As a member of the board of my local chapter of the IABC (International Association of Business Communicators), I was involved in a conversation about should we be talking politics. We didn’t come to a conclusion. Also with that group, I’ve been in conversations about thought leadership – what is it and who are some… Continue Reading
One of my coaches is encouraging me to increase my engagement by offering something. You know, the ubiquitous “Free Download” that tons of people sign up for and almost no one reads. I know that almost no one reads these things because I have a computer folder filled with the free downloads that I think… Continue Reading
My original plan for this blog was an attempt at something useful that would convince entrepreneurs that they really do need vacations in their life. That went nowhere quickly. I’m not sure I could say anything that hasn’t been said in a way that could be any more compelling. So, for fun, I went to… Continue Reading
The short answer to why a business needs a blog is: to be found. The internet is a wonderful and horrible thing for business. Wonderful because the web is open 24/7 and a company’s web presence tells the world what they do – also 24/7. Horrible because every other business on the web is also… Continue Reading
It is amazing what a person’s subconscious can whack them with. I was talking with one of my coaches trying to work out why I was having such a hard time writing up the sections of my book based on outside contributors. Then I started wondering why I was holding back on delivering the sections… Continue Reading
I was in Kaua’i and saw a sign for the Immaculate Conception Cemetery. For reasons that seem obvious – and yet indescribable – that struck me as just wrong. With one exception (my Buddhist aunt), everyone I tell about this sign agrees that something is off. Then it occurred to me, it is a mixed… Continue Reading
You know how it can be so easy to start berating yourself? Well, now is NOT that time. I thought about it and decided that I’d rather share some of my recent accomplishments rather than the drudgery of what I have yet to do. After all, we all have things to do and none of us… Continue Reading
Many people would say that a client and a customer are the same thing. On the surface, those people are not totally wrong – in fact, the third definition of client on dictionary.com is “a customer.” But, the third definition is not the first, so while similar, the two are different. (There I go, splitting… Continue Reading
(Or, how I went from worker bee to entrepreneur.) The joy of being a business owner is that you can do what you want when you want, right? Not so much. People keep telling me that I need to work ON my business, not IN it. Translation: do things to grow your business, let other… Continue Reading
I recently heard someone say that if a business only provides a service, it doesn’t have any lasting impact. That one hit me hard. While not a secret, I don’t say this often: I’m terrified of ending up like Eleanor Rigby. I don’t expect to be in the history books (unless as a possible author… Continue Reading