No one wants to be unfriended. It brings back all those bad feelings of high school that you thought you got over years ago.
Thing is, sometimes you can’t avoid it. Sometimes, you’ve added someone to your Facebook network and well, they’re just annoying. Maybe they post non-stop about their baby. Or maybe their Facebook feed is nothing more than tweets and blip.fm updates. Or the one that drives me most insane…they just keep pimping and promoting their business over and over, all day long.
You’ve tried hidingthem. But even though you no longer see their self-promotional garbage throughout the day, that doesn’t stop the fact that they still keep sending you email after Facebook email inviting you to partake of their self-promotional garbage.
Let’s face it, not every one understands social media (or that business is conducted via Pages not profiles – I’ll admit, this is a pet peeve of mine). Not everyone gets the subtleties of basic netiquette; treat others as you like to be treated. And I can’t imagine anyone that likes to be inundated with self-promotion after self-promotion.
In which case, it’s time we cut our loses and break our Facebook ties. It’s actually a lot easier to do than you’d imagine (and doesn’t even require photos to walk you through – but I will anyway).
Go directly to the obnoxious one’s profile page
Scroll down on the left hand side to the bottom of the profile info and click on “Remove from Friends”
You’ll then get a pop up asking if you’d like to “Remove from Friends” – click on that button and you’re good to go
That’s it. You’re done. I told you it was easy.
And if you later change your mind, you can always just go back to their profile and add them again – lather, rinse, repeat.
Same steps for removing yourself from a Fan Page – just click on “Remove Me from Fans.”
Be forewarned…the powers that be are currently in the process of changing the vocabulary to “likes” instead of “fans” I’m sure the wording will change soon, but not the actual process.
It’s said that more millionaires were created after the Great Depression than during any other time in history. What does that mean for you? This so-called recession is a great time to start your own business.
I first heard about Ladies Who Launch (LWL) about three years ago now. I joined and incubated my current business (well, an earlier version of this current business, that is) a little over two years ago. I still attend their monthly meetings when I can.
Not only does the organization help you to walk through the process of incubating or starting a business, but it’s also a great source for networking. In fact, some of my closet friends I’ve met through LWL. One of my dear friends actually just became a leader for the organization.
And if you’d like to learn more about Caren’s LWL LA group, check out their fan page (great video about the process here). Be sure to tell them I sent you!
Breathe deeply and appreciate the moment. Living in the moment could be the meaning of life.
Through the Tranquilista: Mastering the Art of Enlightened Work and Mindful Play book, the corresponding e-course and Tranquility du Jour podcasts, I was recently reintroduced to the concept of creating both a manifesto and a legacy to leave behind. More importantly, I was introduced to the fact that a mission statement doesn’t have to stodgy and boring.
Basically, a manifesto is a formal paper that explains what you or your company is all about and why you chose to be that way. It outlines the goals and the ethics of the company. Basically, your beliefs and the reason behind your beliefs. I think when most people are told that they need to write a manifesto (or a mission statement) for their business they get all tongue-tied and freeze up. It’s been known to be a huge hurtle to writing up a business plan.
But some companies, like lululemon choose to go about it in a more fun, playful way. Others, like soap company, IndigoWild/Zum has their lighthearted mantra or “words to lather by.”
Either way, I’ve found a new way of thinking about my life, my business and my legacy. What about you…how do you live your life and run your business?
Classes start up again today. Not having to drive to UCLA twice a week for three months has been nice. But…I’m ready to be back in front the classroom. Now that I’m teaching regularly again, I don’t know how I ever managed to go those 10 years without teaching.
As a teacher, I’ve totally been asked the “you’re a teacher, what do you make?” question, so you can’t help but love Taylor Mali’s response to that question. So when this youtube clip came in my email on Sunday from Seth Godin, I had to share it: here, on Facebook, on Twitter, in my personal blog..you name it, I posted it!
While teachers might not make much money (YET!), he’s right, they do make a God Damn Difference!!
How could they not?
You can also buy his book of other poems on teaching, What Learning Leaves, too.
Sometimes you just need to silence someone in your Facebook network. Maybe they play too many games. Maybe they share too many photos of their reptiles in costumes, their dogs in sweaters or their kids going through potty training. Or maybe their always babbling like an idiot. Who knows.
There could be many reasons – each one personal – to hide a friend. You don’t want to unfriend them, you just want to take them out of your newsfeed. Maybe shush them for a bit.
The good news…this is totally possible.
The better news…they won’t even know you did it, so no hard feelings.
Follow these steps and you’ll be able to silence your friends in three easy steps:
1) In your newsfeed, click over to the hover somewhere in the person’s post
2) You should see a HIDE box pop up to the upper right of their post…and click on it.
3) A box then comes up that asks you if you want to HIDE this person or CANCEL…click HIDE
That’s it. You’re done. You have now made Facebook slightly less annoying.
If you ever want to “unhide” them (or if you’ve made a mistake) you can scroll all the way down to the bottom of the page and EDIT YOUR OPTIONS. This will open up a box showing you everyone you have hidden.
Oh, and just so you know, you can silence fan pages and quizzes too using the same three steps outlined above.
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No one wants to be unfriended. It brings back all those bad feelings of high school that you thought you got over years ago.
and see what it’s all about.
book, the corresponding e-course and 
, too.
