what we might say if we only had 60 seconds to say so.
I love you.
I’m sorry.
I want you to be safe.
I’ll miss you so much.
Be happy.
I was wrong.
You are the best part of my life.
Thank you.
Please talk to me.
I’m so grateful.
You make it all worthwhile.
You are unforgettable.
I have faith in you.
I’ll always be by your side.
Why not say it anyway?
Let me introduce the bloggers
who have earned this official badge of achievement,
I invite them to take a badge home to display on their blogs.
They take the conversation to their readers,
contribute great ideas, challenge us, make us better, and make our businesses stronger.
I thank all 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.
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
Blog Business Summit is in Chicago! It’s September 17-19.
Steve Broback and Teresa Valdez Klein, the power behind Blog Business Summit, have pulled out the stops to make this year’s event shiny and new. It’s got the foundational values that has made past summits memorable, and more and deeper thoughts on revenues, metrics, customers, communities, bloggers, corporate blogging, entrepreneurial blogging, — the direction blogging is headed. Whew!
It’s hard to find a topic that’s not well represented by this group of speakers. Click on the names to find out about their sessions.
Quite a list don’t you think?
Go on over to check it out.
Let me know if you’re thinking about going. . . .
–ME “Liz” Strauss
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How-cool-is-this!!!
Robert Hruzek of Middle Zone Musings sent out an email to a few close friends about a series he writes monthly.
Robert’s been thinking, and he’s decided to make a challenge. He said he wouldn’t mind if I shared that challenge with you. So, here’s an excerpt from that email.
Over the last couple of days I’ve posted a two-part series at Middle Zone Musings on the subject of change, and got so inspired it prompted me to do something crazy (I mean, more than usual). So, go ahead and call me crazy if you like, but here it is: I’ve decided to change the world!
OK, I can hear it now; a chorus of, “Well, that’s just crazy!” (See; told ya!) But I don’t mind; I’m still goin’ for it! But, I really need your help (sound of stampede to the door).
I don’t know about you, but I’ve always been inspired by Liz Strauss’s Change The World series of posts. It always amazed me to realize just how much a single person can change the world, given the right circumstances. So I said to myself, “Self, why don’t you change the world?” Amazingly enough, me, myself and I agreed to quit talking about it and actually do something! (After all, it’s so rare that we all agree on something! I mean, besides ice cream; ice cream is always good.)
With that audacious goal in mind, I’ve just kicked off a Special Edition of our usual monthly What I Learned From… writing project with a two part post (yesterday’s and today’s) on the topic of Change. Yes, I know it’s a bit early – usually it starts on the first Monday of every month, but this time we’re going to need a few more days.
Please do me a favor and drop by the Zone, read these posts, and consider the challenge. Then, if you’d like to change the world with me, then by all means, let’s do it!
So, what do you think? Are you up to a challenge?
Will you change the world?
You, me, Robert . . . we can change the world, just like that.
–ME “Liz” Strauss
We offer the best in thinking–articles on the business of blogging written by the Successful and Outstanding Bloggers of Successful Blog. Click on the titles to enjoy each selection.
Problogger shares what it’s like to preach without a choir.
Carpe Factum knows what The Shadow knows.
Design Your Writing Life is taking us on.
Life Beyond Code suggests we consider ten things.
Copyblogger asks a ghostly question.
Jeff Pulver points out a WOW! customer service experience.
Shards of Consciousness disagrees with a sign of the times.
Make It Great! is shining a spotlight.
orbit now has words to live by.
Sit back. Enjoy your read. Nachos and drinks will be right over. Stay as long as you like. No tips required. Comments appreciated.
Have a great weekend!
–ME “Liz” Strauss
If you recall Jan of Circular Communication wrote a wonderful guest post for Lorelle called Why A Link Post Should Be Like Mingling at a Party, and Joanna of Confident Writing used it as a springboard into a post of her own, How to write a links post. Joanna set out a list of criteria for writing quality, readable posts that link out.
I wrote up Joanna’s criteria and offered a challenge in a post of my own. The challenge said that I would take all of the link posts that readers wrote and use them to write a link story from them. Last night was the deadline to get your link post in.
It’s been hard keeping track of the individual posts. So, just to be sure that I’ve got everyone’s post before I start writing, I’m going to list them here. Do take a moment to read through them. I’ve found them to be some of the most billiant writing on the Internet.
Thank you to all who played along.
Error Retrieving What You Wished For! Retry? Y/N by Alina
Weekly Wrap-up: War on Clutter by Michael
Shared Answers – Final Roundup & the Winner by Yvonne Russell
How to Best Pitch Bloggers – a Virtual Group Interview by Jan
Why go out and Play when you can be Inside Blogging? by Andrea
A learning whirlpool by Anastasia
How to read feeds without driving yourself mad by Joanna
Blog writing with a purpose by Joanna
I’m just writing to say thanks by Joanna
When writing means spirit spilling by Joanna
Linking with intention by Joanna
The Recommended Weekly Readings (2007-08-18). Project Management by Mike
Why Writing a Link Post Should Be Like Planning a Party by Jan
Google and the Privacy Dilemma by Brad
A New Week by Jon
I’ll give this a day. Please, if you don’t see yours here, leave the link in the comment box below. Thank you. I don’t want to leave anyone out . . . and you don’t want to make my quest too easy. You see . . .
Now my challenge, should decide I wish to keep blogging here, is to do as I promised — write a story post linking all of these thematic link posts together in the tradition of 301 Link Posts in a Story.
What was I thinking when I volunteered to do that? Actually, coming up with tale about these should be fun!
Anyone want to offer some character names and a setting or two?
–ME “Liz” Strauss
Work with Liz!!
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A List Becomes 301 Links in Story — Chapter 1
Update: This now includes Jnswanson’s entry. Is yours Here?