Confession: I have not been blogging at all! I totally stop blogging for a while because I took some time off as I was really tired. Been spending more time at home with my family and friends and catching up with what they have been doing.
Yesterday, my blog turn one year old. Yes! Ask Aaron Lee is ONE YEAR OLD. I wanted to blog about it, but I took the day off (procrastination talking) and spent time at home before heading back to University (I am back in campus now) before I complete my final semester.
Anyway I thought of reviewing some stuff that happened in 2010.
iStrategy2010 Singapore
iStrategy is a social media conference. There are tons of amazing speakers invited to speak during the two days conference. It was a humbling experience meeting many great and friendly people at the event. I learned so much from so many people at the two-day event, especially from @thomasmarzano which I had the opportunity to spend two extra days with him, @simontay78, @ladyxtel and my girlfriend who needs to be on twitter soon.
During the event, I met @jeremewong, who is a funny and humble guy who shared his experience on how he started his business and also the tears, sweat and hard work that he had put into the business. His sheer and determination to learn inspire me to grow to be better. @jeremewong is one of the many people who really inspire me during the event.
I also met @Liam_McCance from Vocanic. The funny thing was I didn’t know that he was from Vocanic because I didn’t view his twitter profile completely before meeting him during the event. We had a short discussion on twitter. Then I met him during a break and we had a short discussion about AMD
This is just a short summary of the people I met thought, not about the event. In order to write about the event I will need more than a blog post 😛
Started a Little Company
I also started a little company with 3 of my friends whom I have met on twitter. All three of us have not met in person but when we saw an opportunity we jump right into it. 2011 will be the year to grow this little company.
More information about this soon!
Interviews
It is an honor to be featured at Huffington Post, thanks to @2morrowknight to giving me the opportunity to be featured. Today the interview had been
- retweeted more than 700 times
- 18,000 hits in total
- getting 100 hits a day.
So thank you Sean for having me there. I was also featured at other amazing blogs like Penn Olson.
Job Opportunities
I always believe that passion is everything. You will need passion if you want to go far. For me passion beats a degree.
My passion? Connecting with people! Despite being a little shy, I love connecting with people, talking to them and learning from people. Funny thing was, I had a few job opportunities because the way I was using social media.
Some were really impressed of how I was using social media to connect with other individuals as they were one of the few people whom I have connected with. Moreover in their profile, it didn’t mention what they were doing. Don’t be surprise that most of the CEO’s profile says they are a DAD and a husband!
So what I have learned from 2010? Reply to everyone whenever you can. You won’t know if one of your followers has a million dollars company (just an example).
Of course it depends on your objectives and what you plan to achieve by utilizing social media.
I didn’t use social media to sell. I have nothing to sell except my passion, my thoughts and some ideas.
Last but not least…
The amazing people!
None of this would have happened without the people whom I have met on twitter and through my blog. I met a lot of amazing people on twitter. From CEO’s toeveryday wonder mom’s that never fails to inspire me. Thank you for taking the time to reply my tweets and taking the time to get to know me!
Thank you for the amazing 2010!
Thank you for the Amazing you, and Amazing Askaaronlee you Are! Love you little bro! (Yes I will have a million dollar company, so you better answer to this comment 😛 )
Aaron it was an honor to meet you man! and great times is Singapore…
Wish you an amazing 2011 my friend.
ciao
T
Thanks buddy! You know I always reply you… that is when I am around 😛
Thank you Thomas, it has been an honor to meet you and to learn from you buddy,
All the best in 2011 my dear friend. See you again this year? 🙂
get yrself to Amsterdam buddy! or… plan a Holiday in Italy… you can be my guest there! 🙂
hahaha just in case, I answer to yr comment too… you never know right 🙂
Aaron! It was so lovely meeting you too. You’re awesome dude. Rock it, my never-sleeping-and-always-awake-when-i-am buddy 🙂
No problem! Once I grad finish my intern, I’ll be there!
