{"id":25366,"date":"2014-04-25T00:01:48","date_gmt":"2014-04-25T04:01:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=25366"},"modified":"2014-05-14T18:21:58","modified_gmt":"2014-05-14T22:21:58","slug":"be-specific-about-what-you-wish-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2014\/04\/be-specific-about-what-you-wish-for\/","title":{"rendered":"Be Specific About What You Wish For"},"content":{"rendered":"

People always say, “Be careful what you wish for<\/a>.” Having read a lot of fantasy and magic-land-type books as a child, I’ve always thought there should be follow-up warning: “Be specific about what you wish for.” A common plot twist in the fantasy genre involves a poor soul who doesn’t word a wish carefully and winds up with something s\/he doesn’t want at all. The classic example is a person who wishes to live forever … but forgets to wish to be forever young, healthy and surrounded by equally eternal friends and family.\u00a0 It can get lonely when you’re 700 years old and decrepit!<\/p>\n

Despite my awareness of this issue, one of my wishes has taken an unexpected turn. I’ve been walking around for years thinking, “I WANT TO BE IN THE NEW YORK TIMES I WANT TO BE IN THE NEW YORK TIMES I WANT TO BE IN THE NEW YORK TIMES.” I now realize I should have added the words “… for my jewelry designs” to my message to the universe, because now I AM in the New York Times, but I am talking about the website strategy of the Columbia Daily Spectator<\/a>, Columbia University’s undergraduate newspaper, instead of my stunning jewelry inspired by powerful women<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“It doesn\u2019t matter if you love or hate the Internet \u2014 it\u2019s here,\u201d I boldly declare<\/a>. More interestingly (perhaps) I say, “My view is that this change [a move to the web] is ultimately going to come for everyone. My feeling is that our valuable product is the content. Whether it\u2019s print, Internet or something that hasn\u2019t been invented yet, they\u2019re all just delivery tools.”<\/p>\n

CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL STORY.<\/a><\/p>\n

The Wall Street Journal has also written about my college newspaper, with a quote from me, here<\/a>. And, yes, I have often thought, “I want to be in the Wall Street Journal.” I swear, I’m going to have to tattoo the words “…for my jewelry designs” on me somewhere so that I stay focused! Magic is a tricky thing. <\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

People always say, “Be careful what you wish for.” Having read a lot of fantasy and magic-land-type books as a child, I’ve always thought there should be follow-up warning: “Be specific about what you wish for.” A common plot twist in the fantasy genre involves a poor soul who doesn’t word a wish carefully and…<\/p>\n

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