I wish I’d had Marti Olsen Laney’s "The Hidden Gifts of the Introverted Child" when my son was small. You see my son is(was) an Introvert. Poor lad grew up with 3, count ’em 3, Extraverts. At the time I thought he was just shy and quiet and thoughful. Then when I learned about the…
I just recieved an email from a 17-year old who stumbled upon this blog. RB asked me for advice on finding jobs for artists. Here’s what I said (and a bit more): "First of all, congratulations on knowing at 17 what you want to be! My advice is to take it one step at a…
There’s a bajillion Blogs in the Blogosphere! How do you attract folks to yours? In my last post I spoke about the obvious: ya gotta write! This post expands on that notion. To attract readers you need to write: With passion — Dull, insipid, stupid prose belongs anywhere BUT your Blog. It’s not like everything…
Several of my clients have asked me about strategies for promoting their Blog. So, I thought I’d pen a few thoughts… in my Blog! What else? Building Buzz for Your Blog – Strategy #1 This one seems obvious but … Blog! Ain’t nobody gonna read nothing, if there’s nothing to read….
There is some magic in 3: – Win, Place, Show– Gold, Silver, Bronze– The Father, The Son, The Holy Ghost I help my clients FOCUS by having them narrow their GOALS and efforts to 3 — at any one time. That is, they don’t have JUST 3 goals for their life and career. It’s just…
I first began struggling with the question, “What do I want to be when I grow up?†way back in 1984, pre-World-Wide-Web. That struggle was ‘resolved’ when my employer gave me a Platinum Parachute and said in effect, “go away. We don’t love you anymore!†I decided to go back to school and enrolled…
Where does time go? 2 weeks ago I attended Lexi.net’s "Online Identity" conference. A bit of a schizoprhenic experience. One conference track was focused on protecting my online identity. The other one was on promoting my identity. What did I learn about protecting my identity? There are basic things I can do. Like using decent…
Back in September, I stumbled across a copy of Business + Strategy the flagship journal of Booz Hamilton Allen, the Big 5 Strategy firm. I was captivated by an article on "The Neuroscience of Leadership". Stephanie West Allen was kind enough to send me a link to a recent Webinar by the authors. You can…
Are you: – Single– Working– Female– Feeling alone What’s a gal to do? How about joining SWWAN – the Single Working Women’s Affiliate Network.No Tupperware(R) parties. Single moms are single women, too! Honest to goodness support from women just like YOU! GO GRRRRL!
I was delighted to be interviewed by coach Susan Henderson. Susan is the brainchild behind the Blog "The Sucessful Dilettante" — a site that features interview with Creative, Eclectic, Mulitaltented professonals. Check out my story here.