People often tell me that I'm too nice and warn me that people will attempt to take advantage of my of my good nature & kindness. My first thought: Is there such a thing as being too nice? I live my life following the golden rule, I treat others as I want to be treated. This includes offering the benefit of the doubt, respect, and love. I have a hard time accepting that I should compromise who I am because others might have ill intentions. Don't get wrong, I'm not naive, I don't fall for things easily, and I often see people for exactly for who they are. What am I saying is this, I don't want to give someone the satisfaction of taking away my joy and my goodhearted nature.
I've been thinking about this a lot as of late. Funny how when we feel frustrated, and like we're alone in our train of thought, we discover things that parallel in others. As I was catching up on my RSS reading, I came across the drama that happened between Leo Laporte of Twit.tv and Mike Arrington of TechCrunch.
I have held Leo Laporte in high esteem for years now. I have found him to be one of the nicest guys on the internet. His coverage seems fair, honest, his advice is always candid and right on. I have heard nothing but positive things about how gracious he is with fans when he meets them. He also hosts syndicated radio tech show. I don't know how he has the patience to deal with some of the crazy tech help requests he gets. At any rate, Leo's always had my respect, I wouldn't say he earned more of it because of this, but there was something powerful about seeing someone that is mild tempered like I am, stand up for himself defending his journalistic integrity. I guess what they say is true, beware of the fury of a patient man.
I've been thinking about this a lot as of late. Funny how when we feel frustrated, and like we're alone in our train of thought, we discover things that parallel in others. As I was catching up on my RSS reading, I came across the drama that happened between Leo Laporte of Twit.tv and Mike Arrington of TechCrunch.
I have held Leo Laporte in high esteem for years now. I have found him to be one of the nicest guys on the internet. His coverage seems fair, honest, his advice is always candid and right on. I have heard nothing but positive things about how gracious he is with fans when he meets them. He also hosts syndicated radio tech show. I don't know how he has the patience to deal with some of the crazy tech help requests he gets. At any rate, Leo's always had my respect, I wouldn't say he earned more of it because of this, but there was something powerful about seeing someone that is mild tempered like I am, stand up for himself defending his journalistic integrity. I guess what they say is true, beware of the fury of a patient man.
