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Some Unsolicited Advice on Unsolicted Advice

July 23, 2010

Authors Note: The original title was “You’re Doing It Wrong” but then my friend Mark Fairbanks provided some unsolicited advice to change the title to the one you see above.
I’m guessing that well meaning critics have shared the dreaded “You’re Doing It Wrong” with you at one time or another in your life. Me too, [...]

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Loves vs. Hates with Amplicate

July 22, 2010

I ran across a fun website called Amplicate the other day. Amplicate tracks the opinions you express on Twitter. Today they are reporting those as Loves or Hates. A few days ago when I found the site they used the words Rocks and Sucks. It’s an interesting way to get a feel for the overall [...]

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Packing the Jack Spade Messenger Bag for Battle (vBlog)

July 17, 2010

A business bag secures and organizes your business essentials while you travel. Here I am packing the Jack Spade messenger bag for action on the road.

I’ll probably never consider any business bag the “perfect bag.” For me, however, the Jack Spade messenger  bag comes closer than any I have owned so far. I’ve tried wheels and [...]

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We Interrupt this Blog For Public Service Announcements

July 3, 2010

Do you have a pair of new or gently used shoes you can spare? Do you need a T-Shirt? Got a few extra smiles to spread around? Then, this is the blog post for you!
Soles For Jesus. My friend Ryan is helping to collect 10,000 pairs of shoes for needy people in Africa. If you’re [...]

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Success is Progress Towards Your Goal

June 27, 2010

Too often we view success as achievement of the goal. Isn’t that really succeeded? Success should be defined as measurable progress towards your dream. With this definition you know when to say “I’ve succeeded” and it’s time to set a new goal.
Start with a goal. For example, I set one to speak publicly twelve times  in 2010. It’s [...]

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Small Business B2B Social Media Platform

June 23, 2010

The community that grows on your blog will be yours, not one of the social networks who can (and do) change the rules at a moments notice. … Just add a few friends and associates you trust who you can ask for feedback about your profile as you build it.

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Social Media & Business Lessons From a Jewel Concert

June 4, 2010

Last night I had the pleasure of attending a Jewel concert with my wife. Here’s the three things I learned from Jewel last night after she made sure we knew her Twitter handle @jeweljk.
1. The power of your story. Last night it was just Jewel and her Guitar. Between songs she told the stories behind [...]

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Pick Yourself Back Up

May 21, 2010

Each day of your life you are going to have small stumbles and sometimes big falls. In your personal life and your professional life you will make mistakes, it’s inevitable. None of us, not any single one, is perfect.
You woke up this morning and all the rest of it can be fixed. Think about that, [...]

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Amazing Content Means Taking a Stand

May 20, 2010

During the #unGeeked conference last week I was able to capture Scott Stratten (@unmarketing on Twitter) thoughts on the craziness of book endorsements.

Scott takes a stand. Here we have a man about to have his first book published and he takes on the publishing establishment by having a whole chapter in his book about the [...]

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Business advice from a Deziner

May 19, 2010

Yesterday I went to share business advice with my friend Cindi Thomas (@deziner) and one of her partners in Translator Mark Fairbanks (@MarkFairbanks). First, how can you not love that Cindi picked a Twitter name one can’t forget – Right? If you watch the video you’ll see I managed to forget her last name but [...]

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