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January 20, 2005
That's a WoW
There were seven comments in the last entry in which I inquired about your definition of a WoW. That's good enough. Not great in numbers, but that's okay. It is not the quantity that counts, but the quality, and hey, you were great, of high quality.
At least this is my personal impression. There are no winners as well, so I send an invitation for a Gmail account to all of you.
Why are there no winners?
Simple. Because a WoW is different for everybody. It is a personal experience. What a personal WoW is for someone is a normal experience for someone else. There might be no common ground.
It is the personal touch that goes into our life that touches our heart. That makes us feel the emotion, the caring in the other side.
For de Book Worm, it is very similar to what I am feeling when I have the WoW. It blows me out of the water, that is what I am saying, while she says that it is totally out of the world. Personal and individual!
For Buaya, it is the "pheewoooweet!" which is individual, Buaya, and an expression of greatest joy.
For Todd, a WoW is personal as well as professional. It is a WoW to see a great sales presentation, but there are many more things that he counts as WoW that come from experiences with his family.
For Norzu, it is the experience of something new - a new restaurant experience with friends or the discovery of a new location, or something, her heart beats for - Manchester United (Norzu, your new blog design is awesome!!!)
For Bawang Merah, it is the experience outside the own personal experience that drives the passion. When someone else succeeds in a great challenge. This is great, altruistic, worthwhile a leader's attitude. "I succeed when you succeed."
Nilesh, your entry is great. Speaks of sarcasm, but also to find the things between things, the truth behind some appearance. Once you see the pattern well, you might not believe that this happened to you and go, damn, it happened, WoW. True or not?
Jess, your entry is based on what you experienced and the longing to do it again, and again, and again. To repeat and search for the repetition of a WoW. This can be frustrating, you, know, since, well, once you know what comes up to you, it is tough to get the same personal feeling again. In business life, you are the toughest customer that pushes the bar, and in your personality, you might push yourself constantly to get better. And that is also how I got to know you. questioning, asking, pushing!!!
The great piece is that all comments came from really, really great blogs, personal blogs, blogs that show a lot of passion for the thing they are standing for, they are doing. Thanks a lot. It is a WoW to know all of you!
Posted by Andreas at January 20, 2005 09:42 PM
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You're right, once I get that feeling it's hard to get it again, simply because it's never the same twice. Always on the lookout for something new and different. A lot of misses but the hits are worth it. As for being a tough customer, maybe critical but generally easy-going. :) Have a good weekend!
Posted by: chasyss at January 21, 2005 05:27 PM