Some 20 years ago one of my co-workers struggled with expressing her feminine energy in the macho world of the oil and gas company that employed us. Those were the days when John Malloy wrote his fashion manifesto, "Dress For Success". My friend’s struggles with who she was and what ‘the corporation’ expected inspired the…
I was inspired by Dawud’s recent post "The Face Behind My Blog". So, here’s my photo. The photo was taken this past Easter weekend by my son Matt. I’m poised on the guardrail at the edge of Elbow Falls in Kananakis country. I tend not to like photos of myself. BUT I do like this…
I loved the title of this bit by Chris at Media Bistro’s MBToolbox, "Confessions of a Dirty Link Whore" WOW! Sex, Tech, and Networking! All good things come in 3s. Chris’ commentary on maxing up your LinkedIn profile makes some interesting points about the power of "Who you know". It’s long been a tenet of…
I don’t think of myself as a quitter. In fact, if anything is true I tend to stick things out far too long. Long past the time when it’s good for me. Thus it was that the other day I found myself overwhelmed by my ‘school work’ as a trainee instructor at the University of…
I went back to school at the age of 39 to do my MSOD degree. It was bloody hard work. But, after 20 months of slogging, 2000 hours of field work, research, reading, and typing, retyping, editting my thesis was approved and April 16, 1988 I walked across the stage and accepted my fake diploma….
I’ve been reading Keith Ferrazzi’s, "Never Eat Alone" and got to wondering what he was up to. Exploring his site for the book I was lead to his "Life Coach 101" Tool. Gave it a try. Revealing! What I like is the fact that it gently forces you to create an ‘advisory board’ to help…
I was having coffee yesterday with a friend/former client. And, we were discussing (bemoaning) our respective ‘states of change’. She has taken a sabbatical from her career of 23 years to "find her Bliss" so to speak. I’m still it seems in Transition, moving hopefully toward my Dreams. We got to talk about why it’s…
A forum discussion with Dawud Miracle of Healthy Web Design got me thinking. Dawud postulated the notion that Blogging is for everyone and is a phenomenal tool for building relationships. I’d agree that Blogging is a superb tool for building relationships. But, I’m not certain Blogging is for everyone. I work almost exclusively with creative…
No less an ‘authority’ than the Wall Street Journal suggests how Blogging may garner the attention you want from prospective employers. Via MediaBistro
Boston’s the Weekly Dig reports that a new start up newspaper, BostonNOW, will open up significant chunks of the paper’s real estate to …. ta da…. Bloggers. So, if you Blog, and WRITE WELL, and live in Boston … here’s your chance for fame.