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A Day of Silence — April 30

April 17, 2007 by Liz


Virginia Tech

The doctor remarked it was unusual — a 5-day old boy circumsized, who only gave a shout and then stayed silent all day . . . But lucky for us, he was never silent about his joy or his laughter. Lucky for all of us, he learned that not to be silent mattered.

My son graduates in May, just down the road from Virginia Tech. Just a few miles away, some silence that some other parents hear now won’t go away ever. . . . It’s silence that follows a noise — a despicable human act. It’s the pain of silence from all who died and heard by all who knew them. It’s the silence of thoughts of what might have been.

It’s the deep, piercing sadness of taking children from their parents and from the world they lived in. . . . it’s the deep, screaming hurt that made some poor soul do what no young child ever aspires to doing.

All of space is infinitely silent.

One Day of Silence

Silence can say more then a thousand words.

This day shall unite us all about this unbelievable painful & shocking event and show some respect and love to those who lost their loved ones.

On April 30th 2007, the Blogosphere will hold a One-Day Blog Silence in honor towards the victims of Virginia. 33 died at the US college massacre.

The Blogosphere is in deep mourning.

All you have to do is spread the word about it and post the graphic on your blog on 30th April 2007. No words and no comments. Just respect and empathy.

You can copy a badge, big or small for your blog at OneDayBlogSilence.com

One Day Blog Silence


One Day Blog Silence

For every child in pain,
for every child that we cherish,
for everyone on the planet,
sometimes the conversation should be

silent.

Liz's Signature

Filed Under: SOB Business, Successful Blog Tagged With: bc, OneDayBlogSilence.com

Black Belt Business Intuition

April 16, 2007 by Liz

Adam Kayce Has Something on His Mind

Adam Kayce at Monk At Work is teaching a workshop that starts next week. It’s unique and interesting.

Great Find: Black Belt Business Intuition workshop at Monk At Work

Great Find: Black Belt Business Intuition workshop at Monk At Work

Permalink: http://www.monkatwork.com

Target Audience: Small business folks wanting to develop their intuitive abilities

Content: Adam, a professional intuitive for the past ten years, is teaching a tele-workshop to help you grow your intuition, so you can use it in your work. Everything from decision-making to understanding your clients’ needs to strategizing… you name it. And it’s not just about hunches or quick flashes, but asking detailed questions and getting detailed answers in return. Click the title to go the the workshop page.

Black Belt Business Intuition

If you want a chance to see what it’s about check out the free webinar on Wednesday.– The Key to Knowing Your Purpose

Thanks, Adam.

–ME “Liz” Strauss

Filed Under: SOB Business, Successful Blog Tagged With: Adam-Kayce, bc, Black-Belt-Business-Intuition, The-Key-to-Knowing-Your-Purpose

Thanks to Week 77 SOBs

April 14, 2007 by Liz

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Successful and Outstanding Bloggers

Let me introduce the bloggers
who have earned this official badge of achievement,

Purple SOB Button Original SOB Button Red SOB Button Purple and Blue SOB Button
and the right to call themselves
Successful Blog SOBs.

I invite them to take a badge home to display on their blogs.

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 Business Blogging Tips

 chrisg.com

 Footsteps in the Mirror

 Joyful, Jubilant Learning

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 TechnoSpot.net

 working solo

They take the conversation to their readers,
contribute great ideas, challenge us, make us better, and make our businesses stronger.

I thank every one of our SOBs for thinking what we say is worth passing on.
Good conversation shared can only improve the blogging community.

Should anyone question this SOB button’s validity, send him or her directly to me. This award comes with a full “Liz said so” guarantee. It is endorsed by Kings of the Hemispheres, Martin and Michael, and backed by my brothers, Angelo and Pasquale.

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Want to become an SOB?

If you’re an SO-Wanna-B, you can see the whole list of SOBs and learn how to be one by visiting the SOB Hall of Fame. Click the link or visit the What IS an SOB?! page in the sidebar.

–ME “Liz” Strauss

Filed Under: SOB Business, Successful Blog Tagged With: bc, blog_promotion, dialogue, relationships, SOB, SOB_Directory, successful_and_outstanding-bloggers

On the Tipping Point of Communications

April 12, 2007 by Liz

Connectors and Mavens on the Tipping Point

Something Mark Goodyear said yesterday about SOBCon reminded me of how often folks have called me a connector or a maven and of how many connectors and mavens I know.

. . . a connector and a maven – one who links like-minded people and one who gathers and shares deep information . . . that sounds the definition of almost every relationship blogger I know. We are connectors and mavens at the tipping point of communication.

Read the whole feature in today’s Blog Herald

The Blog Herald

It’s about blogging and real life.
–ME “Liz” Strauss

Related articles
Liz Strauss at The Blog Herald, The Blogging Times, and Who’s One in a Million?

