Archives for 2010

What do you do to get what you get?

QUOTE: “If we keep doing what we’re doing, we’re going to keep getting what we’re getting.” – Stephen R. Covey Ohhhh Soooo True. This reflects us in every aspect of our lives from how we treat people, how we drive, what we think, what we watch and then mimic, what we listen to and then […]

4 Reasons To Leave Your Mobile Device At Home On Purpose!

Or accomplish the same thing by turning it off for 24 hours – and leaving it off. A friend just posted a comment on her facebook wall: “Like a fish outta water today. Left me cell phone home…. uggggg”. Here was my reply: “So what type of work are you getting to do that you […]

C-SPAN – Hat’s Off for the Video Tour of Incident Command Post in Houma, Louisiana

C-SPAN answered my post of Tuesday with this Video Tour of the Incident Command Post in Houma, Louisiana. I saw a re-run of this on Sunday night. Check C-SPAN listings to see if it will be re-aired again. This is exactly what I was looking for. Here we have a detailed walk through of the […]

BP Oil Catastrophe – “Why aren’t these people in jail?” – Not What You Think!

Don’t let the title fool you because I don’t think this is the issue that needs to be discussed right now. Here’s a copy of my comments on the Ex-EPA Officials: Why Isn’t BP Under Criminal Investigation? Friday 28 May 2010 by: Jason Leopold, t r u t h o u t | Report blog […]

Another great resource for conquering your fear(s)

Seth Godin once again has pointed me in the direction of a great resource.  fear.less a free digital publication launched on May 3rd. “fear.less is a free online magazine that empowers people through unique stories of overcoming fear.” Read this new publication either online or download it via PDF to digest later and then share […]

Time Spent Elsewhere

The Pocono Tweetup tribe has been keeping me very busy. I love them for that because it means they have been pushing me past my comfort zone. An unfortunate consequence is I have less time to spend here. A fortunate consequence means I have to rethink where else I’m spending time and rethink the value […]

Social Is As Social Does

My new motto came as an inspiration while watching (for the millionth time) “Forrest Gump” – here it is: Social is as Social does!. Take a second… Let it sink in… Social Media is NOT ME standing up acting like a talking head. Social Media is ABOUT YOU! Take WIIFM (What’s In It For Me!) […]

Change – Not Because You Have To But Because You Want To

Making that decision to break up the normal routine isn’t always easy but then again change never is. At our tweetup this morning Jason mentioned something along those lines – let’s see it ah had to do with finding new opportunities as change forces us to look at our world differently. I’m certainly not the […]

Google Your 800 Number to Find Opportunities

Everyone in business has an 800, 888, 877 or some kind of toll-free number right? Most everyone has a web address as well or they should (that’s a topic for another day) right? So what does having an 800 number have to do with finding opportunities using Google? Do this one thing before continuing to […]

Green Cleanup

In my past post entitled Clutter Cleanup I asked a question about looking for functional items you no longer use that could be donated to local businesses. This is a great way to unclutter your space and help someone save some money. But what about those electronic devices that no-one could really use and or […]