Have you thought about what success means for you right now? Satisfaction is keeping us from our best work I think it was Steven Pressfield who said that if you do something long enough, if you get serious about any craft (including writing), there comes a time when it begins to “kick your ass.” When [...]
Monthly Archives: January 2012
Big Brands, Little Shops, and Branded Twitter
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We Don’t Need a Different Way… We Need Better
I’ve come to a theory that most of us don’t do things THE BEST WAY. Instead, we typically do things THE WAY IT FIRST MADE SENSE. Maybe it was a good teacher, or well-written process instructions. Maybe it’s something you figured out on your own. Whatever way you learn, that’s most likely the path you’ll [...]
South Carolina Primary and New Media
Part of growing up in the South is a healthy respect for politics and religion. Two topics that might be more taboo in other areas of the country, they fit together here like fish and grits. But I’ve learned over the years that there’s more to life than my way, then my belief, then my [...]
SOPA and PIPA: what all the fuss is about…
I’m not a fan of political discussion in general. Usually these things get too heated too fast, with folks on opposing sides unable to see the other perspectives at play. What I have found interesting here is that most people on “this side” of the SOPA/PIPA debate are in a pretty unique solidarity. It’s not [...]
The Power of Positive Whatever
A strange game. The only winning move is not to play. How about a nice game of chess? – Joshua/WOPR, WarGames Here in South Carolina, constituents are being blitzed by ad campaigns from GOP candidates for President of the United States. A handful of commercials on TV tout the plans of their candidate. Mostly, the [...]
Networking in the New World
My new mantra of discipline and intentionality for 2012 leads us to the end of the week and a blogpost with a little something different. Might get back into the original “FYI Friday” mode, posting a video with whatever strikes my fancy. This week it’s late (so maybe next week can be on the value [...]
How To Start Blogging
You’ve been meaning to start. You know you want to write something important. You know you’ve got a story to tell, a design to unfold, a dream to share. You know you can do this. So what’s stopping you? I’ve tried a few of the platforms available, and the best beginner blog sites are Blogger.com [...]
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