When you are happy and have a positive mind set, you are more productive. And for a business, especially a small business, that energy can make a difference in overall company performance. Here’s how to empower yourself, your staff and the entire organization.
Singin In The Rain (Photo credit: AndyRobertsPhotos)
There are so many things that transfixed me as a kid the first time I saw Singin’ in the Rain: the dancing, the costumes, Cyd Charisse’s green outfit. Watching it last Thursday in an IMAX theatre, courtesy of Turner Classic Movies, NCM Fathom Events and Warner Home Video’s big screen release, I was taken not just by every Don and Lina moment, but also by sheer innovation and the concept of not giving up. Continue reading
12 hours in 90s (Photo credit: Astro Guy)
Working from home is great. Really. But it’s not quite the efficiency fantasy you think it will be, tackling work intermittently from the office and home. You imagine sitting on conference calls wearing your PJs, doing laundry in between conference calls, taking time out from writing reports to water plants, blogging while watching Ellen.
More often, your day looks like this: it’s 5:00 p.m. and you’re still in your pajamas, you haven’t had time to eat all day because you can’t get that email list extracted from the CRM in order to send out that email blast, research took more time than you expected and you’re going to miss your deadline, family members keep calling assuming you can talk–your boss isn’t standing over your shoulder after all–and kids, pets, name-your-distraction pull focus. And I haven’t even addressed Twitter and Facebook.
Your day just ran you, and you feel pretty helpless, lost in the to-dos. And just think: it’s even harder when you have to get 40 billable hours per week in. Continue reading
West Baden Springs Hotel
We’re under pressure to design and deliver innovative solutions to customers while besting the competition. It’s exhausting being great. It’s exhausting to just be in the race. We push ourselves with sugar, caffeine and other vices to keep the ideas flowing, keep moving forward. But let’s face it: your body is not a computer. There comes a point when you need a break. You may have a retreat close by, an oasis right around the corner that can help you recharge. I came by mine quite accidentally. Continue reading
I’m in transition.
Preparing to segue from sales and corporate communications into Internet marketing and mobile strategy, I’m currently enrolled in The University of San Francisco’s Master Certificate in Internet Marketing program.
In the space between my layoff, cross-country move and foray into Internet marketing, I lucked into a retail job. You’d be surprised how many recruiters gloss over this experience. It doesn’t seem relevant to the job they are trying to fill, but I’ve learned more about marketing working retail than I did when I worked in the marketing department of a Fortune 500 company.
Because I now spend hours in direct contact with the customer. Continue reading
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