All the big players in the blog world are getting sponsors to go to BlogWorld and New Media Expo 2009 – or in other words, a company is paying for their trip/hotel/etc so that they will get press and someone talking about them the whole trip. I like to talk. I have a blog. I am interesting and would promote a product well. But, I am not...
We must have a theme, a goal, a purpose in our lives. If you don’t know where you’re aiming, you don’t have a goal. My goal is to live my life in such a way that when I die, someone can say, she cared. – Mary Kay Ash Being the daughter of a Mary Kay senior sales director meant quotes like this were commonly heard in...
Remember Rebus Puzzles from elementary school? They were a great way to get your brain going and your mind creative…and still are! Below are 10 rebus puzzles. Put your answers to all 10 in the comments. Everyone who gets all them right will be entered for a chance to win a free Twitter Background designed by me (or service credit with Wright Creativity of equal value)! I...
A year ago, I started this blog simply as an outlet for my creative ideas for business. I hoped that I might help my readers to improve their writing, business and life through the tips and advice that I offered. A year ago, I never imagined to be here – owning my own business, on the adage top blog list and closing the gap towards...
What turns your attention? What catches your eye? Do you give yourself a chance to stop and admire whatever it is? For me, designer shoes advertisements and incredible photo manipulations are my weakness. Here are my two favorite of the moment:Peter Lippmann for Christian Louboutin, Winter 2010 Fishy Island by Eric Johansson ...
With Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin and more, it is so easy to forget how to communicate in a more personal manner. Emails are a quick way to send out thoughts or questions to someone, that means a little more than a direct message or a wall post. Most of us avoid email because we feel it takes too long, we have to write long messages, etc....
I hate to rant. I rarely b*tch and complain. But seriously, if you list your phone number with the line “Our fully trained and experienced customer service reps are always on call, waiting to help you” after it, don’t you think you should answer your phone when people call??? Just giving me a voice mail and saying “we’ll call you back” does not make me...
In the last few weeks, I have gotten some amazing two word responses to my two words on Tuesday. However, that was not my original plan for these words. Originally, I hoped that people would take my two words and either create a longer blog post with them, then link back, or to add a comment that does something with them…adds to them. But now, I...
If you live in Orange County and haven’t attended the OC Fair…what are you waiting for? Definitely a great night whether you have kids or not (my hubby and I love it and never miss a year). This year, we went with my sister-in-law and her boyfriend as well. My sister-in-law who absolutely loves, loves, loves pigs. Which is why this year, we couldn’t miss...
