My favorite Ron Popeil commercial was always the rotisserie chicken machine. ÂSet it and forget it! Who doesnÂt want to have delicious, juicy chicken roasting in their kitchen, being basted by a … [Read more...]
Avoiding Death by Cookie Cutter
By Lisa D. Jenkins Have you ever been doing one thing and found a correlation to another that sidetracks you? It happens to me all the time. If thereÂs one thing IÂve learned about doing what I … [Read more...]
Genius is made, not born
By Andy Crestodina Laszlo Polgar started with a belief: âgeniuses are made, not born.â The Hungarian chess teacher felt this notion so strongly, he wrote a book called Bring Up Genius! The book … [Read more...]
“The Secret” for Bloggers
You’ve heard of The Secret, the system that applies the laws of attraction to fulfill your wildest dreams? Basically, you write down or make a tangible representation of your goals and then let your … [Read more...]
10 Easy Tips to Develop Your Own Writing Style
By Leslie Anglesey Your writing style is something that is uniquely your own. While you can admire another writer’s voice, it would be a mistake to try to mimic it. You will only end up creating a … [Read more...]
Call for Donations for Liz Strauss Fundraiser
Earlier this month, many of you had the opportunity to attend the tenth SOBCon event in Chicago. It was a fantastic weekend, and we were thrilled that SOBCon’s co-founder Liz Strauss could join us. As … [Read more...]
Find Something to Push Against
DonÂt ever tell me that I canÂt do something. No wait. Please go right ahead and tell me that. YouÂve done me a favor, actually, because I use it as fuel. Like an Olympic swimmer doing an elegant … [Read more...]
Innovation. Ownership. Collaboration.
By Sherrie Rohde It seems that lately the words innovation, ownership and collaboration are cycling through my daily thought process and conversations at a rate that I can barely keep up … [Read more...]
Find Your Ideal Peer Group
You are the company you keep, online and offline Finding a peer group that inspires and supports you is very important to the success of just about anything you do. If you find yourself frustrated or … [Read more...]
How to do 2015
Happy New Year! This is not a roundup, best-of, lessons-learned post. This is not about setting goals, making resolutions, or dieting. This is just a simple reminder that there’s nothing magic about … [Read more...]