There are parts of your story you may choose to never share. There are other parts you may never share online. Maybe there are parts you plan to share in a book somewhere down the line. If you're like me, however, you will share most of your story face to face once we know each other. There are … [Read more...]
What's your post BlogWorld plan?
As I write this I'm flying home from Las Vegas where I attended BlogWorld and SGIA over the last several days. I took my own advice and slept more than I usually do during a show. So, my head is clear and I'm thinking takeaways and immediate action items. Here's some stream of consciousness thinking … [Read more...]
Incremental vs. Breakthrough Change
Because change is a constant, it makes sense to spend time understanding the process and harnessing how it happens, with the idea being to arrive at the best possible outcome. Sometimes methodical incremental change will make sense. At other times breakthrough change could be required to remain a … [Read more...]
Live in the moment
Have you ever been so wrapped up in your own little world that you feel like you missed something? I had just this feeling on a recent flight. So, I stopped writing, closed my MacBook, took my ear buds out and had an hour long conversation with the woman sitting next to me. Social media is real, … [Read more...]
Sleep is a weapon
I'm writing this early Monday morning and by design I spent a good part of this weekend sleeping more than I normally would. Two reasons; 1. last week was spent in four cities and 3 different hotels, 2. By the time you read this post I'll be wrapping up four days in Las Vegas at two different … [Read more...]
21 days to a (better) blog – part 2
Please be sure to refer back to Week 1: Up and running if you didn't get a chance to read the first installment of 21 days to a better blog last Friday. This week I am focusing on some of the devilish little details that separate a fun blog from one that has the potential to be a business … [Read more...]
Entry level
Entry level jobs should stay just that. As our country approaches ten percent unemployment folks who normally wouldn't even apply for certain types of jobs are now doing those jobs. The problem is, a forty year old displaced engineer may not be the right person to work your hotel front desk. They … [Read more...]
Define your own pond
For a while ColorMetrix was a big fish in a small pond. Then, the pond grew and other fish jumped in "our" pond. The pond, however, was getting bigger, so while we noticed we just kept swimming and growing like the rest of the fish in our pond. Finally, there was a drought and the pond stop … [Read more...]
SGIA and BlogWorld this week
If you are headed to either SGIA or BlogWorld this week in Las Vegas hopefully we will run into each other. I'll be utilizing the Las Vegas Monorail to travel between the convention center for SGIA and Mandalay Bay for BlogWorld. Some places we might meet Between sessions at BlogWorld - I will be … [Read more...]
18 Useful WordPress plugins
Recently while speaking at the Central Wisconsin Social Media Conference I was asked by Jim Carlson for a list of the WordPress plugins I use. I figured as long as I was taking the time to pull the list together I may as well share it with you as well. The link included with each plugin is the … [Read more...]
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