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July 21, 2008

25 Words of Work / Life Wisdom — Pass It On!

ME Liz Strauss wrote this at 6:50 am

Can 25 Words Change the World?

The Living Web

Thank you to everyone who participated in the 25 Words of Work / Life Wisdom Writing Project. Every selection was an example of the power of writing. When sat down to bring them all together, I wanted to make this one something special.

Thank you for your wisdom!

You shared thoughts about time, love, vacation, death, marriage, waiting, confidence, gathering, parenting, pain, contributing, adversity, beauty, customers, success, financial freedom, joy, open minds, blogging, fear, freedom, accomplishment, action, connection, balance, the past, the future, laughing, relationships, wishes, leadership, Twitter, writing, and changing the world.

Here’s what you wrote.


25 Words of Work / Life Wisdom
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Click the single right arrow to move to the next slide. To embed this on your blog or share it with others, just click the “embed” tag on the viewer.

I checked twice to be sure I got everyone’s selection. But if I missed you please let me know and I’ll edit and add you in immediately. The 25-word authors are:

Karin H
Mark
Mark Goodyear
Lisa
stephenpreneurBhupesh Shah
Diana
DazzlinDonnaKaren Lynch
Courtney
RadiantWoman
EdKarl
Robert Hruzek
Ami
JP Rangaswami
Mark
Aaron Stroud
Terry Starbucker
spaceagesage
Claire Raikes Dennis Salazar
Brad Shorr
Mother Earth
Katie KonrathSuzie Cheel
Christine Taylor
Tom Volkar
Todd Jordan Stephen Smith
Peter Knight
Joe Hauckes
theFemGeek
Bobby Clark
Meryl333
Liz Williams
Lara Nieberding
David Taboada
Phil Baumann
Anant
John Cooper
Paul Downey
Paul WhitehouseLillie Ammann
Vicky H
Mark David Gerson
Eric Peterson
Jenny Mannion

Liz Strauss

Click here to view the full-size slide show on Picasa.

To embed the Picasa slideshow on your blog go to http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/getEmbed

Thanks to everyone who participated by writing or reading!

I’ll be updating this when enough new submissions come through.

–ME “Liz” Strauss
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44 Comments to “25 Words of Work / Life Wisdom — Pass It On!”

  1. July 21st, 2008 at 7:08 am
    Dennis Bjørn Petersen said

    I often feel restricted by twitter’s 140 letter count, but I like the challenge of considering every letter or word.

    25 words can say surprisingly much.

  2. July 21st, 2008 at 7:26 am
    Robert Hruzek said

    Hey, how enlightening was that? Let’s do it again, Liz! Next time, they need to rhyme?

  3. July 21st, 2008 at 7:33 am
    stephentrepreneur said

    Ha, I love Claire Raikes’s 25 words. So true.

  4. July 21st, 2008 at 7:51 am
    ME Liz Strauss said

    Hi Robert!
    I think we’ve just ensured that it HAS to happen again. It’s an ongoing wealth of wisdom gathering. :)

    No rhymes. Only one rule — 25 words. Oh yeah, and be nice. :)

  5. July 21st, 2008 at 7:52 am
    ME Liz Strauss said

    Hi Stephen!
    Yeah . . . the image Claire offers is wonderful, isn’t it?

  6. July 21st, 2008 at 8:03 am
    Phil said

    I knew this was a cool project but I didn’t think it would be this interesting, now that the slideshow is up.

    If you read through these slides several times, there’s definitely a sense of a unifying theme and yet it’s still diverse.

    It’s amazing how much freedom flows out of discipline.

    Thanks for doing this, Liz! I hope it catches on.

  7. July 21st, 2008 at 8:23 am
    Joanna Young said

    Liz, this is a wonderful compilation - I really enjoyed the way you’ve captured each one so lovingly. I didn’t have time to take part in this one, but I loved taking part by reading them all.

    Joanna

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  9. July 21st, 2008 at 8:52 am
    MiMi said

    Beautiful. Will have to make time to participate in your next project. Well done by all!

