Communicate with Glenda
I’m going on a 3 hour road trip next Sunday. With two friends. Becky and I can talk for the 3 hour drive with no problem. Glenda can’t. She has cerebral palsy. We’ll take apart her 150 pound chair and put it in the trunk. We’ll get her in the car too (not in the…
Dreaming in Real Life
Image by nickwheeleroz via Flickr We have two flower shops in our community. One is closing. The two shops share orders from their wholesalers – because individually they can’t afford it. So with shop number 1 going out of business, it may very well put enough pressure on shop number 2 to go out of …
You call yourself green?
It’s a good time to be talking about being green – this week is Earth Week. I propose it’s time to stop talking and do something. Why? Here’s just a few facts: The EPA reports toxic chemicals in our home cleaning and personal care products are 3 times more likely to cause cancer than…
Social Media for Real Estate People
Image by John T Pilot via Flickr How do you help a real estate agent and broker use social media to improve her business – and ultimately her bottom line? Facebook: Create a fan page. Build your fans from your local county – but reach out to other surrounding counties. Start with Chamber of Commerces,…
Warrior
Image via Wikipedia I’m operating in Warrior Mode. A warrior, to me, is someone who reaches for the highest fruit on the tree. Someone who is willing to learn and be more. Someone who has discipline and honor. Someone who believes life is sacred and we are invited to be grand in our experience of…
Tai Chi in Three
Image via Wikipedia I’ve been a student of tai chi over the years. Perhaps I should say I’ve been a fan. I’ve lived in a few different places over the years and taken many tai chi classes. There are many different forms of tai chi and I have not learned totally even one of them.…
Age of Conversation – 3
Drew McClellan is a local man from Iowa. We’ve met on the tourism, Iowa, bloggers circuits. He’s compiled a book or two. I got asked to write in the Age of Conversation Book 3. Take some time – check out all the authors listed below. They are experts in their field and have blogs and…
Save Our History
What if you could make a difference and save your local history all at the same time? You can. And it’s not hard. You just have to want to be involved. I’ll tell you a story and share an idea. In my community there was a group of people in the 1970’s and 1980’s who…
Rural America
. I‘m looking for people who care about rural America. I want to talk to my compadres. We know who rural America is. It’s the places where the people who live there take a deep breath, pull up their boot straps and get to work. Rural America is often ignored for the flashy lights of…
Rant in support of smart speakers
Have you attended a conference and wondered why they chose the speakers they did? Yeah, me too. That’s why Grant and I were very intentional on our choices of who to invite to speak to small businesses in rural America at www.smallbizsocialmediasummit.com. We chose our speakers because we know them. One of the basic tenants…