Oh boy, here we go again. Two times in as many weeks, Republican opponents of President Obama made some highly insulting and ridiculous comments and in the process, made themselves look like asses. In case you somehow missed it, the first instance happened at the end of July, when Colorado Republican Representative Doug Lamborn appeared [...]
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Making the Mark
When I started my business two years ago, I didn’t write a detailed business plan, replete with my company’s mission or a bulleted list of its keys to success. I didn’t consult with people from the Small Business Association, and I certainly didn’t read every article or purchase every eBook which purported to teach me [...]
A Copywriter Relearns the Rules of Grammar
“I don’t know the rules of grammar. If you’re trying to persuade people to do something, or buy something, it seems to me you should use their language, the language the use every day, the language in which they think. We try to write in the vernacular.” – David Ogilvy I am not smarter than [...]
A…a..a-sk and You Shall Receive
“A closed mouth never gets fed.” In other words, if you don’t ask for what you want, you’ll never get it. That’s the advice I give to my son every day. I certainly hope he does as I say, not as I do, because as it turns out, Mommy has a bit of a problem. [...]
On thankfulness
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving, a national ode to gluttony dressed up in a cloak of gratitude. Today, I had planned to write a post about all the things for which I am grateful but I’ve decided to do that privately, offline, because I will very likely be overcome with emotion after seeing my list of all [...]
37 Things I’ve Learned About Life
In exactly seven days, I will turn 37. It’s exciting, looking back on the amazing life I’ve lived so far and looking ahead, knowing that the possibilities of what can be are limited only by my imagination. And that got me to thinking: what have I learned about life in this short time that I [...]
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The $100 burger: whoa, that's some beef; or is it bull?
Last night, I tuned in to the first episode of this season’s “The Celebrity Apprentice” on NBC. I’d planned to watch for the sure-to-be-obnoxious antics of ousted Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich (I was not disappointed), but I was pleasantly surprised to see that Curtis Stone was part of the cast. Stone, that hunky, Australian chef [...]
What Rod Blagojevich is Teaching Me About Business
I’m not one for reality shows, but I can’t wait to watch this season’s “The Celebrity Apprentice,” the show where (mostly) decent, well-meaning celebs take on running a business and hopefully avoid being on the receiving end of the two most brutal, venomous words in Prime-Time TV: “You’re fired.” In past years, I watched the [...]
Michael Myers is after me! Wait, it's just another tweet
“Some will do so because they get it, others because they fear being left behind. Even if they’re not sure what it is they might be left behind by.” – Sean Nelson, social media expert, on using social media to market small businesses I am starting the New Year by temporarily disconnecting from social media [...]
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