We had lunch at Rudy’s today. It’s a great Texas BBQ place with big ole picnic tables outside. Paper towels serve as “napkins” and the condiments are in a box on the table. You can smell the BBQ all through lunch – and if you sit in the right place, you can feel the barbeque, because that’s the pit fireplace. Overall, it’s a great experience
Have you ever seen a herd of horses as they change direction? It’s like watching a wave being blown from one direction to another. And that’s exactly the image I got this morning as I was checking my email. The “herd” of marketers are touting Product X today. They’ve switched directions away from Product Y – that was the hottest thing since sliced bread last
If someone asked you how hard you work when you’re working for an employer, what would you say? If a large company hired you to work on a week-long consulting project and paid you a hefty fee when it was finished – how many hours per day would you work to finish the project? When I was an elearning consultant I was often hired by
Save Money And Reduce Information Overload One of the exciting things about doing business online is the rapidly changing landscape. There are new technologies, new tactics, and new products coming onto the market daily. It’s a constant parade of new offers. But do you need the latest and greatest offering? Or will it just become “shelfware?” Here are five questions to ask yourself before you
Obviously the blog posts are coming hot and heavy this week as the 30-Day Blog Challenge wraps up. And those of us in the Mini 7 Challenge are playing catch-up. For example, in my case I needed to write 10 blog posts in 5 days! After the blog challenge, things go back to “normal.” But what IS normal? There are several schools of thought on
For years, I thought that I and everything I did needed to be perfect. After all, my parents had told me I was a “perfect” child. Just because I was over 40 didn’t mean that anything needed to change! So I’d write an article in less than 30 minutes – then spend 3 days editing it. Even then it would sit on my hard drive
One of the challenges we all face is the negative input around us. It was brought home to me today as I sat in a waiting room. Some of the comments I heard included: “You just can’t win.” “There’s never a solution.” “I can’t believe how bad it is. Let me tell you…” “That never works out.” And I was there less than 10 minutes!
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