What’s on the iPod: Portland by Middle Brother How was the weekend? Mine was lovely. The stepdaughter was home, and it was her birthday, so we were able to spend time with her and spoil her to some extent. She has to drive back to Maine today, which isn’t pleasant (it’s roughly 10 hours thanks…
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Writing Refresher
What’s on the iPod: Animal by Neon Trees I have never been so glad to see a day come. It’s Election Day, which means after 8 pm, all the phone calls, emails, mailers, and door knockers will leave me the hell alone for four more years. I’ve donated to my candidate twice. I won’t do…
Accepting No Less
What’s on the iPod: Naked Kids by Grouplove What a change! Yesterday was quiet, almost relaxing. I’ve finally caught up with all the work for the client project, and we’re moving on to another, much smaller project tomorrow. I was able to get a smaller project in (and done) and put some polish on an…
Four Ways to Find Your Business Voice
What’s on the iPod: I’m Shakin’ by Jack White Yesterday wasn’t as productive as I’d hoped. Too many phone conferences. I would love to bottle the time wasted in phoned meetings. While the ones I was part of yesterday were productive (and well run), most are a huge waste of time. I’ve actually worked with…
How To Sabotage Your Image
What’s on the iPod: Numb by The Airborne Toxic Event A busy day yesterday, but I finished drafts of both the white paper and release. Now on to revisions on a previous project before continuing on with yet another project. Things aren’t so quiet around here as I thought they’d be this week. And yes,…
Rookie Mistakes
What’s on the iPod: Payphone by Maroon 5 Sunset in Ontario Does Google+ make you feel socially inept? If so, sign up for the Google+ webinar with Wade Finnegan and get up and running quickly. Sign up here for early registration discounts. What a wild day yesterday turned out to be. I expected a small…
The Beat of Your Own Drum
What’s on the iPod: Eyes Wide Open by Gotye Just 12 more days before the Trade Magazine Webinar begins! Don’t miss out on this two-part series that shows you how to build a trade magazine career. Click here for more info. I’m not sure I know how to relax anymore. I spent much of yesterday…
Truth in Your Own Advertising
What’s on the iPod: Unbelievable by Diamond Rio Today is absolutely one of my favorite days. I look forward to it every year – it’s the longest day! That sun will be out (and in this case, blazing hot) until late. So will I. Once I get this work pile whipped under control, I’m giving…
Things I Learned from Movie Mistakes
What’s on Pandora: Put Your Records On by Corinne Bailey Rae Yesterday was another day of loads of work and loads of prioritizing. I framed in the next article, conducted two interviews, worked on client communications plans, collaborated on another client project, researched client blog ideas, and signed a NDA for another client project. Yet…
Overcoming the Catch 22
What’s on the iPod: Bittersweet by Feist Yesterday was an interesting mix of marketing, communications gone awry, and paying out what I don’t have. A few marketing notes back to conference attendees confused the recipients. Can’t go into detail, but let’s just say in one case, my attempt to repeat back a humorous exchange failed…