As I’ve said before, I read a lot. In 2012, the goal is 150 books, and I’m right on track. Amazingly, though, until this year I’d never really taken much of an interest in audiobooks. At least for the last 15 years or so. When I was younger, and I went on long, boring (!) [...]
I’ve talked before about why WordPress is the hands-down best blogging platform around these days, and I’m sure I’ll talk about it again. Once you have a blog set up, though, the next most important thing is to have the right plug-ins. [Don't yet have your blog set up? See my recent post pointing [...]
I love to talk blogging, and enjoy sharing why I firmly believe that most entrepreneurs and business folk can benefit from blogging. To get a blog going, though, you do need to set it up. In this post I want to point you to some of my resources detailing exactly how to go about setting up [...]
This week, a tiny little news item appeared on the right side of my screen as I scanned something vastly more important. In no uncertain terms, it alerted me to the end of an era. Hotmail is dying. Yes, folks, it’s true. The 350 million of us who at one point signed up for accounts [...]
I’ve been talking about mentoring of late, and today is no different. Want to catch up? Read these recent posts on mentoring: How to Find a Mentor Why You Should Pay for a Mentor How to Get Me to Be Your Mentor After the post I wrote about why you should consider paying for [...]
Back when I started my first blog, back in 2006, I had the unique pleasure of discovering a new, favorite past time. No, not blogging itself, but rather looking up what people are searching for when they find my blog. Over the years, this passion has only increased. Here’s a compilation of some of the [...]
A Guest Post By Pamela Redmond Satran. Pamela Redmond Satran is the New York Times bestselling author of 18 books, including the novel The Possibility of You and the forthcoming humor book Rabid. She is a co-creator of the million-visitor website Nameberry and a columnist for Glamour. I loved Claire’s recent post on How to Get a Mentor — even if [...]
Last week, I wrote a post that ruffled a few feathers. Specifically, I argued that paying for a mentor can be a smart business move. As I explained, many individuals these days pay for the mentoring they seek. It’s a simple business transaction that satisfies both parties: the mentee gets what he or she wants [...]
