Get Over Yourself – Create Your Reality

I had a conversation about exploring possibilities versus complaining about the lack of them. If you are stuck in the “why does this happen to me” world – get out of it.  It’s dangerous over there and nothing good ever happens in that world.  How DO you get out of that miserable world? 1. Turn…

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Small Town Marketing Primer

Well I’ve done it.  I wrote my first ebook. Small Town Marketing Primer It’s free and I encourage you to share it.  Please come back and comment – would love to hear your thoughts. The chapters are Social Media, Day to Day, Business Sense, Take Action, Time Off, Melaleuca and Me, and Administrative. There’s plenty…

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Attributes of a good cover letter

People are looking for work.  The competition is tough.  You’ve written your resume and tweeked it to match the job you are looking for (if you haven’t, do that first). DON’T JUST SEND IN THE RESUME. You need to announce yourself first.  A good cover letter will will make the reader want to meet you…

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Music Wanted

I love music.  Thing is, I usually listen to the same songs.  Today I found a cover of a song by Bruno Mars.  Yeah – that’s what I said.  Bruno who? Turns out, this kid is good. Expanding your activities is good for the soul.  It’s also good for business. Can anyone recommend other music…

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Work Quotes

Good, better, best Never let it rest Until your good is better and your better, best The highest reward for a person’s toil is not what they get for it, but what they become by it. –  John Ruskin Even if you are on the right track you will still get run over if you…

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IRL In Real Life

IRL.   It stands for In Real Life. You see it bantered around on social media websites.  “We need to meet in IRL.”  “I know her from IRL.” Mitch Joel wrote today about how he doesn’t like that term.  He says: When you’re online, are you fake? Is your online avatar simply that: a representation of…

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How this network marketer answers “What do you do?”

I get asked often “what do you do?”. The automatic response is “I set up accounts for an Inc 500 company that manufactures their products right here in the United States.  Non-toxic products for your health and home, more affordable than Wal-Mart, safer and delivered to your door.“ If I have more time, I like…

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What to do with all those notes

I go to a lot of meetings. I take a lot of notes. I just started typing up my notes as soon after the meeting as I can.  I then email them to the parties that were at the meeting and to myself. Amazing how often those notes come in handy. they are a concrete…

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Celebrating an Anniversary

Two years ago today I was laid off from a 9 to 5 job. I made a commitment to spend 24 months learning what social media is, using it and creating a difference. Here’s what I’ve learned in those two years: Twitter is more than talking about what you are doing Blogging can change your…

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It’s Only Water

There was a post on Facebook about free water. Shelene Codner ‎124 Pallets of bottled water available to non-profits, government entities, 501 c 3 organizations and municipalities – located in Ames. Will split out pallets – you do not have to take all 124 pallets. I volunteer at the Chamber of Commerce and thought “why…

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