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A Time to Bloom
Spring is my favorite season. It's a time of re-birth in nature. Every year in late February, I smile when I see the dull green of daffodil shoots poking up above the mulch. By March the yellow bouquets are gracing my front yard, followed by bright red tulips, that are wider than they are tall,…
Read MoreHow’s That LinkedIn Profile Working For You?
Yeah, I know that's a bit snarky. Honestly, most people aren't happy with their LinkedIn profile, but they don't do anything about it. It's like having a bad haircut and hoping 1) no one notices (ummm, yeah) and 2) as it grows out, it will look better. (It never does.) Photo by Robert Glen Fogarty.…
Read MoreBrilliant Ideas from Google, Pamela Slim,and Maybe You
I was struck today by two ideas that harness the power of recognizing your clients/customers. And it's not a holiday card with a thank you, which works, but isn't very exciting. Last August, I took a four-day workshop with Pamela Slim and Charley Gilkey for creative entrepreneurs. This morning, Pamela invited me, along with other…
Read MoreHow Good Are You at Self-Advocacy?
It's been awhile since I posted here. I've been learning about advocacy and self-advocacy. In preparing for a talk in Houston next week for the Juvenile Arthritis annual conference, I looked up the definition of "advocate." (The title of my talk is "Advocacy: Finding Your Voice." Contact me if you are in Houston and you…
Read MoreGeek Girls Band Together to Beat Recession
Last week, I blogged about a networking event that I had learned about at the last minute, a Girl Geek dinner, hosted by Sun Microsystems. The CBS affiliate in Denver, KCNC, Channel 4 News, decided to cover it, complete with a camera person in the lobby of Sun. (I wasn't able to embed the video…
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