My sister, Jackie was 12 years old when the guidance counselor came to her class for a guest presentation. But he realized he had left something in his office. He asked for volunteers to retrieve the items and everyone, eager to get out of the classroom for a few minutes, raised their hands hoping to […]
Taking a Stand Vs. Making a Statement
This is a slightly modified version of my post for Vocus that ran last month. Some of the subject matter might seem old, but the topic isn’t. I’m still thinking about Miley Cyrus. I can’t look away! Help! Most of us are wondering who her team of advisors and consultants are. Over a conversation with friends, someone […]
Perfection Is A Boring Story
I sat across from the food and beverage director. It was 1993 and I was in my third interview for a server position in the Georgian Room, Four Seasons Hotel, Seattle. When you make it this far in the process, it’s hard to screw it up so I felt confident I had the job nailed. […]
Underachieving is Underrated
Hey everyone, welcome to the fourth quarter. We’re all scrambling now to hit those year end goals. I know I am. or was. Maybe it’s because we lost 50 degrees of heat from two weeks ago to today. Or maybe it’s the fact that before today, I hadn’t seen the sky in four days because […]
Should We Outsource Social Media?
When I was a kid, my parents made me (and my sister) go to ski school. They’d take us on ski vacations to Colorado and put me in weeklong clinics. I didn’t like it at the time. I was young enough I still wanted to hang out with my parents. My Dad wanted me to […]
It’s Coming: The Age of Context
The Jetsons are about to look old school. Robert Scoble and Shel Israel don’t predict the future in their new book The Age of Context, released this week. They show us how five existing technologies (they call them “forces”) are converging to bring us the next wave in the web. It’s no surprise more change is […]
How Ten Years as a Waiter Prepped Me for Life
I started my “career” as a fine dining waiter. At the time, I thought I was being a slacker. I didn’t know what I wanted to do with my life. Now, I look back on it as a very formative and productive time. In fact, I think everyone should spend time waiting tables. You want […]
How To Run a Successful Kickstarter Campaign
Working closely with my client, we recently successfully completed a Kickstarter campaign to fund their vegan bistro in the East Bay, California. It was funded, we drank heavily, and I’m now sober enough to share with you the lessons learned. 1. Kickstarters are not for the faint of heart. Oy. Do not underestimate the amount of […]
Get Unstuck From “What Should Be”
My niece shared this article, 26, Unmarried, and Childless yesterday and judging by the responses from her friends and peers, and the comments in the post itself, I had a little something I’d like to say to my friends in their 20s and 30s. I guess I shouldn’t be surprised to learn that people ask you […]
Remembering Without the Reminders
Two weeks ago I was on a quick brain break in the middle of my work day, scrolling through Facebook to catch up with the outside world. The title of an article caught my eye about a camper being struck by a falling tree and killed. I normally wouldn’t click on something like that but […]
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