Being

Being You can be so many different things at so many different times. This week being me, meant being stressed! It’s something I’ve worked hard to manage in my life, but there are still times when the stress manages me. This week, particularly, because we have been working to launch the public Beta version of the site. And if you are familiar with Murphy’s Law, you know, anything that can go wrong – will go wrong.

This meant there was some unforeseen work to do with the credit card processing for purchase. This was in addition to all of the other QA (quality assurance) testing going on. Do the fixes work on all browsers? Do all of the links work? Have all the copy changes been made?

We made some last minute pricing chances in order to provide You with an introductory Beta Offer. So now I had to make sure all the references to the old prices were all corrected everywhere. We went through a few rounds of different icon styles. Were all of the old icons replaced with the most recent versions? And was that “stack of bibles” copy removed (we heard you loud and clear on that).

Deploy to staging, test, fix, re-deploy, test, fix, re-deploy. "Is it processing the credit card at the right prices?" And so on and so on.

In the midst of all of that, there were still new videos to discover and producers and instructors to bring to You. I’ve been courting a particular dance teacher now for a little while. To let her know how serious I was, I actually took her Urban Dance Street class last night. Let me just say this, I was not fly, not even for a white guy! Let me also tell you, she is AMAZING. She has choreographed for some of the biggest names in the music business and soon it looks like she will also be teaching you some hot new moves on beYOU.tv. Stay tuned for details

Now even though, I didn’t hit all the moves or “pop” in all the right places (although, I do believe my hip may have popped in the some of the wrong places), I can’t remember when I had more fun trying something new. The most surprising thing was what a stress reliever it was. Seriously. For sixty minutes, I was so focused on where my feet, hips and arms should go next, that I simply couldn’t think about anything else. No icons, copy or credit cards. My stress had melted away, and I felt this sense of excitement that had been missing from my life this week. I felt beyond excited to share with you this incredible instructor and this great dance program. I thought of all of You who would have so much fun with these videos and how they may help make you feel better after a long day or week. After the class I ran to my car to call several friends to tell them how great it was, which made me think, just listing a staff favorite video doesn’t really tell the whole story, it doesn’t’ communicate why we really love it and what to share it with you.

So from now on, we are bringing you Friday Favorites. Every Friday, right here, one of us will share with you one of our favorite videos, why we like it so much and what it has done for us; something new we discovered about ourselves in the process or how did it simply made our day better.

So check back later today for the very first Friday Favorite.

Besides, sharing seems to make stress fade away.

Have a great weekend. And remember, Be You – Everyday!

Bob