New Japan, who is on a tear, they're gaining a lot of great United States exposure being on Ring of Honor's television and pay-per-views. I feel like both companies are thriving and surviving and excelling.
Certainly survival is important- very important- but at some point surviving wasn't enough. I felt ready to complete my surviving journey and start thriving and just living.
You're not surviving if you're not on social media, period.
It's funny: I spend time in the book criticizing social media, but I'm also aware that a lot of my success is because of social media. I can broadcast myself and my work to thousands of people that are following me or my friends. I do think that social media can be good for self-promotion.
I have two sons. Good sons. They're both businessmen.
Good social media is authentic. What makes social media work is actually having something to say.
Social media is social. We're looking to touch one heart at a time. With one great story at a time.
Social media is a great way to get customers. Time is money. If you do this right, it costs money. But social media is great because you put stuff out there and see if it works almost immediately. You can test to see if it will be effective for your company. It's easy if you hit a nerve and talk about something people are interested in. It's easy for them to share with their friends.
My social media world is detached from my friendship world. I'll have friends in real life that I don't follow on social media, because I don't really look at social media as the way of connecting to friends. For me, social media is like a business tool.
Research shows that social media is comprised of two components: social and media.
Surviving is important. Thriving is elegant.
Thriving. That's fighting... Surviving is barely getting by.
There's the good and the bad aspects to Social Media. What I do find great is how much social media has changed businesses and the way they structure their marketing.
I think my family, especially having three teenage sons, keeps my cooking at home grounded and very approachable. I'm definitely not making spumas in my kitchen, that's for sure!
It did surprise me to be made captain. The obvious issue is my English. It's not that great, so communicating with players is not always easy. But I am thriving on the responsibility, both on and off the field.
I knew I always wanted to be 50 percent social media and 50 percent traditional media. Because I believe the stars of the future will need both.