Building a public, creative voice within social media takes work: ongoing, complex, engaged work. This slideshow, from a Blissdom Canada 11 conference, explores the notion of inspiration and how to harness it within social media networks and spaces .

1. The Art & Science
of Finding Inspiration – and
Using It
Tanis Miller
@redneckmommy
Elan Morgan
@schmutzie
Bonnie Stewart
@bonstewart

2. Inspiration is bullshit.

3. We are here to talk about work.

4. Two things get in the way of work:
1. Stuff we don't like to do.
2. Stuff we don't know how to do.

5. Goal Work
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ruminatrix/3888498643
You will seldom be inspired, motivated, or
satisfed with your efforts if you don't know
what your goal was in the frst place.

6. Social Media = Networks
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cambodia4kidsorg/5483314304/
(Connected people ask for help)

7. Identity work
http://www.flickr.com/photos/striatic/271101168/
Your habits become who you are.

8. Curation Work
http://www.flickr.com/photos/myklroventine/2537309848/sizes/z/in/photostream/

9. Work. Re-work.

10. Life in the Open:
why inspiration matters.

11. Engage.
Add value.
Amplify.
Collaborate.
Be open to
the new.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/isadocafe/40782907/

12. Thank you.
theredneckmommy.com
schmutzie.com
cribchronicles.com