tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post4199014095468437500..comments2023-06-10T22:42:19.087+10:00Comments on Australasian Christian Writers: I'm Important!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-15219998928240235162013-12-23T15:20:10.516+11:002013-12-23T15:20:10.516+11:00"I'd be interested to hear from someone w..."I'd be interested to hear from someone who has found their Klout scores useful."<br /><br />Three weeks, and no one has responded. I guess that's telling you something! <br /><br />My Klout score is useful only for ensuring a bookblogger programme continues to allow me access to review copies (one of the programmes I'm a member of requires a minimum score of 30 to get books). If it wasn't for that, I probably never would have heard of it. Iolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17199141868703826943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-55588133263532525222013-12-04T17:30:20.466+11:002013-12-04T17:30:20.466+11:00Iola, thanks for the reminder of what is most impo...Iola, thanks for the reminder of what is most important. It's been great to read all the comments. I've heard of Klout but never got around to looking into it. I agree with Paula. It's potentially another tool that can cause us grief if we start comparing ourselves with others and either feel like we're lacking or bloat with self-importance. I'd be interested to hear from someone who has found their Klout scores useful. Narellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665380446283721576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-38295073511073815612013-12-04T16:46:53.718+11:002013-12-04T16:46:53.718+11:00It's human nature to use numbers as a way to k...It's human nature to use numbers as a way to keep score, yet we serve a God who loves us regardless, so the numbers are meaningless in the big scheme. If we are focusing on the numbers, not on God, surely that's telling us we need to shift our focus.Iolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17199141868703826943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-60196786635070465552013-12-04T16:45:08.891+11:002013-12-04T16:45:08.891+11:00It's not just the numbers inflating our egos. ...It's not just the numbers inflating our egos. I suspect that we are equally likely to allow the numbers to make us feel bad, and that's another reason to ignore them.Iolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17199141868703826943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-3597486849444229402013-12-04T16:44:07.936+11:002013-12-04T16:44:07.936+11:00It's definitely Klout that's unimportant. ...It's definitely Klout that's unimportant. Have fun with the grandchildren - that is far more important!Iolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17199141868703826943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-337537089174551192013-12-04T16:42:07.269+11:002013-12-04T16:42:07.269+11:00Thank you, Ian!
(And I still don't understand...Thank you, Ian!<br /><br />(And I still don't understand Klout).Iolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17199141868703826943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-64682702635993195232013-12-04T14:31:05.996+11:002013-12-04T14:31:05.996+11:00Hi Iola,
I love this post, and agree with the com...Hi Iola, <br />I love this post, and agree with the comments from Ian, Dorothy and Mary above.<br />I had/have a Klout account, but it never really meant much to me. All I get nowadays is the occasional email telling me that they've lost their link to my Facebook data, so aren't getting an accurate picture. I haven't followed them up as there are so many other things needing attention at any given moment. One thing I know for sure, focusing on numbers and stats has always made me sad, so it's best that I don't do it.Paula Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02079952414990463270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-38292261984579718192013-12-04T11:15:46.733+11:002013-12-04T11:15:46.733+11:00First time I've even heard of Klout! Now, does...First time I've even heard of Klout! Now, does that mean I am VERY unimportant - or perhaps it is Klout who is? LOL. I so agree with your comments, Iola. No matter how much passion we might have about our work, hobbies and yes, my writing career too, I must always seek to know God's priorities for me at any given time. Today for me is looking after grandchildren! Mary Hawkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12603850711168486457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-11939295499087527142013-12-04T10:52:42.198+11:002013-12-04T10:52:42.198+11:00I love how the Bible shares the opposite message. ...I love how the Bible shares the opposite message. The Shepherd left 99 to save one lost sheep. Jesus saw the heart of the poor widow who gave her last coins, and contrasted that with the rich and arrogant who gave lavishly with the wrong motives. <br /><br />Thanks for the reminder, Iola. Numbers can mean so much, and/or so very little. As long as we keep our focus on what God cares about, the numbers shouldn't inflate our egos. <br />Dorothyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13622521834128746217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-32092832068030260402013-12-04T10:25:48.662+11:002013-12-04T10:25:48.662+11:00And you're important to us, Iola!
(I've n...And you're important to us, Iola!<br /><br />(I've never really understood Klout)Ian Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00192687613923596829noreply@blogger.com