photo by Cesar R. The internet is an amazing resource – you can learn how to blow the shell off of a hard boiled egg (actually used this a few weeks ago – it’s pretty cool!).  You can learn why the sky is blue (handy when the kids start asking questions) or you could […]

   photo by meddygarnet  It’s an interesting phrase, but what does it really mean to ‘shoot yourself in the foot”?  According to the Using English website it means the following: If you shoot yourself in the foot, you do something that damages your ambition, career, etc. Self inflicted damage!  Just the kind of thing you’d […]

  photo by moonsheep  Electricity can be a great metaphor for a lot of things – as a business owner, it’s a great way to describe the entrepreneurial spark that powers your business.  It can be a blinding flash that makes a lot of noise or it can be a powerful steady thrum that consistently […]

Professionals don’t get much coverage when it comes to using social media and at first glance (or two) it’s not obvious how those that are in the B2B marketplace could successfully use social media for their business. I was doing a social media presentation earlier this week to a group of business owners and a […]

    photo by covilha  “If a good reputation is like Gold, then having Integrity is like owning the mine.”  John C. Maxwell / Jim Dornan – Becoming a Person of Influence I had a great opportunity to sit in on a Core Advocates training session this morning that focused on the importance of Reputation […]

  photo by marnox1  Search Engine Optimization has become a mystical term, invoking the idea of wizards laboring in their lofty towers to get websites onto the first page of Google. The reality is that SEO for really competitive online sites is an arcane art and if your business is going up against the big […]