Midwest Maybe
Ben Milne from Dwolla said at the Social IRL Conference on Thursday you can contribute in a positive or negative way. Are you someone who complains a lot? You’ll find that negative attracts negative and you’ll soon be surrounded by negative people. Jason Freed from 37 signals taught him that the concept of recognizing bad…
Concentric Circles
Melanie Mayberry is a lot like you and me. She goes to work, she volunteers in the community, she has good friends and she sings in the choir. She also can put pen to paper and write an interesting review, tall story or the truth. I’ve asked her to share here monthly with a blog…
Luxurious Living: Tour Hampton
Sadly, we had to cancel this event today due to lack of enrollments. I was just going to delete this post, but then I thought maybe you could help me. Would you share in the comments what you liked about this event idea, what you didn’t like or how you would have marketed this…
No Excuses
Can I tell you the number of times I’ve heard “I don’t know how to do that.” I’m talking about using social media as another marketing tool for your small business. The opportunity presents itself this Thursday to spend an afternoon with Jason Falls, Mr. No BullShit, and be a part of an in-depth discussion on…
Scheduled Recharge
I have loved the beach … forever. I’m pretty fond of small town living too. Though I do miss my Chicago. I am forever thankful for the friends I have. My work is a joy. Most of the time. I’m feeling on top of the world these days. I’m creating, connecting and happy. I find…
Bloggers needed
Last year Franklin County hosted a Bloggers Tour. We invited bloggers to make their way to our community and we hosted them for 3 days. They experienced life in Franklin County and we enjoyed their fresh view with new eyes. We’ve decided to do it again! October, 5, 6 and 7 we’ve got room for…
State of Now: AgIowa Recap
I spent yesterday listening to farmers and those who work in agriculture share their stories of using the technology of now. We met for 3 hours at ISU Campus in Ames Iowa. This was the first mini State of Now Conference. Last April was the 2nd State of Now Conference in Des Moines and many…
Who’s life are you living?
Who would not want to read a book that starts off like this: “There are times when we sail so far off course, when our dreams are so far from reach that they appear but balmy glimmers violently strewn on a distant horizon which we will never pierce. When complacency and compliance, when safety and…
Are You Doing What You’re Good At?
I’m not the world’s best at bookkeeping. I can balance a checkbook, track ticket sales and sponsorships and write things down. But I don’t have any desire to learn Quickbooks, or to slave over a calculator and excel spreadsheet to balance someone’s business income/expense reports. Even my own. Payroll? Not even a little interested in…
Writing my obituary
No, I’m not dead. I’m not sick. In fact, I’m quite well and very much alive. But I got to thinking about my life, my work and my family. It all started when a family friend died and I was reading his obituary. It was an extremely cool one. You read it, and you just…