Category Archives: Personal Development

A Million Ways

There are a million different ways to do anything. This goes for marketing, leadership, social media, parenting, managing, etc.  Too often, we (and I am guiltier than most) believe the way we succeeded at something is the only way one can. This is dangerous. Beware if you get to a point when this is the case. Companies…

Make Your Dreams Come True

The world doesn’t need more dreamers. It needs more people willing to make their dreams come true. Last weekend I attended TedxCharlotte. The theme was “Dream Makers and Risk Takers.” The collection of speakers all had one thing in common. They made their dreams come true. One thing is certain about the process of realizing…

Social Fresh: Conference Attendance Mileage Revisited

Social Fresh Charlotte is back and this year’s conference is going well. Day one kicked off with some great speakers. Click here  for a peek into what is happening. A little over a year ago I wrote a post on socialfresh.com about Getting Value Out of Conferences. I talked about four points: set a goal network…

5 Steps To Better Results In Business (and Life)

Every body wants to get better results. Who doesn’t want to see more fruit on the tree from the seeds they sow? If you’ve read Poke the Box, you know that now is the time to start. Execute on your idea. Launch your business. Make your life changes. Mistakes don’t cost as much and are…

Urgent vs. Important

I’ve been thinking a lot about URGENT vs IMPORTANT lately. It seems we let the urgent tasks rule our calendars  instead of giving important issues their due. Why is this? I think it has to do with taking the path of least resistance. For me, most of the urgent things are easy to take care of…