Written by Karen D. Swim, Photo copyright 2008 Darnok, courtesy of Morguefile.com Yesterday as I was scanning Google trends I noticed that one of the top searches was model suicide. This morning, I took the time to read the story. I had no intention of blogging about it. In fact I had a scheduled post, [...]
Ride the Magic Bus to Success
June 27, 2008 By 14 Comments
Written by Karen D. Swim “Contemplation often makes life miserable. We should act more, think less, and stop watching ourselves live.”-Chamfort, French Playwright This week, I spent a great deal of time learning. I read, participated in webcasts, teleseminars and soaked up wisdom from anyone willing to share it. I had the opportunity to interact [...]
Pretty and Functional
June 26, 2008 By 24 Comments
Written by Karen D. Swim Yesterday, in the throes of moving the blog and setting things up, my dear James offered a profound comment that stayed with me all day “Ah, good girl!! Now that was smart. Forgoing pretty for functionality… ” Now less you think he was being snarky, allow me to explain. The [...]
Moving Day!
June 25, 2008 By 11 Comments
Written by Karen D. Swim Happy Wednesday! Well, this blog has moved. If you typically access this blog from the tab on my website, I have not yet updated the navigation. Please bookmark our new address. Although I have talked about this move for quite some time, the execution has not gone as planned. Thank [...]
Making MERRY from Failures
June 24, 2008 By 12 Comments
Written by Karen D. Swim Are you familiar with the sound effects that accompany total failure? It sounds a little like this…did you hear it? Exactly, it is so silent you can hear dust move across the floor. Public failure can be especially difficult. There is no covering it up when you blow it while [...]
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