When you start a business, how do you know it will succeed? Clearly, you don’t – you can do as much market research as you want, write business plans, and try things – and ultimately, you don’t control the end…
Ever find some information you’d love to tweet? And then another? And then another? You know you shouldn’t really be posting these all at the same time, but scheduling that tweet to hit at a particular time is a pain.…
Do you sign your emails the same way 80% (or even 100% of the time)? Do you find yourself retyping bits of text, like “let’s meet up – send me your information” and “here’s our latest press list”. If you’re…
Where do you get your ideas? If you’re like me, you get ideas from what you read, who you meet, and from the experiences that make up your day. And sometimes, that idea box is hard to find. Or just…
Matt Heinz wrote a great piece this week on staying “vacation fresh.” I love this idea, both because I returned from vacation this week and because I think Matt is always good at documenting important moments in time and extracting…
“Just because it’s easy for you doesn’t mean it’s easy for everyone.” –Ed Epping, Williams College It’s been a lot of years now since I heard these words during a drawing class — it was valuable advice then, and I…
I hate to-do lists. Let’s be clear. A to-do list is the best way for me to remember that I haven’t finished doing something. If I start making lists I’ll remember all of the things I once thought were important…
I recommend Raspberries. No, not the kind that you can get at the store. The kind that grow in your backyard (or perhaps, a friend’s backyard), taste best when eaten straight off the cane (warm from the sun) and can…
Malcolm Gladwell, in his 2000 book The Tipping Point, describes three types of people who innovate and foster change. Connectors, Gladwell writes, are the hubs that allow different social networks and groups to contact each other, like the friend you…
