Category Archives: Stuff

Mentor me this, mentor me that

I’ve never had a formal mentor arrangement with anyone. It wasn’t for lack of trying, but perhaps I’ve always associated with folks who weren’t closers. And when feeling closed upon by my “mentors,” I backed away. Perhaps that is the … Continue reading

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Social media is just replacing the journey, not the destination

It started this morning with a simple tweet from Shannon Paul: Airports really aren’t as fun as they could be :-/ More accurately, I tweeted back, that airports aren’t as much fun as they USED to be. And then it … Continue reading

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Embrace silly time-wasting activity as a part of being productive

It’s been a couple of months now since the life coaches and go-getters pushed out their brand of RAH RAH RAH and GO! GO! GO! for 2010. We’ve seen folks choose keywords for their life, new resolution for the year, … Continue reading

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Why boomers are hesitant to adopt social media tools for serious business

I ran out of coffee filters the other day. Not a big deal, I’ll just hike to Kroger and get some more. When I got there, I saw the empty peghook that once held my filters. Moreover, there was a … Continue reading

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5 things I resolve to NOT do in 2010

After thinking a bit about what sort of New Year’s Resolutions I needed to make a few days ago, I decided that I would put a list of five things together that I will NOT do for 2010. Here goes, … Continue reading

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