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 … [Read more...]
A Real Thank You to the Greatest Generation
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 … [Read more...]
What Is Your Criticism Style?
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 … [Read more...]
9 Books That Inspire Me
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 interesting blog … [Read more...]
vBlog: A Real #shoplocal Experience
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 … [Read more...]
Twitter is the New #ShopLocal
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 … [Read more...]
New Source of Daily Inspiration
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 … [Read more...]
More Time Through Radical Thinking
If you are like me you need more time and energy to sustain all the wonderful projects and relationships in your life. Until recently my own linear thinking had me believing the conventional wisdom that time and energy are finite. Neither assumption is true. Let me explain. Recently while loading … [Read more...]
Living the Dream
At approximately 4:00pm yesterday I walked into AJ Bombers restaurant, sat down in "our booth" (the first booth my wife Cheryl and I ever sat in at Bombers) next to my friend and owner of AJ Bombers, Joe Sorge. Across the table from us sipping his Lakefront brew was Chris Brogan. YES! That Chris … [Read more...]
Five W's Twitter Presentation
My presentation as a member of the social media panel at the Wisconsin Publishers' Production Club. I was asked to speak on Twitter. The slides just provided talking points but should give you a flavor of the conversation. During the presentation I also addressed the following list of bullet points … [Read more...]
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