Sunday Update: Sick but Better
Whew, it’s been a whirlwind December! I’ve had a lot of forced down time – sickness. Usually I try to work through being sick, I mean, we always get better – right? Wrong. This time I needed medical help. I have literally over extended myself and my amazing body got sick. It DEMANDED I slow…
Sunday Update: Late
When you fall off a horse, the regional wisdom is to get right back on it and ride. Well, I fell off the horse these past two weeks. Actually, the horse bucked me right off and chased me around the field for a long time. Damn horse. We put my mom into a nursing home…
Sunday Update: Habit
It’s good to have habits. I have my faux TRX straps hanging on my front door. I do pushups and pullups twice a day, for a couple of minutes each, just by habit. I go to Tuesday training with Leah, by habit. I do squats in the shower, by habit. While washing dishes, I do…
Sac City – Thank You!
Tonight I spent a couple of hours in Sac City working with some small businesses. We covered Advanced Facebook and Twitter. This is my second trip there and it’s a great little town. Shirley Phillips, from Western Iowa Tourism introduced me to their Chamber director Brandy Ripley and we started this series of online marketing…
Rural Philanthropy in Michigan
Rural Partners in Michigan, of the Michigan Rural Conference, gives out Rural Grants. Every year they host the Small Town and Rural Development Conference. I’ve been asked to keynote in April and I’m very excited to be a part of this conference. Because these guys get it. This program offers grants of up to $800…
Sunday Update: Life
You know, life gets in the way. Last Saturday I took my mom to the hospital. She has pneumonia, COPD, Congestive Heart Failure and now she’s suffering from confusion. Then there’s work – and a lot of it. Good thing I love what I do! I made it to my personal training session this week.…
What Kind of Place Do You Want to Work In?
Have you heard of @Clockwork_Tweet? Me neither. Until this video was shared with me on twitter. They said it would probably work better in start ups, and not in established businesses. I think there would be opportunity to have businesses that could operate this way. I think we could learn a lot from this company,…
Sunday Update: Aging
This whole business of aging sucks. Not aging — just the business of it. There are so many companies promoting quick fixes for the aging process. Wrinkle removers, sleeping pills, wake up pills, facelifts, neck lifts, tummy tucks and on and on. Then there’s the whole pharmaceutical trip (irony intended). Drugs for one problem that…
Why I Shop at Wal-Mart
A reader of this blog sent me an email. She wanted to explain why she went to Wal-Mart. Now, she’s a local small business supporter. The lesson is: just because you are a small business, you don’t always deserve the business. Customer Service is VITAL. Here’s her story: The house I recently moved into…
Animoto: A Video
We like to shop small in Webster City. During Ladies Night Out we took a lot of pictures and wanted to find a way to showcase them. To the rescue: Animoto! Animoto.com is a great, free, site where you can upload your pictures and they create a wonderful little video! Here’s a short video for…