I am a huge How to Train Your Dragon Fan. Not just because my husband loves animated movies and has bought me all the dragon stuffed animals that have been created from the original movies. But also, because dragons are amazing! And at the same time, they can seem scary. But when you try to get along with them, they can be your best friend! AI can feel a little dragon-like at first. There are fears it could take over your jobs. Heck, I see…
Read MoreDoes Facebook Rage Exist?
What are your thoughts? Do you think that with the growth and popularity of facebook there is now something called facebook rage? Yes I’ve coined this term myself…though I googled it and I found this in the Urban Dictionary: When a person getting angry at another person for interrupting their Facebook time…this isn’t what I’m talking about. Yes the bad sentence structure is in the urban dictionary. I’d have said when a person “gets” not…
Read MoreTED Talks: What Does It Feel Like To Be Wrong?
What does it feel like to be wrong? We can all learn from Kathyrn Schulz on being wrong in this TED Talk. If you’ve never visited the TED Talks site you are missing out. These talks expand your mind, make you think, and help you become a stronger individual both in your personal and your professional life. If you take 20 minutes a day to listen to a random TED Talk I’m sure it will…
Read MoreNothing Like Under Estimating How Long A Project Will Take
Time management. A key ingredient to being an effective small business owner or independent contractor. Your time is literally money. You need time to spend on each client and project. And you need to know how effectively to manage all that time, juggle your projects and keep your clients happy. But there are times when a project balloons out of control. A contractor quits, you run into glitches, simple things become more complex and all…
Read MoreWhen it Comes to Email Communications: Stop-Breathe-Think-Act
Okay everyone, deep breath. I’ve seen a lot of miss communications via email lately, not just in my business, but others seem to be having the same problems as well when we compare notes. This happens in a fast paced, stress filled environment both on personal and on professional levels. There’s a good reason for this. Black and white typed emails are only one third of the story. Communication is a fragile and tricky thing.…
Read MoreSuccessful Email Marketing: Permisson Is The Key
Scraping emails off facebook, linkedin, or business cards for your newsletter is not cool. This is why email marketing gets a bad name. First off the key to correct and effective email marketing is to have a permission based list. Translation: a list of people who want to get your emails. Just because someone hands you a business card at a networking event or accepts your friendship on a social network does not mean that…
Read MoreSinging the Blues About Blue Gypsy Bluesfest 2011
I’m singing the blues about the Blue Gypsy Bluesfest. As successful as the Blue Gypsy Bluesfest was last year grossing almost $15,000 and bringing together over 350 enthusiastic people in the Tidewater Area to enjoy a day of blues and BBQ, I had to make an executive decision. Sadly I’ve tabled the event indefinitely for the future. There are two major factors that contributed to this decision. The first is the fact that I am…
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