What Ifs
Image by niclindh via Flickr What if we gave more than we get? Customer service would mean something then. Where do I shop? At the stores that greet me when I walk in the door. I shop where the staff offers me assistance, maybe points out something new – and then leaves me alone to…
The Tipping Point Hits Home
The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell brought into focus a new catch phrase. A tipping point is the levels at which momentum for change becomes unstoppable. We see tipping points in our everyday lives. Facebook is a great example. One year ago, the majority of rural America…
This is who I am
I am not you. Stop trying to mold me into something you think I should be. I have my own ideas, my own ways of doing things, my own beliefs and my own dreams. I carry parts of the girl I was in grade school. My heart remembers you from 20 years ago. But it’s…
Conversation + Action = Economic Development
I interviewed Dr. Simon Estes two days ago. He’s a world famous opera singer. A kind, humble man imbued with joy that it bubbles out as excitement and a glow that cannot be contained. I sat on the edge of my seat and listened intently to the stories he told, the ideas he had and…
10 Lessons Learned
What I learned to do in the past 12 months – and my advice to you is to learn to do it too. 1. When using your digital camera to make a video, plant your elbows on a solid surface and then hold the camera. It eliminates the shaking. 2. If you want someone to…
Small Business Social Media Summit
Debworks and G2 Web Media announce the Small Business Social Media Summit to occur June 5 and June 6, 2010 in Hutchinson, Kansas. This summit is designed specifically for small businesses to identify social media avenues (like Facebook, twitter, blogging), how to use them and walk away with a plan for their business. Hutchinson Kansas…
Baby steps
I’ve been working with a client on some online marketing ideas. We’ve been having lunch about once a month for a year now. When we first started, she had no idea what she wanted to do. It was a bit overwhelming for her. Too many choices. So we took a step back and just sat…
Alone again, unnaturally
Image by Beatnic via Flickr You can’t do it all alone. We need each other and we need the human interaction. Working from home – has many benefits. You set your own schedule, wear what you want, work when you want. Those are great benefits. Except I’ve found that if my life does not have…
My love affair
I have a love affair with the internet. Yes, it’s true. It’s a real, full blown, in your face relationship too. The internet makes my blood boil, sometimes brings me to my knees, gives me great pleasure and makes me mad. It informs me, teaches me, pushes me, makes me grow. My old boyfriend is…
Bringing the best
It’s an exciting time for a geeky girl to be in small town America – things are changing. People are curious, they want to know things.