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The Importance of Unplugging

May 17, 2010 Other

I know I’m not breaking new ground here. Lots of people have written about this. And I think this post is more of a reminder to me than for you. But alas, here we go: For the past two weekends, I’ve made a point of staying off of my computer or my smartphone as much [...]

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Get to vs. Have to

May 4, 2010 Other

I was completely stressed out the other day about everything that’s on my plate at work and the stress of a fussy baby at home, and it dawned on me that the simple use of words can change everything about perception. Here’s what I mean. When you usually talk about work, you usually say “I [...]

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Passion Can’t Be Taught

April 5, 2010 Other

For a word that’s thrown around a lot these days, passion seems to be largely misunderstood. As I reach a crossroads in my personal and professional life/development, I am in the process of discovering my true passion. Notice I say “discovering” my passion, not learning my passion. Passion can’t be taught. You either have it [...]

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Do One Thing Well? Be Careful

February 8, 2010 Other

Chris Brogan wrote a post on his blog a few weeks ago with the title “Do One Thing Well.” His premise, highlighting Cafe Du Monde, is that brands are always tempted to walk away from what they’re really good at for the sake of expansion. Brogan writes: Not every brand has to be a sole [...]

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Should Business Cards Define Us?

December 29, 2009 Email Marketing

A few weeks ago, while attending MediaPost’s Email Insider Summit in Park City, I found myself in a very interesting conversation with Loren McDonald (Silverpop) and Alex Williams (eROI). The topics of conversation swung from music to the naughty words of email marketing to how people define themselves. The last topic is what got me [...]

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