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Read MoreWorkshop: Putting Your Business on the Map
Sheila Scarborough is a friend. I met her on the Bloggers Tour in Hutchinson, Kansas in 2009. We met because of twitter. Both of us responded to a tweet to be a part of a bloggers tour. Now I have the great pleasure to host Sheila as the speaker and facilitator of a workshop next…
Read MoreJustin Levy: Value in Social Media
Right now Justin is having brain surgery. On August 10 he had two severe seizures and during them he fractured both shoulders. He’s already had two shoulder surgeries and right now they are working on his brain to remove a tumor that caused the seizures. I first ‘met’ Justin Levy online. He was gracious enough…
Read MoreShould Small Businesses Blog?
The short answer: yes. Google “small businesses that blog”. The answers you get back with blogs that are actually from small businesses and not marketers is woefully small. What a great opportunity to establish yourself as an expert, answer your customer’s questions and have some fun! I gave a presentation to the Social Media Breakfast…
Read MoreBlog Action Day: Inequality
I was interviewed Tuesday and asked “What do women entrepreneurs need?” My response was “why don’t you just ask me what entrepreneurs need?” It got me to thinking … what inequalities are left for women entrepreneurs? I now have a post to write for Blog Action Day! What is Blog Action Day? Founded in…
Read MoreHeaded to LeClaire, Iowa
Why am I headed to LeClaire, Iowa? 1. I’m a chamber director. It’s always good to take a look at other communities that are ‘doing it right’. It’s even better to spend a couple of days there, talk to some shop owners, get a good feel for the community. In this day of rural…
Read MoreSunday Update: Persistence
This week I did a few things I couldn’t do a year ago. I couldn’t even try them or imagine I could do them. I rolled a humvee, on purpose. It was a simulation, but we were in a real humvee and they stopped it when we were hanging upside down. And told us to…
Read More12 Things I’m Not Going To Do
I am not going to: 1. Complain. Who has time to listen to me anyway? I’ll just work with people and we will figure out how to make things better. 2. Sit on my ass. That’s right – I’ve committed to 12 weeks of 2x a week training and 3x a week bootcamp. My BOB…
Read MoreSunday Update: Just checking in
It was a weekend last week of Misfits. Then crazy two days at work. Then two days of Ag Urban Initiative. Through it all I worked out two days. However, I picked up an accountability partner. Little does he know, I take that roll seriously! What is an accountability partner? We will share our schedule…
Read MoreSunday Update: EMS
EMS: Emotional, Motivational, Spiritual Often we work on one thing, exercise for example, and disregard the rest. Or maybe you’re working on just your diet. For effective weight loss, we all know it’s got to be a combination of both. Thursday through Sunday (today, my birthday) I’ve been at the Misfit Conference. It’s in Fargo…
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