The Tale of Two Blogs: How to keep advancing the ball

TweetOnce upon a time there was a man who started a blog.  Day in and day out he read, thought and wrote.  Some weeks he would blog daily, while others would only see a single post.  He worked on it diligently, he built a brand, he built a community. Then one day he started a company. [...]

Focus on Clarity. You Are What They Read.

TweetAs some of you may have noticed, Social Media Philanthropy looks a little different.  If you have dropped by my Social Business Agency‘s website, you will notice that looks different too.  These changes come amidst my goals and priorities for 2012.  One goal is speed, I want all of my websites to load quickly and [...]

Happy New Year, Thank You For Reading in 2011 + a Glimpse into 2012

TweetI want to take a moment to sincerely thank all of my readers in 2011. You stayed connected with me as I launched a business. You put up with my strong opinions and you joined in on the conversations I put out there. From the bottom of my heart, thank you. Right now I am [...]

Why the start of the New Year might be a good time for crisis planning

TweetA crisis does not always mean that a company is “in the wrong.”  The word “crisis” isn’t synonymous with “you messed up.”  It means something happened, generally something bad, and you need to do something about it.  The problem with a crisis is that you can’t necessarily predict when one is going to occur, if [...]

Getting Things Done (GTD): Plan and Streamline

TweetWhen I talk about GTD, I’m not just talking about the David Allen methodology for Getting Things Done, besides, they probably have that term trademarked anyway. So another way to phrase what I’d like to talk about is “How can you get a task accomplished” or “How can you get more work done” or “How [...]