Surrounding Yourself for Success

Knowledgeable entrepreneurs do it all the time, why shouldn’t you?
We all know many knowledgeable people who help us navigate the pitfalls of career and life.  Many times it’s family, friends and co-workers – of which there’s nothing wrong with listening & learning from.
However, what if you seek out and select new or additional influencers to augment what [...]


More resources to share

Its been awhile since I talked about sharing information, so I thought I’d drop this quick post and let folks know where I’m sharing some of the things I’m finding and reading around the web these days.
Google Reader Shared Items
The time tested, sharing features of Google Reader still apply.  Some of this information in [...]


Getting The Message Across

Sometimes I get tired of telling the same story, but very often, that’s exactly what it takes to induce change. That change is the very root of social media and its associated tools, networks, and concepts. Since everyone learns at a different pace, and in different ways, it becomes necessary to relate the concepts [...]


Speaking

Rick Mahn is one of the top thought leaders on social media in the upper midwest. As founder of Social Media Breakfast – Minneapolis/St. Paul, he brings together both practitioners and those looking to learn how social media brings value to their organization.
As a sought after speaker in the Twin Cities, you’ll find Rick [...]


Happiness CCCXXVII

Building community is but one piece of a fulfilling day.


Happiness CCCXXV

Sharing, have you tried it today?


Run a blog? You’re a Community Manager too!

So you’ve got a blog, or maybe a Facebook page, or another profile on a social network or new media site somewhere out there.  Do you regularly post or update it? If so, it’s likely you have a community around it, whether or not you realize it.
You may have people who want to learn [...]


Happiness CCCXII

Happiness is building community.


Happiness CCCVI

Being among friends, meeting for breakfast, talking about changing the world.


Finding A Path

I’ll warn you up font – this post is pretty much a rant about the blogosphere as it is today. Read on if you want.
I think I have it – the reason I’ve been blogging less these last several months.
It’s the stress. The stress of debate, of the times, of confrontation. That’s what I [...]


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