Make Your Dream Your Priority

 

Last weekend a friend wrote that she wanted to find grant funding for her photo documentary. Since we were fooling around with the Google Wave, I could easily research sites for her and post the links into our live chat. I gave her an assignment. She had to get this cutting-edge project funded.

 Many artists and photographers pay the rent with clerical jobs while pursuing their passions. My friend is no different. However she had been [...]

November 22nd, 2009 | Tags: , , | Category: All My Writing | 2 comments

It’s Not Fan or Follow: Success Is In The Search

Lately I can’t help but think about all the marketers and salespeople who have rushed into the social networking sites to further their businesses and clients. People who wanted nothing to do with Twitter or Facebook for friendship jumped on board when they thought they could further their careers. Branding experts that have been producing junk mail are now jumping on the social media bandwagon. I can’t help but look ahead to how consumers will [...]

November 6th, 2009 | Tags: , | Category: All My Writing, Social Media | One comment

We’re Fighting For Rather Than Against

“I didn’t expect for you all to become my friends … and give me a dinner like this.” My kickboxing instructor was leaving for a year. We came together with our spouses to say goodbye. After hearing so much about our families, we wanted to meet each other.

Another student and I had been training with her for about eight months. Her class grew by word of mouth. We were all out-of-shape folks who weren’t used [...]

November 5th, 2009 | Tags: , , | Category: All My Writing, Health and Wellness | 3 comments