Dreaming Room
I recently attended a Dreaming Room, conducted by Michael Gerber, author of The E-Myth Revisited, and a long-time expert on small biz. I previously reported on a one-day seminar with Gerber. While the one-day is the appetizer, the two and...
Facebook, YouTube, and the New Media
I've been trying to figure out how the new media is changing our world--what gets noticed, how ideas break through the clutter, how we behave differently. There's alot to get my arms around. According to The Center for Media Research,...
Attendance Line
A conversation I recently had on behalf of my son: "Attendance Line, Mary speaking." "I'd like to report that my son will not be in school today." "Oh, is he ill?" "No, he decided not to come to school...
Wise Words for a Hectic World
My friend, Kenny Moore, reminded me of a beautiful poem from David Whyte, author of "The Heart Aroused: Poetry and the Preservation of the Soul in Corporate America." "This is not the age of information. This is not the age...
Multi-tasking
A friend emailed me about a disturbing commercial promoting multi-tasking as a good thing. The ad showed a professional ballet dancer, touting the fact that she could take photos and post them to a blog, all while being on stage...
Niches
Great post by Seth Godin on picking a niche. Makes me think of something my husband has been saying, half-joking, to me for several years, ever since I left the engineering profession: "Honey, I don't know what you do, but...
Creativity at the Beach
Last month, the Wall Street Journal reported on a small software company, Red Swoosh, that opted for a change of scenery in April 2006. Four developers moved their offices to a beach in Thailand for six weeks. The idea was...
Maintenance
At my last annual checkup with my OB/GYN, I was struck by how much more maintenance seems to be required these days for a forty-something. It started with the physician's assistant asking me if I was taking a daily multi-vitamin...