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Why Build a Brand?
Why should you go to the trouble to start blogging, speaking, answering questions or anything else. What’s the point? I’ve written a little before about this. When you build a brand, it helps you to stand out from others. You … Continue reading
Enjoy Your Life
A sad weekend, and shocking news Sunday morning. I was out running errands when I checked email and found out a friend had been killed in a plane crash on Saturday afternoon. He was a Boy Scout and Girl Scout … Continue reading
The Mentoring Experiment
As I have progressed through my career, I’ve worked hard, read and studied constantly, and asked lots of questions of others. All that has helped me to improve my skills and better understand my craft. However there is more to … Continue reading
Careful Blogging
There are official blogs, like Jonathan Schwatz of Sun and others that are corporate preaching/marketing/promotional efforts. Not that this blog or others aren’t what the authors think, but I feel that they are probably checked and monitored by someone at … Continue reading