method for interpretation, a glossary of the terms of the Gods, all the air-borne secrets revealed in one digest.”
http://writing-journey.com/internet-writing/bang-your-gong-an-call-for-action-from-the-internet-writing-community”>Bang Your Gong: A Call For Action From the Internet Writing Community
by Bob Younce
“Success as an Internet writer doesn’t come easy, and it doesn’t come cheap. It requires dedication, self-discipline and a hell of a lot of good luck.”
Just Say “NO” to Crap!
by squawkfox
“I’m launching an anti-crap campaign. I want you to say “NO” to buying crap. I can’t think of a better way to improve one’s wealth, health, and self than to kick the crap habit. Like any drug, crap has a cost. Crap hits your wallet, abuses the environment, and needles your health both mentally and physically.”
Playing a Round: Life Lessons in 18 Holes of Gold
by Bruce Kuykendall
“Play the Ball As it Lies - In golf, the rules state that you must play the ball as it lies. Life is like that. I need to accept my situation whatever circumstances may bring - and take my best shot to be successful.”
The Five Most Important Things You Need to Know About Working Happy
by Karl Staib
Working happy is not a mystery. We all know that when we do something we love, we’ll work happier. The tricky part of working happy is enjoying all aspects of a job – from the mundane to the exciting. Every job has its pitfalls. You may love interacting with the people at work, but struggle with the customers or vice versa. Whatever your job entails, it’s up to you to extract as much joy from it as possible.”
My Final Post: Top 9 Lessons in Awesomeness
by Hunter Nuttall
“If you’re naturally bad at something, it might take a tremendous amount of effort to become mediocre. But if you’re naturally good at something, it’s relatively easy to become great. It might take a sustained effort over a period of years, but your odds of success are fairly high if you’re truly committed. It’s much easier to stay motivated when you’re good, you know you’re getting even better, and you enjoy what you’re doing.”
Small Changes Make a World of Difference
by Paidtwice
“Now, more than 4 years after we made that one small change to let go of the credit card convenience check security blanket, we’re out of credit card debt, making significant progress on our student loans (something I never thought would be paid off before the end dates sometime in 2013 and 2017) and looking towards having our mortgage be our only debt. All because of an avalanche of small changes.”
The Definition of a ‘Boutique Systems Integrator’
by Edward Borden
“Being a boutique SI isn’t about who your customer base is, who you market to, what color your dragon-shaped cases are, or even what your products cost! There are many companies marketing to the enthusiast space that are flat out boutique SI posers. You might ask me why I care and don’t just let them rot. Well, like I said previously, our industry’s high-end name has got to be protected and understood, otherwise people will think we’re just con-artists trying to overcharge for fancy marketing. And that ain’t right.”
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25 Comments, Comment or Ping
Bruce from Brucisms.com
Thanks Skellie!
I am honored to be in the company of such awesome bloggers and I can’t give enough credit to you for your awesome idea! (Now if I can just find enough inspiration to write at least one of these a week!)
Thanks again,
Bruce from Brucisms.com
Apr 10th, 2008
Mrs. Micah
That’s a nice wide array of topics. I’m looking forward to reading them.
Apr 10th, 2008
Karl Staib - Your Work Happiness Matters
Thank you Skellie.
What a great list! It looks like you struck a chord with a lot of awesome bloggers. I look forward to reading over these myself.
Keep those cool ideas coming,
Karl of WorkHappyNow.com
Apr 11th, 2008
Ali from The Office Diet
Darn it, I KNEW there was a post I was supposed to be writing in March! Oh well…
Sorry to be nit-picky, Skellie, but the link to “Bang Your Gong: A Call For Action From the Internet Writing Community” (which I really want to read!) is pointing to the divination post by Danae.
Cheers!
Ali
Apr 11th, 2008
Ellen Wilson
Thanks for sharing this list Skellie. It’s ironic I just found Amy Palko, and she is first on this list. Synchronicity. This link works by the way. E
Apr 11th, 2008
Ed Borden
I want to just throw in a part of the email I sent Skellie with my submission:
“I think the strength of your suggestion is actually to jump start the wheels turning. I found that in the process of writing my post for this, I actually was able to identify several subjects I wanted to cover. Now, as a “last post ever” idea, this specific post doesn’t really match up 100%, but I didn’t want to damage the strength of my topics by trying to fit them into one post.”
Apr 11th, 2008
paidtwice
Thanks for the great challenge and including me! I hope you have more post challenges in the future, it was fun! I have a lot of great reading to do now
Apr 11th, 2008
Hunter Nuttall
This was a really great idea, Skellie. I haven’t read these posts yet, but I just know they’re going to be far better than the supposed cream of the crop from StumbleUpon. (And BTW, I’m probably going to stumble this!)
Apr 11th, 2008
Bob Younce at the Writing Journey
I had a blast writing mine, and I’ve enjoyed the handful that I’ve read so far. Good form, skellie!
Apr 11th, 2008
squawkfox
I sincerely thank you for challenging me to write my trump card post: “Just say NO to Crap!” Since posting this article I have received amazing feedback from others who feel strongly about the message. I really needed to write it. I really needed to say it. I really needed the “kick” to post it. Thank you!
Apr 11th, 2008
amypalko
Thank you so much for giving me the inspiration to write my post, “How To Live A Life Less Ordinary”, Skellie! Not only has it struck a chord with many of those who have read it, but it has also helped me to clarify the ethos of my blog for myself. Since writing this post, I feel that I have a far more focussed approach to blogging, and Lives Less Ordinary has gone from strength to strength. Thanks also for the link and the links to the other 9 posts. I can’t wait to check them all out!
Apr 11th, 2008
gwtm
Hi, Skellie, your articles are inspiring, thanks. Btw it seem the ‘Bang your Gong’ link is wrong.
Apr 14th, 2008
Bob Younce at the Writing Journey
@GWTM - You’re right! Looks like I clicked through to all of the rest but mine, LOL!
Here’s the right link, for Skellie, etc:
http://writing-journey.com/internet-writing/bang-your-gong-an-call-for-action-from-the-internet-writing-community
I wondered why there wasn’t more traffic.
Apr 15th, 2008
My Dollar Plan
Thanks for the challenge Skellie! It really was a fun article to write and proved to be popular. Looking forward to more challenges in the future.
Apr 16th, 2008
Ralph
This link-list is great. Not all articles are my taste, but most of them. thank you for your hard work
Ralph
Apr 20th, 2008
Bagrep
It’s weird that somehow I don’t think that I will be able to pick the best blog post I have as I love them equally and they are all the best..
May 14th, 2008
exfatguy
Hi Skellie, I heard so much about your blogs. At last i had the times to visit it hehe. Seems like great articles round up there. I would love to read them. Hope i could learn a few things from you. Cheers!
May 14th, 2008
journey
O.O omg so many great blogs all in one blog! thx skellie! u sure u can rank them thou? lol would b a tough job lol
May 17th, 2008
seo
Truly the best posts ever..Thanks for sharing with everyone here..
May 18th, 2008
blisters
The best blog posts, in a blog post! You should list this post as the best too, since it contains the 10 bests!
May 21st, 2008
loans
yeah support, say no to crap, best post ever….
May 23rd, 2008
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