We all get complacent sometimes. We fall into a comfort zone, and stop pushing ourselves to achieve our goals. Last week I realized I've gotten complacent, too. After speaking at ConvergeSE in June, I decided to take a few weeks off, spend a little time with my family, and reevaluate my priorities. After a year [...]
I posted over at the Online Marketing Inside Out Blog, I'm giving away two books about Blogging: ProBlogger: Secrets for Blogging Your Way to a Six-Figure Income by Darren Rowse and Chris Garrett Blog Blazers: 40 Top Bloggers Share Their Secrets by Stephane Grenier Head over to the OMIO blog to find out how to [...]
I've submitted to speak at the 2011 South By Southwest conference. My panel, Luck is a Four-Letter Word is about being proactive instead of sitting back and waiting for things to happen. It's about seizing opportunities. But it's more than just a motivational self-help speech. Over the years, I've had some amazing opportunities... and it [...]
I just turned 30 years old. As many of my friends and colleagues are much older than me, I’ve gotten a lot of input about how I’d “feel” after turning 30. Some say I’d start “feeling the effects” of getting older while others claimed I’d start worrying about my age. So, how did turning 30 [...]
I recently came across an interesting display in a local store in downtown LaGrange. The banner (see photo) said the following: Save Your Local Economy… Three Stores at a Time Saving the Brick and Mortars Our Nation is Built On 3. Think about which three independently owned stores you’d miss if they were gone. Stop [...]