Are We So Successful That We’ve Lost Our Way?
In a call with a mentor today, he talked about a company that proactively challenges whether they are drinking their own Kool-Aid. How? By seeking a third party assessment of how they do business, when business is going well. The...
9 Myths About Blogging
I've been blogging since 2005. Blogging has become second nature to me. It's a discipline and a pleasure (yes, it may sound like an oxymoron, but it's not)that continues to provide unexpected dividends. After starting and maintaining three blogs and...
Advice from an Entrepreneur: Do The Right Thing
I was surprised when I received an ezine from my online backup service. The founder of the company wrote a personal note to customers, not about the biz or about a new services. Instead, he wrote about a 1962 movie,...
Encore Study
I recently posted on my other blog about the book, Encore, by Marc Freedman. The subtitle is "Finding Work That Matters in the Second Half of Life." A wonderful community around the ideas in the book is forming at Encore.org....
Grace (Eventually) and the Human Voice
I just finished Anne Lamott's newest book (2007), Grace (Eventually). The subtitle is "Thoughts on Faith." Lamott is one of my favorite writers, because her writing is so honest. She gives the reader inside look at how her mind works...
Learning from the Fashionistas
See this interview with Patricia Handschiegel for tips and examples of great networking and community-building. I found her advice to be so on target, not only for ABV but also for entrepreneurship in general, that I posted on my other...
More Signs of the Changing Landscape
The world as the digital immigrant knew it growing up is changing. Rapidly. Recent news items that illustrate continuing trends: Waning Power of Traditional Media Starting next year, U. S. News will cut back its publishing schedule, from once a...
Learning from the Fashionistas
Patricia Handschiegel, founder of social media company, StyleDiary.net, was recently interviewed about building a business. The interview is packed with great advice for entrepreneurs--following your passion, being your own best customer by solving a problem that you are personally experiencing,...