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How to not be rude to your co-workers

December 4, 2009

If one more person asks me “How’s your love life?” I’m going to punch them in the face. Fortunately I learned a long time ago how to shut someone up really fast when they say that after I figured out that it’s always married men who ask single people such a rude and stupid question. [...]

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Who do you work for?

November 22, 2009

I found this cartoon on Hugh’s blog today, followed by this explanation: I drew this car­toon this mor­ning, while thin­king about a con­ver­sa­tion I had a cou­ple of years ago: I was on the phone to an old friend of mine, a guy in his late for­ties, who was born and bred in Michi­gan, and is [...]

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“Change is not death. Fear of change is death.” — Hugh MacLeod

November 8, 2009

I’ve heard a lot of talk recently about companies banning social media in the workplace and recently I came across this article on Socialnomics. “The USA Today reported on October 22, 2009 in their Snapshot®* that 54% of companies completely block Facebook, whereas another 35% apply some form of limits.  That leaves only 11% that [...]

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Why denim is the new black. Sometimes.

October 31, 2009

I was so happy to stumble upon this article in the Wall Street Journal, “The Relentless Rise of Power Jeans: World Leaders and Executives Wear Them (Mostly Well); How to Get Denim Right.” I love, love, love to wear jeans, and for nine or ten months out of the year I wear them pretty much [...]

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How can the Thesis theme for WordPress help with your website’s SEO?

October 26, 2009

Recently my He Said, She Said co-host, Todd Schnick, asked me if Thesis helps with SEO for blogs and other websites. He’s been monitoring the Alexa rank of blogs and other sites he frequents and had noticed that the sites built using the Thesis theme had noticeably lower Alexa ranks than others. Since I am [...]

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5 ways to tap into the hidden job market

October 23, 2009

According to the U.S. Labor Department it now takes an average of 27.2 weeks – more than six months – to land a new job. This is up significantly from 19.1 weeks in September, 2008 and 16.7 weeks in September, 2007. And that’s just the average. I know people who have been out of work [...]

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Do you have the guts to tell us who you really are?

October 18, 2009

I’ve been working with business coach, Alicia Arenas, for the last two months in order to help better define my business focus and my brand. I’ve been feeling for the past few months that I’ve been operating a mile wide and an inch deep, and I think it’s important to really focus on what you’re [...]

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When the young waitress started crying at our table we knew it was time to go

October 13, 2009

This headline grabbed my attention this morning in my SmartBrief on Entrepreneurs daily newsletter: Entrepreneurs, know when to bend your rules. The article starts with a Q + A. Q: “I will ask yet again: Can I have the check now please? We just want to get out of this restaurant already.” — Steve A: [...]

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