Recently, I've been called out by people I trust and respect for not being willing to slow down and take breaks often enough. I understand their concerns and they are correct. In the last few years, I've come to realize that I've missed my biggest opportunities by not pushing hard for just a little … [Read more...]
Twitter Tennis – Jim and Shelby Volley
This is another in our series of She Said, He Said posts. The term "Twitter Tennis" is being borrowed from Michael Josefowicz during #printchat, which we participate in regularly. We love Twitter chats because they tend to focus the conversation in on a particular topic and it's fun to watch ideas … [Read more...]
Making time
This one is going to be short and sweet. Sometimes, you just have to make time for yourself and those that matter to you. Tonight, after two long days on the road with Shelby Sapusek, I engineered our trip so that we could spend the night in the same city as my wife who is also traveling on … [Read more...]
Setting yourself up for success
I've read and written plenty about preparation being the key to success. It's something I believe and have a simple story to illustrate the importance of preparation or setting yourself up for success. Jim and the coffee maker I like my coffee first thing in the morning. So each night before I … [Read more...]
WordPress and MAMP
Following are the slides from my presentation last night at the Milwaukee WordPress Meetup. Without the context of my talk and the question and answer session that followed, they lack context but nonetheless here they are. The goal of the presentation is being able to do WordPress development on … [Read more...]
With Tribal Knowledge Social Media Has No Borders – Jim Says
This week for our She Said, He Said posts we tackle the topic of social media having no borders as long as you have the relevant tribal knowledge. I lead off today with my take and Shelby will follow up tomorrow. Also, #shehechat is back at the normal time of 8 p.m. CST tomorrow (Thursday) and both … [Read more...]
What if I'm wrong
My friend Chris Brogan is working furiously to finish his book, Google+ for Business: How Google's Social Network Changes Everything (affiliate link), which you can already pre-order on Amazon. But what if he and his publisher are wrong and Google+ never takes off? Would that be the end of the world … [Read more...]
People Can Change
Not too long ago, a friend made the comment that people don't really change, do they? At the time, I agreed with my friend but that conversation gnawed at me and now I feel differently. Like many, I spent a great deal of my life struggling with money management. I've improved that significantly over … [Read more...]
Social Media Marketing Mix
Achieving a balanced marketing mix in the social media space can be tricky business. Part of the problem is that most social media is completely free to utilize. Just add your time and effort and shazam you have a marketing campaign. As a result, your inclination might be to try and utilize as many … [Read more...]
Where social media has taken me – Jim Raffel
Yesterday, Shelby addressed her personal and professional growth thanks to social media. I decided to provide a picture of the perks social media has provided me. The Perks I've always been good at networking myself into great venues and events even before social media. I managed to attend two … [Read more...]
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