Archive for Archive for August, 2008
Too Old for Facebook?
I just read a fun article by Jill Rosen from the Baltimore Sun. She posed this question and then wrote about her 6 1/2 reasons why not. Click here -
http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/custom/today/bal-to.facebook26aug26,0,294713.story
Here are a few business ones of my own…
You can post your You Tube videos (even longer than 2 minutes) on your site. An excellent way to [...]
The Need to Read
I was reading one of Alan Weiss’ blogs this weekend and he was discussing several books he has recently read. It occurred to me that one of my goals for the year was to be a more consistent reader of all types of books. So far, I’m falling behind…
SO - I’m making a mid-year goal [...]
Bittersweet…
My oldest daughter Mindy is leaving for Austria in about 10 hours. It’s hard for me to fathom that she will be almost halfway around the world from us for the next 4 months. She is spending Fall semester there in a study-abroad program with her school at Franciscan University. It’s a great opportunity and [...]
Warming up…
Last Saturday night, I was Master of Ceremonies for my town’s Centennial Celebration. Part of my role was to introduce two bands. It’s interesting what happens “backstage”…
The lead singer, wearing a New York Nets Julius Erving throwback jersey arrived a little late and the band had chosen the order of songs. Dr. J went off [...]
First Impressions
On Friday, I went with two fellow Rotary Club members to pick up our incoming exchange student from Switzerland. You never know exactly what you’re going to get with a student any given year. Barb and I have hosted four of them, each with completely different personalities and temperament. When you are [...]
What Do You Let Get in the Way?
If you’re like me, you are captivated by the talent, strength, and character of US swimmer Michael Phelps. This young man is not only the most accomplished Olympian ever when it comes to collecting gold medals, he has already set himself up as being a success in his business life even if he didn’t have [...]
New Testimonials
I had a great day with the Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce folks. We had about 20 staff members from every department in the organization take part in a half-day Panic to Power session for business. This is a program you can bring into your business to transform the way your employees present and communicate [...]
Where Do You Get Stories?
Last Tuesday, I held a Panic to Power Boot Camp in Seattle. It was a great camp with fantastic participants.
One of the topics we spent a great time discussing was the use of stories in business presentations. If you’re like me, you get much more out of listening to a story that relates [...]