Filed Under: SOB Business, Successful Blog Tagged With: bc, SOBcon-07, sobevent.com, The-Blog-Herald

We Talked About Las Vegas . . .

April 11, 2007 by Liz

Hi Everyone! Every week Sandy and I try to think how to sum all that we talked about but you know it’s impossible to capture the joy, humor, and camaraderie of four hours in one simple blog post. And as much as I like taking a clever comment and sharing it here, it sure takes time and once in a while it embarrasses folks.

So we’re going to stop trying to do the impossible, trying to retell a fabulous memory, and instead let you enjoy the comments as they were said whole.

It was a busy night. We were talking about Las Vegas!

Wow!

You can read all about it in the We’re in Las Vegas! Comments

Here are some cool links we shared.

  • Essential Tools
  • Stratosphere.
  • Chris Scares Robert
  • Liz Scares Chris
  • Mystery Alsaska.
  • Erupting volcano at the Mirage…
  • Shark Reef
  • Mr. Olympia
  • Pirate Show is
  • Belagio Fountains
  • M&M’s World.
  • Luxor hotel,
  • so Chris doesn’t forget Barry,
  • Viva Las Vegas
  • Video Sticky
  • Glenda’s Blog

Thanks to everyone for the cool links and for being part of the conversation.

See you next Tuesday? I sure hope so.
–ME “Liz” Strauss

What is Tuesday Open Comment Night?

WANT TO GUEST HOST AN OPEN COMMENT NIGHT WITH ME? PICK A THEME AND TELL ME ABOUT IT. C’MON IT’LL BE FUN!

Filed Under: Blog Comments, Community, Links, Marketing /Sales / Social Media, Outside the Box, SOB Business, Successful Blog Tagged With: bc, blog_promotion, discussion, letting_off_steam, living-social-media, Open_Comment_Night

Why SOBCon and Not That Other One?

April 11, 2007 by Liz

Conversation Means YOU Talk Too

SOBCon 07

A conversation involves more than one person talking. A conversation means you get to talk too. Research has proven the best adult learning is interactive and inquiry-based. The best ideas come when we mash up the knowledge and approaches from different fields and when we look at ideas from all points of view.

Imagine SOBCon — a room filled with web publishers, many you have met on your blog or blogs like this one.

See the SOBCon presenters. They’re all leading conversations with the audience. Conversation means you get to talk too.

Can you see it? It’s an audience of people engaged in swapping strategies, making valuable contributions, offering top-notch thinking from which you get to choose . . . Here’s just a few of the folks who will be adding value.

  • Brad, Sheila, and Marcus, who know how words make connections with readers
  • Lisa, who brings the soul of an actress and the mind of a teacher
  • Jesse, who can see how a gamer might get over a wall
  • Tony, who can diagnose a problem inside a plan
  • Dr. Wolcott, who is at the top in the field of business innovation
  • Ashley, who brings a painter’s vision and delicate hand
  • Sandra, who knows tools and techniques of visual thinking
  • Joe, who brings those grounding questions and computer expertise
  • Jeff, who understands good to great and will get there
  • Tammy, who knows the people in every part of our job and the dynamics of conversation
  • Tim and so many others, who bring the heart that calls folks to join with us
  • Steve, who is the extreme leadership that lifts us to try
  • Dawud, who brings those goals he wrote that prove we express ourselves in our business
  • Vernun, who knows how to celebrate others as part of our dream
  • Muhammed, who can’t help but provide energy and new ideas
  • Robert, who will be there with a practical eye toward what is real
  • Franke and Timothy, who know the “group think” of the situation
  • Easton, who knows how to organize and monetize without killing the grace of an idea
  • Ann and Kent, who are leaders that know presentation is as important as content
  • Troy, who thinks big and challenges everyone to take permission to do so

And add to that list people from every walk of business life — corporate innovators, public relations communicators, and the hippest new media contributors — no kidding really. I’ve seen who’s coming and they’re all on it.

Why SOBCon 07 and Not That Other One?

An entire room of experienced minds will be challenging each other to find the best ways of

  • engaging readers and connecting with customers
  • drawing people into deeper and more meaningful conversation
  • using architecture that invites people hang out around and talk longer
  • converting visitors into friends and super influencers
  • reaching out beyond the blogosphere

And of course, each person’s answer will be different.

Think about that . . . a roomful of minds all looking the same direction — toward how relationships can build a business — your blog, your business.

SOBCon 07 is more than a conference. It will be an experience — a one of a kind.

A roomful of incredible minds, ideas, and choices.

You can’t get that just anywhere.

Can you see the SOBCon difference?

–ME “Liz” Strauss

Registration Link

Please, please, please be sure to book your hotel room at the promotional rate before the room block releases on Friday the 13th — the rest of the hotel is sold out.

Filed Under: SOB Business, Successful Blog Tagged With: bc, SOBcon-07, sobevent.com

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