Ordinary Life, Extraordinary Living

Life Lessons

Interview With Patricia Ryan Madson, Part 1

Welcome to the first in a series of interviews with wisdom entrepreneurs, innovators doing good and doing well, by transforming an idea into a movement. With each interview, we'll explore what it takes to go through the phases of A...

Calling All Girl Geeks In Denver/Boulder

This is short notice, but a great networking opportunity for "girl geeks" in Denver/Boulder. SUN Microsystems is hosting a Girl Geek Dinner on March 5 at 6pm (yes, that's tomorrow.) It's free and over 60 fabulous girl geeks have already...

Humanity on the NYC Subway

A wonderful video find from my Twitter feed (thanks @SharnAtlanta) led me to a group called ImprovEverywhere. Based in NYC, they "cause scenes of joy and chaos in public places" by enlisting thousands of "undercover agents." To date, they've completed...

How Book Authors Can Have a Bigger Voice

Forget the book tours. Go online. That was the advice of Tim Ferriss, author of The 4-Hour Work Week. If you don't believe Ferriss, check out this series of interviews with successful authors who are using social media to get...

How I’m Not Ready to Step Back Into the Fire

I set aside time this morning to research burnout and retention in an industry that is new to me. This industry is a potential niche for the organizational/group work I do with a partner. My business partner and I had...

Observations of a New Twitter User

I first heard about Twitter nearly two years ago and at the time, I didn't get it.  I gave it another try last fall, after seeing Twitter in use at the Thin Air Summit by afficionados. I saw enough to...

Resources for the Times We Live In

  A friend asked me to spread the word about a coaching program done by someone he knows and trusts. I rarely endorse stuff other than books, and usually only after I've read the book. However, I know that in times...

Young Entrepreneurs

Through Twitter, I'm meeting some interesting people. Two new followers are @joeldrapper and @9miles.  Joel Drapper is a 15-year old blogger and web designer in the UK, home-schooled. He comes from a family of 11 kids. Yes, you read that...

Etsy: E-Commerce Meets Community

Etsy, the online marketplace that connects buyers and sellers of "all things handmade," was named to the Fast Company 50, a listing of the world's most innovative companies. An interview with the CEO by Fast Company reveals the focus on...

Enabling Social Change Through Social Media: Learning From Each Other

What happens when you put an Internet icon (Dave Taylor), a marketing expert at the crossroads of new media and old media (Dave Webb), and a digital immigrant who bridges top down with bottom up approaches (Kim Dority) on a...