  10. July 21st, 2008 at 10:00 am
    ME Liz Strauss said

    Hi Phil!
    It was a pleasure to interact with everyone’s words so intimately. I feel as if I’ve gotten to know many of you in a new way. The investment was so worth the return. :)

    You can bet we’ll do it again! :)

  11. July 21st, 2008 at 10:12 am
    ME Liz Strauss said

    Hi Joanna,
    I kept thinking of you and all of what you’re doing . . . Did you hear my wishes for you coming your way?

    Thank you for your encouragement!

  12. July 21st, 2008 at 10:25 am
    SpaceAgeSage said

    I enjoyed the process and reading what everyone wrote. What a fun way to connect with words. Thanks, Liz.

  13. July 21st, 2008 at 10:31 am
    Eric Peterson said

    Wow! An amazing compilation. There’s definitely some great wisdom in such few words! Thanks for an amazing project.

    Wait, was this comment just 25 words?

  14. July 21st, 2008 at 10:56 am
    ME Liz Strauss said

    Hi Mimi!
    You will be welcome when you do!

  15. July 21st, 2008 at 10:57 am
    ME Liz Strauss said

    Hi Eric!
    Thanks, I’m glad the new version includes you and Jenny. I don’t know how I missed you. You’re a master at 25 words!

  16. July 21st, 2008 at 10:58 am
    ME Liz Strauss said

    Hey Sage!
    It was the best experience. I’m glad I put this together. I learned so much by doing it!

  17. July 21st, 2008 at 11:27 am
    mousewords said

    Awesome!!

  18. July 21st, 2008 at 11:37 am
    ME Liz Strauss said

    Hi Mousewords!
    thank you!

  19. July 21st, 2008 at 2:25 pm
    Ricardo Bueno said

    Liz,

    It’s amazing that you took the time to compile all of these together into a slide! I didn’t contribute to the challenge but I enjoyed what everyone else had to say. Just goes to show you the power of words and passion that’s in all of us.

    Thanks for putting all of these together in one slide!

  20. July 21st, 2008 at 2:53 pm
    ME Liz Strauss said

    Thanks Ricardo,
    I’ll admit that had I known going in how long I’d invest, I might have faltered. But now I’m so much smarter and feel like I know everyone more. :)

  21. July 21st, 2008 at 3:33 pm
    Mother Earth said

    oooh liz how lovely this turned out!! The effort showed, it’s a very caring piece

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  24. July 21st, 2008 at 4:34 pm
    Lillie Ammann said

    Liz,
    Thanks for the challenge and all your time and effort compiling the results. Thank you, also, for including my entry though I was late. This is an amazing collection of wit and wisdom.

  25. July 21st, 2008 at 8:24 pm
    TheFemGeek said

    Great idea Liz and it’s always a pleasure to be apart of something that challenges everyone to be creative and profound.

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  29. July 21st, 2008 at 9:56 pm
    Todd Jordan said

    Great project and I really enjoyed your combined presentation. Wonderfully thoughtful Liz.

    Cheers to all of the contributors. Awesome collection.

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  31. July 22nd, 2008 at 7:54 am
    Elaine Luther said

    Hey Liz, great piece!

    I couldn’t get to the bit that allows me to embed it. Any tips? (I logged into Picassa, but then couldn’t find the embed code.)

    Thanks!

  32. July 22nd, 2008 at 8:13 am
    robyn said

    Hi Liz, I just found out about your challenge at Joanna’s Confident Writing web site since she highlighted your idea and the results. It’s looks fascinating. I’m glad it’s still open since I’d like to give it a try. :-)

  33. July 22nd, 2008 at 8:45 am
    ME Liz Strauss said

    HI Elaine!
    The picasa embed code is here:

    http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/getEmbed

    The SlideShare is on the presentation above where it says “embed.”

    Hope these work for you. :)

  34. July 22nd, 2008 at 8:46 am
    ME Liz Strauss said

    Hey Todd!
    Thanks! Thanks, too, for being part. :)

  35. July 22nd, 2008 at 8:46 am
    ME Liz Strauss said

    Hi Robyn!
    Great to hear you’re giving it a try!!

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  40. October 13th, 2008 at 9:47 pm
    TheresaG said

    What an inspiring challenge! I’ve adapated it over on my blog to be specific for writers!! Thanks for the great idea!

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