Unwilling
Lezlie Calloway went to India on a mission trip with E3. Before today I had never heard of her. After today, I think I’ll never forget what I heard. I attended her home church in Liscomb Iowa to hear her speak about her mission trip. I expected I’d hear about the Indian culture, how the…
You Matter
Angela Maiers matters. She believes you matter too. I had the great pleasure to work with Angela at the #140confDM – and I knew when she stood on stage that she was going to make a difference. Take 19 minutes and 48 seconds to watch her presentation from TEDX Des Moines – and you…
Creating a Right Customer Experience
Many of us are involved with customers in one way or another. If you work retail, you see them all day (hopefully). If you work as a freelancer of any sort, your clients are your customers. If you volunteer at the local chamber, the people who enter the door are your customers. Mike Wagner…
Party!
How many parties do you get invites to? I get a lot of them. Silpada, Tupperware, Tastefully Simple, Avon, Wild Tree — and so many more. I do love going to parties that my friends are holding. Here’s a marketing secret – the more personal relationships you nurture, the more your business will grow. …
John Deere Tara
@JohnDeereTara – Web nerd & farm girl living in Iowa. Sucker for anything chocolate and unabashed coffee addict. Works in communications at John Deere. That’s her description on Twitter. And that is certainly who she is. That’s why I jumped at the chance to have a two person tweet up with her at Starbucks in…
Needy is as needy does
Ed Bestoso made a good point last week. He said that if you are trying to help the needy in your business, you’ll always be helping the needy. This is business we are talking about people. If you want to help the needy in your volunteer life, well that’s the place to help the needy! …
Miss Dazey Comes to Iowa
I know lots of people online. Thousands. Out of all of them, @Miss_Dazey is the one person I thought I’d never meet. She lives in Missouri and spends a lot of time sleeping. Her health requires it. Linda (Miss Dazey) doesn’t travel much, and when she does its to see Jeanne Robertson or her…
DeWitt Iowa
Saturday Mom and I went to breakfast at the Sunrise Cafe. Upon entering we saw a table full of Red Hats and knew we were in a place with good food. Red Hat ladies often know how to cook good food, and I trust their judgement in the places they choose to eat at.…
Pinterest Ideas (Day Two)
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