Why are failures important? We learn from our blunders. Here’s another perspective on this idea. “The capacity to blunder slightly is the real marvel of DNA. Without this special attribute, we would still be anaerobic bacteria and there would be no music.” – Lewis Thomas, author of Lives of a Cell Hat tip to “Pistachio”…
Ted Demopoulos is a frequent speaker at conferences, conventions, and other business events, author of What No One Ever Tells You About Blogging and Podcasting: Real-Life Advice from 101 People Who Successfully Leverage the Power of the Blogosphere, and coauthor of Blogging for Business. He’s also a friend of mine, and he contributed to The…
Each Friday, I open the brag basket as a fun place to brag or promote yourself and your projects. Fridays are doubly special, though. We are also celebrating Frozen Pea Friday for Susan Reynolds. I encourage you to join me and donate the cost of a bag of frozen peas (or more) to cancer-fighting research…
Want a trend report that pays attention to small town trends? Read the top 10 trends for 2008 from Jack Schultz, author of Boomtown USA. My top 5 picks from his list are: NWOSU Ranger Rodeo Team,These Millennials are shapingthe future of small towns 1. Millennials-Hard to believe that this generation, ages 10 to 27,…
This year, I’ll attend my first all-technology conference. South by Southwest Interactive festival in March in Austin includes all sorts of interactive technology. Austin is close enough to drive, so I’m going! Before I go, I’m taking Jeff Pulver’s pre-conference advice to plan and set some goals. So, if you’re going, leave me a comment….
I found this article by Cheryl Russell really interesting and an eye-opener! I was not very old in 1950, but many statements were still factual in 1960, when I was a teenager. What the Time Traveler SeesThe year is 1950, and you have been transported (magically, of course) more than half a century into the…
Before you let the new year carry you away, take care of three important year-end accounting tasks. 1. Run your year-end reports on paper. There are four important types of reports to document your important business info for the year. Put them on paper to protect against changes in software systems, lost data, or other…
Each Friday, I open the brag basket as a fun place to brag or promote yourself and your projects. Fridays are doubly special, though. We are also celebrating Frozen Pea Friday for Susan Reynolds. (Why all the peas? Susan used a bag of frozen peas as an ice pack after biopsy and found the courage…
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