Goals for 2011: Build It
It’s been a year of ups and downs. The roller coaster went pretty fast this year. Last years goals were all met. When I wrote them, I thought “will I be able to do this?” Looking back, it seems they weren’t bold enough or big enough. This year I’ll expand on my goals – create…
Small Town Marketing Primer
Well I’ve done it. I wrote my first ebook. Small Town Marketing Primer It’s free and I encourage you to share it. Please come back and comment – would love to hear your thoughts. The chapters are Social Media, Day to Day, Business Sense, Take Action, Time Off, Melaleuca and Me, and Administrative. There’s plenty…
Acceptance: Day 13
Acceptance is a person’s agreement to experience a situation, to follow a process or condition (often a negative or uncomfortable situation) without attempting to change it, protest, or exit. (according to Wikipedia) Winter is not my favorite season. I don’t like being cold, falling on the ice or driving in bad weather. However, I live…
Google Reader
There’s millions of blogs and I can’t read everyone. I can however subscribe via RSS feed and put some of my favorites in my Google Reader. Here’s a few posts I’ve read this morning. For the traveler … if you don’t want to travel after this, you’re not a traveler. I want to go out…
Take Care of Yourself First: Day 12
This is my great niece Natalie. She hands out smiles to anyone who wants one. She relies on me and trusts me. It’s my sacred duty to take care of her and be the greatest great aunt in the world. To that end, I make a solemn oath to take care of myself first. I…
Dear Santa
Dear Santa, I got what I need. A roof over my head, people who love me, food in my cabinets and ways to make a living. Blessings indeed! Take my gift to someone who needs a little help. There’s a man down the street who can’t find a job. Help him this year. That lady…
6 Things: Gift for the Geek
Image by Mubina H via Flickr I have a folder in my email called “Business Tips”. When I get a email, usually from a list serve or someone I subscribe to, that I like and think I could use it later, I put it in this folder. My gift to you this year, is to…
Attributes of a good cover letter
People are looking for work. The competition is tough. You’ve written your resume and tweeked it to match the job you are looking for (if you haven’t, do that first). DON’T JUST SEND IN THE RESUME. You need to announce yourself first. A good cover letter will will make the reader want to meet you…
Music Wanted
I love music. Thing is, I usually listen to the same songs. Today I found a cover of a song by Bruno Mars. Yeah – that’s what I said. Bruno who? Turns out, this kid is good. Expanding your activities is good for the soul. It’s also good for business. Can anyone recommend other music…
Work Quotes
Good, better, best Never let it rest Until your good is better and your better, best The highest reward for a person’s toil is not what they get for it, but what they become by it. – John Ruskin Even if you are on the right track you will still get run over if you…