Faith Venture

One weird path my career traveled over the past 10 years entailed becoming known as an “influencer.” I was an early blogger, twitter user, podcaster, YouTube podcaster in the industrial technology market. When Dell and then Hewlett Packard Enterprise were entering the Industrial Internet of Things market, they brought me into their influencer programs.

I didn’t let it get into my head. All the gigs ended after only a year or two. But they flew me around to lead customer discussion groups or write articles. Fun while it lasted.

I never saw myself getting into this big money influencer gig. In fact, I advise people to avoid almost all influencers on the Internet. I’ve seen real charlatans in my areas of interest such as spirituality or fitness or nutrition or AI.

Influencing aimed at helping others sincerely, rather than for profit, requires more than just glib talk on YouTube, Instagram, or TikTok.

In influencing others, example is not the main thing; it’s the only thing. -Albert Schweitzer

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