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Insomnia Plus Creativity Lights a Viral Spark

Sometimes insomnia can be a good thing. Many creative people are up in the wee hours of the morning working on projects and ideas. lately I’ve had so many ideas and projects floating around my head, I find it hard to sleep. Recently one of my mentors sent me a twitter DM saying, “You do…

My Twitter Stream: One Long Game Of Foursquare

My local twitter stream is turning into one big foursquare stream…. The other day a friend of mine said, now you have an iphone it’s your obligation to use every form of social media out there. I know she was totally kidding, but I do think that this foursquare is a bit over kill. I…

The Three Rules of Bartending: Two Easily Apply To Social Networking

There are three rules to Bartending. Don’t talk about politics, don’t talk about sports, and don’t talk about religion. Back in my previous life as a bartender, before I traveled around the world and then landed in real estate, these three rules were golden. When your life depends on tips from customers the last thing…

Slow Economy Shouldn’t Equal Slow Response Time

Just answer the phone. Just send an email! Do you ever get frustrated when you aren’t getting quick answers to your questions? Well think of how your customers feel when the same thing happens to them. Do you know why, as an online sales consultant, I have so many people thanking me for my quick…

Let’s Have A Party! Blue Gypsy Bluesfest

I don’t know if it’s a mid life crisis or what, but the day before my 40th birthday (March 24th) I decided to give myself 6 months to throw the greatest real estate party Hampton Roads has ever seen! Put September 25th on your calendars folks. (Even if you aren’t in the real estate industry…

No More Mad Dashes: And That’s No Bull

No more mad dashes to the office. Well, my office is only upstairs, but whenever I heard the phone ring I was off and running. Nothing like answering the phone breathlessly, “May I help you.” Unless of course your business is an adult chat line. But mine’s not. When I started up Blue Gypsy Inc,…

Down To The Wire: Ready To Launch – Geekette’s Club March 24

It’s coming down to the wire! This time next week, we will be doing the final clean and moving to our new location in Northern Virginia. Hard to believe but so glad we live in such a mobile society. When creating Blue Gypsy Inc, my goal was to set up a business that could be…

Goals: You Can’t Set It And Forget It!

Goal setting is something I used to teach teenagers on sailboats in the summertime. Goals are important and more importantly they need to be attainable. Most of the time it’s about incremental changes to reach your goals, and it’s about focusing on mini goals that help you reach the final target. It is so easy…

Cool Tools: Here’s A Present…I Mean A Prezi

I’m on a cool tools kick. I’ve already shown you my experiment with Eyejot.com. Not time consuming, but painful….I hate seeing myself on video. I have ever since I was a kid and my dad filmed an Indian Princesses meeting. But that’s a whole other therapy session. Now here’s a little presentation tool called Prezi.…

Embracing a Smart Phone: Removing My Head From The Sand

I’m finally stepped out of the dark ages…. I changed over to an iphone today. I’ve been waffling on this decision to move from a “dumb” phone to a “smart” phone for a while now. It’s funny, I don’t mind change when it comes to traveling. I love changing from country to country seeing new…