Digital Narratives, Social Media, Growing a Community, Maximizing Life.
New years resolutions simply don’t work. Don’t waste your time making them. Spend your time worrying about something else instead. Think about it. When was the last time you were confident about making a resolution at new years and then sticking to it? When folks talk about their new years resolutions, I rarely hear [...]
I’m using my blog posts to process what I’m thinking about. That includes networking and entrepreneurship. And it also includes things I’m worried about, and things I’m learning. The blogs I read the most are the blogs written by men who candidly share their flaws and use what they write to process their experience. [...]
I think business cards may be pointless. They take up valuable pocket space. They’re expensive. Organizing them is a pain. And everyone has a good one anymore. They’re not memorable. Honestly, I may just be rationalizing things. I hadn’t gotten around to ordering more business cards and I went out for some serious networking last [...]
This week, I’m speaking at an Austin Employment Group about how to effectively use Social Media in your job search. Everyone is confused about what Social Media actually is, and is it actually useful in your job search. I’ll help define it, and I’ll provide ways that it can be useful. It can be a waste [...]
Level of Focus determines how good of a networker you are. Focus makes it possible for anyone to walk into a room and know what they will get before they leave, why they want it, and how to get it. Focus means planning to know what’s important and unimportant. Most importantly, focus means that knowing when [...]
Let’s face it. Layoffs are all to common right now. It’s a rough economy. However, I think it’s easier to get back to work than people realize. All it takes is a different perspective on your job search. This fall, my life has really forced me to examine how I focus my attention and intention. In [...]
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before…. “It’s not what you know, it’s who you know…” OR, “It’s not who you know, it’s who knows you…” OR, to add a bit of edge, “It’s not what you know, or who you know, it’s actually what you have on who you know.” The last one is [...]