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Are you using a talking pad to sell your ideas?

A couple of weeks ago Seth Godin blogged about The Talking Pad (and the following post was a variation called the modern talking pad).  The concept is when you’re talking with someone either 1 on 1 or in a small group, instead of using a powerpoint presentation, you should walk them through the discussion with […]

Two Resources that will show you the Future!

Technology is coming to all of us (keep an eye out for it!)  😉 Below are a couple of interesting looks at the pervasiveness of Social Media – everyone is talking about it and now it looks clear that most people are participating in it in some fashion. Social Media Revolution! The first piece does […]

Chasing rainbows won’t get you where you want to be

  Have you ever felt like you were chasing a rainbow?  You know that there’s a metaphorical pot of gold out there somewhere and you’re running hard…towards something but you’re not really sure where or what that something is. I’ve had this discussion with several of my clients recently (and been struggling with it some […]

How to Network Effectively (10 Steps)

Networking for your business is about making friends (you don’t have to kiss them…). Unfortunately most people don’t really ‘get’ the whole networking thing, which makes going to networking events sometimes very painful.  As an example, at an event I was at last week there was a woman that was waiting in a corner and […]

When you’re on the net…very funny stuff!

So you know that a trend is becoming mainstream when people start making fun of it and doing spoof Broadway musicals about it.   Social Media is certainly ripe for satire and the clip below does a great (and very funny) job of bringing out the really silly things people do.  It’s very well done! Check […]

To Blog or Not to Blog – that’s the question

                   comic from blaugh.com I had a great discussion this morning with an entrepreneur that’s still in the start-up phase for her new business.  We talked about what her approach is, how she’s going to be different than the competition and ultimately where she wants to go with her business. She’s in a very conservative […]