February 2011
One of the best things to happen to teaching! Tenure is on the way out! With it, a TON of dead weight! It’s about time! Pun & all!
Computer & human viruses! I’ve been attacked by both this week! NORTON handled the computer in *Superb Fashion!* Human? Still working on it!
Online marketers are clamoring about Google’s algorithmic shift! Integrate a balanced online strategy & it’s no big deal~Content & Presence!
Take the long view online! I’ve heard so many “gurus” talk about getting in & getting out! Online? “Instant Riches” = “Fool’s Gold!”
Video works! Even if it doesn’t go “viral” at once! In just over 18mos, on ONE of my YouTube channels, I’ve had 95,057 views! Video works!
“Time is limited, so I better wake up every morning fresh & know that I’ve…1 chance to live this particular day right….” Lance Armstrong
My apologies! That last remark was not mine!! My Ping.fm account was hacked somehow?! Time for new passwords!
Watching The Battle for Marjah & was horrified! After a villager lost his family the marines offered. Him money on camera!
“Few men…come anywhere near exhausting the resources dwelling within them. There are deep wells of strength…never used.” Richard Byrd
Editing a proposal & jammin to ELO! Roll Over Beethoven! Live ‘73 Public Hall Cleveland with Beach Boys & Linda Ronstadt! Rockin the Hall!
Bose QuietComfort15 offer super noise cancellation & the sound is awesome until you reach the upper range. Then? HARSH sound! Disappointing!
What does it take to create your own business? Thick skin, belief in yourself, your product or service, persistence, & GUTS! Then? Action!!!
Final consultation tomorrow. HUGE account! I can’t keep up with demand! If I had 5 of me? We’d all be busy! Tried to hire a trainee! Nothing
Well, I watch very little TV! But I like Criminal Minds…NOT the new spin off! Very dull tonight!
“Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.” Confucius
“Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own.” Robert A. Heinlein
I was asked how I built my social media following. 1 word: Persistence! Most people fade & retention over time is very low across the board!
Have you known someone suffering from depression? Know someone who has said, “Just snap out of it!”? http://bit.ly/i5B3ZF Check this out!
Do you do business in The Great White North? You may want to check out this webinar about Canada’s new spam laws! http://bit.ly/gezTN8
“Building an email list is like building a business. Taking shortcuts…can backfire in a big way!” Lyris
When will people learn? Social media is NOT about offers. It’s about connections built into relationships! It’s NOT about links & offers!
Foursquare just short of 500! Interesting…I am never on Foursquare! Maybe I should start? Nah!
Just got this in my inbox: “Dear *|NAME|*, We are looking for ambitious business people.” Guess where this goes? Yup! File 13
It doesn’t get any better than this! Working, listening to “Hey Soul Sister” & watching my granddaughter dance to the music! Life is amazing
I yearn for a time when the extended family is once again at the center! Social media is a symptom of just how disconnected most are! Sad!
Vietnam is proof of the resilience of humankind, politically & culturally! Incredible images! http://on.natgeo.com/hijpc1
Nat Geo offers incredible images! A huge creature that lived along with the dinosaurs & with us now? Wow! http://bit.ly/hr4QkH
My father instilled in me that if you don’t see things happening the way you want them…get out…& make them happen.” Susan Powter
I apologize to all my social media friends! I’ve been so swamped I have not answered some messages! I’ll take time in the morning! Promise!
Funny thing! I thought I’d missed a sale the other day but they called back & jumped in with both feet! Good Karma can be an awesome thing!
Dead stop! Drove Connie to work. Listening to Dale Carnegie! Playing with my iPhone4! ;-)~
There are more social media books on Amazon than there are people on Twitter! Where do all of these “experts” hang out? Come on now!!!
How to FAIL at social media? Send an offer with your welcome DM! Never respond to Twitter @Mentions & NEVER thank people for FB “Likes!” Yup
Got a call last night from a client. Called me from home to chat & set up an appt! Another gave me a hug when we met Saturday! Intangibles!
Like you couldn’t find it yourself? Here’s Seth Godin’s link. Great post on reciprocity: Mass Symmetric Favors? Hmmmm? http://bit.ly/gwX5fP
Hey! Seth Godin got busy today! His post is actually longer than 100 words & dead-on! Not that an abbreviated post now & then isn’t!
Frightening! Groupon has finally offered something I’ve been yearning for! Microdermabrasion! Yup! Gotta remove those pesky dead skin cells!
Nanook of the North here! Another trek to vast expanse known as the Arctic Circle! At its heart? Cleveland, Ohio! Insanity? To be sure!
Time to celebrate my daughter’s birthday! We tried to buy her a nice coat & couldn’t find 1! Imagine that?! No winter coats, Feb Cleveland!!
Incredible day! 4 consultations & 2 call backs I didn’t expect! There may be ice & snow here but inbound marketing is HOT in Cleveland!
Wow! Used Sociable to send a link to Ping.fm & all heck broke loose! So much for that strategy!
A Change of Pace: Cut Copy - Need You Know http://ultimatesoccertraining.com/a-change-of-pace-cut-copy-need-you-know/
If you don’t design your life plan, you’ll fall into someone else’s. Guess what they’ll have planned for you? Not much! Jim Rohn
It’s so bad out Connie took a bad spill on the back steps & we have ice 2-3” thick across the entire “back 40!” The driveway? Forgetaboutit!
“Carpe diem. Quam minimum credula postero.”
Horace
Well, the night is mine! Mother Nature has interceded & it’s time to put my feet up & kick back with my QC15 headphones! Have a super night!
Life’s amazing! April ‘08 I was unsure whether I’d live or not! This month’s the best of my adult life, in every way, & it’s only the 20th!
Awesome day! Booked the Outer Banks 6bdrms oceanfront 4th of July! Got a BIG hug from my favorite marketing client & added 2 new students!
Jammin’ to Pandora on my way home! This iPhone4 is awesome!
How cool is this? I just finished up with one of my marketing clients & got a big hug as I was leaving!!