How to be a Good Conference Attendee.
I am writing this post from the train to New York City to attend BlogWorld East. It seems that there is a conference for just about everything. This one is for bloggers and…
Turn your speaker’s lounge inside out.
I do a lot of professional speaking, many of them smaller conferences that don’t have big budgets (I’m always a sucker for the little guy). But, even when small, almost all of these…
What Volunteers Need.
I couldn’t possibly have written the last two posts about volunteerism and not finished off with talking about what volunteers need from the charities and associations that they are volunteering for. I am…
Kindness. Are You a Nice Client?
Yesterday, during lunch with my friend Tracy, We discussed hiring and firing clients. She told me that she was recently speaking to someone and asked her friend what she looked for in a…
Don’t Stop Believin’
I know my limits so trust me when I say, I can’t sing. I don’t even like to sing “happy birthday.” But, I carry around a list on my phone that I call…
How to be a Good Volunteer.
As a follow-up to yesterday’s post on why we volunteer, I have some put together some ideas on what makes a good volunteer. These are just some examples. I would love to hear…
Why Do We Volunteer?
I think about volunteering a lot. I have volunteered since middle school. I was always involved in community events. In the past, I have served as President of my local Kiwanis club and…
Why The Royal Wedding is Like Building Social Media Relationships.
I’ve never been a fan of big weddings. While it is wonderful to share a special occasion with the bride and groom, you never really get to spend any time with them at…
Motivation and Inspiration
Motivation is the driving force by which we achieve our goals. Inspiration is the process of being mentally stimulated to do or feel something. When these two factors come together wonderful things can…
How to treat your clients like PooPoo. And other lessons learned from my bank.
I bank with several institutions. One of my smaller accounts is with Bank of America (I thought I’d try them out a year ago). Over the last year I have had many unpleasant…
Wearing Multiple Hats
Yesterday for Easter we played a best bonnet contest. Everyone wore their favorite hat and it added to the happiness of the day. I shared the story of the bonnet contest on Facebook,…
Traditions.
It’s the Saturday before Easter and I’m not sure that anyone wants any social media, events or business networking tips today. Instead, today I want to talk a little bit about tradition. This…
Social Media Creates Real Relationships.
This week I woke up to a wonderful surprise. When I checked my morning email I discovered that I met my $1000 fundraising goal for an 18-mile walk that I am doing for…
Event Feedback: nourishment for meetings innovation
Today I came across an awesome blog post about the upcoming BlogWorld Expo. Apparently the organizers of the Expo had slowly eliminated a segment of their original community at their events, as other…