Nibby Priest -Life On Purpose

Living at Mile Marker 803.9 of the Ohio River in Downtown Henderson KY

15 Reasons I like Henderson KY County Public Library

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  1. You can research the archives of the Henderson KY newspaper The Gleaner.
  2. I can walk or ride my bicycle to the Henderson County Public Library. Truly a benefit to living in the downtown community.
  3. They have a nice place for me to park my Electra Townie Bicycle.  Soon to have a designer bicycle rack.
  4. They maintain an extensive database for Obituaries of people who have died and have a connection to Henderson KY.
  5. They have a wide selection of DVD, CD, Audio Books that Henderson County KY residents can check out.
  6. They have a nice website at www.hcpl.org.
  7. The staff is very friendly and giving.
  8. They offer free computer classes.
  9. They have free and open Wi-Fi.
  10. They have a nice meeting room for just about any kind of meeting and guess what — its FREE too!
  11. They have some of the most prestigious art exhibits in downtown Henderson KY.
  12. The building and bathrooms are very clean. Mr Don Wathen, chief librarian and director is a neat freak too!
  13. They have a mobile wireless computer lab that is excellent for training.  Businesses in Henderson KY can even arrange to use the mobile computer lab inside the library.
  14. They help people in our Henderson KY community that are down on their luck and have little means by providing  computers and internet access for those that don’t have or cannot afford.
  15. They host seminars to help people find jobs, buy homes and just learn more and become better people.

Books and libraries are not dead they are just evolving.   Seth Godin says it best in his blog “The Future of the Library”.

I’m so proud of HCPL.org and their initiative to “train people to take the intellectual initiative”.

When was the last time you visited the Henderson County Public Library ?

Life on Purpose

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Why are we here?  What are we here for?

I wrestle with these questions every day.  Many years we spend trying to find ourselves and discovering who we are.

Today I am changing the name of my blog to just simply NibbyPriest.com | Life on Purpose this name describes me better and my blog.

Over the past two years of having a simple blog, I have really enjoyed the process writing and gathering my thoughts and ideas. 

I have been writing  about everything from food, church,  my community involvement (Henderson KY)  and  technology.

Nibby Priest is truly a want-to-be writer, and I am working hard to improve my writing skills and talk about many different topics.

Truly, I have been inspired by many other blog writers who have businesses and lead other large corporations and non-profits.  Their simple short writings (blogs) have enriched my life so much.

My first entry on April 20, 2008 was rather simple, but it set off quite a realization that I do have something to say and yes people do read what I have to say.   It is amazing how we all have the opportunity to become self publishers.

Hopefully, by April 2010 I will have a new look to my blog NibbyPriest.com – Stay tuned (can we say Word Press?)   Last year (2009) there were 44 blog posts.  My goal for 2010 is at least 52.  With your encouragement and readership, I know I can make it.

Thanks for continuing to read.

“Can we get to business?!” by Charles Wasilewski

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(Back in early August I received a call from a very kind gentleman Charles Wasilewski from Aartrijk.  He asked me about doing a webinar about social media.  This was my first presentation done completely in webinar form.  We did it on September 2, 2009 –what a great experience!  Below is a blog he posted to the Aartrijk site about one of the questions that was asked in the webinar.  I have reposted with his permission. I hope you enjoy reading. Nibby)

Charles Wasilewski

That partly-excited, partly-frustrated-sounding question popped out at me from among several dozen when I was moderating a Webinar (”Social Media 101: Get Your Agency on Facebook and Twitter” presented by Insurance Journal) in early September.

The Webinar was presented by Nibby Priest of Vaughn Insurance Agency Co., who is among the most-active insurance producers I know in using social networking.

The question came while Nibby was showing how to get a personal Facebook page started. This is one of the  most-popular things to do on the Internet. After all, Facebook has 200 million-plus members and is among the top 5 most-visited Web sites in the world.

When I read the question, I sensed that the agent asking the question was impatient with all the “personal” Facebook material, and wanted to get to the important stuff: how to use Facebook to market and sell.

I’ve felt the same frustration in the past — until I realized that the personal nature of Facebook is what makes it popular and captivating for millions. Facebook isn’t like advertising or direct mail or an e-mail newsletter or a Yellow Pages ad. It’s not really a marketing tool or tactic to be pulled out of the marketing plan and executed.

It’s something very different: It’s a technological way to carry out social relationships online.

Facebook is popular because it allows people to:

– connect person-to-person

– choose people, brands, organizations, causes, and advertisers they want to connect with online … and shun or ignore those they don’t

– easily search and find people from their past and present to build relationships going forward into the future

So, for me, a lesson of “Social Media 101: Get Your Agency on Facebook and Twitter” was a reminder that social networking is about talking with people, not merely sending out business messages via advertising or marketing. I’m as big a fan as anyone of advertising and marketing, but Facebook requires a different approach. It requires a commitment to joining a community, providing value, presenting information and perspective, and building relationships.

The great hope of social networking for marketers is that when members of the community are ready to buy, they will find you — even seek you out — because they know you and know what you know.

– Charles Wasilewski

This blog is from The Aartrijk Group website please click to the site to see the comments.

Charles also is a incredible poet. Nibby is enjoying his book of poems Far As The Curse Is Found: Poems In Six Places.

To say the least.  Charles is a great guy to work with.   He is a gifted wordsmith!