“Oh there been times that I couldn’t last for long But now I think I’m able to carry on It’s been a long, a long time coming But I know a change gonna come, oh yes it will” –Lyrics from A Change is Gonna Come, Sam Cooke I no longer care about rules. Challenge has a way [...]
Has Your Fire Fizzled?
February 15, 2010 By 26 Comments
Image by Alesa Dam via Flickr Remember that book you read that was “life changing?” How about that great idea that you had while driving home that day? Yea, that one, the one that had you hyped up all week certain it would change your future. What about that speaker who had you on the [...]
Is Listening Part of Your Branding Strategy?
February 10, 2010 By 23 Comments
Image by bored-now via Flickr I had an experience with a big brand recently that sharply brought into focus the issues that commonly occur in large corporations. I have no desire to publicly bash the brand (even though they would never notice) so let’s call them Brand X. Brand X offers an online learning series [...]
Is Your Business Puzzle Missing a Piece?
February 8, 2010 By 15 Comments
Image via Wikipedia I need a press release I was told I need to be on Facebook We need someone to create tweets for us and so it goes… One piece of a much larger puzzle, offered as the answer by a well meaning advisor, expert or friend, or taken out of context from a [...]
Smacking Down Resistance to Embrace Opportunity
February 1, 2010 By 18 Comments
Image by EssjayNZ via Flickr You come to the blank page with a plan and determination to see it through. Yet, every word seems jumbled and unclear. You do more deleting than writing and then sit back in frustration. The words that you do not want, the story you do not want to tell grabs [...]
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