Cool stuff I did while you weren’t looking

October 8, 2009 by Johnny
Filed under: Announcements, Inspiration & motivation, Life of Johnny, Online biz, Random crap

So I got a comment on Twitter the other day that I’m a guest post machine, and that I must never sleep. What that actually meant (or how I think of it anyway, when I do, which is often, but not as often as I think about pie… mmm, pie) was that I’m totally overexposed, much like Lady Gaga. And also like Lady Gaga, I like to sing not-very-subtle overproduced sexually suggestive songs while wearing masks.

Anyway, I had three guest posts in two days in big places and I’m betting a hell of a lot of you missed them.

So here’s what’s on the menu:

1. “Normal is for Suckers” | Project Mojave Blog
Read this one first because it’s epic. I called Clay Collins out on actually being 1990s white rapper “Snow” in the past, but now I’m just telling everyone that’s just batshit crazy. And I’m crazy. And you may be crazy. And guess what? It takes crazy to succeed. Bet on it.

So Clay and I were talking on the phone the other day (a tricky business involving hiring two Indian sherpas and a team of dogs to deliver a phone to wherever he is at the time, like in a bat cave or perhaps at a Starbucks) and we got to talking for maybe an hour and he started asking me about my purpose.

He’s like, “Dude, I really want you to stay involved with Project Mojave. But at the same time, I only want people in it who really believe in the idea of seeking freedom.”

And I’m like, “Dude, I’m all about freedom. It’s like, my reason for living. My coach Tim Brownson did this values process on me and Freedom was number two. NUMBER TWO, dude.”

And he’s like, “What was number one?”

And I’m like, “Chicks, dude.”… (more)

2. “Four Ways to be More Interesting” | Copyblogger
This one is about how to be more interesting. I don’t remember how many different ways I came up with to do it.

I’d like you to stop and think about something for a second.

Try to remember the last time you visited a site that had good, solid content but read like a technical manual. I’m talking factual and helpful, but not terribly compelling.

Maybe you wanted to know how to gap your spark plugs. You searched, you followed links, and you found an on-target blog that told you how to do exactly what you wanted to do. The instructions and site as a whole were dry, but very informative. You read, you took notes, and then you went out and used what you had learned.

What next? Well, assuming you’re not a true car devotee, your problem was solved once you were done gapping those spark plugs. You didn’t really need any more car tips, so you moved on…. (more)

3. “Johnny Talks About Motivation” | IttyBiz
This one is an example about how I sometimes write bad headlines. It’s Naomi’s fault; she likes to have “Johnny” in all of my post titles there so that her mother doesn’t read one of my posts, enjoy it, and be tricked into liking me against her will. But don’t let the bad headline deter you; the post is about lighting a fire under your ass, what it takes to make serious shit happen, and kung fu parables.

I heard a story a while back that was really awesome, but I forget where I heard it and I forgot the specifics of the whole thing. I’m going to try to tell it anyway. So let’s everyone lean back in our chairs and take a sip of coffee while I fuck up a perfectly good allegory… (more)

Enjoy.