When I first started my business my tagline was "Writing with the reader in mind." My brother said "everyone does that." No. Dan. They don't. They think they do, but they...
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I found this picture as part of a series of moments frozen in time at Novak's blog. It makes me wonder if this was a gesture of food or love or showing off? It is precious, nonetheless. It Takes...
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Ken Magill over at Direct Mag has uncovered a new buzzword: Bacn - the "o" intentionally missing. The definition? Bacn is reportedly a new term for e-mail that isn't really wanted, but...
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Remember Cher in Moonstruck when Nicholas Cage tells her he loves her? She slaps him and says "Snap out of it!" Well, sometimes I need a slap in the face too - a reality check. And since I...
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Scott Ginsberg often advises that to be successful - no matter what your field - you should write everyday. If you want to become known as an expert in your field: write. But when? When is there time...
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Inc Magazine has expanded their top 500 fastest growing business to include an additional 4500 and guess what? My brother's company E and E Exhibit Solutions in Phoenix has made the list - coming...
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While at Chautauqua Institute every speaker, presenter and teacher found a way to weave "continued learning" into their speech. The point being that we are never too old to learn. Learning...
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Do you ever read marketing copy and say "oh, that's a bunch of bullsh*t?" Are silver tongued marketers creating spin or value with their clever phrases and snappy repartee? Fresh-Inc has...
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Brian Clark at Copyblogger wrote an awesome post about the five simple grammatical errors people typically make when writing: 1. Your vs. You're 2. It's vs. Its 3. There vs. Their 4. Affect...
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Last night my daughter and I set out across our backyard onto the local 18-hole golf course under the light of an almost full moon. We were in search of a fountain that I'd discovered a few weeks...
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Ever since adam and eve, men and women have had differing points of view and ways of looking at life. Look at the huge success of Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus and Talking 9 to......
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Do you remember the scene in Disney's The Jungle Book when the buzzards (channeling the beatles) asked each other what they wanted to do and no one could decide? Has that happened to you? Perhaps...
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One more thought about what I did on my summer vacation. Can't promise it will be the last thought, but in the book Write it Down and Make it Happen, she talks about having daily intention...
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One of the things I did on vacation was to take a writing class. I spend my days writing for businesses, but in this class I was forced to free the fiction writer from within. I gotta tell you...
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Sounds like an oxymoron, doesn't it? I mean when you think of opera do you think of toe tapping, knee slapping fine entertainment? Hip? Cool? Probably not. And yet that is just what the new...
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I am just freshly back from a rejuvenating vacation where I spent time focusing on digging deep and determining what goals I want for myself and my business in the coming year. With school aged...
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Looking for the right words to boost your visibility on the Internet? Check out David Garfinkel's blog: world-copywriting-institute. David offers resources and tools that will help you write copy...
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This is the library at the Chautauqua Institute in New York. An institute of music, art, philosophy and religion that has been in place since 1874. I am here this week studying and writing my book The...
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I feel a storm a-comin'. Storms bring with them excited weather people, ruined picnic plans and in some cases, disastrous results. But if you are a positive thinker - what positive comes from a...
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We are all looking for new ways to get the word out about our services and products. Although there aren't really any silver bullets, Larry Mersereau has written a book Stand Out!, How to Position...
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I found this listing of 10 ways to motivate your employees. I don't have employees, but when in the corporate world - I had my share of people who worked for me. 1. Communicate both sales goals...
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Creative Weblogging recently posted the top 25 blogs for July. It is an eclectic group and one worth checking out; from jewelry to business to golf, there is something for everyone....
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