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80s music – was it all that bad?

September 4, 2008

I really admire Carrie Brownstein and her blog at NPR. Recently she penned a great piece on 80s’ music. Read it and go grab the music too!

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Bill Gates’ Story

June 23, 2008

Great piece by Allison Linn on Bill Gates.

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Equal Pay day

May 3, 2007

Ok, I’m working too hard! I missed blogging about Equal Pay Day this year, although I did remember to wear red that day! I’m a big supporter of equal pay of course. The other thing I’m just as activist about is that women and men don’t make business their whole lives. In honor of that, [...]

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How to Stay Inspired

April 13, 2007

This week, I had the great pleasure of talking to an award-winning photographer today about how to stay inspired as an artist and I had the wonderful opportunity to see Isabelle Allende speak about writing as a revolution.
Why is it important to you?
Because many of us, somehow become stuck in our profession or what we’re [...]

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Selling Your Ideas

April 6, 2007

Below is an excerpt from Duct Tape Marketing blog and Jantsch’s take on teaching. This relates directly to messaging as well. Does everyone at your company really understand what the company does and what they are providing? If they don’t, then how can they be expected to sell the company and its offerings?
Teach! Share [...]

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Monkeys Bumping Their Heads

March 31, 2007
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I’m waiting on a phoner for a client in Australia and am also going through my desk and pulling out old photos. So in light of opening up my world here a bit – I’m posting some family photos today and maybe on Saturdays when I work I’ll do that once in a while.
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LIFE is Shuttered

March 29, 2007

"Print Death for Life, But Photos Live On(line)Time Inc.’s umpteenth experiment with the brand called Life — you know, formerly the most successful magazine in the world, until television came along — ended in failure yesterday, as these experiments always do. The newspaper insert version of the magazine was closed on Monday after bleeding money [...]

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Harmful Trends in Studies

February 27, 2007

Study finds rising narcissism among college students
By Associated PressPosted Tuesday, February 27, 2007

NEW YORK _ Today’s college students are more narcissistic and self-centered than their predecessors, according to a comprehensive new study by five psychologists who worry that the trend could be harmful to personal relationships and American society.
"We need to [...]

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