I was chatting with a client/coworker this morning about some of our favorite web people. We’re both intrigued by a few of the rockstar web personalities around now – the evangelists, the experts, the voices of a generation (or “of the moment” since we’re talking web-time here). He brought up Guy Kawasaki and I brought up Gary Vaynerchuk. Not only do they sometimes have really good stuff to say, but you can tell they mean it. You can tell they love what they do.
“They’re like puppies,” says the coworker.
“Puppies love being puppies,” says I.
We can’t all have the perfect jobs. Things aren’t always great. Blah, blah, blah. I won’t turn this into one of those posts. I just want to comment on how much happiness shows. Unless yre a robot/ or a good actor, you will give yrself away (Keanu Reeves comes to mind, you guess which one I mean). Happiness matters to your mental health and to your physical health. But it also matters to the people around you, how they perceive you and subsequently how they will treat you. And whether they believe you when you have something to say.