Diversity at the Social Media Telesummit

I stumbled upon a post on the Blogworld Expo blog stating that their conference was the most diverse in terms of gender in all of blogosphere. Thirty percent of its speakers were women. That doesn’t include the 3 women who had conflicts and could no longer...

Why Sports Is a Poor Preparation for Business

Tonight, I watched a re-run of The Celebrity Apprentice. Jennie Finch (pictured left), an Olympic gold medalist, was fired for being too sweet and lacking the competitive spirit to compete in business. In my book, I make quite a few references to my days playing...

34 Things I Really Like

So, today’s another day I grow one year older. Who cares, right? Well, here’s a statistic you’ll probably care about – I’m 5 years away from living half my life span (women in North America live until they’re 78, 6 years more than...

Mistake #5 – Not Having Enough Fun

This week, I chronicle the mistakes, missteps and muck ups that cost me big in 2007. Although I listed these in an article I wrote almost three years ago, it seems that I’m still repeating some of the same mistakes. So, I’m listing the 5 mistakes that cost...

Mistake #4 – Hiding

This week, I chronicle the mistakes, missteps and muck ups that cost me big in 2007. Although I listed these in an article I wrote almost three years ago, it seems that I’m still repeating some of the same mistakes. So, I’m listing the 5 mistakes that cost...

Mistake #3 – Not Asking for Help

This week, I chronicle the mistakes, missteps and muck ups that cost me big in 2007. Although I listed these in an article I wrote almost three years ago, it seems that I’m still repeating some of the same mistakes. So, I’m listing the 5 mistakes that cost...