Relationships

What I Learned from Listening to the First Half of the Top 40

Every Sunday morning I turn the FM radio onto my local country station for background while I get ready for my walks and workouts that take up my weekend mornings.  I learned something from those first two hours of the Country Top 40. Some real hard working artists make up the hits between 40 and […]

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#friendsofharry (AKA, “Friends of Harry”)

What started out as a follow up to visits for the dog walking service I was working for, this hash-tagged series of Twitter posts has become almost an obsession. Really, wherever we go and whomever we meet, Harry and I usually snap a photo and add them to his website.  It was when I wanted

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Finishing Upright and Under Your Own Power

It takes grit and determination to finish some things.  Yes, we all like to win and be competitive, but sometimes the object is to finish. I hadn’t really understood this until I had a close friend put this into context for me. I was at an event recently where I introduced my friend, Heidi, quite

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Recognition Strategy: Giving Away Framed Photos

It started out as a way to engage my prospects and clients.  Pose for a photo with Harry, my Cairn Terrier, AKA Harry Discovers, in your place of business.  In return we posted the photo with a few links onto his website. Then it got fun. As an excuse to return and see the client

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My Encounters with an Internet TV Star

I grew up watching a lot of television.  Variety shows, sitcoms, game shows and talk shows.  The talk shows from Phil Donahue to Merv Griffin to Mike Douglas to David Frost all captured my imagination and viewing time. Little did I realize that one day I would be able to say I helped promote an

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Performing CPR on Common Courtesy

Some say it’s dead. Kaput. Gone. A thing of the past, an anachronism. You know, saying please and thank you. Putting your phone away in the grocery line. Making eye contact and acknowledging someone with a smile when they speak to you. Wait! What? Am I writing an obituary for common courtesy? Sort of. The

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They Call It Networking…

…but it’s not. It’s about profiting from your network at your expense. Beware the “something for nothing” crowd. I’m all for sharing leads and contacts–if it is reciprocal and done with sincerity. But lately I’ve been encountering more and more individuals and groups who are only interested in taking and not making a fair exchange.

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“…help the next one in line…” A few words on Mentorship

Inspiration comes from many places. In his latest song “Humble and Kind,” Tim McGraw leaves until the last line a very important message: “When you reach where you are going, remember, turn back round, help the next one in line…” What more of a call to become a mentor than that do you need? Mentorship

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