I wanna experience the freezing temperature LoL! kidding
Thanks Christel, your first time on my blog right? LoL!
It has been a pleasure meeting you at Singapore! Now I know I am not alone MNSAAAWIAB
what a year for you! =) It seems to be quite enriching! Passion is the key,isn’t it?.All the best for 2011!
ok mission for 2011: get these two to bed earlier!!!
Yea yeah I know 😛 😛 … Keep rocking buddy, hey you could come to djibouti to visit you and Marzano will be my guest. Hot tough!
Hahaha! You never know!
Hi Monica,
Yes passion is the key. That is what I believe of course 🙂
All the best to you too! 🙂
Hahaha to Aaron thank you for being the very awesome MNSAAAWIAB too !!!
Nope it’s not! I dropped by before.. how can I not support you right?
@Thomas: No you see, Aaron and I stay up so late and have no regards for GMT because we want to be in the same time zone as you are! HAHA!
great job Aaron! have a wonderful 2011!
Thanks mate, cheers to 2011
It is an honor to know you Aaron! Thanks for all the cool times so far! I hope you have the best year ever and that 2011 will always be remembered.
Hugs and kisses!
2010 was a very inspiring year for me , as I learned a lot from you buddy 🙂
I would love to thank you for all the time that you have spent in replying me and DM’ing me 😛
Cheers to 2011 and bye bye 2010.
Hope for the best 😀
Aaron,
I’m so glad you connected with me on Twitter. As I was fairly new then, my first reaction was why does this techy guy want to connect with me? But as time went on, I realized how awesome you were. Everyone knows who you are. And you are one of the very few who takes the time to converse with your connections. I wish you the best in 2011!
Aaron! Congrats on your first full amazing year! It sounds like you have another suuperb year lined up…lots of opportunities and connections opening up to you. Here’s to wishing you every good thing in 2011 and hoping you still have time to receive #HighVelocityHuugs 😉 Cheers! G
Hello “milo”
It was an honor having those late night chat with you on twitter and in the morning. It has been great knowing you. So I’ll see you in New York December 2011? 🙂
Have a great year ahead!
Aaron
Hello “milo”
It was an honor having those late night chat with you on twitter and in the morning. It has been great knowing you. So I’ll see you in New York December 2011? 🙂
Have a great year ahead!
Aaron
Good day my dear friend,
2010 was an amazing year wasn’t year? It has been great knowing you and having those DM chats with you 🙂
Cheers to us to 2011 🙂
Aaron
Good day my dear friend,
2010 was an amazing year wasn’t year? It has been great knowing you and having those DM chats with you 🙂
Cheers to us to 2011 🙂
Aaron
Hello Karen,
So glad that we got connected. Thank you so much for the sweet and inspiring words. Whenever I doubt myself about why I am using social media, I’ll come by and read this comment.
Cheers to 2011 🙂
Aaron
Hello Gina,
No matter how busy I am, I’ll always have time to receive those wonderful hugs from you. Not to mention those pokes on facebook LoL!
Ohh! you must have notice those errors on my blog LoL! just notice it when I was browsing the article through the article.
Thank you for supporting me throughout the year and when I started my first blog post. You were always there for me
~hugs~
Aaron
Aaron my man,
Welcome back to the blogging world :). It’s good to read one of your posts again.
Congratulations on your 1 year blogoversary :)! You’ve accomplished so much in such a short period of time. You’re definitely an inspiration to many. Way to go Klout King hehe ;).
Best of luck to you with your new company. I’m curious to know what it’s all about and what services you may be providing. Keep us posted when the time is right. Either way, I have no doubt it’ll be a success.
Also – I read that @2morrowknight’s piece over at The Huff a while back – fantastic! Not sure if I already told you or not – but just in case – Congrats my friend! What an honor to be featured there and by such a brilliant source and writer.
Wishing you continued success in 2011. May it be all you expect and more.
It’s been great connecting with you these past few months – your passion for that is certainly obvious. I’ll be looking forward to more of our discussions and collaborations this year.
Cheers