Digital Narratives, Social Media, Growing a Community, Maximizing Life.
Last week, I got so much positive response from my post, Coming Clean, where I talked about having Rheumatoid Arthritis. The positive response to such a personal story made me consider being that open regularly in this blog. That post received 1,000 unique hits because the Arthritis Foundation shared it on their Facebook page and their Twitter stream. Prior to that moment, I [...]
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 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 [...]
In Part 1, I analyzed the social and economic challenges that are making it hard for the American middle class to find good work, and pay for things like gas and health insurance. Again, since the economy is making it hard for so many of us to stay in the middle class, we’re suddenly waking [...]
The way that I am currently working to architect connections in Austin right now is through a program at the Tech Ranch called BarnBuildr. We are targeting the substantial amount of folks that are highly trained in the various Technology companies, like Dell and IBM, that helped make Austin a bit of a “satellite campus” [...]