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February 2010

Feature Post: Printing (on paper) vs. Google

February 10, 2010

Authors Note: If you do not work in the printing industry, read this post from the perspective of accepting change in your industry and recognizing who your real competitors are. Your competition is not the printer down the street. Your competition is Google. Right now, they are kicking your butt. The Situation – The last [...]

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A Real Thank You to the Greatest Generation

February 9, 2010

I’ve had the honor to know and meet many members of the greatest generation. Their greatness comes from their humility which is at the core of living a real, authentic and sustainable life. Thank you to all the men and women (and their families) who have served and continue to serve. To those who have [...]

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What Is Your Criticism Style?

February 8, 2010

I went to bed last night thinking about some nasty comments on Chris Brogan’s blog related to Third Tribe (a fee based community for like minded marketers on the internet that Chris helped found). I’m not worried about Chris, he’s a big boy and can take it. (price of fame and all) It got me [...]

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9 Books That Inspire Me

February 7, 2010

I assembled this list of nine books to provide a sense of the sources of inspiration that have led me to write about real, authentic and sustainable living. One book is queued up and ready to be read. Two are in various states of being read at the same time which has led to several [...]

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vBlog: A Real #shoplocal Experience

February 6, 2010

Last weekend my wife Cheryl and I ventured to In Step Running and Waking Center in Milwaukee’s Historic Third Ward, a shop local mecca of restaurants and shops. Cheryl had come in search of new running shoes. Our salesperson Amy did such a great job properly analyzing our running shoe needs and providing multiple shoe [...]

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Twitter is the New #ShopLocal

February 2, 2010

Local merchants are real people with an authentic desire to provide sustainable quality goods and services to their communities.  Because I want to support these merchants, over the last year or so I have become a fan of shopping local. In the Twitterverse there is a hash tag #ShopLocal. Attaching this tag to your 140 [...]

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New Source of Daily Inspiration

February 1, 2010

I am often asked how I sustain a positive and upbeat attitude. Referring back to My Top 10 Personal Development Success Tips, take a look at tip #9. Everyday (Monday – Saturday) for at least the last five years and probably longer I have read Ralph Marston’s The Daily Motivator web-site. In my opinion Ralph’s [...]

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